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May 2023
24

Updated region and language availability for Event rich result

Google updated the list of countries where the Event search experience is available to only include those where users can see that experience. The previous list also included regions where users could see events in Knowledge Panels.

January 2021
28

Updated recommended property for Event rich results

Google updated the Event documentation to clarify the requirement for 'offers', which is one of the recommended properties.

For offers.priceCurrency, it now states that an ISO 4217 currency code must be used (e.g. USD). Previously, it simply stated '3-letter currency code', so this update mostly serves as clarification.

April 2020
14

New recommended properties for Event rich result

Added optional properties to the Event structured data documentation: organizer, organizer.name, organizer.url.

07

Added new date and time guidelines to Event documentation

Updated the Event structured data documentation to state that the timezone UTC/GMT offset is required for online events, since there is no location information that Google can use to understand when the event starts.

March 2020
20

Added a note to the Event documentation regarding new recommended properties

Added a note to the Event structured data documentation about the new optional properties that were added on March 16-17, 2020. The Rich Results Test now supports the new properties.

17

New recommended properties for Event rich result

Added optional properties to the Event structured data documentation: eventAttendanceMode, VirtualLocation type for location, location.url for online events.

16

New recommended properties for Event rich result

Added optional properties to the Event structured data documentation: eventStatus and previousStartDate.

February 2020
25

Advice for showcasing events in Google Search

Google published a blog post with guidance for companies holding events, and how to better help people find out what's happening, via Google search results, by implementing Event structured data.

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