Adding context to structured data issues in Search Console
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Monday, March 28, 2022
To help you identify structured data issues more effectively, starting tomorrow Search Console is adding more context to its error reporting.
For example, if a website doesn't provide the name of the author in Review snippet
markup, Search Console currently reports an error named Missing field "name". Starting today, that error will be named
Missing field "name" (in "author"). The more detailed context in parenthesis can help you find the issues more easily in your structured data.
All your open issues that refer to nested properties will be automatically closed (for example, the Missing field "name" issue
in the example above).
You'll see new open issues with more context about what's missing (for example, the issue will say Missing field "name" (in "author").
To avoid overloading Search Console users with emails, we won't send notifications on the creation of these new issues.
Please note that if you requested Search Console to validate a fix before the change, you will need to revalidate the new issues.
In summary, this is simply a change in the issue name, it will not affect how Search Console detects errors, and all the issues that are being closed
will be replaced by a new issue with the additional context in the issue name.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],[],[[["Search Console is enhancing its structured data error reporting with more context, aiding in easier identification of issues."],["This update provides detailed error descriptions, including the specific property where the missing field resides, like \"Missing field 'name' (in 'author')\"."],["Existing open issues related to nested properties will be automatically closed and replaced by new, more informative issues."],["This change is purely for error name clarity, it does not affect Search Console's error detection or functionality, and requires revalidation for previously validated fixes."],["Users can reach out for support on Google Search Central Community or Twitter."]]],[]]
