Dear OSTrainers,
I have a double title in xadrezvalle.com.br : the header image and the WordPress site title. I would like to hide the title and move the 'search field' to the position above the meta widget.
Could you recommend a tutorial for this task?

Thank you very much,
Adriano

Hi Adriano,

The only "duplicate" title I see is here:
I'm assuming you are trying to remove that title?

If that is the case, then you can follow this tutorial:
wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-title-link

Hi Tessa! Thank you for your reply,
I mean the visual title XadrezValle as marked in the attached file.
One is from the template, the other is a jpeg that I've inserted in header.
Maybe It would be easly solved with a new and modern template, but my site is working so well that I am changing it carefully.
The other attached file shows where I configure the title in white.
Can I change those words or exclude them...or it is really important to write there the name of the site?
Thank you very much!
Adriano

ps.: Thanks to OSTraining I am going deeper in trying to understand what is behind the appearance of site.

Hi Adriano,

Are you using All In One SEO plugin?

Have you checked your admin->settings, the first thing you see, 'Blog title'.

Also if these aren't the options, it might be hardcoded into your theme? Have you checked your theme php files?

Thank you, Tessa!
The second image I attached is a shot from admin>settings
I deleted the displayed title and description there but the empty space stayed.
Yes! I am using All In One SEO plugin and the text in Google for xadrezvalle search comes form the title configured by this plugin and not in general setting in WP panel.

And now, it is possible to insert links to sections of the site?
I would like to use this over header section and the footer to display more informations.
Is CSS the solution!? Or I have to edit PHP?

Thank you again,
Adriano

Updating...
After removing this title in settings...when I logout the sentence 'back to (????)' appeared. So I have to insert the title XadrezValle again.
An old doubt that I have...testing other templates can misconfigure something in the site? I think my template (Last Updated: 2010-01-05) didn't follow the evolution of WordPress. Or is it possiblie to transform a template in a modern one?
Thank you!

Adriano,

I was just looking at your source code to determine the issue. First, you don't have duplicated titles, your second title you are seeing is just an image, there is no text being displayed there.
So I am assuming you want to get rid of the very top title, which is displayed in an <h3> tag, and then the subtitle is displayed in the <h2> tag. Also this is bad SEO rules to use an <h2> tag right after an <h3> tag.

Also, since it's not letting you remove the blog title, I'm not a WordPress expert so I don't know an instant solution for that, however, if you provided the PHP code to that page, I could tell you what to edit to fix it. :-)

Yes, Tessa. What I named title is the word XadrezValle in the image.
My template displays the title automactically.
I would like to have something like the first attached file, but without desappearing the name XadrezValle in the panel bar and in the login and register page.(the other 2 attached files)
I have just made a test with a logo in that area (a feature of the template that I had never tested)...it is a good option...even some image. I will think about this design option too.
So, I will make more tests with images, until decide to edit php file, ok?
Thank you very much, Tessa.

Hi Adriano,

Try looking for it in your header.php file of your theme. So use your host's file manager or FTP and go to wp-content/themes/yourTheme/header.php and edit the header.php file (please make a backup of the file first). Within in the header.php file look for $heading_tag or site-title or anything similar, then edited the code to your liking (you can comment it out, if desired).

Kind regards,
Nick

Hi, Nick!
I've tried to understand the header.php but it is still an advanced task for me.
I guess I have to edit what is in orange below, correct?
<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?> RSS Feed" href="<?php echo ap_rssLink(); ?>" />
<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo('pingback_url'); ?>" />

Another worry is that after hiding the title and description, an empty blue band will remain there.
I test to insert an image (it is logo insertion feature of the template) and liked this solution in visual aspect. I would like to insert a decorative asset (maybe some little chess pieces), but not a logo because it is already in the header image.
My first online course will begin in a few days and I don't want to make big changes.
After the course, in July, I plan to change the actual theme to another very professional that I've already purchased.
I want to go deeper in WP...and OST has been motivating me to study more and more...it is a real school!
Thank you all.
Adriano

Hi Adriano,

Thank you for the kind words. It really helps motivate us to know our students are doing well. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Ed