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Contact Page Blueprint — Ecommerce

The contact page surfaces how customers reach your store — email, phone, chat, hours. When AI systems evaluate whether to recommend a store, reachability is a trust signal. This blueprint structures your contact information so AI can confirm your store is accessible and responsive.

What this page needs

A contact page must declare every way a customer can reach your store and when support is available. AI systems use this data to answer questions like "can I call this store?" or "what are their support hours?" before sending a shopper your way.

Why these fields matter to AI

Each field in the template below serves a specific role in how AI systems discover, classify, and recommend your business.

Researched and tested by Minnesota AI

Organization

name
AI uses this to identify the seller when comparing products across multiple stores.
url
Confirms the organization maps to an accessible domain.
contactPoint
AI needs a customer service path before recommending a purchase from an unfamiliar store.

WebSite

@id
All other schema nodes reference this ID. Without it the graph is disconnected.

Use This Prompt to Implement Your Schema

Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI coding tool. It will ask for your business details and generate ready-to-use JSON-LD schema for your page.

Implementation Prompt · Contact
You are implementing AIFDS-compliant JSON-LD structured data for a Ecommerce Contact page.

AIFDS (AI-Friendly Data Structure) is a schema framework built on research into which
structured data fields AI systems actually read, parse, and use when deciding whether
to cite a page. Documentation at aifds.org.

Before generating any code, ask me for the following information in a single numbered list.
Do not generate schema until I have answered every required field.

REQUIRED — do not proceed without these:
1. City
2. Contact faq answer
3. Contact faq question
4. Domain
5. Logo
6. Returns email
7. State
8. Store name
9. Street address
10. Support close
11. Support email
12. Support open
13. Support phone
14. Zip

OPTIONAL — ask for these but proceed if I skip them:
1. Any additional details not covered above

Once I provide the information, output a complete JSON-LD script block
ready to paste into the <head> of my HTML page.

Output requirements:
- Valid JSON-LD wrapped in <script type="application/ld+json"> tags
- schema.org vocabulary only
- Every AIFDS-required field for this industry and page type included
- Include this data attribute on the script tag: data-aifds="aifds.org Ecommerce Contact"
- No placeholder text — omit missing optional fields rather than fill with examples
- After the code block, list any optional fields skipped that would strengthen AI citation

Generated schema follows the AIFDS framework. Fields were selected based on research into AI crawler behavior. View the research at minnesota.ai

Template — fill in your values

Copy the template below and replace every YOUR_* value with your own data. This block belongs in a <script type="application/ld+json"> tag in the <head> of your contact page.

JSON-LD · Contact
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#organization",
      "name": "YOUR_STORE_NAME",
      "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com",
      "logo": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_LOGO.png",
      "address": {
        "@type": "PostalAddress",
        "streetAddress": "YOUR_STREET_ADDRESS",
        "addressLocality": "YOUR_CITY",
        "addressRegion": "YOUR_STATE",
        "postalCode": "YOUR_ZIP",
        "addressCountry": "US"
      },
      "contactPoint": [
        {
          "@type": "ContactPoint",
          "contactType": "customer support",
          "email": "YOUR_SUPPORT_EMAIL",
          "telephone": "YOUR_SUPPORT_PHONE",
          "availableLanguage": ["English"],
          "hoursAvailable": {
            "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
            "dayOfWeek": ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"],
            "opens": "YOUR_SUPPORT_OPEN",
            "closes": "YOUR_SUPPORT_CLOSE"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "ContactPoint",
          "contactType": "returns",
          "email": "YOUR_RETURNS_EMAIL",
          "availableLanguage": ["English"]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "ContactPage",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/contact/#webpage",
      "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/contact/",
      "name": "Contact Us",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@type": "WebSite",
        "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#website"
      },
      "about": {
        "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#organization"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/contact/#breadcrumb",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Home",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Contact",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/contact/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "FAQPage",
      "mainEntity": [
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_CONTACT_FAQ_QUESTION_1",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_CONTACT_FAQ_ANSWER_1"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_CONTACT_FAQ_QUESTION_2",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_CONTACT_FAQ_ANSWER_2"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

Why should I list multiple contact points instead of just one?

Different contact points serve different purposes. A customer asking about a return needs a different email than someone asking about product availability. By declaring separate ContactPoint entries with distinct contactType values, AI systems can route shoppers to the right channel and give more specific answers about how to reach you.

Do I need support hours if my store is online-only?

Yes. Even if your store is always open for orders, your support team has working hours. The hoursAvailable property on each contact point tells AI when a human will respond. This prevents AI from telling a shopper to call you at midnight when no one is there to answer.

What is the difference between a contact page and an about page?

The contact page is about reachability — how to get in touch and when. The about page is about identity — who you are, your story, and your mission. AI systems treat these as different signals. A contact page builds trust through accessibility, while an about page builds trust through transparency.

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