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Wordpress Question?

by warriorspirit786
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Why am i getting the following format appearing in the top of firefox browser and in the blue meta title link in google results for my page?

My Keyword >> Blog Archive >>Post Title

I dont understand why im getting the Blog Archive appearing in my post title as i havent seen this in any other pages and what impact does this have on my seo?

thanks
T
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  • Profile picture of the author FraserJilani
    You should look into the header template for your current theme.

    In your Admin Dashboard go to "Appearance" on the left hand side and go to Editor, then on the right hand side look for header.php. Inside of Header.php you can copy the content between <head> </head> tags over here and I will be able to help you out further .

    I personally think it's better for SEO to have PAGENAME - SITENAME rather than the entire hierarchy inside the title.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexdoerr
    Do you mean the permalink? If so, in WP-Admin area, under settings, click on permalink then select custom permalinks. Write "/%postname%/" under in Custom Structure field.
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    • Profile picture of the author FraserJilani
      Permalink cannot have &raquo; in it... :\

      Originally Posted by Alexdoerr View Post

      Do you mean the permalink? If so, in WP-Admin area, under settings, click on permalink then select custom permalinks. Write "/%postname%/" under in Custom Structure field.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrick
    Go through this page, all your problems will be solved..

    Function Reference/wp title « WordPress Codex
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorspirit786
    Thanks for all the replies.

    F.a.o, FraserJilani

    I have the following code in header2.php

    <head profile="XFN 1.1 profile">
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>" />
    <title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> &raquo; Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title>

    I also have the same code in header.php

    I am already using the correct permalinks structure for the post titles. I basically want the actual text i type into the meta title field in Platinum seo or any other plugin to appear in the blue title link in google results not the blog archive wording.

    thanks, please advise.

    T
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    • Profile picture of the author Kyle Oliveiro
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      • Profile picture of the author FraserJilani
        Originally Posted by Kyle Oliveiro View Post

        Here's your problem.

        Change this to:
        Code:
         <title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title>
        Or if you want your Site Title to appear after the keyword,
        Code:
         <title><?php wp_title('»', true, 'right'); ?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>
        I don't think anyone on this thread bothers reading the post :\.

        Originally Posted by warriorspirit786 View Post

        I basically want the actual text i type into the meta title field in Platinum seo or any other plugin to appear in the blue title link in google results not the blog archive wording.
        thanks, please advise.
        T
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  • Profile picture of the author FraserJilani
    Your title should be overwritten by the plugin, as it isn't working I would suggest using Yoast's SEO plugin. It is simply the best . Download it here -> WordPress SEO Plugin - Search Engine Optimization Plugin - Yoast . It will even tell you whether your titles are rewrite-able or not in their current state and there is even an option to force rewrite .

    Let me know how it goes & good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorspirit786
    Thanks FraserJilani, i will try the plugin.

    and thanks for you input Kyle.

    Mr T
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    • Profile picture of the author warriorspirit786
      FraserJilani

      I have installed the Yoast Wordpress SEO plugin, i think it is this one you are referring to?

      Secondly how do i check the option to force rewrite the title. I have added the text i need and its appearing in the SEO field of the plugin, but i wont be 100% sure until google caches the new page.

      Also the date appears in this field in this format 7 July and then my text follows in the SEO Title field.

      How do i remove the date appearing in this field?

      thanks for your help again
      T
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