Below is how I crafted the schema breadcrumbs path and the WebPage schema for Xenforo 2. Add this to the head section of your PAGE_CONTAINER template file. This works great for Xenforo pages, for some reason the developers left out structured data for pages.
JSON snippet for breadcrumbs
JSON snippet for WebPage schema
I've also used this for the meta description tag. If you decide to implement this, then I recommend you duplicate your theme xml file, rename it and remove the description tag from within the PAGE_CONTAINER template file.
For the canonical tag, I used this Xenforo conditional
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JSON snippet for breadcrumbs
Code:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "https://schema.org/",
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"itemListElement": [{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "{{ link('canonical:index')|escape('js') }}"
},{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "{$h1}",
"item": "{$xf.fullUri}"
}]
}
</script>JSON snippet for WebPage schema
Code:
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context": "http://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"name": "{$h1}",
"description": "{$description}",
"publisher": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"name": "{'boardTitle': $xf.options.boardTitle})|escape('js') }}"
}
}
</script>I've also used this for the meta description tag. If you decide to implement this, then I recommend you duplicate your theme xml file, rename it and remove the description tag from within the PAGE_CONTAINER template file.
Code:
<meta name="description" content="{$description}"/>For the canonical tag, I used this Xenforo conditional
Code:
<link rel="canonical" href="{$xf.fullUri}" />If you need a helping hand, comment below. I will do my best to help you out. If you need support SEO optimising your Xenforo community, reach out to me. I'm available to hire on an hourly freelance basis.
