Structured Data & Schema

Microdata

An HTML extension for embedding structured data in page content, largely superseded by JSON-LD.

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Microdata is an HTML extension that embeds structured data directly within HTML tags using itemscope, itemtype, and itemprop attributes. While still supported by Google, it has been largely superseded by JSON-LD, which is easier to implement and maintain.

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