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Pages with Article Structured Data Errors

Priority: Low

Impact: Negative

What issues it may cause​

Pages with Article errors have content details that search engines cannot properly interpret, potentially causing incomplete displays in search results and Google News.

How do you fix it​

  • Use ISO 8601 format for datePublished and dateModified with correct timezone information

  • Specify each author separately using author.name for the name only—do not include job titles, honorifics, or introductory words

  • Include author.url linking to a page that uniquely identifies each author

  • Provide high-resolution images in 16x9, 4x3, and 1x1 aspect ratios, each at minimum 50K pixels

  • Follow Google's Article guidelines for complete requirements

What is the positive impact​

Fixing Article errors ensures search engines can properly interpret your content details for display in search results and Google News. Addressing warnings improves how your articles appear with complete author attribution, accurate dates, and representative images, helping users evaluate and engage with your content.

How to fetch the data for this report template​

You will need to run a crawl for report template to generate report. When report has been generated and you have crawl id you can fetch data for the report using the following query:

query GetReportStatForCrawl(
    $crawlId: ObjectID!
    $reportTemplateCode: String!
    $after: String
   ) {
      getReportStat(
        input: {crawlId: $crawlId, reportTemplateCode: $reportTemplateCode}
      ) {
        crawlStructuredDataBlocks(after: $after, reportType: Basic) {
          nodes {
            url
            schemaType
            issuesSummary
            blockCount
            errorCount
            warningCount
            validationResult
            issues
          }
          totalCount
          pageInfo {
            endCursor
            hasNextPage
          }
        }
     }
   }

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