Schema.org's WebSite vs WebPage
I was reading Google documentation on how to impletement Sitelinks Search Box. In the example, they use
itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebSite"
to implement sub-properties like potentialAction , etc.
However, after reading the schema documentation CreativeWork it looks to me that WebSite is inferior to WebPage .
CreativeWork WebPage has its own properties, while WebSite doesn't Is there a scenario where WebSite should be used / is preferable?
WebSite represents a web site, WebPage represents a web page (like the difference between Blog and BlogPosting ).
The additional properties from WebPage (like breadcrumb and mainContentOfPage ) wouldn't necessarily make sense for WebSite .
Google's Sitelinks Search Box uses WebSite because the search usually applies to the whole site, not just a single page.