HowTo schema

Table of Contents

info #

title

name

The title of the how-to. For example, “How to tie a tie”.

description

description

A description for the how-to.

yield

yield

The quantity that results by performing instructions. For example, a paper airplane, 10 personalized candles.

duration

totalTime

The total time required to perform all instructions or directions (including time to prepare the supplies).

languages

inLanguage

The language of the item.

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supplies

supply

Supplies consumed when performing instructions or a direction.

name

name

Name of the supply.

qty

requiredQuantity

Required quantity.

tools

tool

Objects used (but not consumed) when performing instructions or a direction.

name

name

Name of the tool.

qty

requiredQuantity

Required quantity.

steps

step

HowToStep elements which comprise the full instructions of the how-to. Each step element must correspond to an individual step in the instructions. Don’t mark up non-step data such as a summary or introduction section, using this property. 

title

name

The word or short phrase summarizing the step (for example, “Attach wires to post” or “Dig”). Don’t use non-descriptive text (for example, “Step 1: [text]”) or other form of step number (for example, “1. [text]”).

text

text

The full instruction text of this step.

image

image

An image for the step.

video

video

A video for this step of the how-to, or a clip from one video that shows the entire how-to.
You can select a Video Item or a Chapter of a Video Item you have created in the Items section.

url

url

URL that directly links to the step (if one is available). For example, an anchor link fragment.

media #

Final Images

image

Images of the completed how-to.

video

video

A video of the entire how-to.

reviews #

reviews

review

Detailed reviews and ratings of the item.

name

author

Name of the review author.

published

datePublished

Date of review publication.

description

description

The review description.

rating

reviewRating

Rating of the item and values of the rating system.

rating

aggregateRating

The overall rating of the item, based on a collection of reviews or ratings.
Best and Worst values indicate the range of the rating system.

average

ratingValue

The overall rating value.

count

ratingCount

The total number of ratings for the item on your site.

best

bestRating

The highest value allowed in this rating system. If bestRating is omitted, 5 is assumed.

worst

worstRating

The lowest value allowed in this rating system. If worstRating is omitted, 1 is assumed