diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
index 696d2eb..a318d12 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
@@ -168,35 +168,28 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 		}
 
 		// Set Post/Page Title
-		$item->title = $item->description = '';
+		$title = '';
 
 		if ( is_singular() ) {
-			$item->title = get_the_title();
-			if ( has_excerpt() ) {
-				$item->description = get_the_excerpt();
-			}
+			$title = get_the_title();
 		}
 		elseif ( is_home() && 'page' === $frontpage ) {
-			$item->title       = get_post( $postspage )->post_title;
-			$item->description = get_post( $postspage )->post_excerpt;
+			$title = get_post( $postspage )->post_title;
 		}
 		elseif ( is_category() || is_tag() || is_tax() ) {
 			$term = is_tax() ? get_term_by( 'slug', get_query_var( 'term' ), get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) ) : get_queried_object();
 			if ( ! $term || ! isset( $term->meta ) ) {
 				return;
 			}
-			$item->title       = $term->meta['headline'];
-			$item->description = $term->meta['intro_text'];
-
+			$title = $term->meta['headline'];
 		}
 		elseif ( is_author() ) {
-			$item->title       = get_the_author_meta( 'headline', (int) get_query_var( 'author' ) );
-			$item->description = get_the_author_meta( 'intro_text', (int) get_query_var( 'author' ) );
+			$title = get_the_author_meta( 'headline', (int) get_query_var( 'author' ) );
 		}
 		elseif ( is_post_type_archive() && genesis_has_post_type_archive_support() && ! empty( $item->fallback ) ) {
-			$item->title       = genesis_get_cpt_option( 'headline' );
-			$item->description = genesis_get_cpt_option( 'intro_text' );
+			$title = genesis_get_cpt_option( 'headline' );
 		}
+		$item->title = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_title', $title );
 
 		return $item;
 
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-description.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-description.php
index efa946d..e8a2745 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-description.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-description.php
@@ -26,19 +26,16 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Description {
 		if ( ! is_singular() || is_front_page() ) {
 			return;
 		}
-		$item = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
 
-		$headline = $intro_text = '';
+		$headline = $intro_text = $itemprop = '';
 
-		if ( $item->title ) {
-			$itemprop = '';
-			if ( genesis_html5() ) {
-				$itemprop = 'itemprop="headline"';
-			}
-			$headline = sprintf( '<h1 class="entry-title" ' . $itemprop . '>%s</h1>', $item->title );
+		if ( genesis_html5() ) {
+			$itemprop = 'itemprop="headline"';
 		}
+		$headline = sprintf( '<h1 class="entry-title" ' . $itemprop . '>%s</h1>', get_the_title() );
+
 		if ( has_excerpt() ) {
-			$intro_text = wpautop( $item->description );
+			$intro_text = wpautop( apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_singular_description', get_the_excerpt() ) );
 		}
 		if ( $headline || $intro_text ) {
 			printf( '<div class="excerpt">%s</div>', $headline . $intro_text );
@@ -62,20 +59,22 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Description {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$item       = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_variables();
 		$frontpage  = get_option( 'show_on_front' );
+		$postspage  = get_option( 'page_for_posts' );
 		$headline   = '';
-		$intro_text = wpautop( get_bloginfo( 'description' ) );
+		$intro_text = get_bloginfo( 'description' );
 
 		if ( is_home() && 'page' === $frontpage ) {
 			$itemprop = '';
 			if ( genesis_html5() ) {
 				$itemprop = 'itemprop="headline"';
 			}
-			$headline = sprintf( '<h1 class="entry-title" ' . $itemprop . '>%s</h1>', $item->title );
-			$intro_text = wpautop( $item->description );
+			$headline   = sprintf( '<h1 class="entry-title" ' . $itemprop . '>%s</h1>', get_post( $postspage )->post_title );
+			$intro_text = get_post( $postspage )->post_excerpt;
 		}
 
+		$intro_text = wpautop( apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_front_blog_description', $intro_text ) );
+
 		if ( $headline || $intro_text ) {
 			printf( '<div class="excerpt">%s</div>', $headline . $intro_text );
 		}
@@ -112,14 +111,11 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Description {
 		if ( ! $term || ! isset( $term->meta ) )
 			return;
 
-		$intro_text = '';
+		$intro_text = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_term_description', $$term->meta['intro_text'] );
 
-
-		if ( $term->meta['intro_text'] )
-			$intro_text = apply_filters( 'genesis_term_intro_text_output', $term->meta['intro_text'] );
-
-		if ( $intro_text )
+		if ( $intro_text ) {
 			printf( '<div class="archive-description taxonomy-description">%s</div>', $intro_text );
+		}
 
 	}
 
@@ -139,18 +135,15 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Description {
 
 	public static function do_author_description() {
 
-		if ( ! is_author() )
+		if ( ! is_author() || get_query_var( 'paged' ) >= 2 ) {
 			return;
+		}
 
-		if ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) >= 2 )
-			return;
+		$intro_text = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_author_description', get_the_author_meta( 'intro_text', (int) get_query_var( 'author' ) ) );
 
-		$intro_text = get_the_author_meta( 'intro_text', (int) get_query_var( 'author' ) );
-
-		$intro_text = $intro_text ? apply_filters( 'genesis_author_intro_text_output', $intro_text ) : '';
-
-		if ( $intro_text )
-			printf( '<div class="archive-description author-description">%s</div>', $intro_text );
+		if ( $intro_text ) {
+			printf( '<div class="archive-description author-description">%s</div>', wpautop( $intro_text ) );
+		}
 
 
 	}
@@ -175,18 +168,19 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Description {
 
 	public static function do_cpt_archive_description() {
 
-		if ( ! is_post_type_archive() || ! genesis_has_post_type_archive_support() )
+		if ( ! is_post_type_archive() || ! genesis_has_post_type_archive_support() ) {
 			return;
+		}
 
-		if ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) >= 2 )
+		if ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) >= 2 ) {
 			return;
+		}
 
-		$intro_text = genesis_get_cpt_option( 'intro_text' );
+		$intro_text = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_cpt_description', genesis_get_cpt_option( 'intro_text' ) );
 
-		$intro_text = $intro_text ? apply_filters( 'genesis_cpt_archive_intro_text_output', $intro_text ) : '';
-
-		if ( $intro_text )
-			printf( '<div class="archive-description cpt-archive-description">%s</div>', $intro_text );
+		if ( $intro_text ) {
+			printf( '<div class="archive-description cpt-archive-description">%s</div>', wpautop( $intro_text ) );
+		}
 
 	}