Documentation/Intro

= What is GoodRelations? =

GoodRelations is a language that can be used to describe very precisely what your business is offering. Some people call GoodRelations a "data dictionary", others prefer "schema" or "ontology". The name, however, is not important. Important is that you can use GoodRelations to create a small data package that describes your products and their features and prices, your stores and opening hours, payment options and the like.

Features

 * One vocabulary for many targets: GoodRelations markup will be honored by both traditional search engines (Google, Yahoo; Bing and Yandex expected to follow) and novel linked data / Semantic Web applications.
 * Multi-syntax: GoodRelations data can be published as RDFa in HTML, Microdata, RDF/XML, Turtle, dataRSS, NTriples, OData, and GData syntax
 * Minimal impact on page size and loading times (only ca. 1500 bytes of additional markup)
 * Company and store information, including opening hours
 * Detailed pricing, including list prices, quantity discounts, and price ranges
 * Payment and delivery options and individual fees
 * Product models ("datasheets"), product variants, consumables, and spare parts
 * Variable level of detail: Simple cases are simple, complex scenarios are fully supported.
 * Suited for B2C &amp; B2B scenarios
 * Suited for any industry, from consumer electronics to industrial parts and components or services
 * Supports wishlists and tendering
 * Can be combined with Facebook's Open Graph protocol