[Resolved] Search bar assigns a title to the page

[Harsha Kiran Gudibandi]

When you search for a term and the results show, the search page gets assigned a title using the first result.

How do I fix this?

[David]

Hi there,

Can you share a link to your site ?

[Harsha Kiran Gudibandi]

https://www.adakta.co/?s=stats

Here’s an example.

[David]

OK, so the site uses a Block Element titled in Appearance > Elements titled: Global Page Header
And that was neveer meant for search results.
To make it work for them:

1. Add this PHP Snippet to your site:

add_shortcode('multi_title', 'get_custom_title' );
function get_custom_title() {
    if ( is_singular() ) {
        return get_the_title();
    } elseif ( is_search() ) {
        return 'Search results for: ' . get_search_query();
    } elseif ( is_archive() ) {
        return get_the_archive_title();
    } else {
        return get_bloginfo( 'name' );
    }
}

2. edited the Global Page Header Element.
2.1 Select the Headline showing the title and uncheck the Dynamic Data option in the toolbar.
2.2 replace the title text with this shortcode [multi_title]

3. Publish the changes

[Harsha Kiran Gudibandi]

Hello again. Regarding step #1, where should I add the PHP snippet?

[David]

Oh sorry, this doc explains how to add PHP:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

[Harsha Kiran Gudibandi]

Hey David. Thanks for the help. It’s changed now. However, I have one more thing, https://www.adakta.co/?s=stats it’s not double. How do I remove one instance of it?

[Ying]

Try adding this PHP snippet as well to remove the original H1:

add_action('wp',function() {
	remove_action( 'generate_before_loop', 'generate_do_search_results_title' );
});

[Harsha Kiran Gudibandi]

Perfect, thanks both

[Ying]

No Problem!

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