author-info
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Implement comprehensive author markup
Structured author information helps search engines uniquely identify authors across the web, building an authority profile that can benefit your site's rankings.
Quick Reference
- Use JSON-LD to provide detailed metadata about the author (Person or Organization)
- Include properties like
name,url,sameAs, andjobTitle - Connect author markup to the main
ArticleorWebPageschema
Check
Verify that the page includes structured data identifying the author with relevant metadata.
Fix
Add a Person or Organization schema to your JSON-LD block and link it to the author property of your content.
Explain
Explain how 'sameAs' properties in schema help search engines connect an author to their other authoritative profiles.
Code Review
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Implement comprehensive author markup. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/author-info