Implementing SCHEMA on wordpress.com websites

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  fabiusmaximus2000 · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 6:48 pm

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  How do we marking up our homepage as a schema.org/WebSite entity, to get Google’s new “An improved search box within the search results” feature, per their 5 September 2014 note?

  http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.co.il/2014/09/improved-sitelinks-search-box.html

  It puts a site-specific search box at the top of the Google results for a website. That is helpful for large websites, like ours, where a Google search might return URLs of many articles.

  Here’s another article describing it:
  http://blog.similarweb.com/revealing-the-popularity-of-each-schema-markup-type/

  Thank you for your assistance!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

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  Hi there!

  Third party code, such as that used in your request, cannot be installed on WordPress.com sites. This is a security risk as we cannot vet all outside code and it puts our users, their sites, and our servers at risk.

  Plugins and this type of code are only usable on self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  I know the difference between .com and .org can get confusing, so here’s a breakdown of the benefits of each:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Sometimes, even without the installation of a plugin or third-party code, we can help you gain the function you’d like here at WordPress.com. If you let me know your goals, perhaps I can help further.

  Please let me know! Cheers.

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  fabiusmaximus2000 · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 8:16 pm

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  Robyn,

  Thanks for the quick answer! Please pass this on to the developers. Gaining access to full Google search functionality is, as you know, important to gain traffic.

  Thanks for offering to pursue goals — mine is, like so many others, more traffic. Google search sends 1/4th+ of my page views, so making full use of their features is vital.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jan 24, 2015 at 12:05 am

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  Hello again!

  Thanks for offering to pursue goals — mine is, like so many others, more traffic. Google search sends 1/4th+ of my page views, so making full use of their features is vital.

  I 100% empathize. It’s our goal here, too, to make sure your site is seen. Here’s a bit about how we manage and promote SEO here at WordPress.com:

  All About SEO on WordPress.com

  I will also pass your comments along to our developers, and strongly recommend you also leave your thoughts here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/ideas

  I appreciate the time and thought you put into your site, as well as the suggestion.

  Thank you so much!

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  fabiusmaximus2000 · Member · Jan 24, 2015 at 12:12 am

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  Thank you for your prompt and helpful responses!

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jan 24, 2015 at 12:17 am

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  My pleasure! Sending you lots of good vibes for tons of traffic and visibility.

  Let us know if we can help in the future. Best to you :)