[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17722: Implement rel="author" in Twenty Eleven, Twenty Ten and core

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#17722: Implement rel="author" in Twenty Eleven, Twenty Ten and core
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk    |       Owner:  joostdevalk
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  3.2
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |
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Changes (by wet):

 * keywords:  has-patch =>
 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 I fail to grasp how this patch fulfills
 [http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=1229920
 Google's definition] of how this attribute is supposed to add semantic
 value:

 {{{
 An author page is a page about a specific author. [...]
 The rel="author" link must point to an author page
 on the same site as the content page.
 }}}


 IMHO, all we get is a filtered list of an author's content items. This is
 by no means an author page (bio, contact info, author profile) AFAICS.

 Can anyone shed some light on this, besides the obvious PR value?

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