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Schema Scalpel

Add custom JSON-LD schema markup per post or page with a powerful new editor metabox – precise, fast, and SEO-boosting.

By Kevin Gillispie·SEO·Free
5(1 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 1 week ago
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As of April 2026, Schema Scalpel is a WordPress seo plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….

5/51 reviews
90active installs
8.9K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

Schema Scalpel 2.0 delivers surgical precision to your WordPress structured data. The headline feature: a brand-new metabox right inside the post/page editor (Gutenberg and Classic), letting you create, edit, and manage custom JSON-LD schemas without ever leaving the content screen.

No bloated page builders or separate dashboards for everyday use — just fast, intuitive schema editing where you already work, with real-time AJAX saves and a modern, clean interface.

Core Benefits & Features

  • New in 2.0: Powerful Editor Metabox — Add/edit/delete per-post/page schemas directly in the editor. Real-time saving, syntax-highlighted JSON editor, visual separation of local vs global schemas.
  • Examples Library — One-click copy of Google-recommended templates (FAQPage, Article, HowTo, Recipe, Produ…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Changelog

2.0.3

  • Fix: Resolved SQL syntax error during database migration on certain MariaDB/MySQL environments.
  • Database Enhancement: Upgraded custom_schema column to MEDIUMBLOB (16MB capacity). This fixes “Invalid JSON” errors caused by large schema payloads being truncated at 64KB.
  • Database Enhancement: Upgraded id column to BIGINT UNSIGNED for better scalability on high-volume sites.
  • Standards Compliance: Refactored migration queries to satisfy WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS) while maintaining strict identifier escaping.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Kevin GillispieKevin Gillispie
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.3
Last Updated
Mar 26, 2026
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
90
Downloads
8.9K+
Added
Apr 21, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

seoschemajson-ldrich snippetsstructured data

Developer

K
Kevin Gillispie
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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