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Codedication Schema Blocks

Codedication Schema Blocks

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Description

FAQ Schema & Review Schema Blocks

Schema Blocks adds FAQ schema and Review schema directly to the WordPress block editor — no shortcodes, no custom fields, no coding required. Each block automatically generates valid JSON-LD structured data that Google can read to display rich results in search: FAQ dropdowns, star ratings, and review snippets.

Built for Gutenberg. Works with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and AIOSEO.

Why Schema Markup Matters

Schema markup helps search engines understand your content better, resulting in:

  • Google Rich Results — FAQ dropdowns and star ratings displayed directly in search results
  • Better CTR — More clicks from visually enhanced search listings
  • Voice Search — Structured Q&A content ready for voice assistants
  • Knowledge Graph — Potential for featured snippets and entity recognition

Features

FAQ Block — Google FAQ Rich Result

  • Displays as expandable Q&A dropdowns directly in Google Search results
  • Accordion-style interface in the block editor with full styling control
  • Option to close others when one opens
  • Proper FAQPage / Question / Answer schema.org markup

Review Block — Google Review Snippet

  • Displays star ratings (1–5) in Google Search results for Products, Books, Local Businesses, and more
  • Multiple item types: Product, LocalBusiness, Movie, Book, Restaurant, Thing
  • Author and publisher information, publication date, review body
  • Positive/negative notes and rating explanation

Settings Page — Site-wide structured data from a single dashboard

  • Site Identity — Organization or Person schema with name, logo, description, contact, social profiles, and founding year
  • WebSite schema — Site name, URL, and SearchAction for Google sitelinks search box
  • Breadcrumbs — BreadcrumbList schema with separator and home label configuration
  • Block management — Enable or disable individual schema blocks
  • JSON-LD preview — Live preview of your site-wide schema output with one-click copy and “Test in Google Rich Results” button
  • Completeness indicator — Visual progress ring showing how much of your identity schema is filled in

Built for SEO workflows
* Automatic JSON-LD output in the page head — single @graph array for multiple schemas
* Compatible with Google Rich Results Test and Schema.org Validator
* Works directly in the Gutenberg block editor

Compatible with Popular SEO Plugins

Schema Blocks works alongside your existing SEO plugin — it does not replace it:

  • Yoast SEO — Yoast handles meta tags and site-wide schema; Schema Blocks handles content-level schema
  • Rank Math — Disable duplicate schema types in Rank Math settings if needed
  • AIOSEO — Fully compatible; disable conflicting schema modules in AIOSEO
  • The SEO Framework — Compatible out of the box

If you already have a plugin generating FAQ or Review schema for entire pages, we recommend disabling that specific schema type to avoid duplication.

How It Works

  1. Add a Schema Block (FAQ or Review) to any post or page in the block editor
  2. Fill in your content — questions and answers, ratings, review details
  3. The plugin outputs valid JSON-LD structured data in the page <head>
  4. Google reads the schema markup and may display rich results: FAQ dropdowns, star ratings, review snippets

Validation

All schema output follows Google’s structured data guidelines. Test your pages with:
* Google Rich Results Test
* Schema.org Validator

Screenshots

  • FAQ Block styling — Color, Typography and Dimensions controls in the Inspector sidebar
  • FAQ Block with a custom theme — fully stylable to match your brand
  • FAQ Block frontend output — clean accordion rendered on the published page
  • Review Block in the editor — star rating, item type selector and review body with 4.5/5 rating
  • Review Block author & publisher — date, Author (Person) and Publisher (Organization) fields for valid Review schema
  • Review Block frontend output — headline, rating, review body and positive/negative notes
  • Settings page — Site Identity (Organization/Person), JSON-LD preview, completeness indicator and “Test in Google Rich Results” shortcut

Blocks

This plugin provides 2 blocks.

  • FAQ Schema Create an FAQ section with Schema.org markup for better SEO.
  • Review Schema Create a review with star ratings and Schema.org markup for rich snippets.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/cddc-schema-blocks/
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Go to Settings Schema Blocks to configure options
  4. Add Schema blocks in the editor under “Schema Blocks” category

FAQ

Will this guarantee rich snippets in Google?

No. Google decides whether to show rich snippets based on many factors. Proper schema markup improves your chances but doesn’t guarantee display.

Does this conflict with Yoast SEO or Rank Math?

Schema Blocks focuses on content-level schema (FAQ, Review) which complements site-wide schema from SEO plugins. We recommend disabling duplicate schema types if your SEO plugin also provides them. See the “Compatible with Popular SEO Plugins” section above for plugin-specific guidance.

Does it work with Full Site Editing (FSE) themes?

Yes. Schema Blocks uses the standard Gutenberg block API and works with any block theme, including FSE themes like Twenty Twenty-Four, Kadence Blocks, or GeneratePress.

Do I need technical knowledge?

No! Just add blocks and fill in the fields. The plugin handles all the technical JSON-LD markup automatically.

Is the schema valid?

Yes. All output follows Schema.org specifications and Google’s structured data guidelines.

What about performance?

Schema is output as a single JSON-LD script in the page head. It’s lightweight and doesn’t affect page load time or Core Web Vitals.

Can I use this with WooCommerce?

Yes. You can add Review schema to any post type, including WooCommerce product pages.

Does it add Organization or Person schema?

Yes. The Settings page includes a Site Identity section where you configure Organization or Person schema with name, logo, description, email, phone, address, social profiles, and founding year. A completeness indicator shows your progress.

How many FAQ items can I add?

There is no limit. Add as many Question/Answer pairs as you need. All items are included in the FAQPage JSON-LD output.

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Contributors & Developers

“Codedication Schema Blocks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.1

  • Fix (WordPress.org review): conflict admin notice no longer emits an inline <script> tag — the dismiss handler is now an enqueued asset (assets/admin/conflict-notice.js) wired via data-* attributes on the notice container. The notice is also gated to the plugin Settings page and plugins.php only.
  • Fix (WordPress.org review): FAQ block render callback no longer echoes a WP_HTML_Tag_Processor-mutated HTML string. The wrapper <div> is composed from escape-aware core APIs, and per-<details> Interactivity API directives are now injected via a render_block filter scoped to FAQ-ancestor renders. Foreign data-wp-* directives on nested blocks are preserved.
  • Fix: Settings page rendered empty when the centralized Codedication admin was active. The plugin now registers a “Settings” tab inside the centralized renderer and the React app hydrates from saved option values.
  • Fix: useSlotFills crash on older @wordpress/components; the Advanced tab now derives its visibility from the internal fill bridge.
  • Improvement: Completeness score redistributed to weigh Site Identity (75), Website (20) and Breadcrumbs (5) — previously only Site Identity counted, so the page could reach 100% while Website and Breadcrumbs were empty.
  • New filter: cddc_schema_blocks_is_settings_screen lets integrations declare authoritatively when the React Settings app should be enqueued.
  • Cleanup: removed dead code paths in Admin_Integration, dead utils/completeness-score.ts / utils/json-ld-preview.ts modules, the unused HelpTip component family and the divergent PHP Site_Schema::get_completeness_score() (the React UI is now the single source of truth for completeness).
  • Fix: schema-conflict admin notice now links to the real settings screen (Admin_Integration::get_settings_url()) instead of guessing from class_exists(), so the link is correct in the fallback path where the shared admin package exists but its renderer is not yet available.

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • FAQ Block with FAQPage schema
  • FAQ Item child block
  • Review Block with Review schema
  • Support for 6 item types
  • Settings page for block management
  • Interactivity API for accordion

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