Editorial policy
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This policy sets out how guides on wprichsnippets.com are sourced, written, dated and corrected. It applies to every page on the site, and it is published so readers can hold the site to it.
Sources
Primary sources come first. For structured data that means Google Search Central documentation, the schema.org type pages, the C2PA specifications, IPTC standards, FTC rule text and the official WordPress and WooCommerce developer documentation. A secondary source is used only when no primary source covers the point, and the guide says so.
Every factual claim about how a search engine, an AI answer engine or a standard behaves links to the exact page that supports it, in the same paragraph as the claim, never to a homepage. Each guide lists two to four external sources at the end. Quotations are copied word for word from the linked page and kept short. Statistics, studies and test results are reported only when a source for them can be linked; nothing is invented to fill a gap.
Updates and dates
Each guide shows when it was first published and when it was last updated. The updated date changes only when the content changes, and it always matches the dateModified value in the page's structured data. Statements that may change, especially about AI answer engines, are dated in the text, for example "as of November 2026".
When a guide is rechecked against its sources, the process in the checking methodology is followed again and the check date on its label is updated.
Use of AI tools
AI tools may assist with research and drafting. Every claim is checked against its source by an editor before a page is published, and an editor is responsible for each page. AI tools are not used to create quotations, sources, data, reviews or test results, and code examples are validated as the methodology describes whatever their origin.
For readers who want to signal AI assistance on their own sites, the guide to disclosing AI-assisted content in structured data sets out what the standards support.
Independence
The site carries no advertising, sponsored content or affiliate links, and no company pays for coverage or for a link. Plugins, tools and services are named when a reader needs to know about them, described neutrally, and never ranked or priced as a sales pitch.
The site has no relationship with the former WP Rich Snippets plugin or its developer, and it offers no downloads, licences or support for that plugin. The background is on the about page.
Corrections
Errors are corrected as soon as they are confirmed. Readers can report one by email to editor@wprichsnippets.com, ideally with the page address, the sentence in question and a link to the source that contradicts it. A corrected guide gets a new updated date and a short dated note at the end describing what changed. Corrections that change the meaning of advice are never made silently.