Rich result: retired

WebSite and the sitelinks search box schema markup

WebSite with a SearchAction once produced a search box in the search result. That feature is gone.

Does Google still show a rich result for this?

Retired. Google removed the sitelinks search box documentation in November 2024 and archived the nositelinkssearchbox rule, stating the feature is no longer available in Google Search results. There is no current Google Search feature driven by WebSite plus SearchAction.

When to use it

The SearchAction serves no purpose in Google Search. A WebSite node is still useful as a stable identifier that other markup on your site can reference, which is how this site uses it.

Recommended properties

name
url
publisher

Example

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "WebSite",
  "@id": "https://example.co.uk/#website",
  "name": "Example",
  "url": "https://example.co.uk",
  "publisher": { "@id": "https://example.co.uk/#organization" }
}

Common mistakes

Following a guide that still recommends adding SearchAction for a search box in results.
Removing the whole WebSite node when only the SearchAction is obsolete.

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Verified against Google’s structured data documentation and its changelog on 28/07/2026. Google changes what it supports without much notice — if you are reading this long afterwards, check the current documentation before acting on it. Background on why this markup matters beyond rich results is in the answer engine optimisation guide.

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