Introducing Cornerstone: A WordPress Theme for the IndieWeb
I've released Cornerstone, a WordPress theme built for the IndieWeb community. It's now available on GitHub under the GPL v2 licence.
Introducing Cornerstone: A WordPress Theme for the IndieWeb
I've released Cornerstone, a WordPress theme built for the IndieWeb community. It's now available on GitHub under the GPL v2 licence.
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformats:
That adds to the list of languages with working microformats examples:
Literally any HTML-like or XML-like language that has a space-separated class attribute can work with microformats.
In constrast, every alternative to microformats (most now defunct) required adding new attributes, or worse, entirely new elements, which meant revising every language one at a time (or use of fragile XML Namespaces), resulting in supporting only 1-2 languages at most (HTML and XHTML) in practice, and nothing else.
Re-using the "class" attribute based on the existing footpath that web designers made for encoding additional semantics into their HTML, and the similarly extensible "rel" attribute, was one of the best design decisions in any extension format ever.
After 20 years, microformats continue to serve as another example of “loosely joined” approaches being more adaptable, reliable, resilient, and longer lasting than “tightly coupled”.
More microformats 20th anniversary posts from the #indieweb personal sites (via https://stream.indieweb.org/)
#20thAnniversary #smallPieces #looselyJoined
Previously, previously, previously:
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted 2025-06-18: https://xoxo.zone/@artlung/114705990062730513
That adds to the list of languages with working microformats examples:
* HTML — modern, unversioned as well as every version since HTML4
* HTML3 — see /@%40microformats.org/wiki/html3
* SVG — see /@%40microformats.org/wiki/svg
* XHTML — every version, 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
and now also:
* WML — /@%40microformats.org/wiki/wml
Literally any HTML-like or XML-like language that has a space-separated class attribute can work with microformats.
In constrast, every alternative to microformats (most now defunct) required adding new attributes, or worse, entirely new elements, which meant revising every language one at a time (or use of fragile XML Namespaces), resulting in supporting only 1-2 languages at most (HTML and XHTML) in practice, and nothing else.
Re-using the "class" attribute based on the existing footpath that web designers made for encoding additional semantics into their HTML, and the similarly extensible "rel" attribute, was one of the best design decisions in any extension format ever.
After 20 years, microformats continue to serve as another example of “loosely joined” approaches being more adaptable, reliable, resilient, and longer lasting than “tightly coupled”.
More microformats 20th anniversary posts from the #indieweb personal sites (via https://stream.indieweb.org/)
* @manton.org: "It’s the 20th anniversary of the launch of microforrmats.org!" (https://www.manton.org/2025/06/20/its-the-th-anniversary-of.html)
* ... hashtag your post #microformats or #microformats20 and #federate (using #Mastodon or any compatible #fediverse server etc.) or webmention this post!
#20thAnniversary#smallPieces#looselyJoined
Previously, previously, previously:
* https://tantek.com/2024/173/t1/years-posse-microformats-beyond
* https://tantek.com/2023/171/t1/anniversaries-microformats-posse
* https://tantek.com/2019/171/t1/happy-14th-microformats-org
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformats:
That adds to the list of languages with working microformats examples:
Literally any HTML-like or XML-like language that has a space-separated class attribute can work with microformats.
In constrast, every alternative to microformats (most now defunct) required adding new attributes, or worse, entirely new elements, which meant revising every language one at a time (or use of fragile XML Namespaces), resulting in supporting only 1-2 languages at most (HTML and XHTML) in practice, and nothing else.
Re-using the "class" attribute based on the existing footpath that web designers made for encoding additional semantics into their HTML, and the similarly extensible "rel" attribute, was one of the best design decisions in any extension format ever.
After 20 years, microformats continue to serve as another example of “loosely joined” approaches being more adaptable, reliable, resilient, and longer lasting than “tightly coupled”.
More microformats 20th anniversary posts from the #indieweb personal sites (via https://stream.indieweb.org/)
#20thAnniversary #smallPieces #looselyJoined
Previously, previously, previously:
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted 2025-06-18: https://xoxo.zone/@artlung/114705990062730513
That adds to the list of languages with working microformats examples:
* HTML — modern, unversioned as well as every version since HTML4
* HTML3 — see /@%40microformats.org/wiki/html3
* SVG — see /@%40microformats.org/wiki/svg
* XHTML — every version, 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
and now also:
* WML — /@%40microformats.org/wiki/wml
Literally any HTML-like or XML-like language that has a space-separated class attribute can work with microformats.
In constrast, every alternative to microformats (most now defunct) required adding new attributes, or worse, entirely new elements, which meant revising every language one at a time (or use of fragile XML Namespaces), resulting in supporting only 1-2 languages at most (HTML and XHTML) in practice, and nothing else.
Re-using the "class" attribute based on the existing footpath that web designers made for encoding additional semantics into their HTML, and the similarly extensible "rel" attribute, was one of the best design decisions in any extension format ever.
After 20 years, microformats continue to serve as another example of “loosely joined” approaches being more adaptable, reliable, resilient, and longer lasting than “tightly coupled”.
More microformats 20th anniversary posts from the #indieweb personal sites (via https://stream.indieweb.org/)
* @manton.org: "It’s the 20th anniversary of the launch of microforrmats.org!" (https://www.manton.org/2025/06/20/its-the-th-anniversary-of.html)
* ... hashtag your post #microformats or #microformats20 and #federate (using #Mastodon or any compatible #fediverse server etc.) or webmention this post!
#20thAnniversary#smallPieces#looselyJoined
Previously, previously, previously:
* https://tantek.com/2024/173/t1/years-posse-microformats-beyond
* https://tantek.com/2023/171/t1/anniversaries-microformats-posse
* https://tantek.com/2019/171/t1/happy-14th-microformats-org
As we consider ways to implement #ActivityPub into our FOSS Community Calendar Ecosystem platform Koalagator, I've been looking over the differing specs for how to specify the event object schema.
Have any other folk wrestled with this?Asking before I get arms deep in this stuff.
For those playing at home...
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Schema.org - Event
Schema.org is a collaborative, community activity with a mission to create, maintain, and promote schemas for structured data on the Internet.
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W3C Activity Vocabulary - Event
This specification describes the Activity vocabulary. It is intended to be used in the context of the ActivityStreams 2.0 format and provides a foundational vocabulary for activity structures, and specific activity types.
https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-event
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Fediverse Enhancement Proposal
FEP-8a8e: A common approach to using the Event object type
ActivityStreams defines the Object Type Event. In real-world applications, the event object immediately showed the need for extension. Applications featuring Event objects have often chosen to add additional attributes and clarifications (i.e., interpretations) in order to implement their particular use case. This proposal clarifies and extends the ActivityPub standard to address the needs that have arisen in real-world implementations.
https://codeberg.org/linos/fep/src/branch/fep-8a8e/fep/8a8e/fep-8a8e.md
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[HTML] Microformats - h-event
People are using microformats to mark up profiles, posts, events and other data on their personal sites, enabling developers to build applications which use this data in useful and interesting ways.
https://microformats.org/wiki/h-event
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iCalendar Standard (RFC 5545)
iCalendar was first defined as a standard as RFC 2445 in 1998 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Today, iCalendar is used to import and synchronize events on various platforms, including smart phones, computer and web applications.
https://icalendar.org/the-icalendar-standard-2.html
#EventObjectSchema
#Calendar #Standards #WebStandards #W3C #Microformats #FEP #FediverseEnhancementProposals #iCal #iCalendar #FOSS #WebDevelopment #WebDesign #RubyOnRails #Rails #Mastodon #Dev #Developer #OpenStandards
