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rel-shortlink

2010-04-27T09:31:20Z

SamJohnston: /* Editors */ s/Australian Online Solutions/Google/

<entry-title>rel="shortlink"</entry-title>
__TOC__
== Specification 2009-05-04 ==

=== Editors ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.google.com/ Google])

=== Concept ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.aos.net.au/ Australian Online Solutions])
* [http://shiflett.org/ Chris Shiflett] ([http://omniti.com/ OmniTI]) rev=canonical
* [http://laughingmeme.org/ Kellan Elliott-McCrae] ([http://flickr.com Flickr]) rev=canonical
* [http://twitter.com/robspychala Robert Spychala] ([http://snaplog.com/ Snaplog]) rel=shorturl

=== Copyright ===
{{MicroFormatPublicDomainContributionStatement}}

=== Patents ===
{{MicroFormatPatentStatement}}

== Abstract ==
<div class="entry-summary">RelShortLink is a brainstorm proposal with the goal of becoming an [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformat]].


'''The problem-space that rel-shortlink is attempting to solve is being taken through the microformats [[process]], and this is the current brainstorm that seems to make more sense than the alternatives. Nonetheless, additional background documentation is needed at the following stub pages:'''

* [[shortlink-examples]]
* [[shortlink-formats]]
* [[shortlink-brainstorming]]

Proposed usage: by adding <code>rel="shortlink"</code> to a [hyper]link, a page indicates that the hyperlink may be used for space constrained and/or manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications and that the destination of that hyperlink carries the same meaning (even if formatting such as sort order and hightlighting is lost). Typical use cases include pasting links into microblogging services such as Twitter and anywhere manual entry is required (e.g. printed or spoken URLs).</div>

Additional variants: (these should probably be further documented on [[shortlink-brainstorming]])

* '''Portion of a page such as a blog post.''' Taking the lesson learned from [[rel-license]], which was subsequently applied to [[rel-tag]], a portion of a page (such as a blog post) defined by a compound microformat (e.g. an "hentry" from [[hAtom]]) may also refer to a shortened URL for that portion of the page with the use of <code>rel="shortlink"</code>.

* '''classname alternative'''. Pages (or portions thereof) that with to reference/publish a shortlink for themselves but without directly hyperlinking to the shortlink may do so by marking up the shortlink URL in an element with <code>class</code> name of "<code>shortlink</code>".

== Examples ==
=== HTML ===
On a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ it could have HTML to indicate a shortlink in one of two ways:
<source lang=html4strict>
<link rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
</source>
and/or
<source lang=html4strict>
shortlink:
<a rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD
</a>
</source>
=== HTTP ===
In addition, a request for a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ should return as part of the HTTP headers:
<source lang=text>
Link: <http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD>; rel="shortlink"
</source>

== XMDP profile ==
<pre><nowiki>
<dl class="profile">
<dt id="rel">rel</dt>
<dd>
<a rel="help" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel">
HTML4 definition of the 'rel' attribute.</a>
Here is an additional value.
<dl>
<dt id="shortlink">shortlink</dt>
<dd>Indicates that the referred resource carries the same meaning as the
referring page (even if formatting such as sort order and highlighting
is lost) and that the link may be used for space constrained and/or
manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications.</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</nowiki></pre>

== examples in the wild ==
This section is informative and in alphabetical order.

Note: There are numerous uses of rel-shortlink in the wild, this is very much an incomplete list. If your site marked up with rel-shortlink, feel free to add it to the top of this list. Once the list grows too big, we'll make a separate wiki page ([[rel-shortlink-examples-in-wild]]).
* [http://alanhogan.com/tips/rel-shortlink-for-short-urls AlanHogan.com] uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers, HTML head, and the "shortlink" tag on <code>input</code> elements for high-traffic content pages.
* [http://www.cmsmarket.com/ CMS Market] uses it on each of their directory and news pages. They'll be releasing their tool as a [http://www.cmsmarket.com/news/blog/4-team-blog/89-promote-your-brand-using-twitter GPL'd Joomla component] at some point as well.
* [http://lessnmore.net/ Lessn More], a free and open-source personal URL shortening service. Its website uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers and HTML <head>, and the installable codebase uses the shortlink class on <code>input</code>s for copy/paste.
* [http://www.mediauk.com/ Media UK] uses it on each of their directory pages, using their muk.fm shortening service.
* [http://rel-shortlink.appspot.com RelShortLink] is an open source Python implementation hosted on [http://appengine.google.com Google App Engine] which scans both HTTP headers and HTML links for <code>rel=shortlink</code>.
* [http://tantek.com tantek.com] uses the class name variant of shortlink on all permalink pages, in particular on an <code>input</code> element for easy copy/pasting of the shortlink, e.g. http://tantek.com/2010/034/t2/diso-2-personal-domains-shortener-hatom-push-relmeauth
* [http://techcrunch.com/ TechCrunch] advertises wp.me links in its HTTP headers.
* [http://wordpress.com/ WordPress.com] uses it on ~7 million blogs with their [http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/shorten/ WP.me URL shortening service].
* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortlink/ Wordpress 'shortlink' plugin] embeds <code>rel=shortlink</code> links into Wordpress blogs.
* [http://yedda.com/ Yedda.com] (an AOL company), uses it on all question pages with their internal short URLs mechanism.

== normative references ==
* [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]
* [http://purl.org/net/shortlink shortlink Specification]

== informative references ==
* [http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-06.txt draft-nottingham-http-link-header]
* [http://code.google.com/p/shortlink/ Google Code 'shortlink' project]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/introducing-relshort-better-alternative.html Introducing rel="shortlink" - a better alternative to URL shorteners]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/relshortlink-url-shortening-that-really.html rel=shortlink: url shortening that really doesn't hurt the Internet]
* [http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/apps-discuss/current/msg00531.html rel="shortlink" proposal for advertising short URLs in HTML/HTTP] thread on IETF apps-discuss

== inferior alternatives ==
* [http://revcanonical.appspot.com/ RevCanonical]
** <code>rev=</code> deprecated in HTML 5
** <code>rev=</code> is easily confused with <code>rel=</code>, thus creating extreme danger for clueless webmasters
** implies that referring URL is the canonical URL, thus should only be used for the canonical URL itself
** implies that a complete list of referring URLs is offered, when in fact there are infinite possibilities
** See also mnot's [http://www.mnot.net/blog/2009/04/14/rev_canonical_bad Counting the ways that rev="canonical" hurts the Web]
* RelShortcut
** Scorched earth thanks to "shortcut icon" (now just "icon" in HTML 5) - rel is a space separated list for HTML at least
* RelShort[er]
** Ambiguous as to whether it refers to the URL or the content itself (e.g. abstract).
* RelShorturl
** Too many possible permutations: short[_- ]?ur[il] -> shorturl, short_url, short-url, "short url", short_uri, short-uri, "short uri", etc. leads to implementations supporting multiple variations.
** Intellectual property issues:
*** Trademark status claimed by shorturl.com (shortlink infringes no known common law or registered trademarks)
*** Copyright protected specification (shortlink specification is public domain)
*** Patent status unknown (shortlink carries a patent pledge and has no known patents)
** No effort to standardise via the usual processes (shortlink was submitted to IETF/W3C for discussion)

rel-shortlink

2010-04-21T13:03:12Z

SamJohnston: /* examples in the wild */ alphabetical order

<entry-title>rel="shortlink"</entry-title>
__TOC__
== Specification 2009-05-04 ==

