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Google: FAQ Schema Can Be Used On Select Questions - Search Engine Journal

Last updated Tuesday, January 18, 2022 23:24 ET , Source: NewsService

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Google addresses a concern regarding the use of FAQ schema markup and whether it can be used only some questions and not others.

This topic is discussed during the Google Search Central SEO office-hours hangout recorded on January 14.

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller answers a user-submitted question about how to best use FAQ markup on a webpage.

The person says they have a page with 15 to 20 FAQs and asks if all should be marked up, or if it’s acceptable to markup select questions that are most important.

Google has firm guidelines when it comes to the use of FAQ markup, and structured data in general, but does it have any kind of all-or-nothing rule?

Here’s what Mueller advises.

Google FAQ Schema Markup Recommendations

Mueller says it’s acceptable to markup some questions but not others.

Google’s guidelines state that FAQ schema markup must only be used on questions and answers that are visible on a page.

However, there’s nothing in the guidelines that state it has to be used on all Q&A’s on a page.

This goes for all structured data, not just FAQ schema.

For example, how-to markup should only be used when there’s a visible set of how-to instructions on a page.

Review markup should only be used when there are visible customer reviews on a page — and so on.

Mueller explains:

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