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What is Microdata?

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February 26, 2013

What is Microdata?

An easy-to-understand slideshow of what "Microdata" and "Rich Snippets" are. With a reference to my first and very new Schema Corporate WordPress Theme which you can find here: http://wp-buddy.com/products/themes/schema-corporate-theme/

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  1. Microdata ... is a synonym for particular HTML statements. It

    can be embedded into HTML to provide additional information to the search engines.
  2. A header with a title and a subtitle (maybe) My

    awesome blog This is the best website ever!
  3. A navigation My awesome blog This is the best website

    ever! That‘s me Contact me Whatever
  4. A content area My awesome blog This is the best

    website ever! That‘s me Contact me Whatever Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
  5. A sidebar in the footer My awesome blog This is

    the best website ever! That‘s me Contact me Whatever
  6. And another sidebar My awesome blog This is the best

    website ever! That‘s me Contact me Whatever
  7. And maybe a breadcrumb anywhere here My awesome blog This

    is the best website ever! That‘s me Contact me Whatever Homepage / Contact me
  8. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <head> <title>My awesome blog</title>

    </head> <body> ... Now it looks like this: What‘s going on here? - You‘ve just used Microdata syntax.
  9. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <head> <title>My awesome blog</title>

    </head> <body> ... Now it looks like this: What‘s going on here? - You‘ve just used Microdata syntax. - You‘ve told the search engines that this is a blog.
  10. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <head> <title>My awesome blog</title>

    </head> <body> ... Now it looks like this: What‘s going on here? - You‘ve just used Microdata syntax. - You‘ve told the search engines that this is a blog. - And not a „normal“ website. Yes. This is a difference!
  11. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <head> <title>My awesome blog</title>

    </head> <body> ... Now it looks like this: What‘s going on here? - You‘ve just used Microdata syntax. - You‘ve told the search engines that this is a blog. - And not a „normal“ website. Yes. This is a difference! You don‘t have a blog?
  12. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage"> <head> <title>My awesome blog</title>

    </head> <body> ... Now it looks like this: What‘s going on here? - You‘ve just used Microdata syntax. - You‘ve told the search engines that this is a blog. - And not a „normal“ website. Yes. This is a difference! You don‘t have a blog? Use this syntax instead.
  13. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title?
  14. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title?
  15. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer?
  16. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer? - Who‘s the author?
  17. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer? - Who‘s the author? - When was this page published the first time?
  18. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer? - Who‘s the author? - When was this page published the first time? updated?
  19. You can help the search engines to understand what is

    what! - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer? - Who‘s the author? - When was this page published the first time? updated? - And where the hell is the content?
  20. - Where are the sidebars? - What is the webpage

    title? - What is the content‘s title? - Where is the footer? - Who‘s the author? - When was this page published the first time? updated? - And where the hell is the content? You can help the search engines to understand what is what! This is what search engines really want to know!
  21. It tells the search engines that: My awesome blog This

    is the best website ever! this is the overall title.
  22. It tells the search engines that: My awesome blog This

    is the best website ever! this is the subtitle.
  23. It tells the search engines that: this is the main

    navigation That‘s me Contact me Whatever
  24. It tells the search engines that: this, too! Homepage /

    Contact me / Where you can find me
  25. It tells the search engines that: even more sub-headlines in

    the content area About me H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
  26. It tells the search engines that: If you have a

    Google+ account, you can link it with your website [Author] [Date published] [Categories] [Comments|
  27. It tells the search engines that: If you have a

    Google+ account, you can link it with your website [Author] [Date published] [Categories] [Comments| Your picture will appear in Google‘s search results.
  28. It tells the search engines that: If you have a

    Google+ account, you can link it with your website [Author] [Date published] [Categories] [Comments| Your picture will appear in Google‘s search results. Cool, isn‘t it?
  29. It tells the search engines that: this is the main

    content (important) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.
  30. It tells the search engines that: article image (if any)

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
  31. It tells the search engines that: the total number of

    likes + tweets [word-count] [interaction-count] [content language]
  32. It tells the search engines that: and sidebar items [widget

    title] [some cool widget content goes here]
  33. It tells the search engines that: number of comments 2

    Comments Jeff Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
  34. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
  35. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name
  36. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name + author URL
  37. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name + author URL + author rating  
  38. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name + author URL + author rating + date and time  
  39. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name + author URL + author rating + date and time + content  
  40. It tells the search engines that: comment 2 Comments Jeff

    Maybe 2013-06-12 11:12 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. Mary Maybe 2013-06-13 12:11 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. + author name + author URL + author rating + date and time + content + author picture  
  41. Microdata will be the top trend 2013! Start now! Have

    learned something new? Please tweet this @wp_buddy