Friday, May 26

Link Social Media Accounts to Blog or Website Using Structured Data

Link Social Media Accounts to Blog or Website Using Structured Data

Ever wondered how some websites show there social profiles in google results then you are at the right place. Google uses structure data to show your social profiles in results for some Google Search results from you site. Use below markup on your official website to add your social profile information to a Google Knowledge panel. You can add almost every social account to the google knowledge panel.



Using social link structured data engagement with your social accounts also increases. Which ultimately results in long lasting readers.

How to show social profiles in google search results?

Step1: Edit your html codes and place below structured data in between <head> and </head> tag.

 <script type="application/ld+json">
 {
 "@context" : "http://schema.org",
 "@type" : "Organization",
 "name" : "Website Name",
"url": "http://www.your-site.com",
 "sameAs" : [
"http://www.facebook.com/your_profile",
"http://instagram.com/your_Profile",
"http://www.linkedin.com/in/your_profile",
"http://plus.google.com/your_profile"
 ]
 }
 </script>

Step2: Change all red bold text with your website and social account data. You can also add more profiles by simply pasting URL of social account in the SameAs section.


Step3: Save changes. Now check your structured data using Google Structured Data Testing Tool. If any error occurs check the codes again. Otherwise, wait for google to list your social profile in search results.