# How to Add Article Schema for Blog Content | AEO.page > Mark up your articles and blog posts with Article schema so AI engines can assess authorship and freshness. # How to Add Article Schema for Blog Content Difficulty: Easy 10 minutes Category: Schema Mark up your articles and blog posts with Article schema so AI engines can assess authorship and freshness. This guide walks you through each step, from preparation to implementation, so you can improve your Answer Engine Optimization and increase your visibility across AI search platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. ## Prerequisites Before You Start - Basic understanding of HTML and your site's CMS - Access to your website's source code or a tag manager ## Step-by-Step Guide Determine whether to use Article or BlogPosting as your @type based on content format Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. Before diving in, consider running a Free AEO Audit to establish your baseline metrics. This makes it easier to measure the impact of your changes. Prepare metadata: headline, author name, publish date, modified date, and description Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. Create the JSON-LD with all required properties including publisher Organization details Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. Add author information using @type Person with name, url, and jobTitle properties Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. Include an image property with the article's primary image URL and dimensions Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. Add the script to each article page template so all posts automatically receive the markup Take your time with this step to ensure accuracy. Proper execution here directly impacts how AI engines parse and cite your content. If you are unsure about implementation details, the Ultimate Guide to AEO provides additional context on best practices. ### Pro Tips - 1. Test your implementation across multiple AI platforms — what works for ChatGPT may behave differently on Perplexity or AI Overviews. - 2. Use the Schema Generator to create properly structured data that reinforces your content's authority on this topic. - 3. Monitor your citation dominance and answer share metrics after implementation to quantify results. ## Common Mistakes to Avoid Using incorrect schema types that don't match your content — always validate with Google's Rich Results Test. Implementing schema markup but never testing it across AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Adding schema only to your homepage and neglecting inner pages that AI engines actually cite. ## Next Steps Schema Generator Aeo Glossary How to Add FAQ Schema for AEO How to Add Organization Schema for Brand Entity Recognition How to Add HowTo Schema for Step-by-Step Guides How to Add Product Schema for E-Commerce AEO ### Explore More Optimize for ChatGPT Optimize for Perplexity Optimize for Gemini AEO for SaaS AEO for E-commerce Citation Dominance Answer Share All How-To Guides AEO Glossary AEO vs SEO ## Ready to Put This Into Practice? Start with a free audit to see exactly where your site stands, then apply this guide to improve your AI search visibility. Get Your Free AEO Audit