JSON-LD for Hugo
JSON-LD is a lightweight Linked Data format. JSON-LD stands for JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data, which consists of multi-dimensional arrays. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is based on the already successful JSON format and provides a way to help JSON data interoperate at Web-scale. It is an implementation format for structuring data analogous to Microdata and RDFa. Typically, in terms of SEO, JSON-LD is implemented leveraging the Schema.org vocabulary, a joint effort by Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and Yandex to create a unified structured data vocabulary for the web. By adding structured data to your Hugo site can give you a significant SEO boost and increase your rankings.
This is code snippet I use on my blog. You can add it as partial or just copy between <head></head> tags.
{{ if .IsHome -}}
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"name": "{{ .Site.Title }}",
"url": "{{ .Site.BaseURL }}",
"description": "{{ .Site.Params.description }}",
"thumbnailUrl": "{{ .Site.Params.Logo | absURL }}",
"license": "{{ .Site.Params.Copyright }}"
}
</script>
{{ else if .IsPage }}
{{ $author := or (.Params.author) (.Site.Author.name) }}
{{ $organization := .Site.Title }}
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "BlogPosting",
"articleSection": "{{ .Section }}",
"name": "{{ .Title | safeJS }}",
"headline": "{{ .Title | safeJS }}",
"alternativeHeadline": "{{ .Params.lead }}",
"description": "{{ if .Description }}{{ .Description | safeJS }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ end }}{{ end }}",
"inLanguage": {{ .Site.LanguageCode | default "en-us" }},
"isFamilyFriendly": "true",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "{{ .Permalink }}"
},
"author" : {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "{{ $author }}"
},
"creator" : {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "{{ $author }}"
},
"accountablePerson" : {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "{{ $author }}"
},
"copyrightHolder" : "{{ $organization }}",
"copyrightYear" : "{{ .Date.Format "2006" }}",
"dateCreated": "{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05.00Z" | safeHTML }}",
"datePublished": "{{ .PublishDate.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05.00Z" | safeHTML }}",
"dateModified": "{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05.00Z" | safeHTML }}",
"publisher":{
"@type":"Organization",
"name": {{ $organization }},
"url": {{ .Site.BaseURL }},
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "{{ .Site.Params.logo | absURL }}",
"width":"32",
"height":"32"
}
},
"image": {{ if .Params.images }}[{{ range $i, $e := .Params.images }}{{ if $i }}, {{ end }}{{ $e | absURL }}{{ end }}]{{ else}}{{.Site.Params.logo | absURL }}{{ end }},
"url" : "{{ .Permalink }}",
"wordCount" : "{{ .WordCount }}",
"genre" : [ {{ range $index, $tag := .Params.tags }}{{ if $index }}, {{ end }}"{{ $tag }}" {{ end }}],
"keywords" : [ {{ range $index, $tag := .Params.tags }}{{ if $index }}, {{ end }}"{{ $tag }}" {{ end }}]
}
</script>
{{ end }}
And settings for config file.
baseURL = "https://ronaldsvilcins.com/"
languageCode = "en-us"
title = "Ronalds Vilcins"
[params]
description = "A design-minded full-stack developer and digital advertiser."
author = "Ronalds Vilcins"
copyright = "Ronalds Vilcins"
logo = "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNk+A8AAQUBAScY42YAAAAASUVORK5CYII="