Changing the Title in the navigation bar

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  • Resolved Fedai Polat
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    Hi there,

    I wanted to ask how to change the title that appears in the navigation bar of a web browser when clicking on a page.

    When you go to edit page > Rank Math SEO > Edit snippet, you are given the option to add a title and description for your page. However, I want the title that appears in the navigation bar after someone clicks on the Google title to be different. Here’s an example to clarify what I mean by this:
    When you type in “elegantthemes.com” on Google, you get the following:
    Title: Elegant Themes Ā® Official Site – The Home Of Diviā„¢
    Description: Home of Divi, the most popular WP theme in the world. Give it a free test drive today. Join Elegant Themes and find out why 900,000+ happy customers choose Divi.

    When you click the link, the title on the navigation bar will say “The Most Popular WordPress Themes In The World”

    Also see my attached image: https://ibb.co/Qjp1cT1

    My question is, how can I have a different text on the navigation bar? The text on the navigation bar always seems to be the same for what I have put in the Title.

    Hope you can help me with this. If my question is unclear, please let me know and I will try my best to further explain. Thanks in advance.

    Best regards,
    Fedai P.

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for reaching out with your question about changing the title that appears in the navigation bar of a web browser after clicking on a page. I understand that you want to have a different title in the navigation bar compared to what appears in the search results.

    To achieve this, you can customize the title that displays in the browser’s navigation bar by adjusting the SEO settings within Rank Math. Here’s how you can do it:

    1. Go to the page you want to edit.
    2. Click on Rank Math SEO and then select Edit Snippet.
    3. In the snippet editor, you can add a Meta Title and Description for your page. However, to have a different title in the navigation bar, you can modify the Meta Title field to reflect the desired text specifically for the navigation bar.

    By customizing the Meta Title in Rank Math, you can control the text that appears in the browser’s navigation bar after someone clicks on your page from Google search results.

    If you need further assistance or if you have any more questions, please feel free to ask. We’re here to help!

    Best regards,
    Rank Math Support Team

    Sources:
    Homepage SEO Settings via Meta Title and Description
    Google Shows A Different Meta Title/Description For My Site Ā» Rank Math
    Social Media Options in Rank Math

    Since my Homepage is a static page, i cannot edit the Meta Title and description by going to Rank Math SEO > Titles and Meta. I have watched the video in the sources you sent me, but they didnt explain how to have a different navigation bar title

    Hello,

    Apologies for the confusion.

    The correct title you are seeing is at the browser’s top bar.

    Please note that Google sometimes ignores the custom meta info altogether and shows something from the page’s content that matches the search intent better.

    Here’s a link for more information:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

    You can also verify the title and description by using these tools:
    https://heymeta.com
    https://rankmath.com/tools/meta-tag-analyzer/

    Looking forward to helping you.

    Hi,

    My question was the following: how can my snippet and my title bar at the top have a different text?

    I will give you some screenshots to further illustrate what i mean by this:

    Here is the website title of a page (in google):
    titleingoogle1.png

    Once you click the link, the navigation bar at the top will say something completly different:
    titleinwebsite1.png

    How can I have a different Title for Google and for my top navigation bar? Almost every website has a different title on the top navigation bar compared to what they put as their Google title.

    Thanks in advance,
    Fedai P.

    Hello,

    Most modern browsers adopt the title they show in the tab and tooltip from the title tag which you can see if you check the source code:
    https://imgur.com/mZpSJ8y

    As you can see the page you referenced has the same title in the Browser tab as in the source code; <title>VIERLESS GmbH | Exklusive Webdesign Agentur</title>. It is actually Google that uses a different title which the algorithm determines to be more relevant to the search term or keyword.

    We explained this in detail here: https://rankmath.com/kb/different-meta-title-and-description/

    Hope that helps, and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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