Google to deprecate practice problem structured data in Search starting January - what it means for Dataset and Book actions

Google Deprecates Practice Problem Structured Data in Search

Support for practice problem rich results will be removed from Google Search starting in January. Google said the change is part of a broader effort to simplify results and retire lesser-used features.

Key Details

Google outlined related updates across Search Console and developer tools:

• Deprecation of practice problem structured data in Google Search begins in January.
• Practice problem markup will be removed from Search Console rich result reports.
• The Rich Results Test will no longer support practice problem structured data.
• Search appearance filters for practice problems will be removed in Search Console.
• The Search Console API will continue to support the practice problem type during the phase-out.
• Dataset structured data is used only by Google's Dataset Search, not by Google Search.
• The deprecation banner was removed from Dataset documentation to reflect that distinction.
• The deprecation banner was removed from Book actions documentation, and the markup remains supported in Google Search.

Background Context

Practice problem structured data enabled eligible educational content to appear as practice problem rich results in Google Search. Google has long published implementation guidance in its practice problem structured data documentation. With the deprecation, those rich results will no longer appear.

Dataset Search is a separate product that indexes datasets across the web and uses its own structured data specification. Book actions markup supports features that facilitate book-related interactions in Google Search and remains supported.

Source Citations

• Google Search Central blog: announcement
• Practice problems: documentation
• Dataset structured data
• Book actions