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How to set up “How To” Schema?

We’re adding that structured data metadata automatically to the content that’s added to new Gutenberg blocks inside Schema & Structured Data for WP, namely How-to. Create your own content with the blocks and JSON schema markup will be added automatically.

HowTo(SASWP) Block

To add HowTo structured data to your WordPress site. we’ve introduced the concept of structured data Gutenberg blocks for WordPress’ These blocks, including one for HowTo structured data, automatically add the necessary code to the pieces of content that you add to this block. It validates perfectly in Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool. Now adding structured data to your how-to article is as easy as filling in the fields!

Follow the steps to add a how-to to your site:

Step 1 – Open a post in the block editor or add a new one

Step 2 – Click on the + button and pick the Schema & Structured Data Blocks HowTo content block

Step 3 – In the block, you’ll add a total time it takes to do this how-to (optional), a description field, a first step, and a step description and you can add Material and Tool. You can also add an image per step, delete it and move it up and down the list.

Step 4 – Here is an example of how to add HowTo content block

Step 5 – Once you are done, click on the “publish” button.

The output of HowTo Gutenberg block

Step 6 – You can test it in the Structured Data Testing Tool

Step 7 – Test the how-to in Google’s Rich Results Testing Tool

That’s it for this tutorial!

We hope it helped you. If you have any feedback or questions or do you want us to create compatibility for any other schema type which isn’t listed in our plugin then you can request us we will surely implement it as soon as possible.

Just contact us here and we are always available for you.


Updated on November 8, 2019

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