
The property reference contains the recommended properties to use in dataRSS, eRDF and RDFa data. Please consult the following sections for authoritative information on the following industry standard vocabularies:
| Prefix | Name | URL |
|---|---|---|
| cc | Creative Commons | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ |
| dc | Dublin Core | http://www.dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ |
| vcard | VCard | http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns |
| vcal | RDF Calendar | http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfcal/ |
| foaf | Friend-of-a-Friend | http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec |
| review | RDF Review | http://danja.talis.com/xmlns/rev_2007-11-09/index.html |
| media | MediaRSS | http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/ |
| geo | geoRSS | http://www.georss.org/georss# |
Domain indicates which types of objects can accept the listed property.
Range indicates what kind of values are appropriate for the listed property.
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:contributor">By MATTHEW L. WALD and ANDREW C. REVKIN</y:meta>
</y:item>
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:creator">The New York Times</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:coverage">NewYork</y:meta>
</y:item>
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Photo resource="http://photosite.com/img.jpg">
<y:meta property="dc:creator">The Nameless One</meta>
</y:item>
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
Range — Date
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:creator">The New York Times</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:date">2007-10-19</y:meta>
</y:item>
An account of the resource. A short, paragraph-length description.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:creator">The New York Times</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:description">The Coast Guard is planning a base to deal with ships
that are plying the Arctic's increasingly ice-free waters.</y:meta>
</y:item>
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. This is often a URL, but can also be an ISBN or other identifier.
Range — String
Information about rights held in and over the resource. Used for a copyright statement.
Range — String
The topic of the resource.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:creator">The New York Times</y:meta>
<y:meta property="dc:subject">Global Warming,Oceans,Environment,Ice,Icebreakers</y:meta>
</y:item>
A name given to the resource.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Article">
<y:meta property="dc:title">Jerry Yang</y:meta>
<y:item rel="rel:Photoset"
resource="http://articlesite.org/slideshow/WKJzi4g1OGp1nW_6ZJD_rQ"/>
<y:item rel="rel:Thumbnail"
resource="http://en.articlesite.org/commons/thumb/4/49/Jerry_Yang.jpg">
<y:meta property="media:width">225</y:meta>
<y:meta property="media:height">272</y:meta>
</y:item>
A list of tags separated by spaces.
Range — Space-list
Example
<y:meta property="tagspace:tags">sd800 digitalcamera canon</y:meta>
A date/timestamp in ISO 8601 format of the most recent modification to a resource.
Range — Date
The number of frames per second for the media object.
Range — Integer
Domain — rel:Media
The height in pixels of the media object.
Range — Integer
Domain — rel:Media
Example
<a rel="rel:Thumbnail"
href="http://en.articlesite.org/commons/thumb/4/49/Jerry_Yang.jpg">
<span class="media:width">225</span>
<span class="media:height">272</span>
<img src="http://en.articlesite.org/commons/thumb/4/49/Jerry_Yang.jpg"/>
</a>
The type of object: image | audio |
video | document |
executable.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Media
The number of samples per second taken to create the media object.
Range — Integer
Domain — rel:Media
The width in pixels of the media object.
Range — Integer
Domain — rel:Media
Example
<a rel="rel-Thumbnail"
href="http://en.articlesite.org/commons/thumb/4/49/Jerry_Yang.jpg">
<span class="media-width">225</span>
<span class="media-height">272</span>
<img src="http://en.articlesite.org/commons/thumb/4/49/Jerry_Yang.jpg"/>
</a>
A resource containing source references or bibliographical information.
Range — URI
A summary, including micro summaries, of a resource. When dc:description is already present, used for very short one-line description.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Review">
<y:meta property="review:rating">4.5</y:meta>
<y:meta property="reference:summary">Average (376 Votes)</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:minRating">0</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:maxRating">5</y:meta>
</y:item>
The position of the resource in relation to other resources in this context.
Range — Integer
The starting date/time of an event in ISO 8601 format.
Range — Date
Domain — rel:Media
A street address.
