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 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.
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 |
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