Has JSON-LD AdministrativeArea reports whether RankGear finds an @type value of AdministrativeArea in a page’s raw HTML source, returning 1 on any match and 0 otherwise. It is a case-insensitive text match on the source, not a validation of the JSON-LD graph, so a matching string anywhere in the source counts.
| Factor ID | RG-SCJ-005 |
|---|---|
| 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 AdministrativeArea in the raw source. AdministrativeArea is the Schema.org type for a defined geographic or governmental region — a country, state, county, or similar named area with clear boundaries and relationships. The result is a simple presence signal: the type is either detected in the source or it is not.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the raw HTML for flexible whitespace around "@type": "AdministrativeArea", optionally allowing a schema: prefix. The detector is case-insensitive and returns 1 on any match. It works on the source text directly and does not parse, execute, or validate the surrounding JSON-LD.
What RankGear looks for
"@type": "AdministrativeArea"
"@type" : "administrativearea"
"@type":"schema:AdministrativeArea"| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | An @type of AdministrativeArea was matched in the raw source (any case, optional schema: prefix). |
| 0 | No such @type string was found in the source. |
How to optimize it
Use AdministrativeArea for a genuine geographic or governmental area, with clear naming and relationships. Add it only where the page truly describes such a region — the type and all of its properties must accurately reflect content that is visible on the page. Because this detector only checks for the type’s presence in the source, treat a 1 as confirmation that the markup is being emitted, not as a target to hit for its own sake.
Important considerations
- RankGear pattern-matches the raw source; it does not parse or validate the JSON-LD graph.
- A matching string outside a valid JSON-LD script can still produce 1.
- Capitalization differences do not affect this detector.
- The type and all properties must accurately reflect visible content.
- Presence of this markup correlates with, and does not cause, ranking position; it is a prioritization signal measured within a result set, not a guarantee of where a page ranks.
Related factors
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