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HowTo Schema Generator

Steps, tools and materials as HowTo structured data.

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Optional extras per line: Step text | longer detail | image URL | #anchor

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HowTo JSON-LD

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Quick Tool Overview

The HowTo Schema Generator turns a set of steps into HowTo JSON-LD, complete with supplies, tools, per-step images and a total time written in the ISO 8601 duration format schema.org requires. Enter minutes and hours as plain numbers and the PT1H30M form is produced for you.

What it does
Builds HowTo structured data from an ordered set of steps
You give it
A task name, one step per line, plus optional tools and supplies
You get back
A HowTo JSON-LD script with numbered HowToStep items
Best for
Tutorials, repair guides, recipes-adjacent procedures and setup instructions
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About the HowTo Schema Generator

Write one step per line and the generator builds the HowTo JSON-LD around them, with supply and tool lists, an estimated total time in ISO 8601 duration format, and optional per-step images and anchors.

As with FAQ markup, be clear about what you are getting. Google retired the HowTo rich result for desktop and mobile in 2023, so the numbered carousel this markup used to produce is no longer drawn in ordinary search results. What remains is a machine-readable description of your procedure that answer engines and assistants read, and a discipline that improves the page itself — writing steps tight enough to fit this structure usually makes the guide better. The duration field is the one people fumble: ISO 8601 wants PT1H30M rather than "an hour and a half", and this tool converts plain minutes and hours for you.

Key features of the HowTo Schema Generator

One step per line

Steps are numbered, positioned and turned into HowToStep objects without any nesting on your part.

Supplies and tools apart

Supplies are consumed by the task, tools are not — schema.org draws the distinction and so does this.

ISO durations written for you

Type 90 minutes and get PT1H30M, the format that is easy to get wrong by hand.

Per-step images and anchors

Attach an image or a URL fragment to any step so the markup points at the right part of the page.

Clear about the retired rich result

It states that the HowTo carousel was removed in 2023, rather than implying a result you will not get.

How to use the HowTo Schema Generator

  1. 1

    Name the task

    Write the title as the thing being achieved — "How to reset a circuit breaker" — plus a short description.

  2. 2

    List the steps

    One per line. Each becomes a HowToStep, in the order given, with its position numbered for you.

  3. 3

    Add supplies and tools

    Supplies are consumed, tools are not. Both are optional but both help the item read as complete.

  4. 4

    Set the total time

    Enter minutes or hours in plain numbers; the tool converts them to the ISO duration schema.org needs.

  5. 5

    Copy the script

    Paste it into the guide, making sure every step in the markup is also visible on the page.

Frequently asked questions

No. Google removed the HowTo rich result in 2023 for both desktop and mobile. The markup is still valid and is still consumed by other systems, including AI answer engines, but it will not draw a step carousel in Google search results any more.

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