[songdogtech]

Thanks, but I tried that already, and that page template is functionally no different than mine. The key here is that my file is named author.php, the default name for the author template in WordPress, and Genesis themes don't have an author.php file, as far as I have seen, while many other WP themes do. This is with the Genesis Sample theme.

[songdogtech]

jflowers: The site speed is not too bad: http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.lifeinforsyth.com/SsH671rB

Bluehost is a good host. But the site can "pop" much better with what are called expires headers and browser caching in .htaccess. W3TC is not a good cache to use, BTW. Use WP Super Cache.

Your images can be optimized, too, for faster download. -- Mark

[songdogtech]

@Anthony, your site is very heavy at 3 megs; reduce the weight of images and scripts and fix the theme issues with scaling images. See http://gtmetrix.com/reports/anthonygalli.com/uzIzzU2N Bluehost is nornaly a good host, but you may be on a slow server.

[songdogtech]

There are a few functions to try here: http://www.studiopress.community/topic/agency-theme-need-to-add-code-to-body-tag/

[songdogtech]

Are you using version 1 of Prose?

If so, update: http://sitesetupkit.com/upgrading-prose/

[songdogtech]

Try http://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-logic/ for controlling where widgets appear, and use several instances of the Recent Articles widget, or one of many other featured post widgets, like http://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-posts-widget-extended/

[songdogtech]

Check out https://my.studiopress.com/snippets/ for removing or changing post meta and titles, among many other things.

[songdogtech]

This hasn't been updated in awhile, but has more features than just naming a revison: http://wordpress.org/plugins/post-revision-display/

[songdogtech]

For one, kill the auto-playing audio - it's annoying and uses bandwidth right away that prevents the page itself from loading. If you must, load it asynchronously.

Take a look at your GTMetrix report: http://gtmetrix.com/reports/miracleofnature.org/gxADviIr Optimize your images, and scale them and specify dimensions in html and you may be able to get closer to a B or A rating.

But the biggest issue is that I doubt your host - pressable - is that great. The bigger hosts, such as Bluehost, have the servers and the bandwidth to provide very good hosting at ~$6/month. CPTs and lots of tags/categories take some database server horsepower, and the smaller hosts are usually overloaded already.

[songdogtech]

@antman: if it ain't broke, dont fix it. 🙂

[songdogtech]

@rachelwild, Sounds like you've been through the ringer there. I've seen the news about the storms.

I wouldn't bother with WP Minify; it won't make much of a different. But WP Super Cache should; use the php rewriting - it's easier to get working than the mod_rewrite cache. W3TC doesn't use or leave database tables, and the debug junk will be gone when you deactivate the plugin. The standard Wp database tables are listed here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description

http://wordpress.org/plugins/clean-options/ works really well to get rid of old options, and it works fine under 3.8 even though there are version warnings, but be careful of the options you do delete.

And, try bumping your php and server memory, too: http://markratledge.com/2013/10/bump-your-server-memory/ once the host is back up and stable.

-- Mark

[songdogtech]

http://www.addthis.com/ is pretty easy.

[songdogtech]

@rachelwild, you can try asynchronously loading social sharing icons; see http://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsocialite/ That way, page rendering is not slowed by slow loading social services. It may be complex to implement that and keep your current icon styles.

Your site speed is reasonable: http://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.wilddigital.co.uk/qbamZjL9 But optimize your images with http://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/ Your web host may be a bit slow, too.

And turn off Db cache debug info in W3TC; it's dumping lots of text into your page source. WP Super Cache is a better cache plugin than W3TC and easier to use, too.

[songdogtech]

@keystone, you're missing closing tags of various types, such as </center> and </div>, etc. See [Invalid] Markup Validation of adrian.oursites.com.au - W3C Markup Validator. Scroll down in the validation report to see line numbers and source code. Start fixing the code errors and revalidate.

[songdogtech]

@reedsync: Use Google's Structured Data Tool: http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets?q=michaelreedrealtor.com

You have verification issues and possible markup errors.

[songdogtech]

Work with the old child News theme you're using. Include any page templates you need in the child theme and edit one or more to include the class “updated” in the html class=”entry-date”, i.e. <class=”entry-date” “updated”>

[songdogtech]

Google is claiming this error: Warning: Missing required field “updated” in WordPress

@nutsandbolts is right about updating child themes, but that warning from Google has absolutely nothing to do with updating WordPress or Genesis or child themes.

That error is from Google's Structured Data testing tool that is used to evaluate compatibility and correct data formats for the Google Author and Publisher verification at http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

That error means the theme is missing the updated microdata markup for the post date. Edit the theme to include the class "updated" in the html class="entry-date", i.e. <class="entry-date" "updated">

[songdogtech]

You're trying to use shortcodes for wordpress.com; they're not going to work on self-hosted WordPress or with Genesis.
See http://my.studiopress.com/docs/shortcode-reference/

But try this: go to Dashboard --> Genesis --> Theme Settings. In the box labelled "Content Archives" select "Display Post Excerpts" from the drop down menu. Now make sure the "Include the Featured Image" box is checked and select your image size. Save Settings.

If that option isn't in your Genesis theme, you will need to create a page template that will pull an excerpt and a thumbnail, or upgrade to a newer/different Genesis theme that supports excerpts and thumbnails.

[songdogtech]

"blog" is a reserved slug; try titling the page "blogpage" or "ourblog" or "news" and change the permalink, too.

[songdogtech]

@cdils, @juliet means in the <body> tag not in the <head> area.

@leepettijohn, try this as an example in functions.php, and watch your single and double quotes:

add_filter( 'body_class', 'my_body_class' );
function my_body_class( $classes ) {
$classes[] = ' onLoad=”SetToToday(‘FirstSelect’);” ';
	return $classes;
}

Genesis may mangle the onload string, though.

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