Step 2a) Modifying the Default Title Tag in Header.php

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As you saw on the first page of the HeadSpace configuration there is a problem with our title tags. It appears that WordPress is adding “WordPress SEO” on the end of every title tag by default. This is a problem because it appears spammy and, well, we don’t like it! As a result, we are going to make a very minor edit to the header.php file located in the Theme we are using.

On the WordPress menu open “Appearance” then “Editor” at which point you will be confronted with a lot of code that could seem kind of scary. No problemo! Just go to the right hand side of the page and click on “header.php” so that the code from that file loads in the central pane where the code is displayed.

Now, first things first. Copy all and paste it into a Notepad txt file to back it up in case you make a mistake – you can’t be too safe!

After backing up the code search for the <title></title> tag near the top of the code. Here are some examples of what you might see:

Now change that code to this much simpler code:

The end result is the title stops looking like this:

And looks like this:

Now that the title is working according to plan let’s move on to some more HeadSpace configuration. In this case, we will be enhancing a little known optimization that can help a site: the “More Text“.

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