Set schema_metatag defaults for az_news using the az_seo module.

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Motivation

Schema.org recommends adding structured data for news articles to improve their visibility in search engines and enhance their representation in search results. The relevant schema type is NewsArticle, which is suitable for pages containing news stories or news-like article content.

Additional guidance: Google Search Documentation on NewsArticle Structured Data.

Example JSON-LD output:

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
	"@context": "https://schema.org",
	"@type": "NewsArticle",
	"headline": "{{Title of a News Article}}",
	"url": "{{URL for the article}}",
	"image": [
		"{{url for image 1}}",
		"{{url for image 2}}",
		"{{url for image 3}}",
		"{{url for image n}}"
	],
	"datePublished": "{{YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+00:00}}",
	"dateModified": "{{YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+00:00}}",
	"author": [{
			"@type": "Person",
			"name": "{{First Name Last Name}}",
			"url": "{{Profile URL}}"
		},{
			"@type": "Person",
			"name": "{{First Name Last Name can have multiple authors}}",
			"url": "{{Profile URL}}"
	}],
	"publisher":{
		"@type": "EducationalOrganization",
		"name": "University of Arizona",
		"url": "https://www.arizona.edu/",
		"address": {
			"@type": "PostalAddress",
			"streetAddress": "1401 E University Blvd",
			"addressLocality": "Tucson",
			"addressRegion": "AZ",
			"postalCode": "85721",
			"addressCountry": "US"
		}
	}
}
</script>

Proposed Resolution

Describe the Solution You’d Like

• Add a new plugin/submodule to the schema_metatag module for supporting the NewsArticle schema type.
• Configure default values for the following schema.org fields:
  • headline: Map to the title of the article.
  • url: Map to the canonical URL of the article.
  • image: Map to the featured image(s) associated with the article.
  • datePublished: Map to the article's publish date.
  • dateModified: Map to the article's last updated date.
  • author.name: Map to the author(s) of the article.
  • author.url: Map to the profile URL of the author(s) (if available).
  • publisher.name: Default to "University of Arizona".
  • publisher.url: Default to "https://www.arizona.edu".
  • publisher.address: Use the static address for the University of Arizona.

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, pages containing news articles lack structured data, which limits their visibility and optimization in search engines. Adding NewsArticle schema will improve their discoverability and allow for richer search engine results.

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Roles and Permissions Considerations

Anonymous User

• No impact: Schema metatags are not user-editable and only impact metadata.

Authenticated User

• No impact.

Content Editor

• Gains the ability to review and verify structured data output for news articles through the UI.

Content Administrator

• Gains the ability to configure and manage schema.org settings for news articles using the new schema_metatag plugin.

Administrator

• Gains full control over enabling/disabling the NewsArticle schema metatag functionality site-wide.

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Additional Context

• This issue requires using the schema_article module and choosing NewsArticle as the type. See https://www.drupal.org/project/schema_metatag/issues/3039237
• Related schema.org enhancements include existing support for other content types, such as az_course and az_person.
• This issue is blocked by Add schema_metatag Module to Quickstart's Composer File and as a Dependency for az_seo #3903, which integrates the schema_metatag module into Quickstart and the az_seo module.

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Conditions of Satisfaction

• Default mappings for NewsArticle fields are configured based on article metadata.
• JSON-LD output matches schema.org specifications for NewsArticle.
• Permissions are configured appropriately for managing the new plugin settings.

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Next Steps

1. Enable the schema_article module
2. Configure field mappings for NewsArticle schema defaults.
3. Test JSON-LD output for validation against schema.org and G