{"id":5780,"date":"2025-11-14T12:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:31:20","slug":"google-updates-rules-for-nested-review-markup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/google-updates-rules-for-nested-review-markup-5780\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Updates Rules for Nested Review Markup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has updated its review snippet documentation to make it absolutely clear that when a review or an aggregate rating sits inside another schema type, the itemReviewed field should be left out so Search can correctly understand what is being reviewed.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Google has <\/span>revised<\/span><\/a> its review snippet guidelines, explaining how site owners should mark up reviews and ratings when they are placed inside another schema type.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The update appears in Google\u2019s review documentation and affects anyone who uses structured data to help search engines identify what a page is reviewing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google wants sites to avoid sending mixed signals about which item is being reviewed so search features can work more accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n

The updated rule says that when a review or an aggregate rating is nested under a parent item, the itemReviewed field should be removed because the parent already provides that context.<\/span><\/p>\n

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