Blaz K.

I published the tutorials as well as the whole documentation for the plugin on my website: https://blazzdev.com/documentation/rate-my-post-documentation/

1. How to choose structured data type in the post editor under Filters -> Changing the schema type -> Example 2 – Choose the schema type for each post in the post editor

2. How to implement the Event structured data type under Filters -> Changing the structured data -> Example 1 – Change schema type to Event

3. How to implement the SoftwareApplication structured data type under Filters -> Changing the structured data -> Example 2 – Change schema type to SoftwareApplication

If there is demand, I might consider making an extension for the plugin which will deal with structured data, but in case I do make such an extension this will be a Premium solution (not free) and will include the following:

1. Choose structured data type for each post easily in the post editor
2. Easily add all fields (also the recommended ones) for all supported structured data types in the post editor.

If you think you need such an extensions, let me know here or by subscribing to the newsletter on my website.

Regards,
Blaz

Thank you @rafalor!

Hey guys,

I’ve been following this topic closely and here is what I decided. I will make more in-depth tutorials on how to implement the Event and the SoftwareApplication structured data types, probably during the weekend.

The HowTo schema is very complicated – I could make a completely new plugin just to support that schema type. But to be honest I think many of you don’t understand what that schema type requires. If you don’t have a set of steps to successfully complete a task in your posts then that’s not the schema type you are looking for. The set of steps has to be defined in the structured data with texts and optionally images, videos etc. You can read more about the HowTo schema type here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/how-to So, for know this schema type will not be added to the plugin.

Some of you recommended legacy markups which still show rich snippets, most likely only because they are used so rarely that Google hasn’t removed their support yet. I’m not planning to add such markups to the plugin, not least because they don’t seem to be available in JSON-LD. Nevertheless, while testing different markups I did manage to get the complex-rating (recommended by @feedough on the second page) working. Below is the implementation:

function my_complex_rating_structured_data( $structuredData ) {
  $voteCount = rmp_get_vote_count();
  $rating = rmp_get_avg_rating();
  $img = get_the_post_thumbnail_url();
  $name = get_the_title();

  $structuredData = '
  <div style="display:none;" class="hreview-aggregate">
    <div class="item">
      <span class="fn">' . $name . '</span>
    </div>
    <div class="rating">
      <span title="' . $rating . ' of 5 stars">
        <span class="average">
          ' . $rating . '
        </span> /
        <span class="best">
          5
        </span>
        </span>
        (<span class="count">' . $voteCount . '</span>)
    </div>
  </div>
  ';

  return $structuredData;
}

add_filter( 'rmp_structured_data', 'my_complex_rating_structured_data' );

Note that this type is available only in microdata format and thus the snippet above hides the output with display:none. I have no idea if this in any way violates the guidelines.

Thanks to all who shared you implementations here on the forum.

Regards,
Blaz

• This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Blaz K..

Thanks for the review @118trir! 🙂

Hi @forreggbor,

thanks for your suggestions. I will make the emails translatable in the next version.

Regards,
Blaz

Hi @nickoir,

Google has changed the policy regarding rich snippets. You should update the plugin to version 2.9.2 and choose the structured data type in the options. Most of the structured data types for rich snippets are supported by the plugin. You can read more about this here:
https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2019/09/making-review-rich-results-more-helpful.html

and here:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-rich-results-changed/

Regards,
Blaz

Hi @wordmax,

thanks for your suggestion. I wrote this down and it might be included in one of the future versions. Nevertheless, with the rmp_after_social_icons action, you can easily add additional icons/links.

See example:

function my_after_social_icon() {
  echo '<a target="_blank" href="https://www.tumblr.com/mysite" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>';
}
add_action( 'rmp_after_social_icons', 'my_after_social_icon');

Regards,
Blaz