refactor: Simplify JSON-LD generation in category SEO by removing unnecessary product details and focusing on URLs for improved compliance with Google guidelines

prerender/seo/category.cjs

@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ const generateCategoryJsonLd = (category, products = [], baseUrl, config) => {
   const root = baseUrl.endsWith("/") ? baseUrl.slice(0, -1) : baseUrl;
   const categoryUrl = `${root}/Kategorie/${category.seoName}`;
 
-  // Calculate price valid date (current date + 3 months)
-  const priceValidDate = new Date();
-  priceValidDate.setMonth(priceValidDate.getMonth() + 3);
-  const priceValidUntil = priceValidDate.toISOString().split("T")[0];
-
   const id = {
     business: `${root}#business`,
     website: `${root}#website`,
@@ -117,87 +112,19 @@ const generateCategoryJsonLd = (category, products = [], baseUrl, config) => {
 
   const graph = [businessNode, websiteNode, breadcrumbNode, collectionPageNode];
 
-  // Add product list if products are available
+  // ItemList: URLs only — full Product/Offer markup belongs on each /Artikel/… page (Google guidelines).
-  if (products && products.length > 0) {
+  const withUrls = (products || []).filter((p) => p && p.seoName);
+  if (withUrls.length > 0) {
     collectionPageNode.mainEntity = { "@id": id.itemList };
 
     graph.push({
       "@id": id.itemList,
       "@type": "ItemList",
-      numberOfItems: products.length,
+      numberOfItems: withUrls.length,
-      itemListElement: products.slice(0, 20).map((product, index) => ({
+      itemListElement: withUrls.map((product, index) => ({
         "@type": "ListItem",
         position: index + 1,
-        item: {
+        item: `${root}/Artikel/${product.seoName}`,
-          "@type": "Product",
-          name: product.name,
-          url: `${root}/Artikel/${product.seoName}`,
-          image:
-            product.pictureList && product.pictureList.trim()
-              ? `${root}/assets/images/prod${product.pictureList
-                  .split(",")[0]
-                  .trim()}.avif`
-              : `${root}/assets/images/nopicture.jpg`,
-          description: product.description
-            ? product.description.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "").substring(0, 200)
-            : `${product.name} - Hochwertiges Growshop Produkt`,
-          sku: product.articleNumber || product.seoName,
-          brand: {
-            "@type": "Brand",
-            name: product.manufacturer || config.brandName,
-          },
-          offers: {
-            "@type": "Offer",
-            url: `${root}/Artikel/${product.seoName}`,
-            price:
-              product.price && !isNaN(product.price)
-                ? product.price.toString()
-                : "0.00",
-            priceCurrency: config.currency,
-            priceValidUntil: priceValidUntil,
-            availability: product.available
-              ? "https://schema.org/InStock"
-              : "https://schema.org/OutOfStock",
-            seller: { "@id": id.business },
-            itemCondition: "https://schema.org/NewCondition",
-            hasMerchantReturnPolicy: {
-              "@type": "MerchantReturnPolicy",
-              applicableCountry: "DE",
-              returnPolicyCategory:
-                "https://schema.org/MerchantReturnFiniteReturnWindow",
-              merchantReturnDays: 14,
-              returnMethod: "https://schema.org/ReturnByMail",
-              returnFees: "https://schema.org/FreeReturn",
-            },
-            shippingDetails: {
-              "@type": "OfferShippingDetails",
-              shippingRate: {
-                "@type": "MonetaryAmount",
-                value: 5.9,
-                currency: "EUR",
-              },
-              shippingDestination: {
-                "@type": "DefinedRegion",
-                addressCountry: "DE",
-              },
-              deliveryTime: {
-                "@type": "ShippingDeliveryTime",
-                handlingTime: {
-                  "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
-                  minValue: 0,
-                  maxValue: 1,
-                  unitCode: "DAY",
-                },
-                transitTime: {
-                  "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
-                  minValue: 2,
-                  maxValue: 3,
-                  unitCode: "DAY",
-                },
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
       })),
     });
   }