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Underline in sidebar and a strange 'bug'?! (8 posts)

  1. jimji
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    My site is: http://www.jimsclassicalmusic.com
    email: jimji@internode.on.net
    I have two 'fiddly' issues! In the Categories some are underlined and others are not. I'd like to have each individual category underlined.
    The second thing is a strange one. Under Navigation you'll see "Opera Anthology" It's supposed to (and always used to) read: "Opera Apology"
    And .. if you go to the actual Page it does say Apology!
    I'd appreciate any help. Thanks,
    Jim

  2. Robert S
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    @jimji,

    Had a quick look at your site:

    1) I don't see nay categories underlined.
    2) When I go to "Opera Anthology" - I get a 404.

    I'm using Firefox by the way,

    R

  3. jimji
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Very strange! 1) The Categories are on the right side (Blog Titles)
    You'll see that most are underlined but the further down the page you go there are more that haven't underlined. (also a few of the Composers names have not underlined)
    2) You get a 404 when you click Opera Anthology"?! hmmm - I've just gone there and the page opens no problem. Also I haven't heard of any access issues.
    Perhaps try again and let me know.
    Thanks,
    Jim
    UPDATE: I can access Opera Anthology - but others can't! So I'll now try to delete and re-do that page.

  4. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Some of your category titles are running onto 2 lines - which means that some have 2 lines and then a bottom border. But I also can't see any link underlining in FF or IE8. In fact all of the links on your site have the default underlining turned off:

    style.css - line 87

    a {
color:#F29301;
text-decoration:none;
}

    Visually it might help if you reset the justified text on #sidebar2 by changing:

    #sidebar2 {
float:right;
}

    to

    #sidebar2 {
float:right;
text-align:left;
}

    Oh and ditto for the 404 on "Opera Anthology". Try pressing CTRL and F5 simultaneously when viewing the pagee. Or try emptying your browser cache. This should ensure that your web browser fetches a fresh copy of the page rather than serving up an out-dated copy from your own cache.

  5. jimji
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Thanks so much for you detailed reply. Really appreciate it. However .. I am a computerdummy! - so I'll pass the info along to the guy who helps me out!
    best,
    Jim

  6. jimji
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Hello Esmi - Your feedback on the previous question was very helpful. My 'computer guy' fixed the issues.
    I finally found an experienced WordPress tech in this area, but he's very expensive! So I'm just wondering if what I need could be done by a 'computerdummy' like myself!
    While looking at the site this guy told me that my SEO (or SEO's .. whatever they are) were all wrong for Search Engines. He said that if I fixed them my traffic would increase exponentially.
    So how to fix this? Would I have to know how to write code? (I don't) or is it simply a matter of getting to the right place and typing in key search words?
    Any feedback would be appreciated.
    all the best,
    Jim
    http://www.jimsclassicalmusic.com

  7. esmi
    Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Your current site does have some SEO issues. For a start, in the <head></head> section of your home page, there is:

    <meta name="description" content="Lorelei Bliss 2.0, Free theme, WordPress Free theme, download" />
<meta name="keywords" content="WordPress, theme, viewer, new, blog, lorelei, Darklight, 2.0, web 2.0, free, download"/>

    which has nothing to do your site's content. Your theme's header.php file needs editing to remove those lines. Then you can use something like All In One SEO to create far more accurate and optimised meta-descriptions for each of your posts and pages.

    Overall, the theme isn't too bad. It could be tweaked a little but not to the extent that you'd see an exponential rise in traffic.

    There are areas where you can start optimising your content immediately. You could stop using the Bold Text feature all of the time in your posts. Bold text is the equivalent of a raised voice in search engine terms, so you spend a lot of your time shouting in your posts. when this happens in Real Life, people stop listening after a while. The same thing happens with search engines.

    If you need bolder text for readability, amend the theme - not the text.

    Read http://codex.wordpress.org/Search_Engine_Optimization_for_WordPress

    It contains a great deal of good, relatively non-technical, advice.

  8. jimji
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Thanks so much Esmi. I'll review what you've written and see how much (or little!) I can accomplish. I might get back to you with further questions if that's OK.
    On the other hand ... do you work on sites for an hourly rate? If so what is it? This site has been a real labour of love for me with lots of wasted time and money through mistakes! - it's still my only hobby. (as you've seen I'm not selling anything ... just offering beautiful music to listen for free) And even though the site keeps getting better there are a handful of things I know of to make it really spiffy! Let me know how you're placed.
    best regards,
    Jim

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