=== Editors ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.aos.net.au/ Australian Online Solutions])

=== Concept ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.aos.net.au/ Australian Online Solutions])
* [http://shiflett.org/ Chris Shiflett] ([http://omniti.com/ OmniTI]) rev=canonical
* [http://laughingmeme.org/ Kellan Elliott-McCrae] ([http://flickr.com Flickr]) rev=canonical
* [http://twitter.com/robspychala Robert Spychala] ([http://snaplog.com/ Snaplog]) rel=shorturl

=== Copyright ===
{{MicroFormatPublicDomainContributionStatement}}

=== Patents ===
{{MicroFormatPatentStatement}}

== Abstract ==
<div class="entry-summary">RelShortLink is a brainstorm proposal with the goal of becoming an [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformat]].


'''The problem-space that rel-shortlink is attempting to solve is being taken through the microformats [[process]], and this is the current brainstorm that seems to make more sense than the alternatives. Nonetheless, additional background documentation is needed at the following stub pages:'''

* [[shortlink-examples]]
* [[shortlink-formats]]
* [[shortlink-brainstorming]]

Proposed usage: by adding <code>rel="shortlink"</code> to a [hyper]link, a page indicates that the hyperlink may be used for space constrained and/or manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications and that the destination of that hyperlink carries the same meaning (even if formatting such as sort order and hightlighting is lost). Typical use cases include pasting links into microblogging services such as Twitter and anywhere manual entry is required (e.g. printed or spoken URLs).</div>

Additional variants: (these should probably be further documented on [[shortlink-brainstorming]])

* '''Portion of a page such as a blog post.''' Taking the lesson learned from [[rel-license]], which was subsequently applied to [[rel-tag]], a portion of a page (such as a blog post) defined by a compound microformat (e.g. an "hentry" from [[hAtom]]) may also refer to a shortened URL for that portion of the page with the use of <code>rel="shortlink"</code>.

* '''classname alternative'''. Pages (or portions thereof) that with to reference/publish a shortlink for themselves but without directly hyperlinking to the shortlink may do so by marking up the shortlink URL in an element with <code>class</code> name of "<code>shortlink</code>".

== Examples ==
=== HTML ===
On a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ it could have HTML to indicate a shortlink in one of two ways:
<source lang=html4strict>
<link rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
</source>
and/or
<source lang=html4strict>
shortlink:
<a rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD
</a>
</source>
=== HTTP ===
In addition, a request for a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ should return as part of the HTTP headers:
<source lang=text>
Link: <http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD>; rel="shortlink"
</source>

== XMDP profile ==
<pre><nowiki>
<dl class="profile">
<dt id="rel">rel</dt>
<dd>
<a rel="help" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel">
HTML4 definition of the 'rel' attribute.</a>
Here is an additional value.
<dl>
<dt id="shortlink">shortlink</dt>
<dd>Indicates that the referred resource carries the same meaning as the
referring page (even if formatting such as sort order and highlighting
is lost) and that the link may be used for space constrained and/or
manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications.</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</nowiki></pre>

== examples in the wild ==
This section is informative and in alphabetical order.

Note: There are numerous uses of rel-shortlink in the wild, this is very much an incomplete list. If your site marked up with rel-shortlink, feel free to add it to the top of this list. Once the list grows too big, we'll make a separate wiki page ([[rel-shortlink-examples-in-wild]]).
* [http://alanhogan.com/tips/rel-shortlink-for-short-urls AlanHogan.com] uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers, HTML head, and the "shortlink" tag on <code>input</code> elements for high-traffic content pages.
* [http://www.cmsmarket.com/ CMS Market] uses it on each of their directory and news pages. They'll be releasing their tool as a [http://www.cmsmarket.com/news/blog/4-team-blog/89-promote-your-brand-using-twitter GPL'd Joomla component] at some point as well.
* [http://lessnmore.net/ Lessn More], a free and open-source personal URL shortening service. Its website uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers and HTML <head>, and the installable codebase uses the shortlink class on <code>input</code>s for copy/paste.
* [http://www.mediauk.com/ Media UK] uses it on each of their directory pages, using their muk.fm shortening service.
* [http://rel-shortlink.appspot.com RelShortLink] is an open source Python implementation hosted on [http://appengine.google.com Google App Engine] which scans both HTTP headers and HTML links for <code>rel=shortlink</code>.
* [http://tantek.com tantek.com] uses the class name variant of shortlink on all permalink pages, in particular on an <code>input</code> element for easy copy/pasting of the shortlink, e.g. http://tantek.com/2010/034/t2/diso-2-personal-domains-shortener-hatom-push-relmeauth
* [http://techcrunch.com/ TechCrunch] advertises wp.me links in its HTTP headers.
* [http://wordpress.com/ WordPress.com] uses it on ~7 million blogs with their [http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/shorten/ WP.me URL shortening service].
* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortlink/ Wordpress 'shortlink' plugin] embeds <code>rel=shortlink</code> links into Wordpress blogs.
* [http://yedda.com/ Yedda.com] (an AOL company), uses it on all question pages with their internal short URLs mechanism.

== normative references ==
* [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]
* [http://purl.org/net/shortlink shortlink Specification]

== informative references ==
* [http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-06.txt draft-nottingham-http-link-header]
* [http://code.google.com/p/shortlink/ Google Code 'shortlink' project]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/introducing-relshort-better-alternative.html Introducing rel="shortlink" - a better alternative to URL shorteners]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/relshortlink-url-shortening-that-really.html rel=shortlink: url shortening that really doesn't hurt the Internet]
* [http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/apps-discuss/current/msg00531.html rel="shortlink" proposal for advertising short URLs in HTML/HTTP] thread on IETF apps-discuss

== inferior alternatives ==
* [http://revcanonical.appspot.com/ RevCanonical]
** <code>rev=</code> deprecated in HTML 5
** <code>rev=</code> is easily confused with <code>rel=</code>, thus creating extreme danger for clueless webmasters
** implies that referring URL is the canonical URL, thus should only be used for the canonical URL itself
** implies that a complete list of referring URLs is offered, when in fact there are infinite possibilities
** See also mnot's [http://www.mnot.net/blog/2009/04/14/rev_canonical_bad Counting the ways that rev="canonical" hurts the Web]
* RelShortcut
** Scorched earth thanks to "shortcut icon" (now just "icon" in HTML 5) - rel is a space separated list for HTML at least
* RelShort[er]
** Ambiguous as to whether it refers to the URL or the content itself (e.g. abstract).
* RelShorturl
** Too many possible permutations: short[_- ]?ur[il] -> shorturl, short_url, short-url, "short url", short_uri, short-uri, "short uri", etc. leads to implementations supporting multiple variations.
** Intellectual property issues:
*** Trademark status claimed by shorturl.com (shortlink infringes no known common law or registered trademarks)
*** Copyright protected specification (shortlink specification is public domain)
*** Patent status unknown (shortlink carries a patent pledge and has no known patents)
** No effort to standardise via the usual processes (shortlink was submitted to IETF/W3C for discussion)

rel-shortlink

2010-04-21T13:02:21Z

SamJohnston: /* examples in the wild */ +TechCrunch

<entry-title>rel="shortlink"</entry-title>
__TOC__
== Specification 2009-05-04 ==

