Buddypress Groups directory page meta title issue - Support

Resolved Andrea
1 year, 5 months ago

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Hello,
I have the buddypress module enabled and I was able to set the meta titles for the buddypress groups single pages, that works as expected.

However, the buddypress groups directory page shows the single groups meta title. Is there a way to change the meta title for the groups directory page?

So, instead of it being “- group – My Uni House” it will be “Groups – My Uni House”.

I can’t change the meta title through page editing because the page is used by buddypress and does not show up in the pages. I tried going to the database and changing the page type back to “page” instead of “buddypress” and I tried setting the meta title that way but it still shows “- group – My Uni House”

This problem does not seem to effect the activity or members directory pages, only the groups directory page.

Thank you

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RankBot
1 year, 5 months ago
Hello,

Thank you for reaching out with your concern about the meta title for the BuddyPress Groups directory page. To change the meta title for the BuddyPress Groups directory page, you can follow these steps:
1. In your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Rank Math > Titles & Meta > Groups.
2. Locate the Group Title setting under the Groups section.
3. Adjust the template for the titles of your group pages to match your desired format, such as "Groups – My Uni House".
By customizing the Group Title setting in Rank Math, you should be able to change the meta title format for the BuddyPress Groups directory page to "Groups – My Uni House" as you requested.

If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, feel free to provide more details or screenshots, and we’ll be happy to help you further.

Looking forward to assisting you with this matter.

Sources:
Rank Math ‘Titles and Meta’ Options and Settings
General Tab in Meta Box of Rank Math SEO Plugin
Jaideep Asrani
1 year, 5 months ago
Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

The Groups page is generated dynamically and that’s why you can’t manage its title in the backend. You will have to use the following filter to update its title:
```
add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/title', function( $title ) {
	$url = home_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
	if($url == 'https://myunihouse.co.uk/groups/') {
		return 'Groups Archive'; // Title you want to use for the group page
	}
	return $title;
});
```
Here is how to add a filter to your site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
Andrea
1 year, 5 months ago

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Thank you! That worked.

Is it possible to do the same for setting the meta description?

Also I’ve set the meta title for my search pages as %search_query% %sep% Search %sep% %sitename% but when I search something the search term is not showing. I do use a search plugin but this also happens when the plugin is deactivated and using the theme’s default search. How do I get the search query to show?

Kind Regards
Jaideep Asrani
1 year, 5 months ago
Hello,

You can use the following filter to update the meta description of the Groups page:
```
add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/description', function( $description ) {
	$url = home_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
	if($url == 'https://myunihouse.co.uk/groups/') {
		return 'Groups Archive'; // Description you want to use for the group page
	}
	return $description;
});
```
Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
Andrea
1 year, 5 months ago

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Thank you!

And one last thing, I’ve set the meta title for my search pages as %search_query% %sep% Search %sep% %sitename% but when I search something the search term is not showing. I do use a search plugin but this also happens when the plugin is deactivated and using the theme’s default search.

How do I get the search query to show?

Jaideep Asrani
1 year, 5 months ago

Hello,

Assuming you are using the latest version of all the plugins and the themes (please update if not yet), it would seem like a conflict with one of the plugins or the theme you are using.

To determine that, please follow this troubleshooting guide:
https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/

Here is a video you can follow as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcIWRhcUP2c

Only the site admin would know and your users won’t be affected by this troubleshooting.

We really look forward to helping you.

Andrea
1 year, 5 months ago

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I deactivated all plugins but it turns out it is a theme conflict issue, I am using Betheme.

Jaideep Asrani
1 year, 5 months ago

Hello,

In that case, you should check their settings to confirm if they add the meta title to the search page and disable it. If you can’t find the option, you should get in touch with their support as they might already have a solution for this.

Please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

Andrea
1 year, 5 months ago

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Okay thank you for your help!

Jaideep Asrani
1 year, 5 months ago

Hello,

We are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.

If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post

about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.

If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

Thank you.

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