Checks / Titles, headings and schema
Article schema without author or date
Google lists author and datePublished as recommended Article properties. With them an assistant can say who wrote the page and when.
schema_article_props · Titles, headings and schema · Notice
What to change
Add author (a Person or Organization with a name) and datePublished (ISO 8601, for example 2026-10-24) 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.
Source: finding audit 2026-10-26 (English).
About this check
| Check ID | schema_article_props |
|---|---|
| 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 11, 24 October 2026 |
| Status | Measured in every report |
| Report gives the code | No, the fix is described in words |
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