=== Editors ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.aos.net.au/ Australian Online Solutions])

=== Concept ===
* [http://samj.net/ Sam Johnston] ([http://www.aos.net.au/ Australian Online Solutions])
* [http://shiflett.org/ Chris Shiflett] ([http://omniti.com/ OmniTI]) rev=canonical
* [http://laughingmeme.org/ Kellan Elliott-McCrae] ([http://flickr.com Flickr]) rev=canonical
* [http://twitter.com/robspychala Robert Spychala] ([http://snaplog.com/ Snaplog]) rel=shorturl

=== Copyright ===
{{MicroFormatPublicDomainContributionStatement}}

=== Patents ===
{{MicroFormatPatentStatement}}

== Abstract ==
<div class="entry-summary">RelShortLink is a brainstorm proposal with the goal of becoming an [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformat]].


'''The problem-space that rel-shortlink is attempting to solve is being taken through the microformats [[process]], and this is the current brainstorm that seems to make more sense than the alternatives. Nonetheless, additional background documentation is needed at the following stub pages:'''

* [[shortlink-examples]]
* [[shortlink-formats]]
* [[shortlink-brainstorming]]

Proposed usage: by adding <code>rel="shortlink"</code> to a [hyper]link, a page indicates that the hyperlink may be used for space constrained and/or manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications and that the destination of that hyperlink carries the same meaning (even if formatting such as sort order and hightlighting is lost). Typical use cases include pasting links into microblogging services such as Twitter and anywhere manual entry is required (e.g. printed or spoken URLs).</div>

Additional variants: (these should probably be further documented on [[shortlink-brainstorming]])

* '''Portion of a page such as a blog post.''' Taking the lesson learned from [[rel-license]], which was subsequently applied to [[rel-tag]], a portion of a page (such as a blog post) defined by a compound microformat (e.g. an "hentry" from [[hAtom]]) may also refer to a shortened URL for that portion of the page with the use of <code>rel="shortlink"</code>.

* '''classname alternative'''. Pages (or portions thereof) that with to reference/publish a shortlink for themselves but without directly hyperlinking to the shortlink may do so by marking up the shortlink URL in an element with <code>class</code> name of "<code>shortlink</code>".

== Examples ==
=== HTML ===
On a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ it could have HTML to indicate a shortlink in one of two ways:
<source lang=html4strict>
<link rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
</source>
and/or
<source lang=html4strict>
shortlink:
<a rel="shortlink" type="text/html" href="http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD">
http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD
</a>
</source>
=== HTTP ===
In addition, a request for a page like http://www.flickr.com/photos/tantek/3909804165/ should return as part of the HTTP headers:
<source lang=text>
Link: <http://flic.kr/p/6XuLyD>; rel="shortlink"
</source>

== XMDP profile ==
<pre><nowiki>
<dl class="profile">
<dt id="rel">rel</dt>
<dd>
<a rel="help" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel">
HTML4 definition of the 'rel' attribute.</a>
Here is an additional value.
<dl>
<dt id="shortlink">shortlink</dt>
<dd>Indicates that the referred resource carries the same meaning as the
referring page (even if formatting such as sort order and highlighting
is lost) and that the link may be used for space constrained and/or
manual entry (e.g. printed or spoken) applications.</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</nowiki></pre>

== examples in the wild ==
This section is informative.

Note: There are numerous uses of rel-shortlink in the wild, this is very much an incomplete list. If your site marked up with rel-shortlink, feel free to add it to the top of this list. Once the list grows too big, we'll make a separate wiki page ([[rel-shortlink-examples-in-wild]]).
* [http://lessnmore.net/ Lessn More], a free and open-source personal URL shortening service. Its website uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers and HTML <head>, and the installable codebase uses the shortlink class on <code>input</code>s for copy/paste.
* [http://alanhogan.com/tips/rel-shortlink-for-short-urls AlanHogan.com] uses rel-shortlink in HTTP headers, HTML head, and the "shortlink" tag on <code>input</code> elements for high-traffic content pages.
* [http://tantek.com tantek.com] uses the class name variant of shortlink on all permalink pages, in particular on an <code>input</code> element for easy copy/pasting of the shortlink, e.g. http://tantek.com/2010/034/t2/diso-2-personal-domains-shortener-hatom-push-relmeauth
* [http://www.mediauk.com/ Media UK] uses it on each of their directory pages, using their muk.fm shortening service.
* [http://techcrunch.com/ TechCrunch] advertises wp.me links in its HTTP headers.
* [http://www.cmsmarket.com/ CMS Market] uses it on each of their directory and news pages. They'll be releasing their tool as a [http://www.cmsmarket.com/news/blog/4-team-blog/89-promote-your-brand-using-twitter GPL'd Joomla component] at some point as well.
* [http://wordpress.com/ WordPress.com] uses it on ~7 million blogs with their [http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/shorten/ WP.me URL shortening service].
* [http://rel-shortlink.appspot.com RelShortLink] is an open source Python implementation hosted on [http://appengine.google.com Google App Engine] which scans both HTTP headers and HTML links for <code>rel=shortlink</code>.
* [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortlink/ Wordpress 'shortlink' plugin] embeds <code>rel=shortlink</code> links into Wordpress blogs.
* [http://yedda.com/ Yedda.com] (an AOL company), uses it on all question pages with their internal short URLs mechanism.

