: Will wrong or incomplete Microdata harm my SEO? What if I am missing parts of my Microdata? I will use a blog article for example. The recommended markup is: <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article">

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What if I am missing parts of my Microdata?

I will use a blog article for example. The recommended markup is:



<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article">
<span itemprop="name">How to Tie a Reef Knot</span>
by <span itemprop="author">John Doe</span>
This article has been tweeted 1203 times and contains 78 user comments.
<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserTweets:1203"/>
<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:78"/>
</div>


Now let’s say that I quickly want to switch this article to be a recipe, but I don’t add additional tags (like here prntscr.com/38fwyk) and only change the itemtype:

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Recipe">
<span itemprop="name">Burgers</span>
by <span itemprop="author">John Doe</span>
This article has been tweeted 1203 times and contains 78 user comments.
<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserTweets:1203"/>
<meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:78"/>
</div>


Would this actually harm my SEO?

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