---
title: "Local Business Structured Data - Google Structured Data"
description: "Add LocalBusiness structured data to your Joomla site. Include location, opening hours, contact details, and services to help customers find your business in local search and Google Maps."
url: "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data/schemas/localbusiness"
date: "2026-04-05T02:57:32+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

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#  Local Business Structured Data

##  Add LocalBusiness structured data to your Joomla site. Include location, opening hours, contact details, and services to help customers find your business in local search and Google Maps.

 Local Business Structured Data is available in Pro  Unlock this and dozens of other powerful features by upgrading to Google Structured Data Pro.

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The Local Business snippet is a must-have choice for all business owners. Google Search created a prominent Knowledge Graph card with details about your business which otherwise would be scattered all around your website. To set it up follow the steps below.[](#how_to_add)

## [How to markup Joomla Pages with the Local Business Schema](#how_to_add)

From the main menu choose Components -> Google Structured Data. Click on **Items** from the left sidebar and then on the **New** button to create a new Structured Data Item.

![How to markup Joomla Pages with the Local Business Schema](https://www.tassos.gr/images/gsd_new_item.png)

On the next page, you will need to prepare the Structured Data Item. Enter a Title (it can be anything) and select the **Local Business** Content Type from the respective dropdown.

![The Local Business Structured Data](https://www.tassos.gr/images/gsd-local-business-new-item.png)

Τhe Integration option may vary depending on the component you want to markup at that time. View the [Supported Integrations](https://www.tassos.gr/joomla-extensions/google-structured-data-markup/docs/addons-list).

Next, click to save the Structured Data Item. Once the page reloads, a new section called **Local Business** appears below where you can map each property with page data.

![The Local Business Schema JSON-LD Properites](https://www.tassos.gr/images/gsd-local-business-item-properties.png)

To read more details on how the mapping works, visit the respective section in the [How to Add Structured Data to Pages](https://www.tassos.gr/joomla-extensions/google-structured-data-markup/docs/how-to-add-structured-data-to-pages#step3) guide.

## [Local Business Schema Properties](#properties)

Here's a table of the properties you can define in the Product Content Type.

 | Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Business Type | Select a Business Type. |
| Name | The Name of the business. |
| Image | The main image. |
| Phone | A business phone number meant to be the primary contact method for customers. Be sure to include the country code and area code in the phone number. |
| Price Range | The price range of the business, for example $15 - $30. |
| Opening Hours | The available opening hours of the business. |
| Country | The Country of the business. |
| City | The City of the business. |
| Street Address | The Address of the business. |
| Region | The Region of the business. |
| Postal Code | The Postal Code of the business. |
| Rating Value | The rating value for the content. |
| Reviews Count | How many reviews does this item have. |

### [Adding Opening Hours](#adding-opening-hours)

To add Opening Hours to your Local Business, go to *Opening Hours* > *Fixed Option* and then select either "Always Open" or "Open on selected hours".

Selecting "Open on selected hours" will display a new section that allows you to specify the opening hours by day.

![The Local Business Schema Opening Hours Section](https://www.tassos.gr/images/gsd-local-business-opening-hours.png)

### [Picking a Location](#picking-a-location)

To select a location for your Business, go to *Coordinates* > *Custom Value* and then select a place from the map that will appear.

![The Local Business Schema Coordinates Section](https://www.tassos.gr/images/gsd-local-business-coordinates.png)

**General rule**: Always markup content that is displayed on the page to visitors. Doing otherwise you may end up with a Spammy Structured Markup Penalty.

## [How to use Local Business Schema for my company](#local_business_schema_for_my_company)

To create a Local Business Schema and attach it to your Homepage only, you can use the Menu Manager Integration and assign your structured data item to your home page menu using our documentation which can be found here: [How to add Structured Data using the Menu Manager](https://www.tassos.gr/joomla-extensions/google-structured-data-markup/docs/the-menu-manager-integration)

## [I can't find the Local Business Listing settings in the configuration page](#cant_find_local_business_listing)

After the release of Local Business as a Content Type, there was no need to have the Local Business Listing section in the configuration page. This deprecated the section and your previous Local Business Listing will get merged as a new Local Business Structured Data Item.

## [Useful Links](#useful-links)

- [Google Guidelines for the Local Business Content Type](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/local-business)
- [Schema.org Local Business Documentation](https://schema.org/LocalBusiness)
- [Google Structured Data General Guidelines](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/sd-policies)

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 Last updated on Apr 17th 2025 12:04

## Schema

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "name": "Google Structured Data",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 4,
            "name": "Schema Types",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data/schemas"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 5,
            "name": "Add Local Business Schema to Joomla",
            "item": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data/schemas/localbusiness"
        }
    ]
}
```

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Article",
    "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@type": "WebPage",
        "@id": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data/schemas/localbusiness"
    },
    "headline": "Add Local Business Schema to Joomla",
    "image": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/"
    },
    "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Tassos",
        "logo": {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/https://www.tassos.gr/media/brand/logo-text.png"
        }
    },
    "author": {
        "@type": "Person",
        "name": "Sotiris Katsaniotis",
        "url": "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/google-structured-data/schemas/localbusiness"
    },
    "datePublished": "2016-12-11T01:52:03+02:00",
    "dateCreated": "2016-12-11T01:52:03+02:00",
    "dateModified": "2025-04-17T12:41:53+03:00"
}
```