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OpeningHoursSpecification
The schema.org shape for declaring business hours: day of week, opens and closes, optionally a validity window.
What OpeningHoursSpecification means
The schema.org shape for declaring business hours: day of week, opens and closes, optionally a validity window. It is one of the least-adopted properties on local business pages and one of the most often read by an assistant answering a when question; hours that disagree with a directory listing are resolved by the directory, not the site.
What OpeningHoursSpecification can and cannot support
| It can support | It cannot support |
|---|---|
| The schema.org shape for declaring business hours: day of week, opens and closes, optionally a validity window. | It is one of the least-adopted properties on local business pages and one of the most often read by an assistant answering a when question; hours that disagree with a directory listing are resolved by the directory, not the site. |
Where OpeningHoursSpecification comes up on this site
- How to rank in ChatGPT: the part that is actually in your controlOrganization is detected on roughly 354,000 sites; OpeningHoursSpecification on roughly 23,000 .
- Do AI crawlers render JavaScript?Web-wide, Organization is detected on roughly 354,000 sites and OpeningHoursSpecification on roughly 23,000.
- GEO, AEO and LLM SEO: what the terms mean and which parts can be measuredOrganization is detected on roughly 354,000 sites web-wide; OpeningHoursSpecification on roughly 23,000.
- How to write an llms.txt, and how to check it is actually being servedWeb-wide, Organization is detected on roughly 354,000 sites and OpeningHoursSpecification on roughly 23,000: declaring you exist is common, declaring the facts anyone asked about is an order of magnitude rarer.
- llms.txt adoption rate: how many sites actually publish oneOpeningHoursSpecification near 23,000 .
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Questions about OpeningHoursSpecification
What is OpeningHoursSpecification?
The schema.org shape for declaring business hours: day of week, opens and closes, optionally a validity window.
What does OpeningHoursSpecification not show or guarantee?
It is one of the least-adopted properties on local business pages and one of the most often read by an assistant answering a when question; hours that disagree with a directory listing are resolved by the directory, not the site.
Which area of the glossary does OpeningHoursSpecification belong to?
Entities and schema: Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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