How to Fix Structured Data Errors in Blogger: 100% Fix

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3 Steps to Fix Blogger Structured Data Errors

Step 1: Find the Keyword position
Step 2: Comment the Existing Markup. How to comment in HTML?
Let consider we need to comment <meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' itemprop='description'/>. Introduce <!-- --> to comment HTML. Eg: <!-- <meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' itemprop='description'/> --> is commented.
Step 3: Paste the Proposed Markup below the commented code. Now let’s start Fixing our Blog.

Add additional data to Blog Schema

Step 1: CTRL+F → http://schema.org/Blog

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<div itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Blog' style='display: none;'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.title' itemprop='name'/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' itemprop='description'/>
</b:if>
</div>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<div itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Blog' style='display: none;'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.title' itemprop='name'/>
<meta content='YOUR NAME' itemprop='creator'/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription'>
<meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' itemprop='description'/>
</b:if>
<meta content='LOGO URL' itemprop='image'/>
</div>

Fix Blogger BlogId, PostId Errors in Structured Data

Step 1: CTRL+F → data:blog.blogId
You may find this keyword in 2 places. Do the following change in both the places.

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<meta expr:content='data:blog.blogId' itemprop='blogId'/>
<meta expr:content='data:post.id' itemprop='postId'/>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<meta expr:content='data:blog.blogId'/>
<meta expr:content='data:post.id'/>

Fix Headline Missing Blogger Structured Data Error

Step 1: CTRL+F → post-title entry-title
You may find this keyword in 2 places. Do the following change in both the places.

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'>
<b:if cond='data:post.link or (data:post.url and data:blog.url != data:post.url)'>
<a expr:href='data:post.link ? data:post.link : data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a>
<b:else/>
<data:post.title/>
</b:if>
</h3>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<h1 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='headline'>
<b:if cond='data:post.link or (data:post.url and data:blog.url != data:post.url)'>
<a expr:href='data:post.link ? data:post.link : data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a>
<b:else/>
<data:post.title/>
</b:if>
</h1>

Fix mainentityofpage Missing and Required Structured Data Error

Step 1: CTRL+F → http://schema.org/BlogPosting
You may find this keyword in 2 places. Do the following change in both the places.

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'>
<meta expr:itemid='data:post.link' content= 'data:post.link : data:post.url' itemType='https://schema.org/WebPage' itemprop='mainEntityOfPage' itemscope='itemscope'/>

Fix for Publisher Errors in Structured Data

Step 1: CTRL+F → class='post-timestamp'
You may find this keyword in 2 places. Do the following change in both the places.

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<span class='post-timestamp'>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<div itemprop='publisher' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='https://schema.org/Organization'>
<div itemprop='logo' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'>
<meta content='LOGO URL' itemprop='url'/>
<meta content='600' itemprop='width'/>
<meta content='60' itemprop='height'/>
</div>
<meta content='COMPANY NAME/BLOG NAME' itemprop='name'/>
</div>
<span class='post-timestamp'>

Fix Image Structured Data Blogger Error

Step 1: CTRL+F → data:post.firstImageUrl

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<b:if cond='data:post.firstImageUrl'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.firstImageUrl' itemprop='image_url'/>
</b:if>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<div itemprop='image' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'>
<b:if cond='data:post.firstImageUrl'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.firstImageUrl' itemprop='url'/>
<b:else/>
<meta content='LOGO URL' itemprop='url'/>
</b:if>
<meta content='800' itemprop='width'/>
<meta content='800' itemprop='height'/>
</div>

And

Step 1: CTRL+F → data:post.thumbnailUrl

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.thumbnailUrl' itemprop='image_url'/>
</b:if>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<div itemprop='image' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'>
<b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.thumbnailUrl' itemprop='url'/>
<b:else/>
<meta content='LOGO URL' itemprop='url'/>
</b:if>
<meta content='800' itemprop='width'/>
<meta content='800' itemprop='height'/>
</div>

Fix Blogger dateModified Recommended Structured Data Error

Step 1: CTRL+F → abbr class='published'
You may find this keyword in 2 places. Do the following change in both the places.

Step 2: Existing markup: To be commented
<b:if cond='data:post.url'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.url.canonical' itemprop='url'/>
<a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='data:post.url' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' expr:title='data:post.timestampISO8601' itemprop='datePublished'><data:post.timestamp/></abbr></a>
</b:if>

Step 3: Proposed markup: To be pasted
<b:if cond='data:post.url'>
<meta expr:content='data:post.url.canonical' itemprop='url'/>
<a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='data:post.url' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' expr:title='data:post.timestampISO8601' itemprop='datePublished'><data:post.timestamp/></abbr></a>
<meta expr:content='data:post.lastUpdatedISO8601' itemprop='dateModified'/>
</b:if>

Fix Blogger datePublished Format Structured Data Error

• Exit the HTML Template Editor.
• Go to"Settings"→Choose "Language and formatting".
• Select Timestamp Format like "21/09/2016" (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Click"Save"
• Check "Google Structured Data Testing Tool"