Tuesday, March 17, 2020<\/p>\n
\n In the current environment and status of COVID-19 around the world, many events are being \n The schema.org \n For more information on how to implement the \n More events are shifting to online only, and we’re actively working on a way to show this \n For more information on how to implement the
\n canceled, postponed, or moved to an online-only format. Google wants to show users the latest,
\n most accurate information about your events in this fast-changing environment, and so we’ve
\n added some new, optional properties to our
\n developer documentation<\/a>
\n to help. These properties apply to all regions and languages. This is one part of our overall efforts in
\n schema updates<\/a> to
\n support publishers and users. Here are some important tips on keeping Google up to date on your events.\n <\/p>\n\n Update the status of the event
\n <\/h2>\neventStatus<\/code> property sets the status of the event, particularly when the event has been canceled, postponed,
\n or rescheduled. This information is helpful because it allows Google to show users the current
\n status of an event, instead of dropping the event from the event search experience altogether.\n <\/p>\n\n
\n eventStatus<\/code><\/a>
\n property to EventCancelled<\/code><\/a>
\n and keep the original date in the
\n startDate<\/code><\/a> of
\n the event.\n <\/li>\n
\n startDate<\/code><\/a> of
\n the event until you know when the event will take place and update the
\n eventStatus<\/code><\/a>
\n to EventPostponed<\/code><\/a>.
\n The startDate<\/code><\/a>
\n property is required to help identify the unique event, and we need the date original
\n startDate<\/code><\/a>
\n until you know the new date. Once you know the new date information, change the
\n eventStatus<\/code> to
\n EventRescheduled<\/code><\/a>
\n and update the
\n startDate<\/code><\/a> and
\n endDate<\/code><\/a> with the
\n new date information.\n <\/li>\n
\n startDate
\n <\/code><\/a> and endDate<\/code><\/a>
\n with the relevant new dates. Optionally, you can also mark the
\n eventStatus<\/code><\/a>
\n field as EventRescheduled<\/code><\/a>
\n and add the previousStartDate<\/code><\/a>.\n <\/li>\n
\n eventStatus<\/code><\/a>
\n field to indicate the change with EventMovedOnline<\/code>.\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\neventStatus<\/code> property, refer to the
\n developer documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Mark events as online only
\n <\/h2>\n
\n information to people on Google Search. If your event is happening only online, make sure to
\n use the following properties:\n <\/p>\n\n
\n VirtualLocation<\/code><\/a>
\n type.\n <\/li>\n
\n eventAttendanceMode<\/code><\/a>
\n property to
\n OnlineEventAttendanceMode<\/code><\/a>.\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\nVirtualLocation<\/code> type,
\n refer to the developer documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n