Important
Date Visibility
priority_high Why it matters
Visible modification dates build user trust and help AI assess content currency.
search What we check
Whether the modification date is displayed visibly on the page, not just in schema markup.
build How to fix
- 1 Show the last updated date visibly near the publication date.
- 2 Use a <time> element with a datetime attribute for structured parsing.
- 3 Include context like 'Updated:' or 'Last modified:' next to the date.
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