starsofdesign: home page — WebSite + Organization JSON-LD with SearchAction (urlTemplate→/designers?q=…) for Google sitelinks search-box eligibility. Closes the asim/sod parity gap on home-page schema.

7348d914ae7b0fb7348a9209ba45c7e1e1006f32 · 2026-05-12 18:58:24 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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commit 7348d914ae7b0fb7348a9209ba45c7e1e1006f32
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Tue May 12 18:58:24 2026 -0700

    starsofdesign: home page — WebSite + Organization JSON-LD with SearchAction (urlTemplate→/designers?q=…) for Google sitelinks search-box eligibility. Closes the asim/sod parity gap on home-page schema.
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 routes/public.js | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/routes/public.js b/routes/public.js
index b43af5d..66fefd7 100644
--- a/routes/public.js
+++ b/routes/public.js
@@ -36,12 +36,42 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
   try {
     const all = data.load();
     const sortKey = SORTS[req.query.sort] ? req.query.sort : 'newest';
+    // WebSite + Organization JSON-LD. SearchAction declares the site's
+    // search endpoint to Google for sitelinks search-box eligibility.
+    // /designers acts as the search target (it accepts ?q=).
+    const json_ld = {
+      '@context': 'https://schema.org',
+      '@graph': [
+        {
+          '@type': 'WebSite',
+          '@id': 'https://starsofdesign.com/#website',
+          url: 'https://starsofdesign.com/',
+          name: 'Stars of Design',
+          description: 'A curated profile directory of the interior designers who shape interiors — public-data seed; designers may claim and edit their profile.',
+          potentialAction: {
+            '@type': 'SearchAction',
+            target: {
+              '@type': 'EntryPoint',
+              urlTemplate: 'https://starsofdesign.com/designers?q={search_term_string}',
+            },
+            'query-input': 'required name=search_term_string',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          '@type': 'Organization',
+          '@id': 'https://starsofdesign.com/#org',
+          name: 'Designer Wallcoverings',
+          url: 'https://designerwallcoverings.com/',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
     res.render('public/home', {
       title: 'Stars of Design — A Profile Directory of the Designers Who Shape Interiors',
       designers: sortDesigners(all, sortKey),
       total: all.length,
       sortKey,
       filter: {},
+      json_ld,
     });
   } catch (e) { next(e); }
 });

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