Title: Google Structured data testing tool error
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Google Structured data testing tool error

 *  [AnshumanKumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anshumankumar/)
 * (@anshumankumar)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/)
 * **Error: Missing required field “updated”.
    Error: Missing required hCard “author”.
 * Getting this error when i was testing my website from Google Websmaster Structured
   Data Testing tool….

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 *  [abinashm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abinashm/)
 * (@abinashm)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177836)
 * I am having the same issues [@anshuman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anshuman/).
   I did a fix in my earlier TwentyFourteen Theme via this [link](http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2013/12/add-updated-date-wordpress/)
   and that works. Basically it would remove the published date and will show the
   updated date. It also fix the other issues such as missing Author, etc.
 * As i have tested, you have to use the content.php file under Independent Publisher
   Child theme to do it.
 * I am testing right now. I will let you know if this works!
 *  Thread Starter [AnshumanKumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anshumankumar/)
 * (@anshumankumar)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177840)
 * Thanks… Let me know if you solved it…..
 *  [abinashm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abinashm/)
 * (@abinashm)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177898)
 * I tried but failed [@ansuman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ansuman/) as
   I need to find proper class name and tags to update the Date, Author parameters.
 * [@raamdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raamdev/) we need your help please!
 *  Theme Author [Raam Dev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raamdev/)
 * (@raamdev)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177903)
 * Thanks for alerting me to this issue.
 * I have a GitHub issue open for this here:
    [https://github.com/raamdev/independent-publisher/issues/130](https://github.com/raamdev/independent-publisher/issues/130)
 * Please follow that GutHub issue for updates.
 *  [abinashm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abinashm/)
 * (@abinashm)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177916)
 * Thanks [@raamdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raamdev/)
 * I will look into the given link and follow 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [abinashm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abinashm/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-structured-data-testing-tool-error/#post-5177916)
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