Monday, December 03, 2018
People come to Google seeking information about all kinds of questions. Frequently, the
information they’re looking for is on sites where users ask and answer each other’s questions.
Popular social news sites, expert forums, and help and support message boards are all examples of
this pattern.
stuck in a USB port” with a list of the top answers from the page.
In order to help users better identify which search results may give the best information about
their question, we have developed a new rich result type for question and answer sites. Search
results for eligible Q&A pages display a preview of the top answers. This new presentation
helps site owners reach the right users for their content and helps users get the relevant
information about their questions faster.
register a touch when …” with a preview of the top answers from the page.
To be eligible for this feature,
add Q&A structured data to your
pages with Q&A content. Be sure to use the
Structured Data Testing Tool
to see if your page is eligible and to preview the appearance in search results. You can also
check out Search Console to see
aggregate stats and markup error examples.
The
Performance report
also tells you which queries show your Q&A Rich Result in Search results, and how these change
over time.
If you have any questions, ask us in the
Webmaster Help Forum or reach out
on Twitter!
How we apply this
We archive Search Central announcements because client questions often trace back to a change that was announced years ago. Reading the original is faster than reconstructing it from second-hand summaries.
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