Google Downgrades Visibility of HowTo and FAQ Rich Results

Google officially announced that it is downgrading the visibility of two forms of rich results, the HowTo and the FAQ. According to Google:“…we’re reducing the visibility of FAQ rich results, and limiting How-To rich results to desktop devices. Google Rich ResultsGoogle Rich Results are a search feature that prominently features webpage content, enhanced listings, which often providing extra traffic. These two forms of rich results depend on structured data to trigger them, requiring extra work on the part of publishers to become eligible for these kinds of rich results. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) rich results require publishers to create question and answer content specific for an FAQ, plus the structured data for it.