Rule page.author.schema-missing
Replace string bylines with a Person object that includes name + url
page.author.schema-missing is a check in Crawlmind's site audit that grades medium-impact issues of this kind. This page explains why the rule matters and the exact fix.
Why it matters
AI engines use the author URL to verify a byline against a real author page. A bare `"author": "John Smith"` string is treated as anonymous because the engine can't distinguish a real journalist from a username someone typed in a CMS field. Pages with verifiable authors get cited at noticeably higher rates than identically-written pages with anonymous bylines.
The fix
Wrong (bare string):
```json
{
"@type": "BlogPosting",
"headline": "Why we built Crawlmind",
"author": "Alexandru Dumea"
}
```
Right (Person object with url):
```json
{
"@type": "BlogPosting",
"headline": "Why we built Crawlmind",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Alexandru Dumea",
"url": "https://crawlmind.ai/blog/author/alexandru-dumea",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandru-dumea",
"https://github.com/testdumea10"
]
}
}
```
The `url` field must point to a real author page that returns 200 and contains a bio. The `sameAs` array is optional but high-leverage: it lets the engine cross-reference the byline against LinkedIn / GitHub and confirm a real person is behind the post.
For multi-author pieces, use an array of Person objects:
```json
"author": [
{ "@type": "Person", "name": "Alice", "url": "/blog/author/alice" },
{ "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob", "url": "/blog/author/bob" }
]
```