Last Updated: 2024-11-21

I added some product micro-data for SEO purposes. The validation process on Google takes up to 30 days. I got arrogant and deployed the snippets code without double-checking its correctness. And of course, it ended up being incorrect. Therefore I had to wait 30 days for another shot.

• At the very least, as a check, I could have counted braces (I didn't close one }) and trailing commas.
• I could have also checked property names were accurate and existing in their API (I had images instead of image). Pluralization errors are common.
• I could have tried parsing the JSON object and ensuring it worked.
• [This particular case] Most of all, I should have used the validation tools provided online.