Posted 5 years ago #
My WordPress blog title refuses to change...no matter what I do every page shows up as "MildlyHotBlog." This happens despite the fact that I had changed my blog name to "MildlyHotPeppers." When I go to a single-post page, it still shows only "MildlyHotBlog." I checked the header file, and it looks fine:
<title><?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> <?php the_title(); ?> -<?php } ?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?> </title>
I'm really at a loss as to what to do. ):
Posted 5 years ago #
Caching problems.
Posted 5 years ago #
It's not my browser's cache...it appears like that on 4 different browsers (Opera, Firefox, IE6, IE7) on 3 different OSs (Ubuntu Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista). The rest of the article doesn't talk about caching, and simply tells me to figure out the problem.
What does my site's title appear as on your browser?
Posted 5 years ago #
You didn't give a URL...
But if it looks the same in all browsers, then look in wp-config.php for something like
define('WP_CACHE', true);
and get rid of it. And you're not using caching plugins are you?
Posted 5 years ago #
Heh. I thought I had deactived wp-cache plugin, but I guess I didn't. (I never enabled it from the Options>WP-CACHE page though.) I just deactivated the plugin, and nothing has changed though.
There's no define('WP_CACHE', true); in my wp-config.php, either.
I tried clearing my browser's cache again to see if I would see any new results, but there's been no luck.
And my site can be found at http://www.mildlyhotpeppers.com/
Posted 5 years ago #
You appear to have solved the problem.
Would you mind sharing what you did to solve the problem, then mark the post resolved?
I don't see it solved...
Posted 5 years ago #
Me neither. ): Help anyone?
Just out of curiousity: what happens if you switch temporarily to another theme?
Posted 5 years ago #
It stays the same. (I cleared the cache before refreshing, just for the record.)
Posted 5 years ago #
...bump.
Posted 5 years ago #
It shows up Mildly Hot Peppers in IE
Posted 5 years ago #
YOur page title though still says MidlyHotBlog and that will show up in a browser. That should be in your header file.
Posted 5 years ago #
Oppps! Sorry, that's what I get for reading and writing before understanding. Just don't pay attention to me . . .
I'll try again after some coffee!
Posted 5 years ago #
The code difference I see is mine says, '<?php wp_title(); ?>' and yours, '<?php the_title(); ?>'
Posted 5 years ago #
I tried it, doesn't work. Could it be my server?
Posted 5 years ago #
"the_title" will get different results than "wp_title"
It may depend upon the theme but in mine using "the_title" displays the name of the current post not the blog title.
You tried and it doesn't work - did nothing change? Something must have changed somewhere AFAIK.
Posted 5 years ago #
<title><?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> <?php the_title(); ?> -<?php } ?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?> </title>
It's the_title(); because it's supposed to return the post title if it is a single post, with a dash following it (Hence, the need for if (is_single() ) .) No matter what, however, it should show the blog name, hence bloginfo('name');. On my home page, this returns "MildlyHotBlog," but on any other post page it shows "Postname - MildlyHotPeppers"
Posted 5 years ago #
Have you checked your database? In mine, option 2 under wp-options, is the blog name. Perhaps your db did not get updated for some reason?
Also, your blog does not validate (http://validator.w3.org/). Maybe correcting that will solve the problem.
Posted 5 years ago #
Thanks for the help, but I don't think not validating would be the problem. I checked the database, and it says MildlyHotPeppers.
Posted 5 years ago #
Okay, first of all, reenable your wp-cache. Then, once it is back enabled, scroll to the bottom and delete the both caches. Then, instead of disabling the plugin, hit the button at the top that disabled caching. Once you have it working right, you will want to enable caching again, imo.
Now, after you've deleted your caches on server, if it still doesn't change, make sure that you changed your title under Options > General
Once that the title is showing properly, re-enable caching.
Posted 5 years ago #
I did what you said...nothing happened. ): Thanks for trying though.
Posted 5 years ago #
Woo. I realized it was because of SEO. Apparently it sets the title for the home page. :)
Posted 5 years ago #
What is SEO and how do I change my title?
Thanks so much.
Posted 4 years ago #
There's a WordPress plugin titled "All in One SEO Pack." If you're running this, you need to go into "Settings" -> "All in One SEO" to set your blog title, etc.
Posted 4 years ago #
I had to log in to say thank you for posting how you solved this problem, as I was having the same issue with my blog.
Thanks again and good luck.
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