JSON-LD Generator vs WooCommerce Rich Snippets & Schema Markup

JSON-LD Generator is a free web tool that creates structured data markup from fields users fill in, with generated JSON-LD shown in real time. It covers 17 schema types, including Article, Breadcrumb, Course, Event, FAQ, HowTo, Local Business, Organization, Product, Recipe, Review, Video, WebSite and WebPage. Product fields include offers, ratings and reviews; Local Business offers more than 100 subtypes, with examples such as Restaurant, Hotel and Dentist. The tool displays live checks for required fields and produces JSON using JSON.stringify, which the site describes as strictly valid JSON. Users can copy the generated code and open Google’s Rich Results Test, or follow a shortcut to the schema.org Validator. The form state is preserved between visits. A companion address-to-latitude-and-longitude tool is available for Local Business or Organization data. The generator runs on the web and requires JavaScript. Its creator, Patrick Coombe, says the site launched in 2017 as a reference for web developers and SEO practitioners learning about JSON-LD.

WooCommerce Rich Snippets & Schema Markup is a WordPress plugin that adds structured data to WooCommerce pages, so search results can show details such as product price and availability. The product page lists 13 schema types, including product, business, book, recipe, carousel, article, course and FAQ. Product schema can include name, price, description, SKU, availability, ratings and reviews. Business or organization schema supports details such as a name, logo, URL, hours, location, contact information and team members. The plugin can add breadcrumbs to product and service pages. Book fields include author, edition, format, publication date, publisher, ISBN and abridged status; recipe fields include author, cooking time, publication date, description, image, instructions and yield. Carousel schema applies at a general level. The free Community edition includes six months of Extendons support and future updates. Listed minimum versions are WooCommerce 2.6.0 and WordPress 4.6. Extendons says it was founded in 2017 to create extensions, plugins and themes, and lists an address in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its privacy policy was last updated September 9, 2021; Extendons says it collects order and website usage data and allows account holders to request deletion.