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    Adding a Google sitelinks searchbox

    I'm trying to add the schema.org markup on the SFNT to hopefully get Google to add the Sitelinks search box to it's search results. I can't seem to get it past the urlTemplate

    Code:
    http://www.domain.com/search.html?q={} (There is an error in your Sitelinks Search Box template: INVALID_SYNTAX.)
    I'm using

    Code:
    <div id="search-box" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebSite">
         <meta itemprop="url" content="http://www.domain.com/"/>
            <div class="container-fluid">
                <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-remove" id="search-form-close"></span>
                <form method="get" action="/search.html" class="form-inline clearfix" role="form" itemprop="potentialAction" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SearchAction">
                <meta itemprop="target" content="http://www.domain.com/search.html?q={&mvte:global:Search;}"/>
                    <input itemprop="query-input" type="text" name="q" value="&mvte:global:Search;" id="search" class="form-control searchspring-query" autocomplete="off" placeholder="SEARCH..." />
                    <input type="hidden" class="form-control" value="GO">
                </form>
            </div>...
    I'm guessing that the &mvte:global:Search; isn't working because it really doesn't have a result until the search has been completed.

    Has anyone successfully added this?

    ​​​​​​https://developers.google.com/search...inks-searchbox
    Last edited by lesliekirk; 08-05-16, 08:13 AM.
    Leslie Kirk
    Miva Certified Developer
    Miva Merchant Specialist since 1997
    Previously of Webs Your Way
    (aka Leslie Nord leslienord)

    Email me: [email protected]
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    #2
    FYI - I have also tried using this schema code

    Code:
    <script type="application/ld+json">
    {
      "@context": "http://schema.org",
      "@type": "WebSite",
      "url": "https://www.example.com/",
      "potentialAction": {
        "@type": "SearchAction",
        "target": "https://query.example.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
        "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
      }
    }
    </script>
    It passes validation but never got the sitelinks search box added to Google
    Leslie Kirk
    Miva Certified Developer
    Miva Merchant Specialist since 1997
    Previously of Webs Your Way
    (aka Leslie Nord leslienord)

    Email me: [email protected]
    www.lesliekirk.com

    Follow me: Twitter | Facebook | FourSquare | Pinterest | Flickr

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      #3
      Try removing the curly braces.

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        #4
        If I remove the curly braces it fails validation. If I use &mvte:global:Search; it fails validation. If I use q={search_term_string} it passes validation.
        Leslie Kirk
        Miva Certified Developer
        Miva Merchant Specialist since 1997
        Previously of Webs Your Way
        (aka Leslie Nord leslienord)

        Email me: [email protected]
        www.lesliekirk.com

        Follow me: Twitter | Facebook | FourSquare | Pinterest | Flickr

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          #5
          In reading up on this some more, the following would be correct as long as the url and target have been updated properly to match the store in question. How long has it been implemented? At first glance I thought you replaced the {search_term_string} with the actual query, but that doesn't appear to be the case. This is just to trigger the display of the sitelink search box if your site qualifies. As usual, you are at Google's discretion as to if/when a sitelink search box appears for a given query.

          Code:
          <script type="application/ld+json">
          {
            "@context": "http://schema.org",
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "url": "https://www.example.com/",
            "potentialAction": {
              "@type": "SearchAction",
              "target": "https://query.example.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
              "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
            }
          }
          </script>
          Last edited by Dan - Glendale Designs; 08-10-16, 03:15 PM.

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            #6
            Well, it's been longer than the store owner would like...
            Leslie Kirk
            Miva Certified Developer
            Miva Merchant Specialist since 1997
            Previously of Webs Your Way
            (aka Leslie Nord leslienord)

            Email me: [email protected]
            www.lesliekirk.com

            Follow me: Twitter | Facebook | FourSquare | Pinterest | Flickr

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              #7
              I'm having an issue with the Sitelinks Search Box (WebSite) again. I thought this had been resolved but I'm seeing an error in the Google Search Console
              Invalid items are not eligible for Google Search's rich results.
              The error is
              Missing field "url"
              I would think it would be affecting more pages on the site but it seems only to be a handful (unless the Google dam is about to break).
              Leslie Kirk
              Miva Certified Developer
              Miva Merchant Specialist since 1997
              Previously of Webs Your Way
              (aka Leslie Nord leslienord)

              Email me: [email protected]
              www.lesliekirk.com

              Follow me: Twitter | Facebook | FourSquare | Pinterest | Flickr

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                #8
                Your application/ld+json markup is correct.

                Apparently Google rarely shows a sitelinks search box and the markup has no effect on Google's decision to show it or not.

                This article has some good info on that. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/...-shown/365290/
                Nick Harkins
                www.loveisarose.com
                *Web Developer
                *Miva
                *Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, Merchant Center, Ads

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                  #9
                  Sorry I missed your latest question somehow.

                  What entities are you using to display the url?

                  I've been using this with no issues for quite some time.

                  Code:
                  <-script type="application/ld+json"->
                      {
                          "@context": "https://schema.org",
                          "@type": "WebSite",
                          "url": "&mvte:urls:SFNT:auto;",
                          "potentialAction": [{
                              "@type": "SearchAction",
                              "target": {
                                  "@type": "EntryPoint",
                                  "urlTemplate": "&mvte:urls:SRCH:auto_sep;Search={Search}"
                              },
                              "query-input": "required name=Search"
                          }]
                      }
                  <-/script->
                  Nick Harkins
                  www.loveisarose.com
                  *Web Developer
                  *Miva
                  *Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, Merchant Center, Ads

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