Google Search Console: uploadDate and video description missing

  • Resolved subpopet

    (@subpopet)


    5 years, 5 months ago

    I just installed and configured the plugin because Google was complaining about a missing schema. Now some of the issues are gone but Google still says that fields like uploadDate and video descriptions are missing.

    I search the source code and they are empty, but I guess that’s a Youtube problem. Or am I doing something wrong?

    Also, it’s a music blog (with reviews, articles, interviews, etc). My schema should be music or blog? What do you think fits best?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author Hesham Zebida

    (@hishaman)

    Have you tried to edit the post and complete the missing data by filling the post meta fields in the page editor?

    Find more details about videoObject documentation page. If you do so, you should have a valid markup.

    For the schema type, this really depends on the type of content you are publishing on your site.

    There is no general type for Music website, it’s more specific like MusicRecording, MusicGroup, MusicEvent, MusicStore ….etc. (more examples)

    If I am going with Schema plugin, I would stick to BlogPosting or Article, especially that those types fits and works for general use. The other option is to consider extending Schema plugin to apply what you need, which will require some coding from your side.

    Thread Starter subpopet

    (@subpopet)

    That post was just an example, I have 500 other posts with the same error and I can’t edit all of them

    Plugin Author Hesham Zebida

    (@hishaman)

    I see!

    The Schema plugin uses WP_oEmbed to retrieve video data, the missing properties are missing actually from WP_oEmbed returned data, so the work around is to use YouTube API.

    Here is a few options:

    • Edit all of the posts to add the required video data.
    • Use YouTube API to retrieve video data. (maybe hire a developer if you don’t know how to code)
    • Look at Schema Premium plugin which has support for YouTube API, it can grab required video data and complete the markup automatically if you provide a valid API Key in settings.

    I hope this helps.

    I have purchased the premium plugin and it did not fix the same errors:

    Missing field “uploadedDate”and Missing field “description”.

    I request support ASAP please.

    Many thanks

    Missing uploadDate and description field in video schema. This prevents the video from being shown in Google’s search results. From my understanding, errors in structured data prevents the page from being indexed in Google.

    Would be awesome if this got fixed.

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