Microformats: Empowering your markup for web 2.0

Abstract

Microformats are a method of defining and describing (X)HTML data so that it is easily machine readable as well as human readable, making it more powerful. Using Mircoformats does not require anything proprietary or complicated. All thats needed is to add extra semantics to (X)HTML via existing means such as specialized IDs and classes. Mircoformats are already in use on the web, through sites like Flickr, Upcoming.org, and Yahoo, and software such as WordPress and Text Pattern In this book, noted web developer and long time WaSP member John Allsop teaches all you need to know about the technology. With a focus on practical examples, coverage details what Microformats are currently available and how to use them; the general principles of how they work; how to use Microformats with web sites and software that already support them; and how to create your own. The end of the book features a chapter full of anecdotes from many professional web designers and developers already using Microformats in their work today-what worked, what didn't, things to watch for-so you can learn from their experiences. Copyright © 2007 by John Allsopp. All rights reserved.