Review / Rating / Testimonial Schema Suite: 60 checks

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.5.01	Detect Review or AggregateRating schema	Present	Critical	Deterministic
6.5.02	Validate correct schema type (Review, Rating, AggregateRating)	Accurate	Critical	Deterministic
6.5.03	Validate Review schema includes author	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.04	Validate author's name is present and non-empty	Valid	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.05	Validate reviewBody exists and includes meaningful content	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.06	Validate reviewRating exists	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.07	Validate ratingValue within expected 1–5 range (or domain-specific)	Correct	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.08	Validate bestRating and worstRating consistency	Correct	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.09	Validate review title (name) present if used	Present	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.10	Validate reviewBody > 40 characters	Yes	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.11	Detect AggregateRating	Present	Critical	Deterministic
6.5.12	Validate ratingCount present and >0	Valid	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.13	Validate reviewCount present (if separate)	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.14	Validate aggregateRating value within valid range	Correct	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.15	Validate consistency with visible on-page star rating	Matched	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.16	Validate consistency with GBP review average	Reasonable match	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.17	Detect testimonial schema or custom Review markup	Present	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.18	Validate testimonial author identity (name/company)	Clear	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.19	Validate testimonial body length and clarity	Strong	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.20	Validate image/video testimonial attachments	Present	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.21	Validate author is Person or Organization	Correct	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.22	Validate author URLs (if present)	Valid	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.23	Validate publisher property for Review if included	Correct	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.24	Validate sameAs references for author	Present	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.25	Validate review schema references correct canonical URL	Exact	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.26	Validate reviews on the page align with reviews inside schema	High parity	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.27	Validate no duplicate Review objects across pages	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.28	Validate no conflicting ratings with other sources on same page	Clean	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.29	Validate Review schema passes Google Rich Results Test	Pass	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.30	Validate Review schema passes Schema.org validator	Pass	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.31	Validate rating consistency with Google Business Profile	Reasonable match	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.32	Validate rating consistency with Yelp	Reasonable match	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.33	Validate rating consistency with Trustpilot	Reasonable match	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.34	Validate rating consistency with Facebook Reviews	Reasonable match	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.35	Validate rating consistency with industry-specific review platforms	Reasonable	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.36	Validate sentiment polarity of reviewBody	Matches ratingValue	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.37	Detect AI-generated or spam-like patterns	None	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.38	Analyze reviewBody for thematic relevance	Relevant	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.39	Detect unnatural over-optimization (keyword stuffing)	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.40	Validate emotional authenticity (not template-like)	Authentic	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.41	Validate review timestamps exist	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.42	Validate recency (recent reviews present in last 6–12 months)	Yes	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.43	Validate natural review velocity (not unnatural spike)	Natural	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.44	Validate chronological order correctness in schema	Accurate	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.45	Detect prohibited self-serving reviews (business reviewing itself)	None	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.46	Validate reviews placed on correct page type	Correct	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.47	Validate no schema for reviews that violate Google guidelines	Clean	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.48	Validate only third-party reviews represented	Correct	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.49	Validate review images (if present)	Accessible	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.50	Validate review videos (if present)	Accessible	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.51	Validate ImageObject/VideoObject correctness in review schema	Accurate	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.52	Validate itemReviewed field references correct entity	Accurate	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.53	Validate itemReviewed includes @id and Organization/LocalBusiness details	Full	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.54	Validate review distribution across service pages	Logical	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.55	Validate dedicated testimonial pages linked correctly	Present	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.56	Validate review/testimonial schema passes Google Rich Results Test	Pass	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.57	Validate schema passes Schema.org validator without warnings	Pass	Heavy	Deterministic
6.5.58	Validate no conflicting review types on same page	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.59	Validate schema is stable in rendered DOM	Stable	Medium	Deterministic
6.5.60	Compute full Review/Rating/Testimonial composite score	>= 90%	Critical	Deterministic

6.5 Review / Rating / Testimonial Schema Suite

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