Rich Snippets error: missing required field "name (fn)" when "fn" is defined

Question

I'm getting these errors with Google Structured Data Testing Tool:

Error: At least one field must be set for Hcard.

Error: Missing required field "name (fn)".

but the fn field is set. Also vcard:

<span class="vcard author">
    <a class="url fn n" href="http://www.nosabesnada.com/author/smiranda/" title="Posts by Sandra" rel="author">Sandra</a>
</span>

I've followed some tutorials and tried some combination, but nothing seems to work.

Any idea of what I am doing wrong?

Solution

Try the following:

<span class="vcard author">
<a rel="author" title="author profile" href="http://example.com/author/name/">
<span class="fn author">Author Name</span>
</a>
</span>

You need to add class="fn author" in the second span tag.

After you update the code go and test it out.

Your errors should go away gradually within a week or so.

Comments

[closetnoc]

What documentation, tutorial, or example are you following? Class, as far as I understand, does not expect spaces in the name value. Please help us by providing the location of the source material you are using as a guide. Thanks!

[Manolo]

@closetnoc - As far as I know, some classes can be added to a tag separating with a space. This is one of the tutorials: urbanstoic.com/how-to-fix-google-hfeed-or-hcard-warnings

[Manolo]

@closetnoc - The error persists if I use just fn in the class.

[closetnoc]

Okay. Thank You! I can learn something new and I and others will know where you are coming from. I have some business I have to attend to now, but I will look when I can. Hopefully, you will have an answer sooner than that.

[closetnoc]

Are you using Wordpress?

[closetnoc]

Have you tried class="fn url n" where fn is the first option in the list?

[closetnoc]

I looked at seoskeptic.com/…. I also noticed that you are using class="vcard author". In the example on this linked page (about 2/3rds the way down), they are using class="vcard". I am not sure if these things make a difference. I really do not use micro data. I have dabbled in schema.org mark-up of course. Let us know. BTW- This site is often cited and I have found references on the site that have really helped in the past. Hopefully, there are some clues there for you.

[Manolo]

@closetnoc - I've tried with your suggestions, but nothing changes. Thank you anyway.

[Manolo]

Yes! The errors have disappeared. But also I've added a class "url author" to the link tag, and it is also displayed on Structured Data Testing Tool. Thanks ;)

[dasickle]

Great! Glad it all worked out.