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'''Welcome to the microformats wiki!'''
'''<dfn>microformats</dfn>''' are HTML for marking up [[h-card|people, organizations]], [[h-event|events]], [[h-adr|locations]], [[h-entry|blog posts]], [[h-product|products]], [[h-review|reviews]], [[h-resume|resumes]], [[h-recipe|recipes]] etc. Sites use microformats to publish a standard API that is consumed and used by [[search engines]], [[browsers]], and other web sites. See [[what-are-microformats]] for more.


Please start with the [[introduction]] page and read [[how-to-play]] before making any edits.
* See '''[[microformats2]]''' for a technical overview and summary of how to use microformats on public web pages and for APIs.


If you are looking for the '''microformats.org blog''', see:
* https://microformats.org/blog ([https://microformats.org/feed RSS feed])
<span style="float:right">__TOC__</span>
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
* Learn what it means to be [http://microformats.org/wiki/posh <abbr title="Plain Old Semantic HTML">POSH</abbr>] {{NewMarker}}.
{{main|introduction|Introduction}}
* See the [http://microformats.org/about/ about page], [http://microformats.org/ latest news], [[press]], [[presentations]], [[books]], [[podcasts]], & [[screencasts]].
This wiki is the central resource of the microformats community and provides microformats authoring guides, references, specifications, drafts, publishing patterns, research, brainstorming, and issue tracking.
* Have questions? Read the [[faq|frequently asked questions]] and see the [[glossary]] for new terms.
* Want to learn more in person? Check out microformats [[events]].


==Definition==
== Get Started==
Microformats are small bits of HTML that represent things like people, events, tags, etc. in web pages. 
{{main|get-started|Getting Started}}
Get started with microformats:


Microformats enable the publishing of higher fidelity information on the Web, providing the fastest and simplest way to support feeds and APIs for your website. See more explanations of [[what-are-microformats|what are microformats]], and [[what-can-you-do-with-microformats|what you can do with them]].
* Make sure your pages and web apps use proper ‘[[posh|<abbr title="Plain Old Semantic HTML">POSH</abbr>]]’ <abbr title="HyperText Mark-up Language">HTML</abbr>.
* Mark-up your contact info with [[h-card]], link to other profiles with [[rel-me]]
* Mark-up your blog with [[h-entry]]. See https://indieweb.org/ for more
* Questions? Read the [[faq|frequently asked questions]], ask on [[IRC]]
* Want to learn more in person? Check out microformats [[events]]


== How to contribute ==
== How to contribute ==
Do you want to help take microformats to the next level? You can:
Want to join in and contribute?
* [[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.
* [[get-started|Get started]] by adding microformats to your website, services, and products
* Write a [[testimonial]].
* Join the [[irc|IRC Channel]] to learn and help answer questions.
* Write a [[testimonial]]
* Do something on the [[to-do|to do list]].
* 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.
* [[Main_Page#microformats_wiki_translations|Translate this microformats wiki into other languages]] to make microformats more accessible to readers of languages around the world.
* Find [[orphans|orphaned]] pages, and add links to them.
* Before proposing any new microformats, make sure your website is [[POSH]], [[get-started|uses existing microformats]], and then read the [[process]].
* Before proposing any new microformats, make sure your website is [[POSH]], [[get-started|uses existing microformats]], and then read the [[process]].
This wiki has a number of enhancements to assist development and contributions to microformats. Before you start editing, see the [[wiki-2|wiki introduction page]] for instructions.


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
[[microformats|Microformats]] open standards specifications and may be "[[elemental-microformat|elemental]] &Dagger;" or "[[compound-microformat|compound]] &hearts;":
'''[[microformats2]]''' is stable, has a test suite, publishers, and interoperable implementations. Use it on public web pages and developing more parsers and applications.
 
Current, stable microformats open standard specifications.
 
