From 2ced1825702b06c17c1464c0444aa2fad859ae58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebseb7 <sebgreenbus@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:30:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: Update JSON-LD generation in generateProductJsonLd
 function to separate product and breadcrumb scripts for improved SEO
 structure

---
 prerender/seo/product.cjs | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/prerender/seo/product.cjs b/prerender/seo/product.cjs
index dc2e71e..0ef59f5 100644
--- a/prerender/seo/product.cjs
+++ b/prerender/seo/product.cjs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const generateProductJsonLd = (product, baseUrl, config, categoryInfo = null) =>
   const priceValidDate = new Date();
   priceValidDate.setMonth(priceValidDate.getMonth() + 3);
 
-  const jsonLd = {
+  const productJsonLd = {
     "@context": "https://schema.org/",
     "@type": "Product",
     name: product.name,
@@ -150,9 +150,14 @@ const generateProductJsonLd = (product, baseUrl, config, categoryInfo = null) =>
     },
   };
 
-  // Add breadcrumb if category information is available
+  const productScript = `<script type="application/ld+json">${JSON.stringify(
+    productJsonLd
+  )}</script>`;
+
+  // BreadcrumbList is not a valid property on Product; emit as its own JSON-LD block (WebPage path context).
   if (categoryInfo && categoryInfo.name && categoryInfo.seoName) {
-    jsonLd.breadcrumb = {
+    const breadcrumbJsonLd = {
+      "@context": "https://schema.org/",
       "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
       itemListElement: [
         {
@@ -175,11 +180,13 @@ const generateProductJsonLd = (product, baseUrl, config, categoryInfo = null) =>
         },
       ],
     };
+    const breadcrumbScript = `<script type="application/ld+json">${JSON.stringify(
+      breadcrumbJsonLd
+    )}</script>`;
+    return `${productScript}\n${breadcrumbScript}`;
   }
 
-  return `<script type="application/ld+json">${JSON.stringify(
-    jsonLd
-  )}</script>`;
+  return productScript;
 };
 
 module.exports = {