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No AI-Friendly Schema Types Detected
No FAQPage, HowTo, or QAPage structured data found. These schema types are specifically used by AI search engines to extract and cite answers.
Issue ID: AI-SCHEMA-001
Severity: medium
Impact: Med
Effort: M
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- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
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What this issue is
No FAQPage, HowTo, or QAPage structured data found. These schema types are specifically used by AI search engines to extract and cite answers.
Why it matters
No FAQPage, HowTo, or QAPage structured data found. These schema types are specifically used by AI search engines to extract and cite answers. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for AI-SCHEMA-001 fails and the page evidence points to Head metadata.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Add FAQPage schema for your most common customer questions
- 2Add HowTo schema if your page includes step-by-step instructions
- 3Use JSON-LD format (recommended by Google) rather than microdata
- 4Test with Google Rich Results Test
How to re-check it
- Confirm AI-friendly schema types appear in Rich Results Test