=== Parsing ===
If you are implementing a microformats2 parser, see:
* [[microformats2-parsing]]
 
=== Vocabularies ===
microformats2 vocabularies:
* [[h-adr]]
* [[h-card]]
* [[h-entry]]
* [[h-event]]
* [[h-feed]]
* [[h-geo]]
* [[h-item]]
* [[h-listing]]
* [[h-product]]
* [[h-recipe]]
* [[h-resume]]
* [[h-review]]
* [[h-review-aggregate]]
 
=== rel microformats ===
Some microformats require only a rel attribute and are widely supported by consuming sites and software.
* [[rel-author]] - link to the author's home page (from an article)
* [[rel-enclosure]] - link to attachments (e.g. files) to download and cache
* [[rel-license]] - licensed content
* [[rel-nofollow]] - links in untrusted 3rd party content
* [[rel-tag]] - tag posts and pages by subject
* [[XFN]] - social relationships and [[rel-me]] links among profiles for the same person
 
=== Classic Microformats ===
In addition use well established classic microformats for the primary subject of a page for legacy [[search engines]] support.
 
* [[hatom|hAtom]] - blog posts and other date-stamped content
* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] - events
* [[hcard|hCard]] - people, organizations, contacts
* [[hlisting|hListing]] - listings for products or services
* [[hmedia|hMedia]] - media info about images, video, audio
* [[hproduct|hProduct]] - products
* [[hrecipe|hRecipe]] - cooking+baking recipes
* [[hresume|hResume]] - individual resumes and CVs
* [[hreview|hReview]] - individual reviews and ratings
* [[hreview-aggregate|hReview-aggregate]] - aggregate reviews and ratings
 
* [[adr|adr]] - address location information
* [[geo|geo]] - latitude &amp; longitude location ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGS84 WGS84] geographic coordinates)
 
==== Classic Drafts ====
Drafts are classic microformats which have varying degrees of support by consuming applications. They are stable and yet still open to change based on consuming application support, per the [[process]] to become specifications.
 
* [[hnews|hNews]] - news articles, extension of hAtom
 
* [[rel-home]] - link to the homepage of a site
* [[rel-payment]] - link to a payment mechanism


* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] &hearts; - [http://microformats.org/code/hcalendar/creator hCalendar creator]
* [[XMDP]] - define a microformat vocabulary / profile
* [[hcard|hCard]] &hearts; - [http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator hCard creator]
* [[xoxo|XOXO]] - outlines
* [[rel-license]] &Dagger;
* [[rel-nofollow]] &Dagger;
* [[rel-tag]] &Dagger;
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]] &Dagger;
* [http://gmpg.org/xfn/ XFN] &Dagger; (see also: [[xfn-implementations]])
* [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP] &Dagger;
* [[xoxo|XOXO]] &Dagger;


== Drafts ==
''If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat please read '''[[process|the process]]''' page first!'' and then take a look at [[exploratory-discussions]] for details of prior research, analysis of real-world [[examples]], existing formats, and brainstorming of possible new microformats, per the microformats [[process]].
* [[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)
* [[hresume|hResume]] - for publishing resumes and CVs
* [[hreview|hReview]] - [http://microformats.org/code/hreview/creator hrReview 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 ==
{{design_patterns}} <!-- this can be edited in /wiki/Template:design_patterns -->
{{design_patterns}} <!-- this can be edited in /wiki/Template:design_patterns -->


== Exploratory Discussions ==
== Archived ==
 
Past specifications, drafts, and exploratory discussions which have either lacked (or lost) wide publishing support, implementation, or have been superceded by newer specs (see also [[process#related_issues_questions_regarding_document_stages|when does it make sense to demote a microformat spec]]). These may eventually be retired, deprecated, or reincorporated into other 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]]. Such work is categorised as being:
* [[haudio|hAudio]]
* [[robots-exclusion|robots exclusion]]
* [[xfolk|xFolk]] - tagged links


*[[exploratory-discussions#Active|Actively being progressed]]
* [[rel-directory]] - link to web directories
*[[exploratory-discussions#Current|Current, but less active]]
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]]
*[[exploratory-discussions#Moribund|Moribund]]
*[[exploratory-discussions#Abandoned|Formally abandoned]] or
*[[exploratory-discussions#Archive|Archived]]


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
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* [[zen-garden]]
* [[zen-garden]]


== tools, test cases, additional research ==
== Resources ==
See [[resources]].


