Indie Social Icons
WordPress plugin to add u-url attribute to WordPress social icons
Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/bobmatyas/indie-social-icons/archive/refs/heads/main.zipReadme
=== Indie Social Icons === Contributors: lastsplash Tags: social links Requires at least: 4.5 Tested up to: 6.3 Requires PHP: 5.6 Stable tag: 1.0.0 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Adds the h-card "u-url" class to links to your social links.
== Description ==
This plugin facilitates connections between your WordPress site social profiles by adding the Microformat "u-url" field to your social links. It is useful for validating ownership of third-party profiles and inter-connecting
your various web properties. The Microformat h-card is commonly used on sites associated with the IndieWeb movement.
== Installation ==
- Upload or install plugin via WordPress.org Plugin Directory
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
- Add social icons with the
rel="me"attribute. - The plugin will add the
u-urlclass to any social links with therel="me"attribute.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= How do I add the rel="me" attribute to my social links? =
In the Block Editor, click on a social link and in the sidebar, select "Advanced" and for the "Link Rel" enter the value "me".
= Where can I test my h-card implementation? =
You can test at https://indiewebify.me/validate-h-card/
= Where can I learn more about the h-card format? =
https://microformats.org/wiki/h-card
= What is the Indieweb? Where can I learn more? =
The IndieWeb is a community of independent & personal websites connected by simple standards, based on the principles of: owning your domain & using it as your primary identity, publishing on your own site (optionally syndicating elsewhere), and owning your data.
You can learn more at Indieweb.org. There are WordPress-specific resources at https://indieweb.org/WordPress
== Changelog ==
= 1.0 =
- Initial version