Micropub

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Micropub is an HTTP-based client-server protocol used to create, update, and delete posts on servers using third-party clients.

According to our data, Micropub ranks 53th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 0.003% of all websites.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

⚑ Sites Using Micropub

We have data on 109 websites that use Micropub. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Micropub is brid.gy.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 brid.gy #35,866 Guyana English
2 tract-linguistes.org #1,092,434 France French
3 familienbetrieb.info #1,254,694 Germany German
4 wavelengths.online #1,625,282 United States American English
5 paperpilot.dev #2,000,391 United States English
6 trythisteaching.com #3,218,373 United Kingdom British English
7 manton.org #3,222,773 United States English
8 aaronparecki.com #3,851,224 English
9 boffosocko.com #3,875,298 United States American English
10 chrisburnell.com #3,885,529 Finland English
11 docpop.org #3,899,469 American English
12 harper.blog #3,927,959 American English
13 adactio.com Ireland English
14 blog.kenbauer.me English
15 blog.bltavares.com Brazil English
16 blog.mostrom.eu Sweden Swedish
17 snarfed.org American English
18 jsonfeed.org United States English
19 windley.com English
20 notiz.blog Germany German

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Micropub:

Most of the sites using Micropub are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 32.9%
  • Germany 15.7%
  • United Kingdom 14.3%
  • France 8.6%
  • Brazil 5.7%
  • Canada 4.3%
  • Australia 2.9%
  • Finland 2.9%
  • Belgium 1.4%
  • Other 11.3%

Most Micropub users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 82.4%
  • German 7.4%
  • French 6.5%
  • Portuguese 1.9%
  • Chinese 0.9%
  • Swedish 0.9%

Micropub is especially popular on .com, .org, and .net top-level domains.

  • .com 43.1%
  • .org 11.9%
  • .net 8.3%
  • .de 5.5%
  • .me 4.6%
  • .co.uk 3.7%
  • .blog 3.7%
  • .info 2.8%
  • .fr 2.8%
  • Other 13.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Micropub include blogs and wiki, technical, business forums, and technical information.

  • Blogs/Wiki 55.6%
  • Technical/Business Forums 11.1%
  • Technical Information 11.1%
  • Internet Services 5.6%
  • Forum/Bulletin Boards 5.6%
  • Portal Sites 5.6%
  • Personal Pages 5.6%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Micropub alternatives.

RankName
13
XFN
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An HTML microformat that represents human relationships by adding metadata to hyperlinks between websites and profiles.

14
Pingback

An XML-RPC-based protocol that allows websites to notify each other when one links to another.

42
Webmention
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A simple protocol to notify any URL when a website links to it, and for web pages to request notifications when somebody links to them.

46
ActivityPub

A decentralized social networking protocol used by various Fediverse services such as Mastodon, Pixelfed, and PeerTube.

51
OpenPGP

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Micropub?

Micropub is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Which country uses Micropub the most?

The majority of Micropub users are from the United States.

Who uses Micropub?

According to our data, Micropub is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as brid.gy, tract-linguistes.org, and familienbetrieb.info.

What are the alternatives to Micropub?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Micropub may include Webmention, XFN, and Pingback.

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