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 and services that need to process more than one microformat. This section is intended for editors, parsers, validators, test cases, and other information relevant across multiple microformats.
== User centric development ==
 
*[[accessibility]]
*[[faqs-for-rdf]]
*[[icalendar-implementations]]
*[[internationalization]]
*[[parsing-microformats]]
*[[profile-uri-examples-in-wild|Profile URI examples, in the wild]] (Profile URIs for <code>head</code> elements)
*[[selected-test-cases-from-the-web]]
*[http://hg.microformats.org/ Source code repository] -- [[mercurial-quick-start|how to download code from the repository]]
*[[user-interface]]
*[[user-interface]]
*[[user-profile-examples-in-wild|User profile examples, in the wild]] (User profiles, for social websites)
*[[data-portability]]
*[[vcard-implementations]], [[vcard-errata]], [[vcard-suggestions]]
*[[social-network-portability]]
*[[why-are-content-standards-hard]]
*[http://indiewebcamp.com/ indieweb]


== resources ==
== Shared work areas ==
* [[events]]
* [[to-do]]
* [[cheatsheets]] are handy if you need a quick reminder about a particular microformat.
* [[templates]]
* [[spread-microformats]]
* [http://microformats.org/wiki/delete pages for deletion] <!-- keep as external link; removes from "what links here" -->
* [[buttons]]
* [[Special:Specialpages|"Special" wiki pages]]
* [[icons]]
* [[year-in-review]]
* [[demo]] - a page with links for quickly demonstrating microformats working in practice.
* [[semacode|Semacode]]
* [[jobs]]
* [[user-interface]]
* [[shortcuts]] to wiki pages with long names
* [http://microformats.org/wiki/delete pages for deletion] <!-- keep as external link; removes from what links here" -->
* [[spellcheck|spell-check dictionary]]


== shared work areas ==
== Tools, test cases, additional research ==
* [[to-do]]
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-issues]] - issues related to more than one microformat.
* [[external-issues]]


== microformats wiki translations ==
<span id="microformats_wiki_translations"><span id="microformats_wiki_translations_in_other_languages">&nbsp;</span></span>
<span id="microformats_wiki_translations_in_other_languages">You may read and edit microformats articles in many other languages:</span>
== Microformats wiki translations ==
You may read and edit microformats articles in many other languages:


* languages with over 100 articles
* languages with over 100 articles
** [[Main_Page-fr|<span lang="fr">Français</span> (French)]] <span lang="fr">{{UpdateMarker-fr}}</span>
** [[Main_Page-fr|<span lang="fr">Français</span> (French)]] <span lang="fr">{{UpdateMarker-fr}}</span>
* languages with over 10 articles
* languages with over 10 articles
** [[Main_Page-ja|<span lang="ja">日本語</span> (Japanese)]]
** [[Main_Page-pt-br|<span lang="pt-br">Português</span> (Brazilian Portuguese)]]
** [[Main_Page-pt-br|<span lang="pt-br">Português</span> (Brazilian Portuguese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ja|<span lang="ja">日本語</span> (Japanese)]]
** [[Main_Page-ru|<span lang="ru">Русский</span> (Russian)]]
* languages with over 2 articles
* languages with over 2 articles
** [[Main_Page-cs|<span lang="cs">Česky</span> (Czech)]]
** [[Main_Page-zh|<span lang="zh">汉语</span> (Chinese)]]
** [[Main_Page-de|<span lang="de">Deutsch</span> (German)]]
** [[Main_Page-es|<span lang="es">Español</span> (Spanish)]]
** [[Main_Page-es|<span lang="es">Español</span> (Spanish)]]
** [[Main_Page-de|<span lang="de">Deutsch</span> (German)]]
** [[Main_Page-gl|<span lang="gl">Galego</span> (Galician)]]
** [[Main_Page-ro|Romanian]]
** [[Main_Page-id|<span lang="id">Indonesia</span> (Bahasa Indonesia)]]
** [[Main_Page-pl|<span lang="pl">Polski</span> (Polish)]]
** [[Main_Page-ro|<span lang="ro">Română</span> (Romanian)]]
* languages just started
** [[Main_Page-ar|<span lang="ar">العربية</span> (Arabic)]]
** [[Main_Page-fa|<span lang="fa">پارسی</span> (Farsi)]]
** [[Main_Page-ka|<span lang="ka">ქართული</span> (Georgian)]] {{NewMarker}} <!-- 2013 -->
** [[Main_Page-it|<span lang="it">Italiano</span> (Italian)]]
** [[Main_Page-ko|<span lang="ko">한국어</span> (Korean)]]
** [[Main_Page-th|<span lang="th">ภาษาไทย</span> (Thai)]]
** [[Main_Page-tr|<span lang="tr">Türkçe</span> (Turkish)]] {{NewMarker}} <!-- 2012-328 -->
* elsewhere
* elsewhere
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat Wikipedia's article on microformats] has been translated into a number of languages.
**[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]].
See also [[other-languages]], and [[how-to-start-new-translation|how-to-start-a-new-translation]].
== community ==
<span class="h-card"><strong class="p-name p-org">microformats.org</strong> is <span class="p-note">a community focused on using an empirical (rather than aspirational) [[process]] to research web data & information human publishing behaviors, openly document it on our wiki (<span class="p-url p-uid">http://microformats.org/wiki/</span>), discuss it in [[IRC]] (<span class="p-url">irc://irc.freenode.net/microformats</span>), then brainstorm ideas & proposals based on that research for simple formats based on HTML to interoperably represent that information on the web, incrementally implement, and iterate.</span></span>

