Does Schema.org markup require a HTML 5 doctype?
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I would like to implement Schema/microdata on a clients website, but the site is currently XHTML. Is html5 required for the micro data tags to be recognised? Will it work if I implement micro data on my XHTML site? Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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Does Schema.org markup require a HTML 5 doctype?
No.
These are signals/data for search engines, not coding that will be rendered by browsers.
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