== normative references ==
* [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]
* [http://purl.org/net/shortlink shortlink Specification]

== informative references ==
* [http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-06.txt draft-nottingham-http-link-header]
* [http://code.google.com/p/shortlink/ Google Code 'shortlink' project]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/introducing-relshort-better-alternative.html Introducing rel="shortlink" - a better alternative to URL shorteners]
* [http://samj.net/2009/04/relshortlink-url-shortening-that-really.html rel=shortlink: url shortening that really doesn't hurt the Internet]
* [http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/apps-discuss/current/msg00531.html rel="shortlink" proposal for advertising short URLs in HTML/HTTP] thread on IETF apps-discuss

== inferior alternatives ==
* [http://revcanonical.appspot.com/ RevCanonical]
** <code>rev=</code> deprecated in HTML 5
** <code>rev=</code> is easily confused with <code>rel=</code>, thus creating extreme danger for clueless webmasters
** implies that referring URL is the canonical URL, thus should only be used for the canonical URL itself
** implies that a complete list of referring URLs is offered, when in fact there are infinite possibilities
** See also mnot's [http://www.mnot.net/blog/2009/04/14/rev_canonical_bad Counting the ways that rev="canonical" hurts the Web]
* RelShortcut
** Scorched earth thanks to "shortcut icon" (now just "icon" in HTML 5) - rel is a space separated list for HTML at least
* RelShort[er]
** Ambiguous as to whether it refers to the URL or the content itself (e.g. abstract).
* RelShorturl
** Too many possible permutations: short[_- ]?ur[il] -> shorturl, short_url, short-url, "short url", short_uri, short-uri, "short uri", etc. leads to implementations supporting multiple variations.
** Intellectual property issues:
*** Trademark status claimed by shorturl.com (shortlink infringes no known common law or registered trademarks)
*** Copyright protected specification (shortlink specification is public domain)
*** Patent status unknown (shortlink carries a patent pledge and has no known patents)
** No effort to standardise via the usual processes (shortlink was submitted to IETF/W3C for discussion)

rel-shortlink

2009-08-18T08:54:00Z

SamJohnston:

rel-shortlink

2009-08-18T08:53:11Z

SamJohnston: /* inferior alternatives */

rel-shortlink

2009-08-18T08:51:43Z

SamJohnston: s/normative/informative/

rel-shortlink

2009-08-17T10:42:40Z

SamJohnston: /* examples in the wild */

rel-shortlink

2009-08-15T22:55:14Z

SamJohnston: +wordpress

irc-people

2009-05-24T08:25:03Z

SamJohnston: +samj

A list of [[irc|IRC]] regulars, sorted by nick, and their normal timezones (winter/summer).

* {{irc user|Amodal1| amodal1|-0500/-0600}}
* {{irc user|Adam Ballai|AdamBallai|-700/-700}}
* {{irc user|Adam Craven|AdamCraven|+0000}}
* {{irc user|Alenonimo|Alenonimo|-0300}}
* {{irc user|Alexander Graf|AlexanderGraf|+0100}}
* {{irc user|Tomasino|aloneone|-0500}}
* {{irc user|AmanuelTewolde|Amanuel|-0500/-0400}}
* {{irc user|Amette|amette|+1000}}
* {{irc user|Amir Guindehi|AmirGuindehi|+1000}}
* {{irc user|Andr3|andr3|+0000}}
* {{irc user|Ajaswa|Andrew Jaswa|-0500}}
* {{irc user|AndrewDisley|AndrewDisley|+0000}}
* {{irc user|Andrii Ponomarov|Andrii|+0300}}
* {{irc user|AnselHalliburton|anselxyz|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|Ashe Dryden|Ashe|-600}}
* {{irc user|Atamido|Atamido|-0600/-0500}}
* {{irc user|Barce|Barce|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|Azathoth|Florian Beer|+1000}}
* {{irc user|Tyler Roehmholdt|Baristo|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|Belling|Belling|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|BenjaminCarlyle|BenjaminCarlyle|+1000}}
* {{irc user|HenriBergius|bergie|+0200/+0300}}
* {{irc user|Ben Ward|BenWard|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|BenWest|bewest|-0800/-0700}}
* {{irc user|B.K._DeLong|bkdelong|-0500/-0400}}
* {{irc user|Robert|blueace|+0100}}
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<entry-title>Welcome to the microformats wiki!</entry-title>
__TOC__
Please start with the [[introduction]] page and read [[how-to-play]] before making any edits.

==Introduction==

This wiki is the central resource of the microformats community. You'll find current versions of published microformat specifications, specification drafts and publishing patterns. The wiki also hosts development resources, such as brainstorming pages for new formats and issue tracking pages for all current and in-development microformats.

To get started with microformats:

* First, be familiar writing your pages and applications with semantically rich, descriptive, ‘[http://microformats.org/wiki/posh <abbr title="Plain Old Semantic HTML">POSH</abbr>]’ <abbr title="HyperText Mark-up Language">HTML</abbr>.
* Learn about microformats from the [http://microformats.org/about/ about page], [http://microformats.org/ blog], [[press]], [[presentations]], [[books]], [[podcasts]], & [[screencasts]] pages.
* Take a look at established specifications such as [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hcalendar|hCalendar]], and follow the [[hcard-examples|examples]] to start publishing microformats.
* Have questions? Read the [[faq|frequently asked questions]] and see the [[glossary]] for terms and definitions. You can also post to the {{MicroformatsMailingList}}.
* Want to learn more in person? Check out microformats [[events]].

Also, this wiki has a number of neat enhancements to assist development and contributions to microformats. Before you start editing, see the [[wiki-2|wiki introduction page]] for instructions.

==Definition==
Microformats are small patterns of HTML to represent commonly published things like [[hcard|people]], [[hcalendar|events]], [[hatom|blog posts]], [[hreview|reviews]] and [[rel-tag|tags]] in web pages.

Microformats enable the publishing of higher fidelity information on the Web; the fastest and simplest way to provide feeds and APIs for the information in your website.

* Read more explanations of [[what-are-microformats|what microformats are]], and [[what-can-you-do-with-microformats|what you can do with them]].

== How to contribute ==
Do you want to help take microformats to the next level? You can:

* [[get-started|Get started]] by adding microformats to your website, services, and products.
* [[advocacy|Advocate]] the use of microformats on other web sites, especially those you use.
* Write a [[testimonial]].
* Do something on the [[to-do|to do list]].
* Join the [[irc|IRC Channel]] and [[mail|mailing lists]] to learn and help answer questions (read the [[mailing-lists#General_guidelines|general guidelines]] before posting).
* [[Main_Page#microformats_wiki_translations|Translate this microformats wiki into other languages]] to make microformats more accessible to readers of languages around the world.
* Before proposing any new microformats, make sure your website is [[POSH]], [[get-started|uses existing microformats]], and then read the [[process]].

== Specifications ==
The list of current, stable [[microformats|Microformats]] open standard specifications.

* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcalendar/creator hCalendar creator]
* [[hcard|hCard]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator hCard creator]
* [[rel-license]]
* [[rel-nofollow]]
* [[rel-tag]]
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]]
* [[XFN]] - [http://gmpg.org/xfn/creator XFN creator]
* [[XMDP]]
* [[xoxo|XOXO]]

''If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat please read '''[[process|the process]]''' page first!''

== Drafts ==
Drafts are newer microformats, for which the specifications haven't been completed yet. Although drafts are somewhat mature in the development process, the stability of these documents cannot be guaranteed, and implementers should be prepared to keep abreast of future developments and changes. Please watch the wiki pages for updates.

