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Schema Content Does Not Match Visible Page Content

Structured data contains information that does not match what is visible on the page. Google may issue a manual action for misleading structured data.

Issue ID: STRUCT-CONTENT-MISMATCH-001
Severity: major
Impact: High
Effort: M

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What this issue is

Structured data contains information that does not match what is visible on the page. Google may issue a manual action for misleading structured data.

Why it matters

Structured data contains information that does not match what is visible on the page. Google may issue a manual action for misleading structured data. 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 STRUCT-CONTENT-MISMATCH-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
  • 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

  1. 1Ensure all schema properties reflect content visible on the page
  2. 2Update schema when page content changes
  3. 3Remove any spammy or misleading schema markup

How to re-check it

  • Compare schema properties against visible page content for accuracy

Related tools

This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.