WordPress posts Title field inserts title into blog posts like a headline but doesn't ad H1 tag how to change?
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I have a Wordpress website which is just using the Default theme, when I post in the blog, whatever I put in the "Title" field at the top of the editor is automatically is placed within the body of the blog post, like a headline, but it doesn't include any H1 tags that I can see. If I add my own headline within in the blog editor, it still inserts the Title like a headline. I am using the Yoast SEO Plugin and also write the meta title there, should I just leave the Wordpress title field blank so it doesn't insert into the blog post? Or is that inserted Title being recognized as an H1 even though I don't see h1 tags anywhere? Hope this isn't too confusing.
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This is what I found in view source, does this = h1 tag?
| div class="head1"> <a <span="" class="html-attribute-name">href</a><a <span="" class="html-attribute-name">="</a>http://klenklaw.com/theft-from-estate-disqualifies-beneficiary/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Isn’t It True That A Theft From The Estate Disqualifies Beneficiary From Inheriting?">Isn’t It True That A Theft From The Estate Disqualifies Beneficiary From Inheriting? |
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Hi,
I use all the above mentioned tools. The H1 tag is there but you will find it further down. If you view page source and look for the mentions of the title it will show up. You actually have to look out: I used to use the page title again at the top of the page and this leads to double H1 tags.
Good luck! Tymen
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