How To Change Page Title Tag In WordPress

Change A WordPress Website Title In Google Search

In today’s digital age, it’s essential to have an optimized website for search engines.

Search engines, such as Google and Bing, use complex algorithms to determine the relevance and quality of your website’s content.

The title tag is one of the most crucial elements in this optimization process.

The title tag, also known as the website title, is the text that appears in the search engine results as the title of your website.

It is the first thing a potential visitor sees when searching for content related to your website.

In this guide, I will show you step-by-step how to change your WordPress website title tag in Google search and make sure it accurately reflects the content of your website.

Whether using the default WordPress settings or the Yoast SEO plugin, this guide covers both.

By the end of this guide, you will be able to improve your website’s chances of appearing in search results and attracting more visitors.

Let’s begin.

How To Change A WordPress Website Title Tag In WordPress

Hover your mouse over Settings, and select General.

Settings then general

Add your website title tag and tagline in the two boxes.

General settings

Scroll down and Save Changes.

Save changes

After saving changes, I recommend requesting Google and Bing index your site.

How to Request Indexing on Google Search Console

In Google Search Console, paste your website URL, and click enter.

Google Search Console

Select Request Indexing to submit your website to Google.

Request indexing

How to Request Indexing on Bing Webmaster Tools

In Bing Webmaster tools, select URL Submission.

Select URL submission

Next, click Submit URLs.

Submit URLs

Paste your site’s URL in the box, and click Submit.

Submit URL

How to Change a WordPress Website Title Tag in WordPress Video Tutorial

How to Change a WordPress Website Title Tag Using Yoast SEO

To install the Yoast SEO plugin, hover your mouse over Plugins and click Add New.

Add new plugin

Type Yoast into search.

Install and activate the Yoast SEO plugin.

Install Yoast

Once activated, hover your mouse over Yoast SEO, and select Search Appearance.

Add your website title in the first box and an alternative name for your site in the second box.

Website name

When complete, scroll down and click Save Changes.

Save changes

After saving changes, I recommend requesting Google and Bing index your site.

How to Request Indexing on Google Search Console

In Google Search Console, paste your site URL in the top box and click enter.

Google Search Console

Select Request Indexing to submit your website to Google.

Request indexing

How to Request Indexing on Bing Webmaster Tools

In Bing Webmaster tools, select URL Submission.

Select URL submission

Next, click Submit URLs.

Submit URLs

Paste your site’s URL in the box, and click Submit.

Submit URL

How to Change a WordPress Website Title Tag Using Yoast SEO Video Tutorial

Frequently Asked Questions

I Changed my Title Tag, but it isn’t Showing on Google!

Changes made to your site don’t show immediately. The process of indexing a website and updating information is slow.

When you request Google to index your site, you must be patient. Asking Google to index your site multiple times doesn’t speed up the process.

When updating my website, Google takes a few days to show my changes.

New websites are not a priority for Google. Google has limited resources.

Concentrate on publishing more content for your site and checking for updates in Google after a week.

Why is My WordPress Site not Showing in Google Search?

Some common reasons why a WordPress site might not appear in Google search results are:

  • The site is new and hasn’t been indexed by Google yet. It can take some time for Google to discover and index new websites.
  • For Google to index your site, you need to configure it correctly. Configuring includes setting up an XML sitemap and adding your site to Google Search Console.
  • The site’s content is not optimized for search engines. For your site to appear in Google search results, you need to optimize the content for search engines. Optimizing means using keywords in your page titles, meta descriptions, and URLs, as well as using header tags and other techniques to organize your content.
  • The site is being penalized by Google. If your site has been penalized by Google, it may not appear in search results. A penalty can happen if your site is spammy or violates Google’s Webmaster guidelines.

If your WordPress site is not showing up in Google search, diagnose and address the issue as soon as possible.

I recommend checking your Google Search Console. If your site has indexing issues, Google shows them on your console.

Addressing issues can help improve your website and make it more visible to potential visitors.

Conclusion

I recommend setting your site title and tagline after installing WordPress.

Google and Bing are excellent at finding new websites, so updating your WordPress website title is essential.

You can change the website title tag on WordPress. Or you can use the Yoast SEO plugin.

After updating your website, submit the site to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster tools.

Website titles and meta descriptions are essential. Check out my The Importance of Website Titles and Meta Descriptions article to learn more.

I hope you found my article informative. If you have any questions, please leave them below.


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4 responses to “Change A WordPress Website Title In Google Search”

  1. Roger Crocker avatar

    I setup the website (WP Sydney theme) completing the site title & tagline via the dashboard with what I thought would display suitably on the Home page of the website. (Static page not a blog) This worked fine.

    I later discovered and installed Yoast and changed the Site Title & metadata for the Home page using what I though was good for SEO. It was different to that installed via the dashboard. Google Console cannot find the site now!

    I assume that both inputs have to be the same so have made them so & am waiting for Googlebot to crawl the site again and find it this time.

    If my assumption is correct it would appear that the Site Title and Metadescription serve one purpose displayed on the front page and another in SEO which are incompatible. I hope I am wrong & you can explain.

    Regards Roger

    1. newblogr avatar

      Hello Roger, I have different text in my WordPress admin to my Yoast settings. My Yoast meta description shows for my site in Google searches and my WordPress admin text shows in the browser tab. I can see your site is new, and it does take time for Google to index and decide what it wants to show. I just had a look at your site in Google search results and I saw your phone number and email address as your meta description. I assume that is what you have in your WordPress admin settings. I wouldn’t have those details in there, put them on your homepage using your theme customization options. I am not familiar with your theme so don’t know if it has this option. Use Yoast for your site title tag and meta description. Make sure you submit your sitemap to your Google search console and submit each post or page URL after you make any changes to speed up indexing.

  2. FABRIZIO avatar

    I was looking for this type of blog, as I have an issue with my WordPress site, I use digital Ocean console, although I’ve followed step by step your youtube channel guide, the mobile version of the site title and tagline still says “W-ECOM BROG- Just another WordPress site” and the favicon is not appearing although when users click on the site is actually there. Now I think, but I hope I am wrong this is something that needs to be fixed within the Digital Ocean Console inside the console is possible to set the website configurations, but I’m not totally sure.

    1. newblogr avatar

      Hello Fabrizio, I have never used Digital Ocean so can’t offer a solution to your problem. Does Digital Ocean have a help service option for you to open a ticket? Facebook or Reddit group to get advice from current users?

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