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* Do you have events information on your site? Then mark those events up with [[hCalendar]].  
* Do you have events information on your site? Then mark those events up with [[hCalendar]].  
* Do you have people and their contact information? Then mark those up with [[hCard]].  
** Start with the [http://microformats.org/code/hcalendar/creator hCalendar creator].
* Do you have people and their contact information? Then mark those up with [[hCard]].
** Start with the [http://microformats.org/code/hcard/creator hCard creator] and take a look at the [[hcard-examples]].
* Do you have an explicit copyright license on your content? Then markup the link to your license with [[rel-license|relLicense]].  
* Do you have an explicit copyright license on your content? Then markup the link to your license with [[rel-license|relLicense]].  
* Do you have social networking data? Then mark that up with [http://gmpg.org/xfn/ XFN]. Are you tagging things? Then use [[rel-tag|relTag]] or [[xFolk]].  
* Do you have social networking data? Then mark that up with [http://gmpg.org/xfn/ XFN]. Are you tagging things? Then use [[rel-tag|relTag]] or [[xFolk]].  
* Are you publishing lists? Then use [[XOXO]].  
* Are you publishing lists or outlines? Then use [[XOXO]].  
* Do you publish reviews? Then use [[hReview]].
* Do you publish reviews? Then use [[hReview]].
** Start with the [http://microformats.org/code/hreview/creator hReview creator].


You see, many common kinds of content can be marked up in microformats. Chances are, you already have some of them on your site. Start with the obvious ones.
You see, many common kinds of content can be marked up in microformats. Chances are, you already have some of them on your site. Start with the obvious ones.

Revision as of 23:28, 17 January 2006

So you wanna use microformats?

Microformats are designed to be similar to current markup styles. This means that it is quite possible that you won't have to do much work to produce microformats on your site.

For example...

  • Do you have events information on your site? Then mark those events up with hCalendar.
  • Do you have people and their contact information? Then mark those up with hCard.
  • Do you have an explicit copyright license on your content? Then markup the link to your license with relLicense.
  • Do you have social networking data? Then mark that up with XFN. Are you tagging things? Then use relTag or xFolk.
  • Are you publishing lists or outlines? Then use XOXO.
  • Do you publish reviews? Then use hReview.

You see, many common kinds of content can be marked up in microformats. Chances are, you already have some of them on your site. Start with the obvious ones.

And here's a few more tips: