Checks / Titles, headings and schema
Article has no named author
The article markup names no author, or names the organization or an "editorial team". Assistants and search engines weigh who wrote a page, most of all on health, money, legal and exam advice, and an unsigned page has no person to trust or cite.
author_anonymous · Titles, headings and schema · Notice
What triggers it
A page with Article markup names no author, names only your organization with no link, or names a team such as "the editorial team".
What to change
Name the person who wrote or reviewed it: add a byline and an author of type Person (name, and a profile or sameAs link) to the Article JSON-LD.
Example
HTML to put in the page:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"How to choose trail shoes","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jane Doe","sameAs":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/janedoe"}}
</script>How to confirm the fix
- View Source and search for "author": the Article JSON-LD names a Person with a name
- Press 'Re-check 1 page'
How common it is
In the audits of our own sites on 26 Oct 2026 (4 sites): finding judged right on citedby.eu, civiqpass.com, hexaciv.com, resaleiq.dev.
Source: finding audit 2026-10-26 (English).
About this check
| Check ID | author_anonymous |
|---|---|
| Report section | Titles, headings and schema |
| Severity | Notice |
| How it is decided | Measured: read directly from the page or the server's response. |
| Added | Version 8, 24 October 2026 |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
Related checks
- The page says a machine wrote it or no person has read it
- Duplicate titles
- Duplicate meta descriptions
- Meta description too short or too long
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