auto-tag
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An auto-tag function is code that detects plain text tags (typically hashtags) and automatically marks up them with microformats tagging markup as a p-category in his notes, photos, and reply posts.
Why
Writing plain text (typically inline in content) hashtags are much more popular than any formal tagging / categorizing system, thus it makes sense to provide a function that detects plain text hashtags and formally marks them up for at a minimum consumption by parsers explicitly looking for tags/categories, and possibly even auto-linking them to hashtag aggregation pages.
IndieWeb Examples
Tantek
Tantek Çelik has an experimental "auto_tag" function he uses to convert
- #hashtag to
#<span class="p-category auto-tag">hashtag</span>
Open Source
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