Jun 21, 2024

Schema.org Article

Hello, I would like to know if schema.org structured data for articles allows the omission of the author field. Specifically, can I use the following code for each article without including the author field?

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Article",
  "name": "Title of the Article",
  "url": "https://yourwebsite.com/path-to-article"
}
</script>

Thank you.
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Jun 21, 2024
Yes, author is only a recommended field so you can omit it.

Your code would work just fine without the author schema: https://search.google.com/test/rich-results/result?id=W3URnPWRRvNXAdVzpQWskw

If you have any doubts, you can always use Rich Results Test to validate your schema markup
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Jun 21, 2024
Yes, author is only a recommended field so you can omit it.

Your code would work just fine without the author schema: https://search.google.com/test/rich-results/result?id=W3URnPWRRvNXAdVzpQWskw

If you have any doubts, you can always use Rich Results Test to validate your schema markup
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