Genesis Theme Framework version 1.3 from StudioPress

StudioPress released version 1.3 of their Genesis Theme Framework. This new version is all about SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and is such a giant leap forward in this space that they entirely rewrote some things. Well known and respected SEO expert in the field Greg Boser did an independent Genesis SEO audit, and with his input and feedback Genesis has taken SEO to the next level. Below is a list of some of the enhancements:

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  Document Head Settings in Genesis Theme Framework

  More Doctitle Control : You can now control the doctitle on the homepage, individual posts and pages, category archives, tag archives, custom taxonomy archives, etc.
• Document Head Control : You control what shows up in your document , and you can remove things that you don’t need to speed up your website.
• Page Speed : Genesis 1.3 gets rid of a LOT of wasted space in the document source, so your website will be even more snappy!
• Robots Meta Control : Universal noindex and noarchive controls for archive pages, as well as individual controls over noindex, nofollow, and noarchive for the homepage, individual posts and pages, and individual category, tag, and taxonomy archives.
• Archives and noindex : By default, Genesis 1.3 will noindex all of your archives (category, tag, author, date, search).
• Link nofollow Settings : Deprecated due to authoritative information specifying that nofollowing internal links provides no SEO value anymore.
• Post and Page Tracking/Conversion Code box : You now have the option of inserting some custom tracking/conversion code, perfect for goal conversion code offered by services like Google Analytics.
• 3rd Party Feed Links : Option of entering a custom feed URL, and choosing whether or not you’d like to redirect your default feeds to the custom feed URL.
• Canonical Control : Specify your own canonical URL on individual posts and pages.
  
  
  

  Canonical Control in Genesis Framework

Also a complete security audit on the Genesis Theme Framework was done by Mark Jaquith, lead developer of WordPress. You can read more about Genesis in our previous blog post : Genesis Theme Framework or checkout our StudioPress page on WPwebshop.com to read about our latest discounts!