* [[adr|adr]] - for marking up address information
* [[geo|geo]] - for marking up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84 WGS84] geographic coordinates (latitude; longitude)
* [[hatom|hAtom]] - syndicating episodic content (e.g. weblog postings)
* [[haudio|hAudio]]
* [[hproduct|hProduct]]
* [[recipe|hRecipe]]
* [[hresume|hResume]] - for publishing resumes and CVs
* [[hreview|hReview]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hreview/creator hReview creator]
* [[rel-directory]] - to indicate that the destination of a hyperlink is a directory listing containing an entry for the current page
* [[rel-enclosure]] - for indicating attachments (e.g. files) to download and cache
* [[rel-home]] - indicate a hyperlink to the homepage of the site
* [[rel-payment]] - indicate a payment mechanism
* [[rel-shortlink]] - for space constrained (e.g. microblogging, sms) and manual entry (e.g. printed, spoken) applications
* [[robots-exclusion|robots exclusion]]
* [[xfolk|xFolk]]

== Design Patterns ==
{{design_patterns}} 
* [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformats]]
* [[compound-microformat|compound microformats]]

== Exploratory Discussions ==
See: [[exploratory-discussions]] for details of research and analysis of real-world [[examples]], existing formats, and brainstorming of possible new microformats, per the microformats [[process]].

== Examples ==
* [[examples-in-the-wild]]
* [[implementations]]
* [[zen-garden]]

== Resources ==
See [[resources]].

== User centric development ==
*[[user-interface]]
*[[data-portability]]
*[[social-network-portability]]

== Shared work areas ==
* [[to-do]]
* [[templates]]
* [http://microformats.org/wiki/delete pages for deletion] 
* [[Special:Specialpages|"Special" wiki pages]]
* [[year-in-review]]

== Tools, test cases, additional research ==
The first place to look for examples, code, and test cases is in the pages for each individual microformat. There are only a few cross-cutting [[tools|tools and services]] that need to process more than one microformat. That section is intended for editors, [[parsers]], [[validators]], test cases, and other information relevant across multiple microformats.

== Microformats wiki translations ==
You may read and edit microformats articles in many other languages:

* languages with over 100 articles
** [[Main_Page-fr|Français (French)]] {{UpdateMarker-fr}}
* languages with over 10 articles
** [[Main_Page-pt-br|Português (Brazilian Portuguese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ja|日本語 (Japanese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ru|Русский (Russian)]]
* languages with over 2 articles
** [[Main_Page-cs|Česky (Czech)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-de|Deutsch (German)]]
** [[Main_Page-es|Español (Spanish)]]
** [[Main_Page-gl|Galego (Galician)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-pl|Polski (Polish)]]
** [[Main_Page-ro|Română (Romanian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-zh|汉语 (Chinese)]]
* languages just started
** [[Main_Page-ar|العربية (Arabic)]]
** [[Main_Page-th|ภาษาไทย (Thai)]]
** [[Main_Page-it|Italiano (Italian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-ko|한국어 (Korean)]] {{NewMarker}}
* elsewhere
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat Wikipedia's article on microformats] has been translated into a number of languages.

See also [[other-languages]], and [[how-to-start-new-translation|how-to-start-a-new-translation]].

Main Page

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<entry-title>Welcome to the microformats wiki!</entry-title>
__TOC__
Please start with the [[introduction]] page and read [[how-to-play]] before making any edits.

==Introduction==

This wiki is the central resource of the microformats community. You'll find current versions of published microformat specifications, specification drafts and publishing patterns. The wiki also hosts development resources, such as brainstorming pages for new formats and issue tracking pages for all current and in-development microformats.

To get started with microformats:

* First, be familiar writing your pages and applications with semantically rich, descriptive, ‘[http://microformats.org/wiki/posh <abbr title="Plain Old Semantic HTML">POSH</abbr>]’ <abbr title="HyperText Mark-up Language">HTML</abbr>.
* Learn about microformats from the [http://microformats.org/about/ about page], [http://microformats.org/ blog], [[press]], [[presentations]], [[books]], [[podcasts]], & [[screencasts]] pages.
* Take a look at established specifications such as [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hcalendar|hCalendar]], and follow the [[hcard-examples|examples]] to start publishing microformats.
* Have questions? Read the [[faq|frequently asked questions]] and see the [[glossary]] for terms and definitions. You can also post to the {{MicroformatsMailingList}}.
* Want to learn more in person? Check out microformats [[events]].

Also, this wiki has a number of neat enhancements to assist development and contributions to microformats. Before you start editing, see the [[wiki-2|wiki introduction page]] for instructions.

==Definition==
Microformats are small patterns of HTML to represent commonly published things like [[hcard|people]], [[hcalendar|events]], [[hatom|blog posts]], [[hreview|reviews]] and [[rel-tag|tags]] in web pages.

Microformats enable the publishing of higher fidelity information on the Web; the fastest and simplest way to provide feeds and APIs for the information in your website.

* Read more explanations of [[what-are-microformats|what microformats are]], and [[what-can-you-do-with-microformats|what you can do with them]].

== How to contribute ==
Do you want to help take microformats to the next level? You can:

* [[get-started|Get started]] by adding microformats to your website, services, and products.
* [[advocacy|Advocate]] the use of microformats on other web sites, especially those you use.
* Write a [[testimonial]].
* Do something on the [[to-do|to do list]].
* Join the [[irc|IRC Channel]] and [[mail|mailing lists]] to learn and help answer questions (read the [[mailing-lists#General_guidelines|general guidelines]] before posting).
* [[Main_Page#microformats_wiki_translations|Translate this microformats wiki into other languages]] to make microformats more accessible to readers of languages around the world.
* Before proposing any new microformats, make sure your website is [[POSH]], [[get-started|uses existing microformats]], and then read the [[process]].

== Specifications ==
The list of current, stable [[microformats|Microformats]] open standard specifications.

* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcalendar/creator hCalendar creator]
* [[hcard|hCard]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator hCard creator]
* [[rel-license]]
* [[rel-nofollow]]
* [[rel-tag]]
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]]
* [[XFN]] - [http://gmpg.org/xfn/creator XFN creator]
* [[XMDP]]
* [[xoxo|XOXO]]

''If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat please read '''[[process|the process]]''' page first!''

== Drafts ==
Drafts are newer microformats, for which the specifications haven't been completed yet. Although drafts are somewhat mature in the development process, the stability of these documents cannot be guaranteed, and implementers should be prepared to keep abreast of future developments and changes. Please watch the wiki pages for updates.

* [[adr|adr]] - for marking up address information
* [[geo|geo]] - for marking up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84 WGS84] geographic coordinates (latitude; longitude)
* [[hatom|hAtom]] - syndicating episodic content (e.g. weblog postings)
* [[haudio|hAudio]]
* [[hproduct|hProduct]]
* [[recipe|hRecipe]]
* [[hresume|hResume]] - for publishing resumes and CVs
* [[hreview|hReview]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hreview/creator hReview creator]
* [[rel-directory]] - to indicate that the destination of a hyperlink is a directory listing containing an entry for the current page
* [[rel-enclosure]] - for indicating attachments (e.g. files) to download and cache
* [[rel-home]] - indicate a hyperlink to the homepage of the site
* [[rel-payment]] - indicate a payment mechanism
* [[robots-exclusion|robots exclusion]]
* [[xfolk|xFolk]]

== Design Patterns ==
{{design_patterns}} 
* [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformats]]
* [[compound-microformat|compound microformats]]

== Exploratory Discussions ==
See: [[exploratory-discussions]] for details of research and analysis of real-world [[examples]], existing formats, and brainstorming of possible new microformats, per the microformats [[process]].

