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HowToStep

Estimated domains

100K - 1M
schema.org/HowToStepGGoogle documentation

Description

A step in the instructions for how to achieve a result. It is an ordered list with HowToDirection and/or HowToTip items.

Definition from the Schema.org vocabulary (English).

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Google Search requirements

Required and recommended properties per official Google Search Central documentation.

Grecipe

Required properties

  • itemListElement10M+GRequired

    HowToDirection or HowToTip A list of detailed substeps, including directions or tips. Optional if text is used.

  • text1M - 10MGRequired

    Text The full instruction text of this step. Optional if itemListElement is used. Additional guidelines: Include only instructional text and don't include other text such as "Directions", "Watch the video", "Step 1". Specify those phrases outside of the marked up property. Not recommended: { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Step 1. Heat oven to 425°F." } Recommended: { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Heat oven to 425°F." }

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Properties

Properties this type accepts, including inherited ones.

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Properties from CreativeWork

116 properties

Properties from ItemList

4 properties

Properties from ListItem

4 properties

Properties from Thing

13 properties

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