Google's John Mueller was asked if Google allows for FAQ schema markup and structured data that appears in different sections of a blog post and that are not formatted as a traditional FAQ list. The answer, John gave was yes, assuming the FAQs are visible on the page.
The question came up at the 5:17 mark in the last SEO office hours - where John said technically, you don't need your FAQs to be in a list view for it to be approved by Google.
Non-List View FAQs
The question was "Is it okay to use the FAQ schema to markup questions and answers that appear in different sections of a blog post that aren't formatted as a traditional FAQ list. For example, a post maybe has 10 headings for different sections a few of those are questions with answers."
John said it is fine, he said that he "double checked the official documentation," adding "and it looks like it's fine."
FAQs Must Be Visible On The Page
What matters is not necessarily where the content is, but is it visible. "The important part when it comes to FAQ snippets and structured data in general is that the content should be visible on the page. So it should really be the case that both the question and the answer is visible when someone visits that page. And not that it's kind of like hidden away in a section of a page," John added.
"But if they the questions and the answers are visible on the page even if they're in different places of on the page that's perfectly fine," he explained.
Still Might Not Show in Google...
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