Has JSON-LD VideoGame reports whether a page’s raw HTML contains a JSON-LD @type of VideoGame, returned as 1 (found) or 0 (not found). It is a text pattern check on the source, not a validation of the structured-data graph, so a 1 confirms the string is present, not that the schema is correct.
| Factor ID | RG-SCJ-264 |
|---|---|
| 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 VideoGame in the raw source of the page. VideoGame is the schema.org type used to describe an individual video game, so its presence signals that the page has declared itself, in machine-readable form, as being about a specific game rather than a generic article or product.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the raw HTML for the string "@type": "VideoGame", allowing flexible whitespace around the colon and optionally accepting a schema: prefix on the type value. Matching is case-insensitive. If the pattern is found anywhere in the source the factor returns 1; otherwise it returns 0.
What RankGear looks for
"@type": "VideoGame"
"@type": "schema:VideoGame" // schema: prefix accepted
"@type":"VIDEOGAME" // whitespace and case ignored| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | A @type of VideoGame was matched in the raw HTML. |
| 0 | No such type string was found in the source. |
How to optimize it
Use VideoGame only for a genuine video game, and make every property reflect content a user can verify on the page: accurate platform, genre, publisher, ratings, system requirements, play mode, and offers. Because this factor only checks that the type string exists, treat a 1 as a starting point rather than the goal. The point is not to place the string on the page; it is to describe a real game accurately, with the string present as a byproduct of correct markup.
Important considerations
- The detector pattern-matches source text rather than parsing and validating a JSON-LD graph.
- A matching string that sits outside valid JSON-LD (for example in a comment, script text, or unrelated markup) can still produce a 1.
- Capitalization differences do not affect detection, so
videogameandVideoGameboth match. - Validate the complete structured data independently with a schema validator; this factor cannot confirm the JSON-LD is well-formed or eligible for rich results.
- This is a prioritization signal that tracks with position inside a measured result set. It does not make a page rank and it does not guarantee any placement; correlation is not causation.
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