Google Webmaster Errors

Hi Simon

The issue is WordPress using a class called hentry on pages and posts. Ideally, it needs to be removed from pages. Structured data is intended for syndicated content, meaning posts. Here is how I recommend fixing:

1. Plugins > Add New, install Code Snippets plugin, activate.
2. Snippets > Add New, name as you’d like and insert the following in the snippet body:

if ( ! function_exists( 'ultra_post_class_filter' ) ) :
/**
* Filter post classes.
* @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/post_class.
*/
function polestar_post_class_filter( $classes ) {
	$classes[] = 'post';

	// Resolves structured data issue in core. See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28482.
	if ( is_page() ) {
		$class_key = array_search( 'hentry', $classes );

		if ( $class_key !== false) {
			unset( $classes[ $class_key ] );
		}
	}

	$classes = array_unique( $classes );
	return $classes;
}
endif;
add_filter( 'post_class', 'ultra_post_class_filter' );

There is a link in the function to read about this issue on wp.org if you want to.

Finally, select the option to only run the snippet on the site front-end and click Save changes and activate.

Also, make sure that all the meta settings are enabled at Appearance > Customize > Theme Settings > Blog. If you disable the author output for example, that info will be missing from single posts.

Hi Andrew – that seems to have done the trick, thank you very much!

Great 🙂 Really glad to hear that did the trick. All the best.

Hi Andrew,

I am having the same issue with console not recognizing the author, title and updated info. Rather than start a new thread, I did a search and found this one. I followed your instructions regarding adding the snippets plugin and received the following errors above each post on my blog page (https://www.aixploringprovence.com/blog-journal/):

Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function ‘ultra_post_class_filter’ not found or invalid function name in /home7/aixplori/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 300

Warning: array_unique() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home7/aixplori/public_html/wp-includes/post-template.php on line 545

Warning: join(): Invalid arguments passed in /home7/aixplori/public_html/wp-includes/post-template.php on line 423
class=””>

I’ve deactivated the plugin for now (to remove the ugly error messages from the page) until I hear back about what this means and if I may have done something incorrectly?

Thanks for any advice you may have.

Hi Reid

Thanks for reaching out 🙂

Please, can you post this as a new topic. We do our best to work a thread per user per issue. It’s great to jump if you can offer help on an open issue but if you have a fresh question, even if it’s related, we prefer to work a new topic. That way the initial poster doesn’t get notifications and there isn’t any confusion with differing setups for a similar issue.

You’re a premium user so you’re also welcome to reach out via email: [email protected].