Visibility of structured data to Google

[Neil]

I’ve been using the free version of Events calendar and recently updated to Pro. One thing I’ve spotted is that in the last couple of weeks, Google has stopped reading the structured data in my events. A handful remained (along with some hand-coded schema data elsewhere in the site) but the majority appeared to simply drop off the map. There was no new installation around that time although we have since migrated to a new theme.

I know this may simply be a Google & Us issue but I wondered if anyone else was seeing a dropoff under webmaster tools and if there might be something we can do in the way we use Events Calendar that impacts.

Example of one that still seems to be listed:
http://www.scotoutdoors.com/event/baxters-loch-ness-marathon

Example of one which does not:
http://www.scotoutdoors.com/event/go-canoeing-scotland

[Barry]

I’m not aware of any general problems in this area; certainly if it works for one it should work for another – though of course we can’t really guarantee what Google or other services will actually do with the data.

We can leave this open and if you detect any errors that do indeed result from our code, or if others have the same problem, we will definitely be happy to look into this in more detail.

Thanks!

[Neil]

Okay thanks – trying a couple of things out to see if we can make entries filter back in. Making sure organiser/venue details are fully populated etc. Will report back if we find a clear answer!

[Barry]

Great!

[Neil]

Well, while Google’s indexing of Structured Data can be a little unpredictable, it looks like our simultaneous theme switch and upgrade to Pro has solved the issue.

All very curious!

[Barry]

I guess the main thing is you’ve arrived at a solution 🙂

I’ll go ahead and close this thread – good luck with the rest of the project and should anything else crop up then of course feel free to create new threads as needed.

Thanks!

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