An example XML entry file for which no true standard exists as it is used just for my site.

example.entry

<!—//
    This is an example entry for Matt's directory <https://dir.lordmatt.co.uk/>
    
    This is the file for the entry about me, Matt. It can be found on the root page.
    All entries have a link to the XML file that defines them.
    
    Entry files must end with .entry and cannot use a . (dot/period) anywhere else.
    
    Not all fields are needed and most are optional.
    class and rel assignments are converted to the HTML but my microformat 
    understanding is stillevolving and you may find other alternatives better or more suitable.
    <class>default</class> is assumed unless explicitly set. Other classes of entry exist but 
    the default is what you want 99% of the time.
    
    All currently used icons can be found as a special page in te directory. 
    <https://dir.lordmatt.co.uk/page/all-icons> - icons are detemined mostly on vibes. They are
    a quick visual way to summerise what the link is about. As of yet, I do not think LLM AI understands them.
    
    Due to technical reasons, please avoid ampersants outside of cdata. I could fix this but I am lazy.
// -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<item>
    <title>Matthew Brown (aka @lordmatt)</title>
    <url href='https://lordmatt.co.uk' rel='me' class='homepage matt'/>
    <short>I, Matt, am a geeky writer from Kent (UK). I blog (far too much) and I develop  
        with PHP for the fun of it (and professionally). I also think I am funny
        - puns abound (you have been warned). I made this directory - do you like it?</short>
    <thumbnail href='https://lordmatt.co.uk/wp-content/themes/LordMatt7/images/wiki3a.png' rel='me' alt='photo of matt' class='u-photo'/>
    <meta>
        <author>Matt</author>
        <history>
            <hist id='1' date='01-02-2023'>Created as a test example</hist>
            <hist id='2'>Expanded meta added</hist>
            <hist id='3' date='05-04-2023'>Edited: short, keywords, and notes</hist>
            <hist id='4' date='09-04-2025'>Edited: added lib dem icon</hist>
        </history>
        <note>You can put whatever you want into a meta. Very little is used to generate the entry, though.</note>
        <keywords>Matt, example, profile, matthew, matt, brown, programmer, PHP, nerd, geek, expert, code, coder</keywords>
        <class>default</class>
        <note>If you don't provide a class or you provide one that we're not using, default will apply.</note>
        <note>Socials may be used for social media links as well as links to strongly related relivant content.</note>
        <note>Icons are optional as Matt will likely edit these himself to fit with the esotric purpose of said icons.</note>
        <note><![CDATA[This note has cdata]]></note>
    </meta>
    <socials>
        <social href='https://me.lordmatt.co.uk' icon='house'>About Matt</social>
        <social href='https://mastodon.social/@lordmatt' icon='mastodon'>@lordmatt@mastodon.social</social>
        <social href='https://www.tumblr.com/blog/matthewdavidbrown' icon='tumblr'>I'm on Tumblr</social>
        <social href='https://lordmatt.co.uk/' icon='wordpress'>Geek blog</social>
        <social href='https://lordmatt.co.uk/feed/' icon='rss'>Geek blog feed</social>
        <social href='https://matrixdreams.com/' icon='wordpress'>Nerd blog</social>
        <social href='https://matrixdreams.com/feed/' icon='rss'>Nerd blog feed</social>
        <social href='https://mattsbigfatarse.com/' icon='health'>My health blog</social>
        <social href='https://github.com/lordmatt' icon='github'>My GitHub profile</social>
    </socials>
    <icons>
        <icon name='webmention'/>
        <icon name='uses-wordpress'/>
        <icon name='writer'/>
        <icon name='user'/>
        <icon name='tag'/>
        <icon name='code'/>
        <icon name='tea'/>
        <icon name='brain'/>
        <icon name='wikipedia'/>
        <icon name='idea'/>
        <icon name='blog'/>
        <icon name='libdem'/>
        <icon name='health'/>
    </icons>
</item>