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** Available feeds  | ** Available feeds  | ||
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* Details about the author(s)  | * Details about the author(s)  | ||
** Name (e.g: "John Doe")  | ** Name (e.g: "John Doe")  | ||
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Note 2: Tags describe the categories of the blog, they are contained in the blog's short description.  | Note 2: Tags describe the categories of the blog, they are contained in the blog's short description.  | ||
== Examples ==  | == Examples ==  | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 23 July 2005
Blog description format
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Purpose
A microformat to describe the contents of a (we)blog. It provides a specific set of information to categorize a (we)blog. Enables easier search for humans and efficient collection of information by machines.
Information to be provided
Here are some of examples for information that might be provided:
- Details about the blog
 - Blog name (e.g: "John Doe's Blog")
- Blog URI (e.g: http://example.org/ )
 - Lanuage used for the blog, read-able by machines (e.g: "en-US" or "de")
 - Topics covered by the blog
 - A short description
 - Available feeds
 - A small logo image
 
 - Details about the author(s)
- Name (e.g: "John Doe")
 - Contact details
 - Geographical Location
 
 
A possible way to describe/markup the information listed above:
<div class="blogformat" xml:lang="en">
   <p><img class="logo" alt="" 
        src="http://rbach.priv.at/Misc/2005/Smiley.gif" />
   <a class="author" href="http://example.org/jdoe"><span title="John Doe">My</span></a> 
   <a class="bookmark" href="http://example.org/blog" title="John Doe's Blog">blog</a>
   about 
   <span class="description">
   <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tags/web+standards">Web standards</a>,
   <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tags/css">CSS</a>,
   <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tags/xhtml">XHTML</a>
   and topics releated to web development.</span></p>
   <p>There are 
   <a rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://example.org/feeds/atom">Atom</a> and 
   <a rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://example.org/feeds/rss">RSS 2.0</a>
   feeds available.</p>
</div>
Note 1: Author's name is provided using <span title="John Doe">, the rest of the author-related information is provided on http://example.org/jdoe.
Note 2: Tags describe the categories of the blog, they are contained in the blog's short description.
Examples
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Existing practise
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