Meta name Distribution in HTML5

Question

I am converting an HTML4 website to HTML5.

On w3.org validator, I get one error:

Line 19, Column 49: Bad value Distribution for attribute name on element meta: Keyword distribution is not registered.

   <meta name="Distribution" content="Global" />

Is there any substitute for Global distribution?

Answer 1

dcterms.audience is often used for the purpose of distribution classes. Check out Dublin Core.

Answer 2

In HTML5, you can only use those name values that are

• defined in the HTML5 spec or
• registered in the WHATWG wiki.

So you'd have to register the name value so that it gets added to the wiki.

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However, maybe you don't need this meta element at all? Does it have any (internal) use? If not, you could omit it altogether.