[Support request] Change Page Title from H1 to H3

[Andrew]

I want to change the title of my pages from H1 to H3, and if possible, make the title go away completely on the actual page.

I use the page titles for easy navigation for the user, so I can only do 2-3 words as the page title. For SEO reasons, I think it would be better to do a longer h1 title while still preserving the shorter page title in the navigation.

Is there any CSS code that would accomplish this?

[Tom]

Hi there,

Changing the element tag for the headings would require you to overwrite the template files, which is no fun.

I wouldn’t suggest doing it, but if you have to, you can disable the built-in content title and add your own: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/disable-elements-overview/

Instead, I would make the page title whatever I wanted, and then change the navigation label to something shorter in “Appearance > Menus”.

[Andrew]

Instead of getting rid of the title on the page, is it possible to just change the title’s H tag to H2 or H3 with just some CSS code?

I did a similar thing with the widgets H tag from h2 to h4.

[David]

Hi there,

not doable with just CSS, it would require a child theme and rewriting the template files.
The Nav Label can be edited to be as short as you need it, without effecting the Post Title. I am not sure why you would want to replace a H1 with a H3, this in itself could be detrimental to your SEO.

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