Article Publish Date
Finds the published date in Article schema, meta tags or a <time> element.
What this tool checks
Article publish date declared
Looks for a published date in Article/BlogPosting/NewsArticle schema, an article:published_time meta tag, or a <time datetime> element.
Why it matters: A clear, machine-readable publish date helps search engines and readers judge how current the content is, and can be shown directly in search results.
If it fails: Add datePublished to your Article/BlogPosting JSON-LD, or an <meta property="article:published_time"> tag.
Source: developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/article
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