Google launched its information highlighter software in 2012, and it nonetheless works as we speak regardless of not being migrated to the brand new Search Console interface, and virtually nobody I do know makes use of it anymore. Google’s John Mueller stated on Mastodon that it simply is not simpler to make use of the information highlighter today with all of the plugins you’ll be able to add to your web site to deal with it mechanically.
John Mueller wrote in response to a query on if it is sensible to make use of the Google information highlighter software, “No,” it doesn’t make sense to make use of anymore. He added “it is solely if you cannot implement it” and he stated “with all of the plugins, implementing is simpler than ever.”
I did ask John “is it nonetheless true that the information highlighter markup is simply as legitimate and utilized by Google Search nonetheless as we speak?” He stated, “Sure.”
Ryan Levering from Google added some caveats to John’s response saying that not all of what the information highlighter does is consumed by Google Seek for wealthy outcomes. Ryan wrote, “The schema sorts in information highlighter usually are not all actively consumed in visible options and a few haven’t been up to date to help fields which are required by more moderen options. However the information will nonetheless move like markup and I’ve seen it pop up in a few of our options nonetheless (it is a small quantity).”
So it appears utilizing markup will get you a greater outcome. However Ryan stated he hopes the software is upgraded to help extra of what’s supported with markup. He wrote, “Perhaps this can lastly be the 12 months I obtain higher characteristic kind parity. It is more durable to do with some options that want information that is not at all times simply discovered on the web page. The search console group additionally owes me higher reporting (it is filtered out) but it surely’s arduous to complain about till I clear up the supported sorts.”
John additionally stated some time again that you simply have extra management with markup however each strategies are equal.
Do any of you utilize the information highlighter software? I ran a ballot asking and most don’t and only a few folks took the ballot, which makes me imagine most individuals would not even know what the information highlighter is:
Do any of you utilize Google’s information highlighter software for wealthy outcomes as an alternative of markup? https://t.co/DdrgkcIzS2
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) December 29, 2023
I ponder why Google has saved it round – you’ll be able to entry it over right here.
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