How-To

How to add Article schema with author and date attribution?

Answer

Add a JSON-LD script tag in the page head with @type Article (or BlogPosting / NewsArticle). Required properties: headline, author (Person or Organization), publisher (Organization with logo), datePublished, dateModified, mainEntityOfPage. Without author and dates, the schema provides minimal AEO value.

Why attribution matters

AI citation engines weight author credentials and content freshness. Schema with no author or no date signals weak provenance and is ignored or down-ranked.

Author as Person vs Organization

Use Person for editorial content with named authors. Use Organization for institutional content. Person should include sameAs links to author profiles (LinkedIn, X, GitHub) for entity recognition.

How to validate

Use Google's Rich Results Test. The AI Agent Readiness Check tests for Article schema with proper author and date as one of the high-value schema types.

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