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sdn · 03-07-2013 15:06:15

Does anyone know if Rich Snippets are worth using with a product based website? Google seems keen on them. I don't think CCP8 supports rich snippets.

Has anyone played with them for products? Are we missing out by not having them on our site?

Last edited by sdn (03-08-2013 01:11:03)

webmaster · 03-08-2013 13:18:32

According to most sites I've seen, rich snippets have no SEO benefit at all. That's why we built opengraph support into v8 instead.

magwa · 08-18-2014 15:34:41

Would it be fair then to say that Rich Snippets for V8 is a relative waste of time ?

webmaster · 08-19-2014 08:21:02

The jury is now out on this one. Google webmaster tools now reports Structured Data in the Search Appearance area for pages with Rich Snippet content. We're assuming at some point we'll see the snippet information show up in search results. It seems to be a slow process.

magwa · 08-19-2014 16:32:40

I had a look via WMT at adding microdata with the help of the Google tool but it seems extremely complicated

lgt · 08-20-2014 19:47:22

The benefit is not so much SEO as it is in the search display. If Google (or others) like the page, it will include a picture, review rating, or price. These little standouts can make a big difference. It hasn't worked out as well as I hoped, but I'm still working on tweaking it.

magwa · 08-21-2014 06:21:19

Got any discount coupons lying around Nick ? :-)

webmaster · 08-21-2014 10:31:44

We run sales on those modules every once in a while. If you can't wait, submit a free support ticket and we'll see what we can work out.

magwa · 08-23-2014 14:55:23

Nick, surely no-one sends the sort of information you are requesting on your level 1 ticket contact form over an unencrypted non-ssl connection?

FTP/SSH Username*
FTP/SSH Password*
Management Interface Username*
Management Interface Password*

I'm not doing it and I suggest no-one else should either.

I'd like the module, and I would sure like a discount, but I'm not sending that sort of info.

Last edited by magwa (08-23-2014 14:56:01)

Graham · 08-23-2014 17:25:17

@magwa: I started a thread on here a while back saying the same thing.

It was deleted ASAP so I was hoping that Kryptronic would have realised their error and made it a secure form...

webmaster · 08-25-2014 07:47:40

We upgraded the site earlier this year and I forgot to merge that change in. All our support forms have been converted to SSL (forced). I apologize for missing that.

geraldz · 03-16-2015 09:31:16

I installed the Google Rich Snippets XMOD a few months ago and it does not appear to be working.

Here is Google's testing tool:

https://developers.google.com/structure … ting-tool/

When I enter a URL for one of our products I do not see the review, pricing, etc:

http://snakeclamp.com/Item/SCP-HOL-ACU

System Dashboard > Store > Component > Settings > Extension Module: Google Rich Snippets is set to "true"

Please advise. Thanks.

zanart · 03-16-2015 12:30:20

Sorry, but I can't see why yours isn't showing as the xmod does work correctly and the only thing you need to do is activate it here:
Location: System Dashboard > Store > Component > Settings > Extension Module: Google Rich Snippets

You could try disabling the Facebook application you have activated.

Note to Nick,
The html created by the Rich Snippets XMOD has a few unclosed elements
Have a look at the source code here:
https://kryptronic.com/Item/ClickCartPr … e-Software

According to the docs,
<span itemprop="currency" content="GBP" />
should be
<meta itemprop="currency" content="GBP" />

and
<time itemprop="priceValidUntil" datetime="2015-05-15" />
should be
<time itemprop="priceValidUntil" datetime="2015-05-15" ></time>

Code now validates.

webmaster · 03-18-2015 08:25:34

Thanks for the info on the unclosed tags. Technically they are self closing tags, but for some reason the W3C validator still complains. Likely because those tags aren't technically part of the XHTML doctype. If Google has switched to allowing non-self-closing tags for those elements, I'd like to switch the coding in the module so it does validate. Are you sure using full (non-self-closing) tags is now acceptable as per Google? Have you verified results?

zanart · 03-18-2015 11:37:59

Are you sure using full (non-self-closing) tags is now acceptable as per Google?

I don't even think google are sure about what google does!!

The sample code shows the changes I have made, and it does validate.
https://developers.google.com/structure … s/products

Code:

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Product">
  <span itemprop="brand">ACME</span>
  <span itemprop="name">Executive Anvil</span>
  <img itemprop="image" src="anvil_executive.jpg" alt="Executive Anvil logo" />
  <span itemprop="description">Sleeker than ACME's Classic Anvil, the
    Executive Anvil is perfect for the business traveler
    looking for something to drop from a height.
  </span>
  Product #: <span itemprop="mpn">925872</span>
  <span itemprop="aggregateRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateRating">
    <span itemprop="ratingValue">4.4</span> stars, based on <span itemprop="reviewCount">89
      </span> reviews
  </span>

  <span itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">
    Regular price: $179.99
    <meta itemprop="priceCurrency" content="USD" />
    $<span itemprop="price">119.99</span>
    (Sale ends <time itemprop="priceValidUntil" datetime="2020-11-05">
      5 November!</time>)
    Available from: <span itemprop="seller">Executive Objects</span>
    Condition: <link itemprop="itemCondition" href="http://schema.org/UsedCondition"/>Previously owned,
      in excellent condition
    <link itemprop="availability" href="http://schema.org/InStock"/>In stock! Order now!</span>
  </span>
</div>

webmaster · 03-19-2015 16:51:59

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