Fixed Incorrect use of property image in DiscussionForumPosting

[Kirby]

Affected version

2.2.13

XenForo currently uses either the users avatar (if available) or the site logo as property image for DiscussionForumPosting.

This feels wrong and according to https://xenforo.com/community/threads/markup-improvements-for-google.213088/post-1643149 it might violate guidelines.

The property should probably only be set to an image that is actually part of the thread, eg. that appears somewhere in the posts - if there is no such image the property should not be set at all.

 

[dethfire]

Thanks Kirby, let's get the schema optimized!

 

[Kirby]

This feels wrong and according to https://xenforo.com/community/threads/markup-improvements-for-google.213088/post-1643149 it might violate guidelines. does violate guidelines.

Discussion Forum (DiscussionForumPosting, SocialMediaPosting) Schema Markup | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers

You can use discussion forum structured data to help Google understand your community forum content.

developers.google.com

Any inline images within the post, if applicable. If there are no images, don't include default, icon, or placeholder images in this field.

 

[Jeremy P]

This has been addressed, and the image is now set from the thread cover image (when readily available, ie. on the first page).