Google Search Console: Breadcrumb Schema Report

Google Search Console notifies webmasters of issues with their breadcrumb schema. We will use the term error throughout this article, but you may also see ‘warning’ or ‘problem’. If your site’s breadcrumb schema report shows errors, we’ll help you determine where the issue occurs so the correct support team can help you.

How to check if the error is caused by the Yoast SEO breadcrumb schema

How to solve Yoast SEO breadcrumb errors

To solve Yoast SEO breadcrumb errors, check the Schema Markup Validator description and consult the relevant section below.

Missing title for post or page

• One of name or item.name must be provided
• Either “name” or “item.name” should be specified

The breadcrumb schema markup does not have a title. Either the post or page itself doesn’t have a defined title (appears as (no title) in the page overview), or has an empty breadcrumb title. To add a custom breadcrumb title, please follow the steps on the article The breadcrumbs title setting.

Missing image for post or page

• A value for the image field is required
• The image field is recommended. Please provide a value if available.

A featured image was not selected for the post or page. Please set a featured image by editing the post or page.

Incomplete breadcrumb markup

• A value for the id field is required
• Missing field “id”
• A value for the item field is required
• Missing field “item”
• A value for the itemListElement field is required
• Missing field “itemListElement”

The breadcrumb markup is incomplete. With default settings, this is not likely to occur with Yoast SEO breadcrumbs. Please contact support for further assistance.

Other error not listed above

If you see a different breadcrumb error in the JSON-LD section, please contact support for further assistance.

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