Person Structured Data

Add Person structured data to your Joomla profiles. Include job title, education, awards, skills, and contact info to create rich profiles visible in search results.

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The Person Schema can be used to organize and present information about individuals in a standardized format, making it easier for search engines to identify and extract key details. This can include information such as the person's name, job title, and contact information, as well as additional details like education, awards, and publications. By using the Person Schema, websites can provide users with more accurate and comprehensive information about the people behind them.

Using the Person Schema for Website Identity

If you’re using the Person schema solely to define your website’s entity and provide key details like name, logo, description, and contact information, it’s recommended to use the settings in the Site Representation tab instead of manually creating a Person structured data item.

When you select Person in the Site Representation tab, the extension automatically generates the Person structured data using the same schema type. All relevant fields—such as name, logo, contact information, and address—are available there as well. Make sure to fill them in, just as you would in the Items section.

This method avoids duplication, simplifies setup, and ensures your homepage is correctly marked up as your site’s primary entity.

How to markup Joomla Pages with the Person Schema

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 Person Schema

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

The Person Structured Data

Τhe Integration option may vary depending on the component you want to markup at that time. View the Supported Integrations.

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

The Person Schema JSON-LD Properites

To read more details on how the mapping works, visit the respective section in the How to Add Structured Data to Pages guide.

Person Schema Properties

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

Name	Description
Type	Select the Person type. Use Person when referring to an individual in general, such as a team member, speaker, or professional. Use Author when specifically identifying the person as the writer of content, such as blog posts, books, or articles.
Name
Name	The person's name.
Honorific Prefix	An honorific prefix preceding a Person's name such as Dr/Mrs/Mr.
Honorific Suffix	An honorific suffix following a Person's name such as M.D./PhD/MSCSW.
Alternate Name	An alternative name of the person.
Additional Name	An additional name for a Person, can be used for a middle name.
Given Name	Given name. In the U.S., the first name of a Person.
Family Name	Family name. In the U.S., the last name of a Person.
Address
Country	The person's country.
City	The person's city.
Address	The person's street address.
Region	The person's region.
Postal Code	The person's postal code.
Person
Description	The description of the person.
Email	The person's email address.
Telephone	The person's telephone number.
Gender	The person's gender.
Birth Date	The person's birth date.
Member Of	The organization the person belongs to.
Image	The person's image.
Job Title	The person's job title.
Works For	The organization that the person works for.
Same As	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
Affiliation	An organization that the person is affiliated with. For example, a school/university, a club, or a team.
Alumni Of	An organization that the person is an alumni of.
Award	An award won by the person.
Knows About	A topic the person knows about - suggesting possible expertise but not implying it.
Has Credential	A credential awarded to the person.
Occupation
Name	The person's occupation name.
Educational Requirements	The educational requirements for this occupation.
Salary
Salary Amount	The person's salary.
Currency	The currency of the person's salary

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.