#microformats 2021-08-17

2021-08-17 UTC
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[jacky] I'm noticing that some microformat properties have their own pages (like https://microformats.org/wiki/p-category) but not for things like https://microformats.org/wiki/e-content
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[jacky] would it be worthwhile to build a page of these things to help make them a bit more canonical / get a common definition of them
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[jacky] also what are the meaning behind some of the prefixes? it's not really mentioned on https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-parsing
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Loqi Tantek Çelik
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[jacky] okay https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-parsing-faq#checking_for_explicit_properties_before_implying kind of explains it but not really
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[jacky] actually nope it's here https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-faq#why_are_microformats2_properties_prefixed - TIL
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[tantek] right, the spec says what to do with the prefixes, and frankly that's their biggest meaning, that is they "mean" specific parsing instructions
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[tantek] the "shorthand" meaning is in the prefixes page
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[tantek] I'd rather keep the definitions of the properties inline in spec pages so people don't have to read all over the place to understand a specific microformat
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[tantek] when a property needs more explanation (because of common misuses / misunderstanding etc.) then it's worth creating a separate tutorial like page
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aaronpk The prefix question comes up often enough it might make sense to have a dedicated page for it, especially because it always takes me like 5 pages to find it similar to above
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sknebel like https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-prefixes ?
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aaronpk 😮
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aaronpk I did not remember that page
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aaronpk i usually end up here https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-faq#why_are_microformats2_properties_prefixed
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[tantek] aaronpk, also /prefix and /prefixes redirect to that dedicated page 🙂
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[tantek] what are prefixes?
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tantek edited /microformats2-faq (+18) "/* why are microformats2 properties prefixed */ link to main page on prefixes" (view diff)
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[tantek] also that FAQ links to the dedicated page at the end of the answer, and for additional discoverability I added {main} link to the start of the question for folks who prefer to read the longer version immediately
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kevin marks edited /microformats2-prefixes (+1) "/* naming conventions for generic parsing */" (view diff)
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[tantek] KevinMarks++ good typo spotting
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[jacky] if I found that page last night, I wouldn't have said anything (the page being https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats2-prefixes)
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[jacky] thanks for the hunt 🙂
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@ChrisAldrich ↩️ I'm not sure what you're asking here? What functionality are you looking for in a theme beyond what is already set up within the two WordPress webmention plugins (Webmention and Semantic Linkbacks)? Are you asking about Microformats markup in themes? (https://boffosocko.com/2021/08/17/55794876/) (twitter.com/_/status/1427673695342927873)
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