Range — Semicolon-list
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<item rel="vcard:adr"> <meta property="vcard:street-address">221 Palace Gate</meta> <meta property="vcard:locality">Hampton Court</meta> <meta property="vcard:region">Surrey</meta> <meta property="vcard:postal-code">KT8 9BN</meta> <meta property="vcard:country-name">England</meta> </item>
A birthday in ISO 8601 format.
Range — Date
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Friend">
<y:meta property="vcard:bday">1977-08-16</y:meta>
<!-- ... -->
</y:item>
The country of a postal address.
Range — String
Domain — vcard:adr
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Profile" resource="http://socialsite.com/profiles/johnqpublic">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">John Q. Public</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:title">Industrial Design Engineer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">print media</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:country-name">United States</y:meta>
</y:item>
An email address.
Range — Email
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Partner">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">PARTNER DISPLAY NAME</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:tel">+1 333 123 1234</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:fax">+1 333 123 1235</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:email">WORK EMAIL</y:meta>
</y:item>
A fax number.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Partner">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">PARTNER DISPLAY NAME</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:tel">+1 333 123 1234</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:fax">+1 333 123 1235</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:email">WORK EMAIL</y:meta>
</y:item>
A "full name" in a format suitable for display.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:y="http://search.yahoo.com/datarss/"
xml:base="http://url-of-this-page">
...
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="20007-10-10:10:10:10-10:00">
<y:item rel="rel:Agent">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">John Doe</y:meta>
<y:item rel="vcard:url" resource="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/johndoe"/>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
</entry>
A home telephone number.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Partner">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">PARTNER DISPLAY NAME</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:tel">+1 333 123 1234</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:fax">+1 333 123 1235</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:email">WORK EMAIL</y:meta>
</y:item>
The locality of a postal address, such as the city.
Range — Semicolon-list
Domain — vcard:adr
Example
<item rel="vcard:adr"> <meta property="vcard:street-address">221 Palace Gate</meta> <meta property="vcard:locality">Hampton Court</meta> <meta property="vcard:region">Surrey</meta> <meta property="vcard:postal-code">KT8 9BN</meta> <meta property="vcard:country-name">England</meta> </item>
A mobile email address.
Range — Email
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<item rel="vcard:adr"> <meta property="vcard:street-address">221 Palace Gate</meta> <meta property="vcard:locality">Hampton Court</meta> <meta property="vcard:region">Surrey</meta> <meta property="vcard:postal-code">KT8 9BN</meta> <meta property="vcard:country-name">England</meta> </item>
A name of an organization.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:WorkExperience">
<y:meta property="vcard:title">Chimney Sweep</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:org">The New York Times</y:meta>
</y:item>
The postal code (such as a U.S. ZIP code) of a postal address.
Range — String
Domain — vcard:adr
Example
<item rel="vcard:adr"> <meta property="vcard:street-address">221 Palace Gate</meta> <meta property="vcard:locality">Hampton Court</meta> <meta property="vcard:region">Surrey</meta> <meta property="vcard:postal-code">KT8 9BN</meta> <meta property="vcard:country-name">England</meta> </item>
The region (such as a state or province) of a postal address.
Range — String
Domain — vcard:adr
Example
<item rel="vcard:adr"> <meta property="vcard:street-address">221 Palace Gate</meta> <meta property="vcard:locality">Hampton Court</meta> <meta property="vcard:region">Surrey</meta> <meta property="vcard:postal-code">KT8 9BN</meta> <meta property="vcard:country-name">England</meta> </item>
A job title or functional position.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:CurrentWorkExperience">
<y:meta property="vcard:title">Industrial Design Engineer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="vcard:org">The Boston Globe</y:meta>
</y:item>
Two space-separated pairs of latitude/longitude identifying the lower-left and upper-right corners of a region.
Range — Space-list
An imprecise, free-form location. For example, "Fairbanks", "Alaska" or "Arctic Region".
Range — String
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" name="listing">
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="geo:location">San Francisco, CA, 94117, US</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">INDUSTRY</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:function">FUNCTION</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:hireType">HIRE TYPE</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:duration">DURATION</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:experience">EXPERIENCE</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:degree">DEGREE</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryType">SALARY TYPE</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryFrom" datatype="currency:USD">100000</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryTo" datatype="currency:USD">120000</y:meta>
</y:item>
A space-separated pair of latitude/longitude identifying a single point.
