{"id":780,"date":"2020-01-22T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/22\/fix-data-vocabulary-org-schema-deprecated-error\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:35:40","slug":"fix-data-vocabulary-org-schema-deprecated-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/fix-data-vocabulary-org-schema-deprecated-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fix &#8220;data-vocabulary.org schema deprecated&#8221; Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/blog\/2020\/01\/data-vocabulary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announces<\/a> the end of support for data-vocabulary from April 6, 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot-2024-06-13-112659.png\" alt=\"Google announces the end of support for data-vocabulary from April 6, 2020!\" class=\"wp-image-46629\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not panic, webmasters. The post includes the solution for your site to convert data-vocabulary to schema.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schema.org<\/a> structured data scheme is to be used as a replacement of data-vocabulary to be eligible for Google rich results features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google says, &#8220;<em>As a preparation for the change and starting today, Search Console will issue warnings for pages using the data-vocabulary.org schema so that you can prepare for the sunset in time.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you got a warning Email as below, you are at the right place:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Warning-Email-for-updating-the-structured-data-to-schema.org-for-the-webpage.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Warning-Email-for-updating-the-structured-data-to-schema.org-for-the-webpage.png\" alt=\"Warning Email for updating the structured data to schema.org for the webpage\" class=\"wp-image-7494\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid the notices from Google for using the old structured data with the below solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous structured data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/data-vocabulary-markup.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/data-vocabulary-markup.jpg\" alt=\"data-vocabulary-markup\" class=\"wp-image-7484\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Updated schema.org structured data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/schema-markup.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/schema-markup.jpg\" alt=\"schema-markup\" class=\"wp-image-7485\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pages not updating their structured data may face decreased organic visibility and less traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s see how I helped <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/fix-data-vocabulary-org-schema-deprecated-error\/#comment-1465\">the first person who commented<\/a> below for help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I tested his page in the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/appearance\/structured-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Structured Data Testing Tool<\/a>, I got the error:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/data-vocabulary.org-schema-deprecated.png\" alt=\"data-vocabulary.org schema deprecated\" class=\"wp-image-7512\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And looking at the Breadcrumb code, highlighted code as shown below needed to be updated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/data-vocabulary-org-markup-will-no-longer-be-eligible-for-Google-rich-result-features.png\" alt=\"data-vocabulary org markup will no longer be eligible for Google rich result features\" class=\"wp-image-7513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I generated code with <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/schema-generator\/breadcrumb\">Breadcrumb schema generator<\/a> and updated that code with the Google recommended Schema.org code as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fixed-solved-data-vocabulary.org-schema-deprecated-error.png\" alt=\"fixed solved data-vocabulary.org schema deprecated error\" class=\"wp-image-7514\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can validate(using Structured Data Testing Tool) the new code by replacing the old one and the error will be gone as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Solved-data-vocabulary.org-schema-deprecated-error-1.png\" alt=\"Solved data-vocabulary.org schema deprecated error\" class=\"wp-image-7516\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After successful validation, update the code on your website and test it again in Structured Data Tool and click on <strong>&#8220;Validate Fix&#8221;<\/strong> from your website&#8217;s <strong>Google Search Console &gt; Breadcrumbs <\/strong>to request Google to recrawl your website for updated Schema Breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GoogleSearchConsole-data-vocbulary-org-schema-deprecated.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console-data-vocabulary-org schema deprecated\" class=\"wp-image-7518\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes from the announcement:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google notices the increase in usage and popularity of schema.org which leads to a change in the structured data scheme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beginning from January 20 to April 06, 2020, the sites using data-vocabulary structured data will receive a warning for the same in Google search console.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another option as suggested by Google is to use <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/test\/rich-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google&#8217;s Rich Results<\/a> tool for testing the live code snippets if it is eligible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/google-rich-snippets-for-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rich snippets<\/a> or not! For example,<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages using data-vocabulary schema will remain valid for all other purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is advisable to update the structured data scheme using the given solution with the required changes as per the plugins you are using for the structured data schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can note that the &nbsp;JSON-LD Schema.org structured data format is the preferred option when it comes to popularity. You can always rely on our <a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/schema-generator\">free Schema generator tools<\/a> to generate schema markup for your purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: Due to lack of time, I won&#8217;t be able to help all of you who have commented but you can follow the example that I have added in the post to implement the solution easily for your website.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If your Breadcrumbs are part of a plugin or a theme you are using, you can contact them for an update to get this issue fixed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Else, you may&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/contacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact our Meetanshi Support Team<\/a> for Professional Help to switch to schema.org structured data.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google announces the end of support for data-vocabulary from April 6, 2020! 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