Setting Attributs

expand.js

$("#my-template").expand({
   name: { "@href": "http://atomicobject.com/pages/Shawn+Crowley" }
})

result.html

<div>
  <span class="author">
    Written by <a class="name" href="http://atomicobject.com/pages/Shawn+Crowley"/>
  </span>
</div>

template.html

<div id="my-template">
  <span class="author">
    Written by <a class="name" href=""></a>
  </span>
</div>