post footer
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A post footer is an optional section at the bottom of a post, typically after the primary post content, that may contain various features such as comments and other responses, a glossary of terms used in the post, footnotes, additional recommended reading or related articles, links to translations of the post, or other secondary material.
Known footer sections with a real-world indieweb examples or links to page with those examples:
More info about the post
More information or explanations about things in the post
- Glossary — definitions of jargon, rare, or unusual terms or phrases used in the post
- Footnotes — a mix of explanations and or citations, perhaps a superset of References below.
Similar clusters of links to one or more posts related to the current post
- Previously - links to previous posts by the author on the same or similar subjects. E.g. [1]
- References - explicit list of citations supporting the post, from inline hyperlinks in the post, and/or [number] references inline in post text.
- Further Reading - links to author chosen articles that may provide additional detail or depth of information about specific topics in the post [2] [3]
- Related Reading - typically algorithmically (though sometimes manually) chosen short list of posts usually by the same author that may be "of interest" to the reader of the current post, often more tangentially related rather than directly relevant like further posts. [4]
- Elsewhere - a list of links to POSSE syndicated copies of the post on other services. E.g. [5]
- Elsewhere of this Translation - a list of links to POSSE syndicated copies of a post which is a translation of another post.
- Translations - links to translations of the post. E.g. [6]
Responses
Responses to the post
- comments - a list of comments (in time sequence order) about or replying to the post. E.g. [7]
- Referencing Articles / Mentions - other discussions / articles spawned as a result of (after) the post, or other related reading that cites the post. A that reader already took the time to read it and have the post in mind as context, may want to read articles that build upon it. E.g.: [8], [9]
- likes/favorites - primarily on silos but capturing here as something that indieweb community members have expressed an interest in implementing on their own posts [10]
Automatically Generated
Automatically generated navigation by topic or time
- tags - often parsed from hashtags within the post. Examples: [11] [12]
- navigation - usually previous/next links between posts. Examples: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
- ... have a different section in the footer of your posts? Add it here with a link to a real world example.
How to
Marking up these footer links.
- Footer section links should be marked up with h-cite+h-card by default (see exceptions below)
- Exception: maybe "local only" comments can be just h-entry+h-card, while normal comments via Webmention are mere copies of their originals and thus should be marked up with
h-cite. See comments for details. - Exception: some clusters of reactions also have more specific suggested markup, see their pages for guidance