Problem:

This WP index.php included an extra WP_Query that wasn't necessary considering the Loop always puts sticky posts first by default. The code can be reduced in half and quickened quite a bit by removing that extra, unnecessary code and query.

Also the sticky posts were wrapped in an <article> with some important post information as attributes but the regular posts were not, so that was fixed as well.

Proposed Solution:

• I have created a fix that addresses this issue. You can view it in my pull request on my fork of the repository

Steps to Reproduce (if applicable):

Extra query runs with every page load. This might also be the case for other theme files such as the archive; I haven't looked yet.

I would appreciate any feedback, and I’d be happy to work with you to incorporate the fix into the project!