Range — Space-list
The number of connections (immediate arcs) on a social graph.
Range — Integer
Domain — rel:Agent
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Profile" resource="http://socialsite.com/profiles/johnqpublic">
<y:meta property="vcard:fn">John Q. Public</y:meta>
<y:meta property="geo:location">Greater Boston Area, United States</y:meta>
<y:meta property="social:connections">126</y:meta>
<y:item rel="rel:SendEmail"
resource="http://socialsite.com/do/send-email.cgi?id=t52rr3s"/>
</y:item>
The title of a review.
Range — String
See Also
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T11:11:11-11:00" xmlns:custom="http://someitem.example.com">
<y:item rel="rel:Review">
<y:meta property="custom:sales_rank">42</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:title">Restaurant Review</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:rating">2.5</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:maxRating">10</y:meta>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
Best possible score for a review; defaults to 5.0.
Range — Float
See Also
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T11:11:11-11:00" xmlns:custom="http://someitem.example.com">
<y:item rel="rel:Review">
<y:meta property="custom:sales_rank">42</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:rating">2.5</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:maxRating">10</y:meta>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
A numeric rating representing a review. By default, the range will be 1.0-5.0. To reset, use either review:maxRating, review:minRating, or both, to define a new range.
For example, by default, 3.5/5 is
review:rating = 3.5
But 3.5/10 is
review:rating = 3.5
review:maxRating = 10
Range — Semicolon-list
See Also
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T11:11:11-11:00" xmlns:custom="http://someitem.example.com">
<y:item rel="rel:Review">
<y:meta property="custom:sales_rank">42</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:rating">2.5</y:meta>
<y:meta property="review:maxRating">10</y:meta>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
Worst possible score for a review; defaults to 1.0.
Range — Float
See Also
A textual geekcode for this person, see http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html.
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
A gender of a person, typically, but not restricted to, "male" or "female".
Range — String
Domain — rel:Agent
The duration of employment required for a job.
Range — String
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" name="listing">
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="job:hireType">full-time</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:duration">6 months</y:meta>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
The experience level required for a job.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="job:experience">5 years</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:degree">BS</y:meta>
</y:item>
The function of a job opening.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="geo:location">San Francisco, CA, 94117, US</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">Computer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:function">Programmer</y:meta>
</y:item>
The type of job such as full-time or part-time.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="geo:location">San Francisco, CA, 94117, US</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">Computer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:function">Programmer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:hireType">full-time</y:meta>
</y:item>
The industry a job position is in.
Range — String
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="geo:location">San Francisco, CA, 94117, US</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">Computer</y:meta>
</y:item>
The lower range of salary offered for a job.
Range — Decimal
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="job:salaryType">annual</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryFrom" datatype="currency:USD">100000</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryTo" datatype="currency:USD">120000</y:meta>
</y:item>
The upper range of salary offered for a job.
Range — Decimal
Example
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="job:salaryType">annual</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryFrom" datatype="currency:USD">100000</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryTo" datatype="currency:USD">120000</y:meta>
</y:item>
The salary type of a job such as hourly or annual.
Range — String
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" name="listing">
<y:item rel="rel:Listing">
<y:meta property="geo:location">San Francisco, CA, 94117, US</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:industry">Computer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:function">Programmer</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:hireType">full-time</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:duration">6 months</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:experience">5</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:degree">BS</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryType">annual</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryFrom" datatype="currency:USD">100000</y:meta>
<y:meta property="job:salaryTo" datatype="currency:USD">120000</y:meta>
</y:item>
A free-form indication of product availability.
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="product:availability">In Stock. Ships from Beach Camera</y:meta>
The list price of a product
Range — Decimal
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T12:12:12-06:00">
<y:item rel="rel:Product">
<y:meta property="product:listPrice" datatype="currency:USD">12.99</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingCost" datatype="currency:USD">0</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingWeight" datatype="units:g">500</y:meta>
<y:item rel="rel:Review" resource="http://www.onlinestore.com/reviews/12345/browse"/>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
The shipping cost of a product.
