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title: "FAQPage/HowTo/SearchAction markup no longer produces rich results (geo/faq-deprecated)"
description: "geo/faq-deprecated: FAQ rich results stopped showing on 2026-05-07, HowTo was removed in 2023 and the sitelinks search box in November 2024."
canonical: https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/faq-deprecated
lastModified: 2026-09-16
---

# FAQPage/HowTo/SearchAction markup no longer produces rich results

`geo/faq-deprecated` · severity **info** · category AI search · detected by `void geo` and `void audit`

## Why it matters

FAQ rich results stopped showing on 2026-05-07, HowTo was removed in 2023 and the sitelinks search box in November 2024. The markup is harmless but earns nothing.

## How to fix it

Don't add new FAQPage/HowTo/SearchAction for rich results. Keep visible Q&A in plain HTML (question headings with direct answers), which assistants lift well.

## References

- https://developers.google.com/search/updates
- https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/search-gallery

## More ai search rules

`void geo` reports 41 rules in this category. Generative-engine optimisation: whether AI crawlers that don't run JavaScript see the same content, valid and visible JSON-LD, an explicit AI robots policy, llms.txt, Markdown mirrors and answer-first writing.

- `jsonld-required` Structured data type is missing Google-required properties — [geo/jsonld-required](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/jsonld-required)
- `jsonld-recommended` Structured data missing recommended properties — [geo/jsonld-recommended](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/jsonld-recommended)
- `jsonld-dates` Structured data dates are invalid, lack a timezone, or modified < published — [geo/jsonld-dates](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/jsonld-dates)
- `breadcrumb-invalid` BreadcrumbList positions, names or item URLs are invalid — [geo/breadcrumb-invalid](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/breadcrumb-invalid)
- `jsonld-id-unresolved` JSON-LD @id references don't resolve — [geo/jsonld-id-unresolved](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/jsonld-id-unresolved)
- `jsonld-not-visible` Structured data values don't appear on the page — [geo/jsonld-not-visible](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/jsonld-not-visible)
- `entity-name-mismatch` Brand name differs across og:site_name, JSON-LD and title — [geo/entity-name-mismatch](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/entity-name-mismatch)
- `article-date-missing` Article has no machine-readable or visible date — [geo/article-date-missing](https://void-design.vercel.app/rules/geo/article-date-missing)

Detected by `void geo` and `void audit`. Explain it in a terminal: `void rules geo/faq-deprecated`