== Examples ==
* [[examples-in-the-wild]]
* [[implementations]]
* [[zen-garden]]

== Resources ==
See [[resources]].

== User centric development ==
*[[user-interface]]
*[[data-portability]]
*[[social-network-portability]]

== Shared work areas ==
* [[to-do]]
* [[templates]]
* [http://microformats.org/wiki/delete pages for deletion] 
* [[Special:Specialpages|"Special" wiki pages]]
* [[year-in-review]]

== Tools, test cases, additional research ==
The first place to look for examples, code, and test cases is in the pages for each individual microformat. There are only a few cross-cutting [[tools|tools and services]] that need to process more than one microformat. That section is intended for editors, [[parsers]], [[validators]], test cases, and other information relevant across multiple microformats.

== Microformats wiki translations ==
You may read and edit microformats articles in many other languages:

* languages with over 100 articles
** [[Main_Page-fr|Français (French)]] {{UpdateMarker-fr}}
* languages with over 10 articles
** [[Main_Page-pt-br|Português (Brazilian Portuguese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ja|日本語 (Japanese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ru|Русский (Russian)]]
* languages with over 2 articles
** [[Main_Page-cs|Česky (Czech)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-de|Deutsch (German)]]
** [[Main_Page-es|Español (Spanish)]]
** [[Main_Page-gl|Galego (Galician)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-pl|Polski (Polish)]]
** [[Main_Page-ro|Română (Romanian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-zh|汉语 (Chinese)]]
* languages just started
** [[Main_Page-ar|العربية (Arabic)]]
** [[Main_Page-th|ภาษาไทย (Thai)]]
** [[Main_Page-it|Italiano (Italian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-ko|한국어 (Korean)]] {{NewMarker}}
* elsewhere
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat Wikipedia's article on microformats] has been translated into a number of languages.

See also [[other-languages]], and [[how-to-start-new-translation|how-to-start-a-new-translation]].

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<h1>Exploratory Discussions</h1>
{{TOC-right}}
Per the microformats [[process]]: research and analysis of real-world [[examples]], existing formats, and brainstorming to motivate the microformat. Please check [[rejected-formats]] before making additions.

Sort each section alphabetically. Group similar efforts.

==active==
The following exploratory discussions are being actively pursued, generally, edited in the last month, and/or being utilized/experimented with by multiple sites in the wild.

* [[activity-streams]]
* [[citation]]: [[citation-examples|citation examples]], [[citation-formats|citation formats]], [[citation-brainstorming|citation brainstorming]], [[citation-strawman-01|h3988 proposal]] and [[citation-faq|citation FAQ]]
* [[comment]] ([[comment-problem|comment problem]], [[comment-examples|comment examples]], [[comments-formats|comment formats]], and [[comment-brainstorming|comment brainstorming]]{{NewMarker}} (Some stuff needs to be extracted from [[comments-formats]], [[hcomment]] and [[mfcomment]]))
* figures [[figure]], [[figure-examples|figure examples]], [[figure-formats]], [[figure-brainstorming|figure brainstorming]]
* [[group]]: [[group-examples|group examples]], [[group-formats]], [[group-brainstorming|group brainstorming]]
* listing / hListing [[hlisting-proposal|hListing proposal]], and [[hlisting-feedback|hListing feedback]]
** based on listing [[listing-examples|examples]], [[listing-formats|formats]], and [[listing-brainstorming|brainstorming]]
* measures and measurement units [[measure]], [[measure-examples]], [[measure-formats]]
* [[mfo]]: [[mfo-examples]]
* [[product]] - [[product-examples]], [[product-formats]], [[product-brainstorming]].
* [[project|project]]{{NewMarker}}, [[project-examples|project examples]]{{NewMarker}}, [[project-formats|project formats]]{{NewMarker}}, [[project-brainstorming|project brainstorming]]{{NewMarker}}
* [[recipe]] [[recipe-examples|recipe examples]], [[recipe-formats]], [[recipe-brainstorming]]
* [[representative-hcard]] - see also [[uid]]
* [[rel-shortlink]] {{NewMarker}}

=== media related ===
Media related efforts are very active in the microformats community and thus have been grouped here for convenience
* [[audio-info]] ([[audio-info-examples|examples]], [[audio-info-formats|formats]], [[audio-info-brainstorming|brainstorming]], [[audio-info-proposal|proposal]], [[audio-info-issues|issues]], [[haudio|specification]]{{NewMarker}}) - Marking up information and metadata related to audio (speech, music, and sound in general).
** music [[music-examples|music examples]]
* audio-album (see [[audio-info]] pages for examples, formats, brainstorming. [[audio-album-proposal]], [[audio-album-issues]]) - Marking up information and metadata related to audio albums/collections.
* broadcast: Internet Radio & TV: [[broadcast-examples]], [[broadcast-brainstorming]]
* [[media-info]] ([[media-info-examples|media-info examples]], [[media-info-formats|media-info formats]], [[media-info-brainstorming|media-info brainstorming]], [[media-info-proposal| media-info Proposal]])
* photo note [[photo-note-examples|photo note examples]]
* video-info ([[video-info-examples|examples]], [[video-info-formats|formats]], [[video-info-brainstorming|brainstorming]], [[video-info-proposal|proposal]], [[video-info-issues|issues]]) - Marking up information and metadata related to video (video clips, movies, television, and video multimedia presentation in general).

== other ==
The following explorations are fairly inactive, though they may just be waiting for folks with sufficient interest and use cases to help further their development. Some of them could probably be consolidated, or even rejected with suggestions of re-using existing microformats.

