First-time setup

Follow these steps in order the first time. Most people finish in about 10 minutes.

1. Confirm both plugins are enabled

1. Go to System > Plugins.
2. Search for Easy Schema.
3. Confirm System - Easy Schema and Content - Easy Schema show a green enabled status.
4. Open the system plugin and keep Enable on site set to Yes.

2. Fill site identity

1. Open Components > Easy Schema.
2. Click Options (or System > Global Configuration > Easy Schema).
3. Set site name and logo. Add social profile URLs, one https URL per line, if you have them.
4. Leave BreadcrumbList and Strip core Article schema on unless you have a reason to turn them off.
5. Click Save.

3. Keep or create an Article Item

1. Install already creates a published Articles Item for Joomla content.
2. Or open the Dashboard and apply the Blog article preset.
3. Edit the Item later if you want to limit it to selected categories or menus.

4. Clear cache and test

1. Clear Joomla cache.
2. Open a public article.
3. View Source (Ctrl+U) and search for application/ld+json.
4. You should see @graph with Organization or Person, WebSite, BreadcrumbList, and Article.

Student tip

Start with one published Article Item on all articles. After you see JSON-LD, add Product or FAQ Items.