Work-day Drupal Community Meetup [Hybrid]

This month's meeting's primary topic be a presentation by Blaine Cross: Using the Schema.org Metatag Modules to Structure Your Website Data

The duration is approximate, meetings may run shorter or longer as attendees wish.

More information is below the fold.

I hope to see some of you there (virtually or in person)

¿What?

A roughly monthly workday gathering to discuss Drupal topics topics Drupal. At each meeting, attendants will choose the topic and meeting dates for the next meeting.

The attached meeting notes include ideas for different topics we might cover -- feel free to add ideas.

Agenda (so far):
• Intros (if there are new members)
• Icebreaker:

"Have you ever gone to regional or national Drupal gatherings like Twin Cities Drupal Camp or Drupalcon? If you wish, share standout highlight."

• Pick date and time for next meeting (late July)
• Presentation: Using the Schema.org Metatag Modules to Structure Your Website Data (see below for more information)
• Discussion

Invites:

Please feel welcome to reach out to Phaedrus Goray (goray@umn.edu / 651.592.9840) to be added to the event.

RSVPs are appreciated as we can move the room if we need more space, but folks are welcome to attend and invite people who they think would want to come - being on the calendar event is not required for attendance.

If you're coming in person and can show up a little early, it will make it easier for someone to come and let you through the locked outer doors.

This month, please text me at 651.592.9840 if you're arriving and need someone to let you in.

Location:

Zoom:
https://umn.zoom.us/j/99069442342?pwd=cg0u9Rlz1GWPOwaNiE2KmAzGFviO80.1&j...

Physical World:
Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation (ISRDI)
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

ISRDI / the Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is located on the lower level of Willey Hall. Outer building doors may be locked - text or call and someone will open the doors up.

Open Street Map: https://is.gd/A9qcI3
Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XEk1BJsJ92r2bXhh6

Parking (for in-person attendees):

Please see the attached map for possible parking options. The Alternate text for the map is "An aerial map of the area around Willey Hall highlighting cheap parking on South 1st Street and in Bohemian Flats. The map also indicates the positions of the front door on the second level on the east side of the building near the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge as well as the back door on the ground level of the north side of the building."

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Presenter: Blaine Cross
Topic: Using the Schema.org Metatag Modules to Structure Your Website Data

Description:
What is structured data and how can it help search engines and LLMs understand your site? What is schema.org and do metatags still matter? If you could add the more detailed metatag markup to a Drupal site, why would you want to?

Structured data can be added to any web page using JSON LD markup. The markup helps with SEO and AIO by aligning your web site content with a standardized hierarchical taxonomy of data types and properties, such as Article, Course, Event, FAQ, Person, Organization, Website, and so forth. Since the module along with nearly 2 dozen submodules is already available in the U of M Drupal Platform, implementing the JSON markup can be done relatively quickly, if you have the data in specific fields in your content types.

In CCAPS we have been using the Schema.org Metatag module for some time, to create the JSON LD structured data code automatically, extending the basic metatags for various schema.org properties, and using tokens that reference specific fields. I plan to demo how we have configured the module and several submodules, and answer questions if I can.