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      <title>Stop Writing Schema Markup by Hand: A Free JSON-LD Generator for Local SEO</title>
      <dc:creator>Teo Stancu</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/tetuu/stop-writing-schema-markup-by-hand-a-free-json-ld-generator-for-local-seo-4jh8</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Most of my agency work involves local businesses/cafes, auto shops, dentists and every single site needs Schema.org markup for LocalBusiness. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I used to write this by hand. Nested JSON brackets, &lt;code&gt;OpeningHoursSpecification&lt;/code&gt; syntax, wondering if &lt;code&gt;geo&lt;/code&gt; goes inside &lt;code&gt;location&lt;/code&gt; or parallel to it. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Then I automated it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Tool
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nereteus JSON-LD Generator&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="https://nereteus.com/tools/json-ld-generator/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://nereteus.com/tools/json-ld-generator/en/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No signup. No tracking. Just fill the form, get valid structured data, paste it in your &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;lt;head&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why Not WordPress Plugins?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They inject 47 scripts and kill your Core Web Vitals&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enterprise tools want your email before showing code&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Most use Schema.org specs from 2019 that Google rejects&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This runs on Astro + TypeScript. Client-side only. Your data never hits my server.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Features
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;LocalBusiness subtypes&lt;/strong&gt; (Restaurant, AutoRepair, Dentist, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Smart Opening Hours&lt;/strong&gt; with proper Schema.org formatting
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Physical vs Service Area&lt;/strong&gt; toggle (crucial for local SEO)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Entity building&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;code&gt;sameAs&lt;/code&gt; social profiles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Real-time validation&lt;/strong&gt; against Google's specs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Quick Implementation (Astro)
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;---
const schema = {
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Client Business",
  // ... generated automatically
};
---

&amp;amp;lt;head&amp;amp;gt;
  &amp;amp;lt;script type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify(schema)} /&amp;amp;gt;
&amp;amp;lt;/head&amp;amp;gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Works the same for Next.js, Nuxt, or vanilla HTML.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The point
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writing Schema markup manually is tedious debugging at 2AM. This generates valid JSON-LD in 30 seconds so you can get back to actual development.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Try it&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="https://nereteus.com/tools/json-ld-generator/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://nereteus.com/tools/json-ld-generator/en/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Found a bug or need a specific Schema type? Drop a comment below.&lt;/p&gt;

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