Operator (extension)

Operator was an extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser.^[1][2] It parses^[2] and acts upon a number of microformats,^[1][2][3] as well as validating them.^[2]

Operator

Geo microformat, detected on the Wikipedia page for Great Barr.
Developer(s)	Mike Kaply
Stable release	0.9.5.6 / July 31, 2010
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Firefox extension
Website	Mike's Musings

Operator lets the user access microformats through a number of methods, all of which are optional: a toolbar, a toolbar button, a status bar icon, a location bar icon, or a sidebar.

It has native support for several microformats:

• adr (adr spec) (postal addresses)
• hCard (contact/ address information)^[4]
• hCalendar (events)^[4]
• Geo (geographic coordinates)
• rel-tag

and is extensible,^[5] in that users can add new actions for the included microformats, or specify additional microformat recognition.

Operator was written by Mike Kaply of IBM.^[6] It forms the basis for Firefox 3's microformats API,^[5][7] allowing native support, but has no direct user interface, due to lack of consensus on the implementation in the GUI.^[5]

See also

• List of Firefox extensions