Has JSON-LD Place reports whether RankGear finds an @type value of Place in a page’s raw HTML source, returning a binary 1 (present) or 0 (absent). It is a text-pattern match against the source, not a validation of the JSON-LD graph, so a 1 confirms the string exists — not that the markup is correct.
| Factor ID | RG-SCJ-204 |
|---|---|
| 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 of Place in the raw source of the page. It answers one question — does the page declare Place structured data — and returns 1 when that pattern is present or 0 when it is not.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the raw HTML for the @type / Place pairing, allowing flexible whitespace around "@type": "Place" and optionally permitting a schema: prefix. Matching is case-insensitive, so capitalization differences do not affect the result.
What RankGear looks for
"@type": "Place"
"@type":"schema:Place"| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Place @type string was found in the raw HTML. |
| 0 | No matching Place @type string was found. |
How to optimize it
Use Place only for a real physical or virtual place, with an accurate name, address, coordinates, images, opening details, and identifiers. Ensure every property reflects content users can verify on the page. Treat the 1/0 as an observation of what your markup declares, not a target to chase — adding the string without a genuine place behind it does not improve the page.
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 before relying on it.
- Presence of this markup correlates with, and does not cause, ranking position; it is a prioritization signal within a measured result set, never a guarantee of where a page ranks.
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