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= Microformats Wiki =
Welcome to the [http://microformats.org microformats] wiki. There's a lot going on around here, but feel free to jump in and offer your assistance.

But First:

'''Please read [[how-to-play]] before making any edits.'''

'''Please read [[process]] before proposing any new microformats.'''

== Introduction ==

What are microformats? See the [http://microformats.org/about/ about page] for an overview, and the [[introduction]] page for more info. Recent [[press]] and [[presentations]] are also a good place for some background reading as well.

One popular definition from our mailing list is "simple conventions for embedding semantics in HTML to enable decentralized development." More precisely, microformats can be defined as:
:simple conventions
:for embedding semantic markup
::for a specific problem domain
:in human-readable (X)HTML/XML documents, Atom/RSS feeds, and "plain" XML
::that normalize existing content usage patterns
::using brief, descriptive class names
::often based on existing interoperable standards
:to enable decentralized development
::of resources, tools, and services

"Or do you just use your browser to browse? That's so 20th century." -- [http://diveintomark.org Mark Pilgrim]

== Specifications ==
[[microformats|Microformats]] open standards specifications (see also: [[implementations]])
* [[hcalendar|hCalendar]]
* [[hcard|hCard]]
* [[rel-license|RelLicense]]
* [[rel-nofollow|RelNoFollow]]
* [[rel-tag|RelTag]]
* [[vote-links|VoteLinks]]
* [http://gmpg.org/xfn/ XFN] (see also: [[xfn-implementations]])
* [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]
* [[xoxo|XOXO]]

== Drafts ==
* [[adr|adr]] {{NewMarker}}
* [[geo|geo]] {{NewMarker}}
* [[hreview|hReview]]
* [[rel-directory]]
* [[rel-enclosure]]
* [[relpayment-research | rel-payment]]
* [[robots-exclusion|Robots Exclusion]]
* [[xfolk]]

== Design Patterns ==

Design patterns give microformat authors a vocabulary for expressing their ideas consistently with what has already been done. ''If you're tempted to try your hand at writing a microformat '''[[process|read this first]]'''!''

* [[datetime-design-pattern]]
* [[class-design-pattern]]
* [[rel-design-pattern]]
* [[abbr-design-pattern]]

<div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">
[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz WTHPD2]
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
</div>

== Exploratory discussions ==
Focused on real-world [[examples]] to motivate the microformat.
*[[blog-post-examples]], [[blog-post-formats]], [[blog-post-brainstorming]]
*[[blog-description-format]]
*[[chat-examples]]
*[[citation-brainstorming]], [[cite|Planning pages for a citation microformat]]
*[[comments-formats]]
*[[directory-inclusion-examples]], [[directory-inclusion-formats]]. (see also [[rel-directory]])
*[[forms-examples]]
*[[genealogy-formats]]
*[[last-modified-examples]], [[last-modified-formats]], [[last-modified-brainstorming]]
*[[listing-examples]], [[listing-formats]], [[listing-brainstorming]]
*[[location-formats]]. (see also [[adr]] and [[geo]])
*[[media-metadata-examples]]
*[[other-formats]]
*[[requirements-testing]]
*[[resume-brainstorming]], [[resume-formats]]
*[[rest-examples]]
*[[search-results-example]]
*[[table-examples]]
*[[transit-table-examples]]
*[[widget-examples]], [[widget-brainstorming]]
*[[wiki-formats]]
*[[xmdp-brainstorming]] (see also [[xmdp-faq]])

== Examples ==
* [[examples]]
* [[zen-garden]] {{NewMarker}}

== 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. This section is intended for editors, parsers, validators, test cases, and other information relevant across multiple microformats.

*[[parsing-microformats]]
*[[selected-test-cases-from-the-web]]
*[[vcard-implementations]]
*[[icalendar-implementations]]

== shared work areas ==
* [[buttons]] {{NewMarker}}
* [[to-do]]
* [[marked-for-deletion]]

== microformats wiki in other languages ==

You may read and edit microformats articles in <del>many different languages</del> at least one more language:

=== microformats wiki languages with over 2 articles ===

* [[Main_Page-fr|Français (French)]] (Thanks to neuro`!)
* ...

Don't see the language you want? Help translate the microformats wiki into another language!

We're still figuring this out.

For now, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Multilingual_coordination Wikipedia page on Multilingual coordination], and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/How_to_start_a_new_Wikipedia How to start a new Wikipedia] for some good general tips, advice, and community conventions.

You may want to start with the list of [[stable-pages]], which are pages that are relatively stable, and have only minimal/editorial changes, which makes them much easier to keep in sync with the English versions, by using the [[Special:Watchlist|my watchlist]] feature (use it to watch the pages you've translated for changes).

Page naming: for the translated version of a page, use the same name for the page, and simply add the RFC 3066 language identifier code as a dash suffix. E.g. for the French version, [[Main_Page]] becomes [[Main_Page-fr]], and [[how-to-play]] becomes [[how-to-play-fr]].

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