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    • bherman
      bherman Subscriber last edited by

      I have a client who, due to covid, will have two sets of business hours. Morning hours for business customers, and afternoon hours for general customers. Is it possible to designate this distinction in schema?

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      • BlueprintMarketing
        BlueprintMarketing last edited by

        What it will break is the ability to indicate that a place is closed over lunch-time with a single OpeningHoursSpecification node, which works currently because you can simply sort the times for opens/closes to reconstruct the intended order, like so:

        <code># opens 8:00 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 20:00
        opens 08:00:00
        closes 12:30:00
        opens 14:00:00
        closes 20:00:00</code> 
        

        if you allow

        <code># opens 20.00 - 02:00 next day
        opens 20:00:00
        closes 02:00:00</code> 
        

        then there can be cases that become ambiguous, e.g. i. if you use more than one pair per OpeningHoursSpecification without making the case undecidable, like so:

        <code># opens 8 - 16:00 and 21:00 - 9:00: next day
        opens 08:00:00
        closes 16:00:00
        opens 21:00:00
        closes 09:00:00</code> 
        

        It could also mean opens 8:00 - 9:00 and 21:00 - 16:00 next day.

        What might work is a rule that cross-midnight intervals are only allowed if you have exactly one pair of opens / closes properties. And we need to precisely define how this works in the light of additional statements for the next day of the week, in particular with validity constraints (like seasonal opening hours).

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        • BlueprintMarketing
          BlueprintMarketing last edited by

          Hello,

          covid I with you and your client safe days ahead

          https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/special-announcements

          https://www.schemaapp.com/how-to/your-guide-to-covid-19-structured-data/ https://schema.org/CovidTestingFacility

          https://support.google.com/business/answer/3039617?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&hl=en

          https://searchengineland.com/schema-org-adds-covid-19-related-structured-data-types-in-version-7-0-330831

          for  Structured data I would use it like pharmacy’s do but name is what you like.

          this tool will help you make your own

          https://technicalseo.com/tools/schema-markup-generator/

          Here are some great examples

          https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/local-business#business-hourshttps://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/local-business#multiple-departments```

          <title>Dave's Department Store</title>
              <scripttype="application ld+json"="">{
                "@context":"https://schema.org",
                "@type":"Store",
                "image":[
                  "https://example.com/photos/1x1/photo.jpg",
                  "https://example.com/photos/4x3/photo.jpg",
                  "https://example.com/photos/16x9/photo.jpg"
                 ],
                "@id":"http://davesdeptstore.example.com",
                "name":"Dave's Department Store",
                "address":{
                  "@type":"PostalAddress",
                  "streetAddress":"1600 Saratoga Ave",
                  "addressLocality":"San Jose",
                  "addressRegion":"CA",
                  "postalCode":"95129",
                  "addressCountry":"US"
                },
                "geo":{
                  "@type":"GeoCoordinates",
                  "latitude":37.293058,
                  "longitude":-121.988331
                },
                "url":"http://www.example.com/store-locator/sl/San-Jose-Westgate-Store/1427",
                "priceRange":"$$",
                "telephone":"+14088717984",
                "openingHoursSpecification":[
                  {
                    "@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "dayOfWeek":[
                      "Monday",
                      "Tuesday",
                      "Wednesday",
                      "Thursday",
                      "Friday",
                      "Saturday"
                    ],
                    "opens":"08:00",
                    "closes":"23:59"
                  },
                  {
                    "@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "dayOfWeek":"Sunday",
                    "opens":"08:00",
                    "closes":"23:00"
                  }
                ],
                "department":[
                  {
                    "@type":"Pharmacy",
                    "image":[
                  "https://example.com/photos/1x1/photo.jpg",
                  "https://example.com/photos/4x3/photo.jpg",
                  "https://example.com/photos/16x9/photo.jpg"
                 ],
                    "name":"Dave's Pharmacy",
                    "telephone":"+14088719385",
                    "openingHoursSpecification":[
                      {
                        "@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification",
                        "dayOfWeek":[
                          "Monday",
                          "Tuesday",
                          "Wednesday",
                          "Thursday",
                          "Friday"
                        ],
                        "opens":"09:00",
                        "closes":"19:00"
                      },
                      {
                        "@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification",
                        "dayOfWeek":"Saturday",
                        "opens":"09:00",
                        "closes":"17:00"
                      },
                      {
                        "@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification",
                        "dayOfWeek":"Sunday",
                        "opens":"11:00",
                        "closes":"17:00"
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }</scripttype="application>

          
          remember to submit the changes to google here
          
          [https://search.google.com/search-console/special-announcement](https://search.google.com/search-console/special-announcement)
          
          I didn’t finish the last one but the tool will help ma it work 
          
          sincerely, 
          
          Tom
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