Hey everyone! I’m working on a distance learning website and I’m not sure about the best way to use schema.org markup. Right now, I’ve got most pages set up with the WebPage type:
ItemPage is described as being for a single item, like a product. Do you think this fits better for course pages? Or should I stick with WebPage? I’m pretty confused about which one to use. Any advice would be awesome! Thanks!
yo, i’d stick with WebPage for now. ItemPage’s more for product stuff, ya know? Your courses ain’t exactly products in the traditional sense. Plus, WebPage is pretty versatile and should work fine for course info. If you wanna get fancy, maybe look into specifc education-related schemas later on. Just my two cents!
As someone who’s worked extensively with schema markup, I’d advise against using ItemPage for your course listings. While it’s tempting to view courses as ‘items’, ItemPage is more suited for physical products or specific entities.
Instead, I’d recommend sticking with WebPage as your base type. It’s versatile and well-recognized by search engines. However, to really optimize your markup, consider nesting more specific types within it.
For instance, you could use the Course type within your WebPage markup:
<body itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage">
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Course">
<!-- Course-specific content and properties here -->
</div>
</body>
This approach gives you the best of both worlds - the general applicability of WebPage with the specificity of Course. It allows you to include detailed course information while maintaining a structure that search engines can easily interpret.
Remember, the goal is to provide clear, structured data about your content. In this case, that means emphasizing the educational nature of your pages rather than treating them as generic items for sale.
I’ve been tinkering with schema.org stuff too, and it’s definitely a head-scratcher sometimes. For your course pages, I’m actually wondering if there might be an even better option than WebPage or ItemPage.
Have you looked into using the ‘Course’ schema type? It’s specifically designed for educational content and might be perfect for what you’re doing. Something like:
This way, you can include more detailed info about each course, like the course provider, duration, and even prerequisites if you want. It could really help search engines understand what you’re offering.
But if you’re set on choosing between WebPage and ItemPage, I’d probably lean towards WebPage. It’s more flexible and fits a wider range of content types.
What do you think? Are you open to exploring the Course type, or is there a reason you’re specifically looking at WebPage vs ItemPage? I’m super curious to hear more about your project!
