Title: host-meta Author: Matthias Pfefferle Published: Abril 20, 2010 Last modified: Desembre 7, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/host-meta/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2815156) ![](https://ps.w.org/host-meta/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2815156) # host-meta By [Matthias Pfefferle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pfefferle/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/host-meta.1.3.2.zip) * [Details](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/#description) * [Reviews](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/#reviews) * [Installation](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/#installation) * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/host-meta/) ## Description This plugin provides a host-meta – file for WordPress (RFC: http://tools.ietf.org/ html/rfc6415). From the RFC: > Web-based protocols often require the discovery of host policy or metadata, where > host is not a single resource but the entity controlling the collection of resources > identified by URIs with a common host as defined. While these protocols have a > wide range of metadata needs, they often define metadata that is concise, has > simple syntax requirements, and can benefit from storing its metadata in a common > location used by other related protocols. > Because there is no URI or a resource available to describe a host, many of the > methods used for associating per-resource metadata (such as HTTP headers) are > not available. This often leads to the overloading of the root HTTP resource ( > e.g. ‘http://example.com/’) with host metadata that is not specific to the root > resource (e.g. a home page or web application), and which often has nothing to > do it. > This memo registers the “well-known” URI suffix ‘host-meta’ in the Well-Known > URI Registry established by, and specifies a simple, general-purpose metadata > document for hosts, to be used by multiple Web-based protocols. Logo by [Eran Hammer](http://hueniverse.com/2009/11/23/host-meta-aka-site-meta-and-well-known-uris/) ## Installation Follow the normal instructions for [installing WordPress plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins). ### Automatic Plugin Installation To add a WordPress Plugin using the [built-in plugin installer](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Add_New_Plugins): 1. Go to [Plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) > [Add New](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins_Add_New_Screen). 2. Type “`host-meta`” into the **Search Plugins** box. 3. Find the WordPress Plugin you wish to install. 4. a. Click **Details** for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin. b. Click **Install Now** to install the WordPress Plugin. 5. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install. 6. If successful, click **Activate Plugin** to activate it, or **Return to Plugin Installer** for further actions. ### Manual Plugin Installation There are a few cases when manually installing a WordPress Plugin is appropriate. * If you wish to control the placement and the process of installing a WordPress Plugin. * If your server does not permit automatic installation of a WordPress Plugin. * If you want to try the [latest development version](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-host-meta). Installation of a WordPress Plugin manually requires FTP familiarity and the awareness that you may put your site at risk if you install a WordPress Plugin incompatible with the current version or from an unreliable source. Backup your site completely before proceeding. To install a WordPress Plugin manually: * Download your WordPress Plugin to your desktop. - Download from [the WordPress directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/) - Download from [GitHub](https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-host-meta/releases) * If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop. * With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the `wp-content/plugins` folder in your WordPress directory online. * Go to [Plugins screen](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Plugins) and find the newly uploaded Plugin in the list. * Click **Activate** to activate it. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “host-meta” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Matthias Pfefferle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pfefferle/) [Translate “host-meta” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/host-meta) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/host-meta/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/host-meta/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/host-meta/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/host-meta/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog ### 1.3.2 * update requirements ### 1.3.1 * fixed “flush rewrite rules” ### 1.3.0 * complete refactoring * updated dependencies ### 1.2.2 * updated escaping methods * small changes ### 1.2.1 * WordPress coding stye * added missing „static“ to init function ### 1.2.0 * added WP-API discovery * added RSD discovery ### 1.1.0 * removed deprecated `hm` namespace and items * WordPress coding standard ### 1.0.4 * some small bug-fixes ### 1.0.3 * better compatibility with other plugins ### 1.0.2 * bug fix ### 1.0.1 * bug fix ### 1.0.0 * refactoring * deprecated well-known plugin ### 0.4.3 * implemented new well-known hooks ### 0.4.2 * some changes to support http://unhosted.org ### 0.4.1 * fixed ostatus compatibility issue: http://status.net/open-source/issues/3235 ### 0.4 * added jrd support ### 0.3 * implements the new well-known hook ### 0.2 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.3.2** * Last updated **4 mesos ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/) * Tags * [discovery](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/discovery/)[host-meta](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/host-meta/) [jrd](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/jrd/)[ostatus](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ostatus/) [xrd](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xrd/) * [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/host-meta/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/host-meta/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/host-meta/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Matthias Pfefferle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pfefferle/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/host-meta/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://notiz.blog/donate/)