{"id":719189,"date":"2026-03-27T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-updates-structured-data-for-forum-and-qa-content\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:05:13","slug":"google-updates-structured-data-for-forum-and-qa-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-updates-structured-data-for-forum-and-qa-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Google updates structured data for forum and Q&amp;A content"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58a539593\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58a539593\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-updates-structured-data-for-forum-and-qa-content\/#Forum_and_Q_A_publishers_can_now_clarify_reply_totals_quoted_material_and_AI_use_so_Google_better_interprets_discussions\" >Forum and Q&amp;A publishers can now clarify reply totals, quoted material, and AI use so Google better interprets discussions.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forum_and_Q_A_publishers_can_now_clarify_reply_totals_quoted_material_and_AI_use_so_Google_better_interprets_discussions\"><\/span>Forum and Q&amp;A publishers can now clarify reply totals, quoted material, and AI use so Google better interprets discussions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>Google expanded its structured data support for forum and Q&amp;A pages, adding properties that help you signal reply threads, quoted content, and whether content is human- or machine-generated. The update aims to reduce how Google misreads discussion and Q&amp;A content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What changed<\/strong>. Google\u2019s QAPage docs now support <code>commentCount<\/code> and <code>digitalSourceType<\/code>. DiscussionForumPosting docs now support <code>sharedContent<\/code> plus the same <code>commentCount<\/code> and <code>digitalSourceType<\/code>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The details<\/strong>. In Q&amp;A markup, you can use <code>commentCount<\/code> on questions, answers, and comments to show total comments even if not fully marked up. <code>answerCount + commentCount<\/code> should equal total replies of any type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works<\/strong>. <code>digitalSourceType<\/code> lets you flag whether content comes from a trained model or simpler automation. Use <code>TrainedAlgorithmic<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a>DigitalSource<\/code> for LLM-style output and <code>AlgorithmicMediaDigitalSource<\/code> for simpler bots. If omitted, Google assumes human-generated content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s new for forums<\/strong>. <code>sharedContent<\/code> lets you mark the primary item shared in a post. Google accepts <code>WebPage<\/code>, <code>ImageObject<\/code>, <code>VideoObject<\/code>, and referenced <code>DiscussionForumPosting<\/code> or <code>Comment<\/code>, including quotes or reposts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>This gives you more precise control over how Google reads modern community content \u2014 especially forum-heavy sites, support communities, UGC platforms, and Q&amp;A sections. Google can better distinguish answers from comments, count partial threads across pagination, and identify when a post mainly shares a link, image, video, or quoted reply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The documentation.<\/strong> It was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/updates#added-new-supported-properties-for-discussion-forum-and-qa-page-markup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated March 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Google expanded its structured data support for forum and Q&amp;A pages, adding properties that help you signal reply threads, quoted content, and whether content is human- or machine-generated. 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