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Page Title vs Meta Title

by devonkrusich
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My site is on a Miva platform and we have populated all the meta data. The issue is that the platform dynamically creates a Page Title <category name> from <Store Name>. You can see in the code below that the meta title is customized.
Is it bad to have both a meta and page title? Which title holds more weight in SEO? Does anyone else use Miva and solved this issue?

<head>
<title>Designer Dog Furniture from Sleepy Pets</title>

<meta name="keywords" content="dog furniture beds, dog couch, dog chair, leather dog couch, sofa dog bed, dog furniture, pet furniture" />
<meta name="description" content="Sofa Dog Beds and Dog Furniture from SleepyPets.com. Sleepy Pets' designer dog furniture is unique and custom made in many colors, allowing you to match your own family furniture. These luxury dog beds look great in any room of your home, providing your pets with an alternative to lounging on your couch or sofa." />
<meta name="title" content="Sofa Dog Beds, Dog Furniture, Pet Furniture - Free Shipping" />
#meta #meta title #miva #page #page title #seo #title
  • Profile picture of the author Peter Gregory
    It is useless to use: <meta name="title" content= as it is handled in the title element. This is the only thing that matters: <title>Designer Dog Furniture from Sleepy Pets</title>
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff S
    Use <TITLE> since that's the most important. Also, don't bother with the META KEYWORD tag as it's not used by SE's (for SEO at least)...the only thing it really does is give your competitors a glimpse into the keywords you're targeting.
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    • Profile picture of the author devonkrusich
      Thanks. We are going to take your advice and move the custom content to the Title Tag.
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    • Profile picture of the author Benjustin
      Originally Posted by Jeff Scott View Post

      Use <TITLE> since that's the most important. Also, don't bother with the META KEYWORD tag as it's not used by SE's (for SEO at least)...the only thing it really does is give your competitors a glimpse into the keywords you're targeting.
      I still use the keywords tag. But i notice for some pages, they rank for specific keywords that are not part of the keywords tag....does this mean they're pretty useless?
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