GP Blocks / structured data / faq

Hi David,

yes, you got this right. There are two container blocks, one is supposed to contain the questions, the other holds the related answer.

I understand that could place the script including question and answer for Google in one place and the same information for the user visible in a different format.

The problem with that is that I’ll need to maintain both answers and questions in two places.

Alternatively, I created this structure that splits the script into two and places relevant parts into the different container. Then I added the name and text attributes as an HTML tag to the subsequent text blocks inside the same container.

Will this direction lead us anywhere meaningful 😉

Any thoughts are much appreciated.

Best,
Jan

Hi David,

only one question an one answer on each page.

The challenge comes with the total number of 100+ pages ;-/

Best,
Jan

Hi David,

this sounds like a great approach. Many thanks for laying this out.

I’ll add another Custom Field to the CPT and then let you know how it went.

In the meantime, let’s assume this works for the FAQ related JSON. I’m planning to apply the same approach to a how-to JSON also. In this case would you recommend me extending the same CPT with another set of Custom Fields or rather create a new CPT for how-tos (and why)?

FYI: Currently, I’m using a Custom Field to determine the Type of “JSON” that is required.

Best,
Jan

Hi David,

many thanks for your answer regarding multipurpose CPTs. Happy to follow your advise and keep things simple in the first FAQ version.

Meanwhile, I also managed to update your PHP snippet. The CPT is wg_seo_chat and the custom field for the question is wg_chat_options_question. In the current design the answer does not have a custom field but uses the post content standard field.

add_action( 'wp_head', 'db_print_faq_json', 99 );

function db_print_faq_json() {
    // Check if its a single post
    if ( is_wg_seo_chat() ) {
	// Get Custom field: question and answer
        global $post;
        $question = get_post_meta( $wg_chat_options_question->ID, 'question', true );
        $answer = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'answer', true );
        // if both question and answer are present print JSON
        if ( $question && $answer ) {
            printf('
            <script type="application/ld+json">
            {
              "@context": "https://schema.org",
              "@type": "FAQPage",
              "mainEntity": [
                {
                  "@type": "Question",
                  "name": "%1$s",
                  "acceptedAnswer": {
                    "@type": "Answer",
                    "text": "%2$s"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
            </script>',
            $question,
            $answer
            );
        }
    }
}

Is that how you would add it to the function.php?

Thanks,
Jan

• This reply was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by Jan.

Hi David,

many thanks for providing this helpful push.

To keep thinks simple, I have created two custom fields, one for the question and one for the answer ;-). The PHP now looks as follows:

// Support Chat - FAQ header inject
  
add_action( 'wp_head', 'db_print_faq_json', 99 );
function db_print_faq_json() {
    // Check if its a single post
    if ( is_single() && is_post_type('wg_seo_chat') ){
  // Get Custom field: question and answer
        global $post;
        $question = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'wg_chat_options_question', true );
        $answer = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'wg_chat_options_answer', true );
        // if both question and answer are present print JSON
        if ( $question && $answer ) {
            printf('
            <script type="application/ld+json">
            {
              "@context": "https://schema.org",
              "@type": "FAQPage",
              "mainEntity": [
                {
                  "@type": "Question",
                  "name": "%1$s",
                  "acceptedAnswer": {
                    "@type": "Answer",
                    "text": "%2$s"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
            </script>',
            $question,
            $answer
            );
        }
    }
}

Unfortunately the desired page is not loading when include the PHP into the function php. The WP debug log shows the the following error.

Please let me know how to correct the error in line 114 if ( is_single() && is_post_type('wg_seo_chat') ){

Many thanks in advance.

Best,
Jan

PS: Link to relevant page

Hi David,

many thanks for your quick reply.

This fix did the trick. You made my day!

As you can see from the screenshot, the text from both question and answer fall in place nicely.

Best,
Jan