[Resolved] Remove the title on category-archive pages

[Raphael]

Hi,

I want to remove the page-title on category-archive pages because I want to hook an individual archive-title/logo-template created with Elementor. „display:none“ is not an option because of SEO.
Deactivating the title with Elements-layout doesn´t work.
Here I found this solution: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_show_title/ and customized it like this:

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'remove_category_titles' );
function remove_category_titles() {
	if ( is_category( '' ) )
		add_filter( 'generate_show_title', '__return_false' );
}

But it doesn´t work. How it is possible to remove the archive-title?

Thanks!

[David]

Hi there,

try the is_archive() the is_category( 'slug' ) is used for posts of set category.

[Raphael]

Hi David,

thanks for your quick reply. In the meantime I found a solution.

The filter generate_show_title unfortunately works only on pages and posts. It´s not working on archives.

With this function it´s possible to remove the titles on all archive pages:

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'remove_archive_titles' );
function remove_archive_titles() {
	add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title',
		function ($title) {
    		return '';
		}
	);
}

See here.

But an empty <h1 class="page-title"></h1> still remains there.

Another question:

It´s possible to customize archives.php (inc -> structure) by uploading the file to the child-theme-directory? I tested it but nothing was changing.

[Tom]

Try this instead:

remove_action( 'generate_archive_title', 'generate_archive_title' );

It’s not possible to overwrite that file, as it’s not a regular template file. What changes are you wanting to make?

[AMBTL]

Hi guys,

I have the same issue as Raphael.
Usually, I use {{post_title}} in page headers and then there is no issue.
But sometimes post_title in its exact form is not desired.

Then the white box with archive title appears.

doing this:

add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', function ($title) { return ''; });

removes the text, but an empty header remains in the source and creates a white box:

<header class="page-header">
<h1 class="page-title">
</h1>
</header>

——————–
Adding this

remove_action( 'generate_archive_title', 'generate_archive_title' );

doesn’t seem to do anything at all.

Any other ideas? (besides doing display:none)

Cheers
Tom

[AMBTL]

Oh, nevermind guys; I have found the solution:

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function() {
    remove_action( 'generate_archive_title', 'generate_archive_title' );
} );

Cheers
Tom

[Tom]

Glad you got it working – thanks for sharing the code 🙂

[Raphael]

Unfortunately this code is not working for me. With Elementor I build a page-template with page-header and content, because I want an individual header.

The action removes also the title generated by Elementor. Without the code both titles are visible. So I need the page-title, but only generated by the Elementor-template.

Any idea how to achieve this?

Thanks!
Raphael

[Tom]

Any chance you can link us to the page where both titles are showing?

Let me know 🙂

[Raphael]

Hi Tom,

sorry, yes, of course 🙂

https://barbarabaum.de/artikel/

or

https://barbarabaum.de/baumblueten/

Currently there is only one title visible.

The second is hidden by the function above, so there still remains:

<h1 class="page-title"></h1>

Thanks,

Raphael

[Tom]

How are you currently getting the Elementor element into the archive title area?

[Elena]

Hi guys,

I have the same problem. I need to remove the default <h1> from category pages.

I saw that this could do the magic:

add_action( ‘after_setup_theme’, function() {
remove_action( ‘generate_archive_title’, ‘generate_archive_title’ );
} );

My question is…on which file should I add that snippet? And where inside the file?

Sorry I have no PHP knowledge 🙂

Thanks in advance

[David]

Hi there,

this article explains more:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

TLDR: In Child Theme > functions.php file or use the Code Snippets plugin

[Elena]

Worked perfectly with the plugin 🙂

Thank you!

[David]

Glad we could be of help

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