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Google webmaster — Missing: author Missing: entry-title Missing: updated

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Dao Master
10 years ago · Last reply by Andrew Misplon 10 years ago

Hi,

I found similar posts regarding this issue with Vantage. However I need customized and latest solution for this issue, as I already have a child theme (https://siteorigin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vantage-child-ubermenu.zip) for Ubermenu plugin.

In Google Structured Data:

Missing: author
Missing: entry-title
Missing: updated

23 out of 24 published pages have this error.

I’m not sure if this issue is caused by the child theme or it’s Vantage issue in general? Please help.

Thanks,

Dao

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  1. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    These 2 posts offer tweaks in function.php

    http://www.drafie-design.nl/correct-hatom-errors-in-google-webmaster-tools/
    https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-webmaster-tools-structured-data-microformatmicrodata-hentry-errors

    Maybe I need an integrated child theme for microformats and manual integration for Ubermenu? (latter is completed)

  2. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Dao-huan Chang

    Please can you go to Appearance > Themes, hover over Vantage Premium (parent theme), click Theme Details and let us know which version you’re running. The structured data issue has been resolved so ideally you shouldn’t still be getting these errors.

    Thanks

  3. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    It’s version 2.3.3

    Error screenshot:
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  4. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    It’s strange. When using testing tool, hentry (1) –> All good. Through I’m not sure what it really means.
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  5. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Ahh right, I remember what the problem is. All the info Google is looking for is in the posted_on function, that’s bundled in with the page title. If you drop the page title with the Full Width, No Page Title template, you then lose the function. Let me see what I can do quick.

  6. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Ok, here is a child theme to resolve:

    https://siteorigin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vantage-child-fw-no-title-google-authorship.zip

    I made that for future use. You’re running a child theme already so:

    1. Download the ZIP above.
    2. Assuming you don’t already have a “templates” folder in your existing child theme, copy the “templates” folder into you child theme.

    Re-test. We should now be good.

  7. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    Two questions before installing:

    1. My existing ‘vantage-child’ folder has:

    parts (folder)
    .DS_Store
    style.css

    Your new child theme contains:

    functions.php
    style.css
    templates (folder)

    So I only need to copy your templates (folder) into mine, or I need to copy templates (folder), style.css, functions.php altogether and overwrite my existing style.css?

    2. After installing, do I need to go to every page in admin, switch off Full Width – No Page Title template to something else?

  8. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    You can just copy the “templates” folder from my child theme into yours using FTP or hosting file manager.

    After copying the folder to your child theme you shouldn’t need to do anything. Perhaps just check that your Full Width, No Page Title pages are still running that same template.

  9. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    Just did. Now I got a hcard warning. Screenshot:
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  10. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    So to confirm, right now in your child theme there is a “templates” folder containing a single file.

  11. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    Yes, it was. It contained template-full-notitle.php

    After the alert, I deleted “templates” folder from my child theme folder (vantage-child). Now testing result is back to “hentry (1) All good”.

  12. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Could you put that folder back please and then send me a set of temporary login details to:

    [email protected]

    I’ll take a look. Not sure why the child theme isn’t using my new template.

  13. Dao-huan Chang Private 10 years, 11 months ago

    This is a private message.

  14. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    Folder is back. Email sent.

  15. Andrew Misplon Private Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    This is a private message.

  16. Andrew Misplon Private Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    This is a private message.

  17. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    If I kept your “template” folder, I get warning on hcard. If I didn’t keep your “template” folder, no warning.

    Either way is hentry (1) All good. Either way I’m not sure if it will solve this:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6sEkdhBySYvSDI5TC1HYVc3UzQ/view?usp=sharing

    Should I keep your “template” folder?

  18. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Rather keep the templates folder. The hcard warning isn’t a problem. It’s just one field that’s blank.

    Looking at your screenshot, it looks like you’re looking at a crawl from yesterday. That’s most likely the problem there. See the date 3/16/15. How long have you been running the new template for?

    You’ll need to re-test using:

    https://developers.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/

  19. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    Definitely keep the new folder. The folder is responsible for adding the data you’re currently missing.

