Component or plugin?

Easy Schema always uses the component plus two plugins. Here is the simple difference.

Component (Components > Easy Schema)

• Where you manage Items, presets, and Configuration
• Where you set site identity and the Schema Cleaner list
• Does not change the frontend by itself

System plugin (System > Plugins > System - Easy Schema)

• Injects JSON-LD in the public page head
• Runs the cleaner and optional Markdown output
• Must stay Enabled, with Enable on site = Yes

Content plugin (System > Plugins > Content - Easy Schema)

• Adds the Schema tab on article edit
• Does not inject JSON-LD by itself

Simple rule

• Build and edit behaviour: use the component
• Make it actually run for visitors: keep the system plugin on
• Per-article override: keep the content plugin on