* [[alternates]] ([[alternates-examples|alternates examples]], [[alternates-formats]], [[alternates-brainstorming|alternates brainstorming]])
*[[attention]]
* book [[book-examples|book examples]], [[book-formats|book formats]], and [[book-brainstorming|book brainstorming]]
* chat [[chat-examples|chat examples]], [[chat-formats|chat formats]], and [[chat-brainstorming|chat brainstorming]]
* code [[code-examples|code examples]], [[code-formats]], [[code-brainstorming|code brainstorming]]
* [[collection-description|collection description]] - for describing collections in libraries
* [[definition-examples]]
* [[depend-examples]]: examples of dependency graphs, especially as they relate to software
* [[digital-signatures]]: incorporation of digital signatures in Microformatted data; ([[digitalsignature-examples|digital-signature examples]], [[digitalsignature-formats]], [[digitalsignature-brainstorming|digital-signatures brainstorming]])
* directions [[directions-examples|directions examples]]
* [[downloads]] [[downloads-examples|downloads examples]], [[downloads-formats|downloads formats]], [[downloads-brainstorming|downloads brainstorming]]
* [[error-message]] [[error-message-examples|error message examples]], [[error-message-formats]], [[error-message-brainstorming|error message brainstorming]]
* file-format ([[file-format-examples|examples]], formats, brainstorming) - for the mark-up of file format information (size, type, codecs, bitrate, etc.) - should this be merged with [[downloads]] ?
* forms [[forms-examples|forms examples]]
* genealogy [[genealogy-examples]], [[genealogy-formats|genealogy formats]]
* grouping ([[grouping-examples|examples]], [[grouping-formats|formats]], [[grouping-brainstorming|brainstorming]], [[grouping-proposal|proposal]]) - Metadata markup of items that should be grouped together.
* hash [[hash-examples|hash examples]] (see also [[downloads]])
* items [[items-examples|items examples]], [[items-formats]], [[items-brainstorming|items brainstorming]]
* [[journal-brainstorming]]
* last modified [[last-modified-examples|last modified examples]], [[last-modified-formats|last modified formats]], and [[last-modified-brainstorming|last modified brainstorming]]
* metalink [[metalink-examples|metalink examples]]
* news [[news-examples|news examples]]
* [[operating-hours]]: [[operating-hours-examples]] ..of stores, restaurants, etc.
* [[page-summary]] [[page-summary-examples]], [[page-summary-formats]]
* [[payment]]
* [[question-answer]], [[question-answer-examples]], [[question-answer-formats]], [[question-answer-brainstorming]]
* requirements testing [[requirements-testing|requirements testing overview]], and [[requirements-testing-examples|requirements testing examples]]
* [[rest-examples|REST examples]] (see also [[rest]])
* search results [[search-results-example|search results example]]
* [[species]] - for the marking up of the scientific names of living things: [[species-examples]], [[species-formats]], [[species-brainstorming]]
* table [[table-examples|examples]]
* transit table [[transit-table-examples|transit table examples]]
* [[widget]], [[widget-examples|widget examples]], [[widget-formats]], [[widget-brainstorming|widget brainstorming]]
* [[wiki-formats|wiki formats]]
* work of art [[work-of-art|work of art overview]], [[workofart-examples|work of art examples]], [[workofart-formats|work of art formats]], and [[workofart-brainstorming|work of art brainstorming]]
* [[xpn-examples]] - proposal to extend (or replicate) XFN for business (or professional - hence X'''P'''N) relationships

=== blogging related ===
* blog description [[blog-description-examples|blog description examples]]
* blog info [[blog-info-examples|blog info examples]]
* distributed conversation [[distributed-conversation|distributed conversation overview]], [[distributed-conversation-examples|distributed conversation examples]], [[distributed-conversation-formats|distributed conversation formats]], [[distributed-conversation-brainstorming|distributed conversation brainstorming]]
* tagspeak [[tagspeak-examples|tagspeak examples]]
* tagcloud [[tagcloud-examples|tagcloud examples]], [[tagcloud-formats]], and [[tagcloud-brainstorming|tagcloud brainstorming]].

=== education related ===
* higher education academic information
** [[hied-course-examples]], [[hied-course-formats]], [[hied-course-brainstorming]] - an academic course activity
** [[course-catalog]]; [[course-catalog-examples]]
* learning ([[learning-examples|examples]], [[learning-formats|formats]], [[learning-brainstorming|brainstorming]], [[learning-people|people]], [[learning-proposal|proposal]], [[learning-issues|issues]]) - a microformat for microlearning

=== productivity related ===
* task [[htask|task effort]], [[task-examples|task examples]], [[task-formats|task formats]], [[task-brainstorming|task brainstorming]], and [[task-faq|task FAQ]]
* [[to-do-examples]]
* meeting minutes [[meeting-minutes-examples|meeting minutes examples]], [[meeting-minutes-formats|meeting minutes formats]], and [[meeting-minutes-brainstorming|meeting minutes brainstorming]]
** meetings usually aren't very productive, yet, hopefully if meeting minutes are captured, meetings aren't a complete waste of time.

=== commerce products listings related ===
* bank account [[bankaccount-brainstorming]], [[bankaccount-examples]]
* [[currency]]; [[currency-examples]]; [[currency-formats]]; [[currency-brainstorming]]; [[currency-proposal]]; [[currency-issues]]
* job listing [[job-listing-examples|job listing examples]], [[job-listing-formats]], [[job-listing-brainstorming|job listing brainstorming]]
* receipt ([[receipt-examples|examples]], [[receipt-formats|formats]], [[receipt-brainstorming|brainstorming]], [[receipt-proposal|proposal]]) - Marking up information and metadata related to purchase receipts.
* [[wishlist]], [[wishlist-examples]]
* [[hService_Proposal|proposal for selling commercial services]]

== completed ==
The following exploratory discussions resulted in a microformat.

* blog post [[blog-post-examples|examples]], [[blog-post-formats|blog post formats]], and [[blog-post-brainstorming|blog post brainstorming]] (yielded the [[hatom|hAtom]] draft)
* directory inclusion [[directory-inclusion-examples|directory inclusion examples]], [[directory-inclusion-formats|directory inclusion formats]]. (yielded the [[rel-directory]] microformat)
* location [[location-examples]], [[location-formats|location formats]]. (see also [[adr]], [[geo]], [[hcard|hCard]])
* resume [[resume-examples]], [[resume-formats|resume formats]], [[resume-brainstorming|resume brainstorming]] yielded the [[hresume|hResume]] draft.
* review [[review-examples|review examples]], and [[review-formats|review formats]] yielded the [[hreview|hReview]] draft

== solo pursuits ==
The following are primarily pursued by a single individual and thus have not generated widespread interest in the community yet. In general, solo pursuits are discouraged.

The goal of a format is to help human communication, the exchange of information between two people. Thus if only one community member is really interested in pursuing it (enough to work on it in the community), it's not important as a format. While a list of contributors or supporters helps demonstrate some broader interest, it is still insufficient if a format is only really being worked on in the community by a single individual.

* geo extensions ([[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]])
** [[geo-elevation-examples]], [[geo-elevation-formats]] - extend geo for representing altitude
** [[geo-waypoint-examples]], [[geo-waypoint-formats]] - extend geo for representing routes and boundaries, using waypoints
** [[geo-extension-examples]], [[geo-extension-formats]], [[geo-extension-brainstorming]], [[geo-extension-strawman]] - extend geo for moons, other planets, etc.
* [[off|OFF]]
* [[hJoke]] a microformat used to delineate jokes/humor

== failed to follow process ==
All too often it seems people propose a new microformat without following the [[process]] (most often not even reading apparently), nor creating the proper research pages first (and doing the research), nor sometimes even reading the [[introduction]] and [[how-to-play]] pages. Such proposals are relegated to this section to make it clear that they are worse than mere solo pursuits, they are (most of the time) solo pursuits by people who haven't even read the [[process]] page!

