WordPress: Author’s Google+ info in search results
Google is piloting the display of author information in search results to help users discover great content. To have author information beside search result, you will need a Google+ profile, self host wordpress blog or Google’s Blogger,
Steps
i) Sign-in to your Google+
ii) click on: http://plus.google.com/me/about/edit/co, add in your blog’s name and URL
iii) click on profile page, copy url: https://plus.google.com/XXXXXXXXXXXX/posts
iv) Go to WordPress admin page -> “Appearance” -> click on “Editor”
ii) click on: http://plus.google.com/me/about/edit/co, add in your blog’s name and URL
iii) click on profile page, copy url: https://plus.google.com/XXXXXXXXXXXX/posts
iv) Go to WordPress admin page -> “Appearance” -> click on “Editor”
v) Then paste this code at theme’s “head.php”
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<link rel="author" href="https://plus.google.com/XXXXXXXXXXXX/posts"/> |
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paste these code at theme’s “functions.php”
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function google_rel_author_in_document_head() { echo '<link rel="author" href="https://plus.google.com/XXXXXXXXXXXX/posts"/>'; } add_action('wp_head', 'google_rel_author_in_document_head',99); |
vi) To see sample of author data on what Google can extract from your page, use “Structured Data Testing Tool”
After done all steps above, you’ll need to wait Google to re-crawl your site before it can show your content with author info on search result. In my case, it takes 8 days (from 7th Dec to 14th Dec) with an confirmation email received as below:
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References
i) Webmaster Tools: Author information in search results
ii) DIY Themes: Add Support for Google’s rel=author Microformat
iii) WPBeginner: How to Get Google’s Verified Authorship for your WordPress Blog
iv) Social Media Examiner: Add Google Author Tags to Your Blog for Improved Search Results
ii) DIY Themes: Add Support for Google’s rel=author Microformat
iii) WPBeginner: How to Get Google’s Verified Authorship for your WordPress Blog
iv) Social Media Examiner: Add Google Author Tags to Your Blog for Improved Search Results
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