Search Console error library
Fix: Missing field "author" (Article / Review)
“Missing field "author"”
What this means
Your Article or Review markup has no author. For reviews author is required; for articles it's strongly recommended.
Why it happens
Template-generated markup where the author field wasn't mapped, or a review widget emitting incomplete Review entities.
How to fix it manually
Add "author": {"@type": "Person", "name": "..."} (or Organization for brand-authored content) matching the byline visible on the page.
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