* [[realestate-propertydetail]], [[realestate-propertydetail-examples]], [[realestate-propertydetail-formats]], [[realestate-propertydetail brainstorming]]
* show [[show-examples]], [[show-formats]], [[show-brainstorming|show brainstorming]]
* showroll [[showroll-examples]], [[showroll-formats]], [[showroll-brainstorming]]
* syllabus [[syllabus-examples]], [[syllabus-formats]], [[syllabus-brainstorming]]

=== did not read main page ===
Even worse, proposals by people who apparently didn't even bother to read the rest of the [[Main_Page]]!
These are proposals that failed to follow the process and were added by the author to the [[Main_Page]] where it explicitly says to follow the process (often right next to where they added the link to their brainstorm proposal).

* [[hwiki|hWiki]]
* [[rel-ecolabel]]

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<entry-title>Welcome to the microformats wiki!</entry-title>
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Please start with the [[introduction]] page and read [[how-to-play]] before making any edits.

==Introduction==

This wiki is the central resource of the microformats community. You'll find current versions of published microformat specifications, specification drafts and publishing patterns. The wiki also hosts development resources, such as brainstorming pages for new formats and issue tracking pages for all current and in-development microformats.

To get started with microformats:

* First, be familiar writing your pages and applications with semantically rich, descriptive, ‘[http://microformats.org/wiki/posh <abbr title="Plain Old Semantic HTML">POSH</abbr>]’ <abbr title="HyperText Mark-up Language">HTML</abbr>.
* Learn about microformats from the [http://microformats.org/about/ about page], [http://microformats.org/ blog], [[press]], [[presentations]], [[books]], [[podcasts]], & [[screencasts]] pages.
* Take a look at established specifications such as [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hcalendar|hCalendar]], and follow the [[hcard-examples|examples]] to start publishing microformats.
* Have questions? Read the [[faq|frequently asked questions]] and see the [[glossary]] for terms and definitions. You can also post to the {{MicroformatsMailingList}}.
* Want to learn more in person? Check out microformats [[events]].

Also, this wiki has a number of neat enhancements to assist development and contributions to microformats. Before you start editing, see the [[wiki-2|wiki introduction page]] for instructions.

==Definition==
Microformats are small patterns of HTML to represent commonly published things like [[hcard|people]], [[hcalendar|events]], [[hatom|blog posts]], [[hreview|reviews]] and [[rel-tag|tags]] in web pages.

Microformats enable the publishing of higher fidelity information on the Web; the fastest and simplest way to provide feeds and APIs for the information in your website.

* Read more explanations of [[what-are-microformats|what microformats are]], and [[what-can-you-do-with-microformats|what you can do with them]].

== How to contribute ==
Do you want to help take microformats to the next level? You can:

* [[get-started|Get started]] by adding microformats to your website, services, and products.
* [[advocacy|Advocate]] the use of microformats on other web sites, especially those you use.
* Write a [[testimonial]].
* Do something on the [[to-do|to do list]].
* Join the [[irc|IRC Channel]] and [[mail|mailing lists]] to learn and help answer questions (read the [[mailing-lists#General_guidelines|general guidelines]] before posting).
* [[Main_Page#microformats_wiki_translations|Translate this microformats wiki into other languages]] to make microformats more accessible to readers of languages around the world.
* Before proposing any new microformats, make sure your website is [[POSH]], [[get-started|uses existing microformats]], and then read the [[process]].

== Specifications ==
The list of current, stable [[microformats|Microformats]] open standard specifications.

* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcalendar/creator hCalendar creator]
* [[hcard|hCard]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator hCard creator]
* [[rel-license]]
* [[rel-nofollow]]
* [[rel-shortlink]]
* [[rel-tag]]
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]]
* [[XFN]] - [http://gmpg.org/xfn/creator XFN creator]
* [[XMDP]]
* [[xoxo|XOXO]]

''If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat please read '''[[process|the process]]''' page first!''

== Drafts ==
Drafts are newer microformats, for which the specifications haven't been completed yet. Although drafts are somewhat mature in the development process, the stability of these documents cannot be guaranteed, and implementers should be prepared to keep abreast of future developments and changes. Please watch the wiki pages for updates.

* [[adr|adr]] - for marking up address information
* [[geo|geo]] - for marking up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84 WGS84] geographic coordinates (latitude; longitude)
* [[hatom|hAtom]] - syndicating episodic content (e.g. weblog postings)
* [[haudio|hAudio]]
* [[hproduct|hProduct]]
* [[recipe|hRecipe]]
* [[hresume|hResume]] - for publishing resumes and CVs
* [[hreview|hReview]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hreview/creator hReview creator]
* [[rel-directory]] - to indicate that the destination of a hyperlink is a directory listing containing an entry for the current page
* [[rel-enclosure]] - for indicating attachments (e.g. files) to download and cache
* [[rel-home]] - indicate a hyperlink to the homepage of the site
* [[rel-payment]] - indicate a payment mechanism
* [[robots-exclusion|robots exclusion]]
* [[xfolk|xFolk]]

== Design Patterns ==
{{design_patterns}} 
* [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformats]]
* [[compound-microformat|compound microformats]]

== Exploratory Discussions ==
See: [[exploratory-discussions]] for details of research and analysis of real-world [[examples]], existing formats, and brainstorming of possible new microformats, per the microformats [[process]].

== Examples ==
* [[examples-in-the-wild]]
* [[implementations]]
* [[zen-garden]]

== Resources ==
See [[resources]].

== User centric development ==
*[[user-interface]]
*[[data-portability]]
*[[social-network-portability]]

== Shared work areas ==
* [[to-do]]
* [[templates]]
* [http://microformats.org/wiki/delete pages for deletion] 
* [[Special:Specialpages|"Special" wiki pages]]
* [[year-in-review]]

== Tools, test cases, additional research ==
The first place to look for examples, code, and test cases is in the pages for each individual microformat. There are only a few cross-cutting [[tools|tools and services]] that need to process more than one microformat. That section is intended for editors, [[parsers]], [[validators]], test cases, and other information relevant across multiple microformats.

== Microformats wiki translations ==
You may read and edit microformats articles in many other languages:

* languages with over 100 articles
** [[Main_Page-fr|Français (French)]] {{UpdateMarker-fr}}
* languages with over 10 articles
** [[Main_Page-pt-br|Português (Brazilian Portuguese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ja|日本語 (Japanese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ru|Русский (Russian)]]
* languages with over 2 articles
** [[Main_Page-cs|Česky (Czech)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-de|Deutsch (German)]]
** [[Main_Page-es|Español (Spanish)]]
** [[Main_Page-gl|Galego (Galician)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-pl|Polski (Polish)]]
** [[Main_Page-ro|Română (Romanian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-zh|汉语 (Chinese)]]
* languages just started
** [[Main_Page-ar|العربية (Arabic)]]
** [[Main_Page-th|ภาษาไทย (Thai)]]
** [[Main_Page-it|Italiano (Italian)]] {{NewMarker}}
** [[Main_Page-ko|한국어 (Korean)]] {{NewMarker}}
* elsewhere
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat Wikipedia's article on microformats] has been translated into a number of languages.

See also [[other-languages]], and [[how-to-start-new-translation|how-to-start-a-new-translation]].

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