OpinionNewsArticle

OpinionNewsArticle is a NewsArticle subtype for opinion content: op-eds, editorials, columns, commentary. It adds no properties of its own. The type's value is in the signal: "this piece argues a viewpoint; it is not straight reporting."

Full example of schema.org/OpinionNewsArticle json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/OpinionNewsArticle

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "OpinionNewsArticle",
  "headline": "Stop shipping microdata: JSON-LD won years ago",
  "datePublished": "2026-04-05",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Xoo", "jobTitle": "Columnist" },
  "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Xoo Code" },
  "articleSection": "Commentary",
  "mainEntityOfPage": "https://xoocode.com/opinion/stop-shipping-microdata"
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid OpinionNewsArticle entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/OpinionNewsArticle (minimal)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "OpinionNewsArticle",
  "headline": "Stop shipping microdata: JSON-LD won years ago",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Xoo" },
  "datePublished": "2026-04-05"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

OpinionNewsArticle is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). OpinionNewsArticle becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common OpinionNewsArticle mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

Tagging analysis as opinion

Wrong

OpinionNewsArticle for a neutral explainer that does not argue a position

Right

AnalysisNewsArticle for explainers, OpinionNewsArticle only for pieces that argue a viewpoint

Opinion implies an authorial stance. An explainer, however detailed, is not opinion. Use AnalysisNewsArticle for the former.

Schema properties in this example

OpinionNewsArticle NewsArticle headline datePublished author Person jobTitle publisher Organization articleSection mainEntityOfPage

About the example data

An editorial by Jane Xoo in the Xoo Code commentary section arguing for JSON-LD as the default structured data format.

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