Add COVID-19 Special Announcement Schema Data To WordPress Website

Urgent public notices, operational updates, and emergency schedule changes require immediate communication to your customers and search engine visitors.

Announcements can include:

• Temporary business closure notices
• Travel and service restrictions
• Revised operating hours
• Health and safety guidelines

Search engines support SpecialAnnouncement schema data, displaying urgent notices as prominent rich snippets in search engine results pages (SERPs).

Pre-Requisites

• A WordPress Website (5.0 or higher)
• Divi Theme or Divi Builder (optional, for Divi Modules)
• WordPress Schema Plugin For Divi, Gutenberg & Shortcodes

Add COVID-19 Special Announcement Schema Data To WordPress Website

1. Log in to WordPress Admin and navigate to SEO Schema > Special Announcement.

2. Click Add Special Announcement Schema.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Schema Name popup modal and click Save.

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Include and Exclude Rules for Special Announcement Schema

1. Configure which posts or pages display Special Announcement schema:

   (Note: Exclude rules take precedence over Include rules if a post matches both conditions.)

   • Include Singular Posts By Type:
     • Select public post types (e.g., Posts, Pages) from the autocomplete dropdown.
     • Applies Special Announcement schema to all published entries under the selected post types.
   • Include Specific Posts:
     • Select individual landing pages or blog posts from the autocomplete field.
     • Applies Special Announcement schema exclusively to the selected pages.
   • Exclude Specific Posts:
     • Select specific pages to exclude from generating Special Announcement schema.

2. In the example above:

   • Specific child page Nested Child Page is excluded.
   • All published entries under post type Posts are included.
   • Specific page Home is included.

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Special Announcement Schema Fields

1. Configure official SpecialAnnouncement schema properties:

2. Title: A brief headline summarizing the announcement.

   • Available field mapping options:

     • Fixed Value: Enter static text applied across all matched pages.
     • New Custom Field: Adds a custom input field to post edit screens.
     • Existing Custom Field: Map an existing post meta field key.

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     Title - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

3. Description: Detailed information regarding the notice or operational update.

   • Available field mapping options:

     • Fixed Value: Enter static summary text.
     • New Custom Field / Existing Custom Field: Map custom meta input fields.

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     Description - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

4. Publish Date: The date when the announcement was officially issued.

   • Available field mapping options:

     • Fixed Value: Select a static date from the date picker.
     • New Custom Field / Existing Custom Field: Map custom date meta fields.

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     Publish Date - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

5. Expiry Date: The date when the announcement expires and is no longer active.

   • Available field mapping options:

     • Fixed Value: Select an expiration date from the date picker.
     • New Custom Field / Existing Custom Field: Map custom meta expiration dates.

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     Expiry Date - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

6. Category: A URL reference classifying the announcement (e.g., official Wikipedia topic URL).

   • Available field mapping options:

     • Fixed Value: Enter a static category URL.
     • New Custom Field / Existing Custom Field: Map custom meta category fields.

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     Category - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

7. Spatial Coverage: The broader geographic region affected by the announcement.

   • (Note: Either Location or Spatial Coverage is required for schema validity.)

   • Available field mapping options:

     • None: Omit this field from schema output.
     • New Custom Field: Map a custom spatial coverage input field.

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     Spatial Coverage - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

8. Location: The specific facility or address associated with the announcement.

   • (Note: Either Location or Spatial Coverage is required for schema validity.)

   • Available field mapping options:

     • None: Omit this field from schema output.
     • New Custom Field: Map a custom location input field.

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     Location - Covid-19 Special Announcement - WordPress Schema Plugin

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Save Special Announcement Settings

1. The Save Schema Settings button highlights blue when configuration changes are detected.

2. Click Save Schema Settings to store your configuration.

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Add Announcement Data to Page Meta Box

1. Applicable if one or more schema fields are set to New Custom Field.

2. Edit any page in WordPress admin included in your Special Announcement schema configuration.

3. Scroll below the main content editor to locate the Special Announcement Schema meta box.

4. Enter the announcement details into the designated meta fields and save your page.

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Test Special Announcement Schema Validity

1. Google provides official testing tools to validate structured data: Google Rich Results Test and Schema Markup Validator.

2. You can inspect your live page URL or test raw HTML code snippets.

3. Open a published page containing Special Announcement schema in your web browser.

4. If logged into WordPress, click Check Schema Markup in the top admin bar.

5. This automatically opens Google’s validation tool preloaded with your page URL for immediate testing.

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