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.
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.
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.
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.
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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
