Google Authorship
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Hey Guys,
I'm trying to setup an Authorship profile for a client of mine and I am not sure if I have done it correctly.
Here is what I did:
- I put my clients blog in the 'Contributor To' section on Google + (https://plus.google.com/u/0/116742052385950982723/about)
- I confirmed my email address on Google +
- I put the Google + profile link at the end of each article
- I put the Google + profile link in my user account inside of WordPress
- One thing im not too sure about is that there is a link to my clients Google + Page (Not Profile) in the footer, will this prevent authorship?
Have I missed anything?
Thanks!
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Always welcome :}
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Thanks Ayaz!
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Thanks a lot!
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and it is not a correct rel=author link
[Example]([profile_url]?rel=author)
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Another indicator for authorship is the use of the verified email address used on profile
If this is used, and all other authorship indicators are set up, this can show authorship
hope this helps
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Hi Shane,
Thanks for that!
Any idea why my homepage is coming up under authorship?
Also I have included my Google + link at the end of my guest posts, why aren't they included under authorship?
Sample Link:
http://www.disabledgo.com/blog/2013/01/taxi/
Your help would be much appreciated!
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Hello,
Take a link of the article/page which got the link in bottom as you mentioned,
paste the link here : http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets in this page, and test it. if it verifies then its fine. if not it will show you where the problem is.
Hope that helps
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Hi,
Sounds correct, but the best way to make absolutely sure of markup is the rich snippet testing tool as it gives you debuggin hints or tells you if correct.
http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets
5. No this should not prevent Authorship - Just make sure you have submitted the author
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Hi,
Without looking at the site, it can be a bit difficult to see if you have things set-up correctly.
You mention WordPress. Have you considered using an Authorship Plugin? I know there are many out there and I assume most work just fine.
I believe you can even set-up single person authorship through Yoast's SEO plug-in.
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