Range — Decimal
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T12:12:12-06:00">
<y:item rel="rel:Product">
<y:meta property="product:listPrice" datatype="currency:USD">12.99</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingCost" datatype="currency:USD">0</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingWeight" datatype="units:g">500</y:meta>
<y:item rel="rel:Review" resource="http://www.onlinestore.com/reviews/12345/browse"/>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
The shipping weight of a product.
Range — Decimal
Example
<y:adjunct version="1.0" updated="2007-12-12T12:12:12-06:00">
<y:item rel="rel:Product">
<y:meta property="product:listPrice" datatype="currency:USD">12.99</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingCost" datatype="currency:USD">0</y:meta>
<y:meta property="product:shippingWeight" datatype="units:g">500</y:meta>
<y:item rel="rel:Review" resource="http://www.onlinestore.com/reviews/12345/browse"/>
</y:item>
</y:adjunct>
A list of credit cards accepted, "true", or "None".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:acceptsCredit">true</y:meta>
A list of accessibility options available, one or more of "Wheelchair", "Braille" for example.
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:accessibility">Wheelchair</y:meta>
A list description of the atmosphere; for example "GoodForKids", "GoodForGroups", "Casual", "Formal", or free-form.
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:ambiance">GoodForKids, GoodForGroups</y:meta>
Indication of required attire; one of "Casual", "Formal".
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:attire">Casual</y:meta>
The general category of a business such as "retail" or "winery".
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:businessCategory">Pizza, Italian Restaurant, Art Galleries,
Carry Out & Take Out, Restaurants</y:meta>
Indication of whether corkage is available.
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:corkage">false</y:meta>
A free-form list of cuisine available, for example "Italian".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:cuisine">Pizza, Italian</y:meta>
A free-form description of additional features available at this establishment.
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:features">byob</y:meta>
A free-form description of hours of operation.
Range — String
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:hoursOfOperation">Mo-We, Su 12:00pm-10:00pm; Th-Sa 12:00pm-11:00pm</y:meta>
A list of meal options served, one or more of "Breakfast", "Lunch", "Dinner".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:mealOptions">Dinner, Lunch</y:meta>
A list of parking options available, one or more of "Street", "PrivateLot", "Valet".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:parkingOptions">Street</y:meta>
A numeric representation for the relative price of a restaurant, hotel, shopping center, etc. By default, the range is 1.0-5.0. To reset, use either commerce:priceRangeHighest, commerce:priceRangeLowest, or both to define a new range. For example, by default, 3.5/5 is:
commerce:priceRange = 3.5
But 3.5/10 is
commerce:priceRange = 3.5 commerce:priceRangeHighest =
10
Range — Decimal
See Also
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:priceRange">1</y:meta>
The maximum value for relative price; defaults to 5.0.
Range — Decimal
See Also
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:priceRangeHighest">3</y:meta>
The minimum value for relative price; defaults to 1.0.
Range — Decimal
See Also
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:priceRangeHighest">2</y:meta>
A list description of seating options, one or more of "Indoor", "Outdoor", "Bar", or "Patio".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:seatingOptions">Outdoor</y:meta>
A list description of dining options, one or more of "TakeOut" or "Delivery".
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:serviceOptions">TakeOut, WaiterService</y:meta>
Whether smoking is allowed.
Range — Boolean
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:smoking">false</y:meta>
Indication whether reservations are accepted.
Range — Boolean
Example
<y:meta property="commerce:takesReservations">false</y:meta>
A list of people mentioned in an article.
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="news:organizations">United States Coast Guard</y:meta>
</y:item>
A comma-separated list of people mentioned in an article.
Range — Comma-list
Example
<y:item rel="rel:NewsItem">
<y:meta property="dc:title">New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas</y:meta>
<y:meta property="news:organizations">United States Coast Guard</y:meta>
<y:meta property="news:people">John Doe</y:meta>
</y:item>