Latest revision as of 20:37, 12 September 2024


microformats are HTML for marking up people, organizations, events, locations, blog posts, products, reviews, resumes, recipes etc. Sites use microformats to publish a standard API that is consumed and used by search engines, browsers, and other web sites. See what-are-microformats for more.

  • See microformats2 for a technical overview and summary of how to use microformats on public web pages and for APIs.

If you are looking for the microformats.org blog, see:

Introduction

Main article: introduction

This wiki is the central resource of the microformats community and provides microformats authoring guides, references, specifications, drafts, publishing patterns, research, brainstorming, and issue tracking.

Get Started

Main article: get-started

Get started with microformats:

How to contribute

Want to join in and contribute?

This wiki has a number of enhancements to assist development and contributions to microformats. Before you start editing, see the wiki introduction page for instructions.

Specifications

microformats2 is stable, has a test suite, publishers, and interoperable implementations. Use it on public web pages and developing more parsers and applications.

Current, stable microformats open standard specifications.

Parsing

If you are implementing a microformats2 parser, see:

Vocabularies

microformats2 vocabularies:

rel microformats

Some microformats require only a rel attribute and are widely supported by consuming sites and software.

  • rel-author - link to the author's home page (from an article)
  • rel-enclosure - link to attachments (e.g. files) to download and cache
  • rel-license - licensed content
  • rel-nofollow - links in untrusted 3rd party content
  • rel-tag - tag posts and pages by subject
  • XFN - social relationships and rel-me links among profiles for the same person

Classic Microformats

In addition use well established classic microformats for the primary subject of a page for legacy search engines support.

  • adr - address location information
  • geo - latitude & longitude location (WGS84 geographic coordinates)

Classic Drafts

Drafts are classic microformats which have varying degrees of support by consuming applications. They are stable and yet still open to change based on consuming application support, per the process to become specifications.

  • hNews - news articles, extension of hAtom
  • XMDP - define a microformat vocabulary / profile
  • XOXO - outlines

If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat please read the process page first! and then take a look at exploratory-discussions for details of prior research, analysis of real-world examples, existing formats, and brainstorming of possible new microformats, per the microformats process.

Design Patterns

Design patterns are common uses of markup across microformats.

Archived

Past specifications, drafts, and exploratory discussions which have either lacked (or lost) wide publishing support, implementation, or have been superceded by newer specs (see also when does it make sense to demote a microformat spec). These may eventually be retired, deprecated, or reincorporated into other exploratory discussions.

Examples

Resources

See resources.

User centric development

Shared work areas

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 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:

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

community

microformats.org is a community focused on using an empirical (rather than aspirational) process to research web data & information human publishing behaviors, openly document it on our wiki (http://microformats.org/wiki/), discuss it in IRC (irc://irc.freenode.net/microformats), then brainstorm ideas & proposals based on that research for simple formats based on HTML to interoperably represent that information on the web, incrementally implement, and iterate.

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