Google updated the review snippet structured data to recommend one form of writing numbers over another way that is popular worldwide
- Review structured data change affects how numbers are written
- More information that is not on the official documentation offers more clarity
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Google updated the review snippet structured data to standardize how numbers are written within the structured data code for reviews.
The change has the effect of standardizing one version of writing numbers of decimals instead of another one that is fairly common in other countries.
Review Snippet Structured Data
The review snippet structured data is important for sites that feature product reviews because valid markup and reviews can result in a rich snippet result or a Knowledge Panel that can include stars and a snippet of the review.
Eligible topics that are affected by this change are:
- “Book
- Course
- Event
- How-to
- Local business (only for sites that capture reviews about other local businesses…)
- Movie
- Product
- Recipe
- Software App”
Google’s documentation explains what a review snippet is:
“A review snippet is a short excerpt of a review or a rating from a review website, usually an average of the combined rating scores from many reviewers.
When Google finds valid reviews or ratings markup,...
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