Google Structured Data Pro 6.2.1

Google Structured Data 6.2.1​

Released on Monday, 06 July 2026 12:18
Maturity: Stable

Release Notes​

Read the detailed notes about this release, including new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Security

• Security: Prevented Cloudflare and other CDNs from caching logged-in users' Markdown responses
• Security: Fixed obsolete framework files not being removed during updates.

Added

• Added support for the data-gsd-markdown-ignore HTML attribute to exclude marked elements from Markdown output.
• Added options to toggle the YAML Frontmatter and Schema Summary in the Markdown output.
• Added Rating Value and Review Count properties to Service Schema.
• Added "X-Robots-Tag: none" header for Markdown page responses.
• Added Service Type property to Service Schema.

Fixed

• Fixed PHP 8.5 deprecation in KnowledgeGraph.php.
• Fixed PHP 8.1+ deprecation "strtolower(): Passing null to parameter #1" in the JReviews integration when a content field group has no fields.
• Fixed Markdown URLs returning 404 when Joomla's SEF "Add Suffix to URL" option is enabled.
• Fixed Markdown URLs incorrectly redirecting when Joomla's SEF "Add Suffix to URL" or "Trailing Slash" options are enabled
• Fixed Markdown requests being served as cached HTML when JCH Optimize or other page-cache plugins are active.
• Fixed cached Markdown responses not being cleared after changing the extraction method.
• Fixed shortcodes remaining unparsed in the Markdown output.

Compatibility​

Your site should meet the following requirements to be able to install this release.

Joomla
4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6.0 6.1
PHP
7.4 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4

The 6.2.1 RC7 release builds upon the extension's ability to automatically inject schema.org JSON-LD data into your site’s code, helping Google understand your content to generate Rich Snippets in search results.

Added

• Introducing HTML to Markdown conversion for AI Agents.
• Added VacationRental business type in Local Business Schema.
• Added the image property in Organization Schema, derived from the logo field.

Fixed

• Fixed HikaShop integration to always use the first ordered product image.
• Fixed J2Commerce integration missing price, sku, mpn, brand, currency, and availability options.
• Fixed Zoo custom fields may not return a proper value.

Release Notes​

Read the detailed notes about this release, including new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Added

• Helix Ultimate featured image support in Joomla Content integration.

Fixed

• Publishing Rules in the EasyBlog integration not loading correctly.
• Publishing Rules in the Quix integration not loading correctly in the latest versions.
• Quix php error "Undefined property: stdClass::$metadata".
• JBusinessDirectory Address mapping to return the country code.
• Custom Code Date Smart Tags not returning a valid ISO 8601 formatted date.

Compatibility​

Your site should meet the following requirements to be able to install this release.

Joomla
4.04.14.24.34.45.05.15.25.35.46.0
PHP
7.4 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4

Added

• Custom fields support for J2Store(J2Commerce).
• "Lodging Business" to the Organization Schema.
• Support for multiple values to NACIS Organization property.
• Improved security in AJAX requests.

Fixed

• VirtueMart may not render structured data when viewing a product page under certain circumstances.
• RSBlog PHP error related to post author when viewing a blog post page.
• Site Representation Founding Date could be saved incorrectly depending on site timezone.
• Dates in Custom Code would not appear in ISO 8601 format.
• Image URLs in Custom Code not being generated as full URLs.
• PHP 8.1+: "str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3" in Custom Code Schema.
• French translations breaking the editor due to syntax errors in the language files.
• HowTo Schema error "array_values(): Argument #1 ($array) must be of type array, null given".

Added

• Joomla 6 Native Support.
• TechArticle sub-Schema option in Article Schema.
• Support for price ranges in Service Schema.

Fixed

• PHP 8.1+ - Deprecated: ucfirst(): Passing null to parameter #1.
• "Duplicate field FAQPage" error in Google Rich Results Tool by merging FAQ Schemas into one entity

Added

• Joomla 6 Native Support.
• TechArticle sub-Schema option in Article Schema.
• Support for price ranges in Service Schema.

Fixed

• PHP 8.1+ - Deprecated: ucfirst(): Passing null to parameter #1.
• "Duplicate field FAQPage" error in Google Rich Results Tool by merging FAQ Schemas into one entity.

Added

• Rating Value and Review Count properties in Book Schema.
• Option to generate site structured data on custom pages.
• Support for min/max pricing in Course Schema.

Fixed

• "WebAssetManager is locked, you came late" error when using the "Wait Page to Render" option.
• Dashboard GSD Menu Item remaining highlighted when navigating to other GSD menu items.
• Ampersand characters being incorrectly converted to their HTML entity in structured data.
• PHP Warning related to Event Schema.
• Virtual Location URL wasn't being set properly in Event Schema.
• J-BusinessDirectory php warning "attempt to read properly name in null".
• PHP Deprecated Warning in Course Schema "substr(): Passing null to parameter #1".
• Global Options Overview > Logo & Social Profiles appearing as disabled when it should be enabled.

Changed

• Improved JReviews integration to return proper labels for multi-select custom field values.

Added

• Redesigned the extension settings page for improved clarity and usability.
• Introduced a new Site Representation tab for managing Organization or Person Schema setup.
• Automatic generation of Organization or Person Schema on the homepage.
• A new Usage Tracking setting to help us improve the extension.
• Option to remove the schema generated by Joomla's Breadcrumbs Module.

Fixed

• Homepage structured data not detected by Rich Results Test
• Local Business > Custom Value not allowing to set coordinates manually.
• Zoo Integration not generating structured data in edge cases.

Changed

• Renamed the “Prepare Content” setting to Run Shortcodes for better clarity.
• Updated the foundingDate property in the Organization schema to exclude the timestamp.
• Updated Site URL property to exclude trailing slash.
• Sets minimum required Joomla! version to 4.0.
• Sets minimum required PHP version to 7.4.
• Removed the unsupported Sitelinks Search Box schema.

Released on Wednesday, 05 March 2025 12:26​

Maturity: Stable

Release Notes​

Added

• The Organization Schema Type.

Fixed

• PHP error in JReviews integration.
• Structured data not genereated in Joomla Content integration when the Category Publishing Rule is set.