Blog title not updating

  • Resolved lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)


    14 years, 3 months ago

    Basics first…
    Blog: Lindsay Blogs
    URL: https://www.lindsayblogs.com
    Browser: Firefox 3.6.12

    Hi all! I’m hoping someone can help me with this problem.

    I changed the name of my blog recently. I have redesigned the header, button, etc. I went into the WordPress Dashboard > Admin > General and changed the blog title. The title shows correct in my dashboard, but the title bar in my internet window is still showing the old title “Just My Blog.”

    Does anyone have any ideas? I don’t think it’s the theme, since I’ve checked through the options and see nowhere to specify a name.

    Thanks in advance,

    Lindsay

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  • Have you tried switching to the Twenty Ten theme to rule out any theme-specific problems?

    Thread Starter lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)

    Just tried it and it still had my old blog title on the title bar. ??

    Try changing your blog’s title in Settings -> General.

    Thread Starter lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)

    I have done that as well.

    Check your theme’s header.php template file and see what is being output within the <title></title> tags.

    Thread Starter lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)

    This is totally greek to me, so maybe you can help me decipher. Here is that section of the header.php file:

    <title>
<?php if ( is_home() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('description'); ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_search() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Search Results<?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_author() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Author Archives<?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_single() ) { ?><?php wp_title(''); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('name'); ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_page() ) { ?><?php wp_title(''); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('name'); ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_category() ) { ?>Archive&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php single_cat_title(); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('name'); ?><?php } ?>
<?php if ( is_month() ) { ?>Archive&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php the_time(get_option('date_format')); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('name'); ?><?php } ?>
<?php if (function_exists('is_tag')) { if ( is_tag() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Tag Archive&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php  single_tag_title("", true); } } ?>
</title>

    Try changing:

    <?php if ( is_home() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('description'); ?><?php } ?>

    to:

    <?php if ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) { ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<?php bloginfo('description'); ?><?php } ?>
    Thread Starter lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)

    Negative ??

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    -see if deactivating ALL plugins temporarily to narrow down and possibly fix the problem . If the problem goes away, activate them individually to find the culprit.

    You’re using All in One SEO Pack; that typically rewrites titles. And Super Cache? Are you clearing it or deactivating it?

    Thread Starter lindsayblogs

    (@lindsayblogs)

    Brilliant! It was All in One SEO Pack. I had completely forgotten about setting the Blog Title separately in that plugin. Thank you so much! I really appreciate all of the help!

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