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FAQ / HowTo schema (where applicable)

live factor #41 · SEO & Discoverability · scoring impl: implemented · weight 0.7%

What we measure

FAQ schema can give your page expanded results in Google with each Q&A directly in the snippet. HowTo schema does the same for step-by-step content.

How to improve your score

Add `FAQPage` JSON-LD where the page is genuinely Q&A; don't fake it (Google penalizes pages that mark up non-FAQ content as FAQs).

Data source

Data source for this factor is not yet documented.

Implementation notes

Detect `FAQPage` and `HowTo` types in JSON-LD blocks.

Scoring

Scoring formulas are versioned with the methodology. The current method (v1.1.0) maps raw measurements to pass, warn, fail. Factor weights determine how much each contributes to the composite — see the methodology index for the full table.

Version history

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