Thing > CreativeWork > WebPage
A web page. Every web page is implicitly assumed to be declared to be of type WebPage, so the various properties about that webpage, such asbreadcrumb may be used. We recommend explicit declaration if these properties are specified, but if they are found outside of an itemscope, they will be assumed to be about the page
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Properties from Thing | ||
additionalType |
URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally. |
description |
Text | A short description of the item. |
image |
URL | URL of an image of the item. |
name |
Text | The name of the item. |
url |
URL | URL of the item. |
| Properties from CreativeWork | ||
about |
Thing | The subject matter of the content. |
accountablePerson |
Person | Specifies the Person that is legally accountable for the CreativeWork. |
aggregateRating |
AggregateRating | The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item. |
alternativeHeadline |
Text | A secondary title of the CreativeWork. |
associatedMedia |
MediaObject | The media objects that encode this creative work. This property is a synonym for encodings. |
audience |
Audience | The intended audience of the item, i.e. the group for whom the item was created. |
audio |
AudioObject | An embedded audio object. |
author |
Organization or Person | The author of this content. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably. |
award |
Text | An award won by this person or for this creative work. |
awards |
Text | Awards won by this person or for this creative work. (legacy spelling; see singular form, award) |
comment |
UserComments | Comments, typically from users, on this CreativeWork. |
contentLocation |
Place | The location of the content. |
contentRating |
Text | Official rating of a piece of content—for example,'MPAA PG-13'. |
contributor |
Organization or Person | A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork. |
copyrightHolder |
Organization or Person | The party holding the legal copyright to the CreativeWork. |
copyrightYear |
Number | The year during which the claimed copyright for the CreativeWork was first asserted. |
creator |
Organization or Person | The creator/author of this CreativeWork or UserComments. This is the same as the Author property for CreativeWork. |
dateCreated |
Date | The date on which the CreativeWork was created. |
dateModified |
Date | The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified. |
datePublished |
Date | Date of first broadcast/publication. |
discussionUrl |
URL | A link to the page containing the comments of the CreativeWork. |
editor |
Person | Specifies the Person who edited the CreativeWork. |
educationalAlignment |
AlignmentObject | An alignment to an established educational framework. |
educationalUse |
Text | The purpose of a work in the context of education; for example, 'assignment', 'group work'. |
encoding |
MediaObject | A media object that encode this CreativeWork. |
encodings |
MediaObject | The media objects that encode this creative work (legacy spelling; see singular form, encoding). |
genre |
Text | Genre of the creative work |
headline |
Text | Headline of the article |
inLanguage |
Text | The language of the content. please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. |
interactionCount |
Text | A count of a specific user interactions with this item—for example, 20 UserLikes, 5 UserComments, or 300 UserDownloads. The user interaction type should be one of the sub types of UserInteraction. |
interactivityType |
Text | The predominant mode of learning supported by the learning resource. Acceptable values are 'active', 'expositive', or 'mixed'. |
isBasedOnUrl |
URL | A resource that was used in the creation of this resource. This term can be repeated for multiple sources. For example, http://example.com/great-multiplication-intro.html |
isFamilyFriendly |
Boolean | Indicates whether this content is family friendly. |
keywords |
Text | The keywords/tags used to describe this content. |
learningResourceType |
Text | The predominant type or kind characterizing the learning resource. For example, 'presentation', 'handout'. |
mentions |
Thing | Indicates that the CreativeWork contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept. |
offers |
Offer | An offer to sell this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, the DVD of a movie, or tickets to an event. |
provider |
Organization or Person | Specifies the Person or Organization that distributed the CreativeWork. |
publisher |
Organization | The publisher of the creative work. |
publishingPrinciples |
URL | Link to page describing the editorial principles of the organization primarily responsible for the creation of the CreativeWork. |
review |
Review | A review of the item. |
reviews |
Review | Review of the item (legacy spelling; see singular form, review). |
sourceOrganization |
Organization | The Organization on whose behalf the creator was working. |
text |
Text | The textual content of this CreativeWork. |
thumbnailUrl |
URL | A thumbnail image relevant to the Thing. |
timeRequired |
Duration | Approximate or typical time it takes to work with or through this learning resource for the typical intended target audience, e.g. 'P30M', 'P1H25M'. |
typicalAgeRange |
