AEO clusterJul 13, 2026·4 min read
FAQ schema done right (and where teams get it wrong)
The rules Google enforces, the mistakes that get you demoted, and a paste-ready template.
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TL;DR
FAQ schema still triggers rich results — but only on pages where the questions are genuinely visible, genuinely user-asked, and marked up once per page. Break any of those rules and you get demoted, not featured.
Key facts
- Only questions visible in the page's rendered HTML are eligible.
- One FAQ block per page — never per section.
- FAQ rich results now favour authority domains but still work for niche sites with strong on-page relevance.
The rules
- Only mark up questions actually visible on the page.
- Don't stuff questions that aren't real user questions.
- One FAQ block per page, not per section.
- Test with Google's Rich Results tool before shipping.
Frequently asked questions
How many FAQ items are ideal?
Between 3 and 8. Fewer and Google may not bother rendering the rich result; more and it truncates.
Put this into practice
Run a RocketRank™ audit and see exactly where you're invisible — and the one-click fix for each finding.
