Has JSON-LD GovernmentOrganization reports whether RankGear finds an @type value of GovernmentOrganization in a page’s raw source (1) or not (0). It is a text-pattern check on the raw HTML, not a validation of the underlying JSON-LD graph, so a stray matching string can register a 1.
| Factor ID | RG-SCJ-097 |
|---|---|
| Family | Structured Data – JSON-LD |
| Measurement | Binary presence (0 / 1) |
| Measured zone | Raw rendered HTML |
What it measures
This factor reports whether RankGear finds an @type value for GovernmentOrganization in the raw source of the page. It answers one question — is this schema type declared anywhere in the served HTML — and returns 1 when a match is present and 0 when it is not.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the raw HTML for "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", allowing flexible whitespace around the value and an optional schema: prefix. Matching is case-insensitive, so capitalization differences do not affect the result. The check is a pattern match on source text rather than a parse of the JSON-LD graph.
What RankGear looks for
"@type": "GovernmentOrganization"
"@type":"schema:governmentorganization"| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | A matching @type string for GovernmentOrganization was found in the raw HTML. |
| 0 | No matching string was found. |
How to optimize it
Use GovernmentOrganization only for a genuine government body — with an accurate identity, jurisdiction, services, contact details, and official URL, and with properties that match the page’s visible content. Treat the 1/0 result as an observation of what the detector can see in the source, not a target to chase: declaring the type on a page that is not a government organization misrepresents the entity and adds no legitimate value.
Important considerations
- The detector pattern-matches source text; it does not validate a JSON-LD graph.
- A matching string that sits outside valid JSON-LD can still produce a 1.
- Capitalization differences do not affect detection.
- Validate the complete structured data independently with a dedicated schema validator.
- Presence of this markup relates to, and does not cause, a page’s position; it is a prioritization signal within a measured result set, never a guarantee of ranking.
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