diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0135c446..e67c6f27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Recent articles partial
 - CSS transitions
 - Hugo module support
+- JSON-LD structured metadata
 
 ### Changed
 
 - ⚠️ Renamed parameter: `homepage.showList` -> `homepage.showRecent`
-- ⚠️ Renamed parameter: `homepage.listSections` -> `homepage.mainSections`
+- ⚠️ Renamed parameter: `homepage.listSections` -> `mainSections`
 - ⚠️ Consolidated author configuration parameters into `config.toml`
 - General style tweaks to enhance design consistency
 
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 594f3a53..7648c2cc 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 # Refer to the theme docs for more details about each of these parameters.
 # https://jpanther.github.io/Congo/docs/configuration/#theme-parameters
 
+# description = "My awesome website"
+# mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
+
 [homepage]
   layout = "page" # valid options: page, profile, custom
   showRecent = false
-  # mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
 
 [article]
   showDate = true
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
index 07976035..b5f20820 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 |Name|Type|Default|Description|
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+|`description`|string|_Not set_|The description of the website for metadata purposes.|
+|`mainSections`|array of strings|_Not set_|The sections that should be displayed in the recent articles list. If not provided the section with the greatest number of articles is used.|
 |`homepage.layout`|string|`"page"`|The layout of the homepage. Valid values are `page`, `profile` or `custom`. When set to `custom`, you must provide your own layout by creating a `/layouts/partials/home/custom.html` file. Refer to the [Homepage Layout](/docs/homepage-layout/) section for more details.|
 |`homepage.showRecent`|boolean|`false`|Whether or not to display the recent articles list on the homepage.|
-|`homepage.mainSections`|array of strings|_Not set_|The sections that should be displayed in the recent articles list. If not provided the section with the greatest number of articles is used.|
 |`article.showDate`|boolean|`true`|Whether or not article dates are displayed.|
 |`article.dateFormat`|string|`"2 January 2006"`|How article dates are formatted. Refer to the [Hugo docs](https://gohugo.io/functions/format/#gos-layout-string) for acceptable formats.|
 |`article.showAuthor`|boolean|`true`|Whether or not the author box is displayed in the article footer.|
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index d53a5705..52063286 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   {{ template "_internal/opengraph.html" . }}
   {{ template "_internal/twitter_cards.html" . }}
   {{/* Schema */}}
-  {{ template "_internal/schema.html" . }}
+  {{ partial "schema.html" . }}
   {{/* Generator */}}
   {{ if .Site.Params.attribution | default true }}
     {{ hugo.Generator }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/recent-articles.html b/layouts/partials/recent-articles.html
index c0422c1a..4d79fc33 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/recent-articles.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/recent-articles.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ if .Site.Params.homepage.showRecent | default false }}
   <h2 class="mt-8 text-2xl font-extrabold">{{ i18n "shortcode.recent_articles" | emojify }}</h2>
-  {{ range first 5 (.Paginate (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "in" .Site.Params.homepage.mainSections)).Pages }}
+  {{ range first 5 (.Paginate (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "in" .Site.Params.mainSections)).Pages }}
     {{ partial "article-link.html" . }}
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/schema.html b/layouts/partials/schema.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55fdf6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/schema.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{{ if .IsHome -}}
+  <script type="application/ld+json">
+  {
+    "@context": "https://schema.org",
+    "@type": "WebSite",
+    "name": "{{ .Site.Title | safeJS }}",
+    "url": "{{ .Site.BaseURL | safeURL }}",
+    "description": "{{ .Site.Params.description | safeJS }}"
+  }
+  </script>
+{{ else if .IsPage }}
+  {{- $iso8601 := "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00" -}}
+  <script type="application/ld+json">
+  {
+    "@context": "https://schema.org",
+    "@type": "BlogPosting",
+    "articleSection": "{{ (site.GetPage .Section).Title }}",
+    "name": "{{ .Title | safeJS }}",
+    "headline": "{{ .Title | safeJS }}",
+    "description": "{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ else }}{{ with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end }}",
+    {{ with .Site.LanguageCode }}"inLanguage": {{ . }},{{ end }}
+    "author" : {
+      "@type": "Person",
+      "name": "{{ .Site.Author.name | safeJS }}"
+    },
+    "creator" : {
+      "@type": "Person",
+      "name": "{{ .Site.Author.name | safeJS }}"
+    },
+    "copyrightHolder": "{{ .Site.Author.name | safeJS }}",
+    {{ with .PublishDate }}"copyrightYear": "{{ .Format "2006" }}",{{ end }}
+    {{ with .PublishDate }}"dateCreated": "{{ .Format $iso8601 }}",{{ end }}
+    {{ with .PublishDate }}"datePublished": "{{ .Format $iso8601 }}",{{ end }}
+    {{ with .Lastmod }}"dateModified": "{{ .Format $iso8601 }}",{{ end }}
+    "url" : "{{ .Permalink }}",
+    "wordCount": "{{ .WordCount }}",
+    "keywords": [{{ if .IsPage}}{{ range $index, $tag := .Params.tags }}{{ $tag }},{{ end }}{{ else }}{{ range $plural, $terms := .Site.Taxonomies }}{{ range $term, $val := $terms }}{{ printf "%s," $term }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end }}]
+  }
+  </script>
+{{ end }}