  20. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    I will keep “template” folder and see if those 3 missing errors will go away. I may have to wait a few days for google to progress that graph. Testing tool seems only for testing, not for progressing the graph.

    I also found 2 posts suggesting some code, which is missing in my source code (equipped with “template” folder).
    http://wpbeaches.com/google-structured-data-testing-tool-wordpress-error-warnings/
    https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/cw5EUZBCGDw

  21. Dao Master 10 years, 11 months ago

    Looking deeper, they are suggesting the same thing: itemprop, itemscope, itemtype , which my source code are missing.

  22. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 11 months ago

    I’m pretty sure we have date, updated and author covered. Let’s wait a couple of days and see if it resolves.

  23. Dao Huan Chang 10 years, 9 months ago

    Hi Andrew

    I have the latest update of everything. But the old

    Missing: author
    Missing: entry-title
    Missing: updated

    still persists. Google Developer Testing Tool still shows:

    hcard (1) 1 Warning
    n [n]:
    Node is empty. Double check that this is desired and consider removing.

    Is there latest solution regarding these? Your admin log-in to our website is still valid.

    Thanks.

  24. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Hi Andrew

    I have the latest update of everything. But the old

    Missing: author
    Missing: entry-title
    Missing: updated

    still persists. Google Developer Testing Tool still shows:

    hcard (1) 1 Warning
    n [n]:
    Node is empty. Double check that this is desired and consider removing.

    Is there latest solution regarding these? Your admin log-in to our website is still valid.

    Thanks.

  25. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks for the feedback Dao. I’m checking now, will get back to you ASAP.

  26. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    If you have FTP access, please download your child theme from /wp-content/themes/ and send to me in a ZIP format. You can reach me on email at [email protected]. I’ll take a look from there.

    Thanks

  27. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Child theme attachment sent:)

  28. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks. Mmm ok, so that looks in order to me. We’ve added the necessary details to the full width no page title template.

    Did you test on your home page? If so, could you please go to Pages > Home and check what page template you’re using there?

  29. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Just tested homepage – No hcard (1) warning.

    Homepage is using ‘”Page Builder Home” template.

  30. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Can you try switching that template to Full Width, No Page Title and see if there is any change?

  31. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Structured Data in Google Webmaster indeed does not include homepage. Homepage seems ok.

  32. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    :) then I’m confused. Let me take another look.

  33. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Trying now.

  34. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Result:

    Homepage using ”Page Builder Home” template – no hcard warning.
    Homepage using ”Full Width Page, No Title” template – gets hcard warning.

  35. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Hate to go around in circles here. But to confirm, that’s a warning, not an error. From what I remember it wasn’t a hard fail, the data was there it was just warning about the format or naming convention etc?

  36. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Clarifying previous statement:
    Structured Data in Google Webmaster indeed does NOT include Homepage (Page Builder Home template) for the old Missing: author Missing: entry-title Missing: updated error.

    It seems ”Full Width Page, No Title” template causes hcard warning, which results in Missing: author……

  37. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, just warning. hcard warning.

  38. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Besides hcard warning in Testing Tool, those Missing: author…. screenshot:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6sEkdhBySYvN2h3eWlzWkkydG8/view?usp=sharing

    I understand hcard warning may not be a big deal. But Missing: author…. could be annoying… thank for the help anyway.

  39. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Phew, really not sure what’s up here. Check this out:

    This is one of our error pages:

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    If I inspect the source, I find all the missing data there:

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    Although looking at it now. Entry title is missing. This is because it’s a no title page template and we didn’t include the title in the entry meta. I’m not sure why it fails on the author and date. Those are in the code.

    What about trying this plugin on one page, test that page and see if it helps:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/schema-creator/

    Alt: http://wpsites.net/seo/schema-microdata-wordpress-plugin/

  40. Dao Master 10 years, 9 months ago

    Ok, I’ll try and let you know a few days later.

  41. Andrew Misplon Staff 10 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks, chat then.

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