Manual JSON Editor

Manual JSON Editor

For users who want complete control over their JSON-LD. Write or paste schema code directly — the editor handles validation, formatting and dynamic variable resolution.

Available on: Basic plan and above.

When to use the Manual Editor instead of the Smart Builder

• Schemas with deeply nested or unusual properties the Builder does not expose
• Migrating schemas from another plugin (paste the existing JSON directly)
• Schemas using @graph (multiple entities in a single block)
• Advanced customization of AI-generated schemas
• Reusable templates using dynamic variables

Editor features

• Syntax highlighting — clear, readable JSON-LD
• Real-time validation — errors highlighted as you type
• Format / Prettify — auto-indent with one click
• Minify — compress for production
• Line numbers — track your position in large schemas
• Variable panel — click to insert dynamic variables at cursor position

Dynamic variables

Variables are replaced automatically with WordPress data when the schema renders on the page:

This makes the Manual Editor ideal for reusable schemas: create one Article template with variables, assign it to all blog posts — each one gets its own correct data automatically.

Validation checks

Clicking Validate runs:

1. JSON syntax — is the JSON valid? Exact line pinpointing for errors
2. Schema.org structure — does it have @context and @type?
3. Required fields — are all Google-required properties present for the declared type?
4. Google guidelines — compliance check against rich results requirements

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Article",
  "headline": "{{post_title}}",
  "url": "{{post_url}}",
  "datePublished": "{{post_date}}",
  "dateModified": "{{post_modified}}",
  "description": "{{post_excerpt}}",
  "image": "{{post_thumbnail}}",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "{{author_name}}"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "{{site_name}}",
    "url": "{{site_url}}",
    "logo": {
      "@type": "ImageObject",
      "url": "{{site_logo}}"
    }
  }
}