Text | The typical range of ages the content's intendedEndUser, for example '7-9', '11-'. |
version |
Number | The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource. |
video |
VideoObject | An embedded video object. |
| Properties from WebPage | ||
breadcrumb |
Text | A set of links that can help a user understand and navigate a website hierarchy. |
isPartOf |
CollectionPage | Indicates the collection or gallery to which the item belongs. |
lastReviewed |
Date | Date on which the content on this web page was last reviewed for accuracy and/or completeness. |
mainContentOfPage |
WebPageElement | Indicates if this web page element is the main subject of the page. |
primaryImageOfPage |
ImageObject | Indicates the main image on the page |
relatedLink |
URL | A link related to this web page, for example to other related web pages. |
reviewedBy |
Organization or Person | People or organizations that have reviewed the content on this web page for accuracy and/or completeness. |
significantLink |
URL | One of the more significant URLs on the page. Typically, these are the non-navigation links that are clicked on the most. |
significantLinks |
URL | The most significant URLs on the page. Typically, these are the non-navigation links that are clicked on the most (legacy spelling; see singular form, significantLink). |
specialty |
Specialty | One of the domain specialities to which this web page's content applies. |
More specific types
- AboutPage
- CheckoutPage
- CollectionPage
- ContactPage
- ItemPage
- MedicalWebPage
- ProfilePage
- SearchResultsPage
Schema Draft Version 1.0a
Example 1
Original HTML:
<a href="category/books.html">Books</a> > <a href="category/books-literature.html">Literature & Fiction</a> > <a href="category/books-classics">Classics</a> <img src="catcher-in-the-rye-book-cover.jpg" /> The Catcher in the Rye - Mass Market Paperback by <a href="/author/jd_salinger.html">J.D. Salinger</a> 4 stars - 3077 reviews Price: $6.99 In Stock Product details 224 pages Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company - May 1, 1991 Language: English ISBN-10: 0316769487 Reviews: 5 stars - <b>"A masterpiece of literature" </b> by John Doe. Written on May 4, 2006 I really enjoyed this book. It captures the essential challenge people face as they try make sense of their lives and grow to adulthood. 4 stars - <b>"love it LOLOL111!" </b> by Bob Smith, Written on June 15, 2006 Catcher in the Rye is a fun book. It's a good book to read.
With Microdata:
<body itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage"> ... <div itemprop="breadcrumb"> <a href="category/books.html">Books</a> > <a href="category/books-literature.html">Literature & Fiction</a> > <a href="category/books-classics">Classics</a> </div> <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Book"> <img itemprop="image" src="catcher-in-the-rye-book-cover.jpg" /> <span itemprop="name">The Catcher in the Rye</span> - <link itemprop="bookFormat" href="http://schema.org/Paperback">Mass Market Paperback by <a itemprop="author" href="/author/jd_salinger.html">J.D. Salinger</a> <div itemprop="aggregateRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateRating"> <span itemprop="ratingValue">4</span> stars - <span itemprop="reviewCount">3077</span> reviews </div> <div itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer"> Price: <span itemprop="price">$6.99</span> <meta itemprop="priceCurrency" content="USD" /> <link itemprop="availability" href="http://schema.org/InStock">In Stock </div> Product details <span itemprop="numberOfPages">224</span> pages Publisher: <span itemprop="publisher">Little, Brown, and Company</span> - <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="1991-05-01">May 1, 1991 Language: <span itemprop="inLanguage">English</span> ISBN-10: <span itemprop="isbn">0316769487</span> Reviews: <div itemprop="review" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Review"> <span itemprop="reviewRating">5</span> stars - <b>"<span itemprop="name">A masterpiece of literature</span>" </b> by <span itemprop="author">John Doe</span>, Written on <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2006-05-04">May 4, 2006 <span itemprop="reviewBody">I really enjoyed this book. It captures the essential challenge people face as they try make sense of their lives and grow to adulthood.</span> </div> <div itemprop="review" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Review"> <span itemprop="reviewRating">4</span> stars - <b>"<span itemprop="name">A good read.</span>" </b> by <span itemprop="author">Bob Smith</span>, Written on <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2006-06-15">June 15, 2006 <span itemprop="reviewBody">Catcher in the Rye is a fun book. It's a good book to read.</span> </div> </div> ... </body>
Example 2
Original HTML:
How to Tie a Reef Knot by John Doe This article has been tweeted 1203 times and contains 78 user comments.
With Microdata:
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <span itemprop="name">How to Tie a Reef Knot</span> by <span itemprop="author">John Doe</span> This article has been tweeted 1203 times and contains 78 user comments. <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserTweets:1203"/> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:78"/> </div>