What are the best practices for microdata?

[WebElaine]

Not too long ago, Dublin Core was all the rage. Then Open Graph data exploded, and Schema seems to be highly regarded. In a best-case scenario, on a site that's already got the basics like good content, clean URLs, rich and useful page titles and meta descriptions, well-named and alt-tagged images and document outlines, what are today's best practices for microdata? Should Open Graph information be added? Should the old Dublin Core be resurrected? I'm trying to find a way to keep markup light and minimal, but include enough microdata for crawlers to get a better sense of the content and its relationships to other subdomains and sites.

[PatrickDelehanty]

Hi there

I would mind Open Graph for users, definitely. I would mind Schema.org from the search engine aspect as all major search engines recognize it.

When it comes to Dublin Core, I don't know much about it and don't read too much about it either - which tells me something.

For my money, you should stick with Schema and Open Graph, again because of their wide acceptance.

Hope this helps! Good luck!