Optimus is a validator for microformats. This page documents known issues grouped by area of support. Feel free to add new issues, or comment on existing issues.
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Optimus validator is temporary not working!
Therefore any page you will check will return the message: "Microformats at this page have no errors. Congratulations." which is a false message. We will update this page when and if Optimus will work again.
issues with 0.8
JSON output b0rked
http://github.com/DmitryBaranovskiy/optimus/issues/#issue/11
hAtom validation
properties are errantly reported as not specified
Bug reported 2009-05-27:
When validating microformats.org, Optimus states on a single hAtom hentry that both:andRequired property ‘author’ not specified.
Required property ‘updated’ not specified.
Required property ‘bookmark’ not specified.
Required property ‘entry-title’ not specified.
obviously if Optimus can find those properties on the hentry, then they are not "not specified".author ... Ben Ward
updated / 2009-05-15T01:16:43
bookmark / In Search of Microformats
entry-title / In Search of Microformats
- Expected behavior: if Optimus finds a property on an hentry, then it should not complain about that property being not specified.
bookmark is not required
Bug reported 2009-05-27:
According to hAtom, rel-bookmark is an optional property of hentry, however, when validating microformats.org, Optimus states:.Required property ‘bookmark’ not specified.
- Expected behavior: Optimus should not state that rel-bookmark is required on hentry, and if rel-bookmark is not specified, Optimus should perhaps simply provide a warning, that
better error documentation
- Enhancement request 2009-05-27: Whenever Optimus reports an error or warning, it would be great if the error message linked to the section of the specification that is being violated.