[@mikey3d]

There’re no title headline of posts and pages.

Ex: Post:
URL: mysite.com/hello-world/
Title tag:
It should be

Ex: Page:
URL: mysite.com/about/
Title tag:
It should be

Why is that BuddyPress mess up the title?

WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress: Version 1.2.5.2
Theme: BuddyPress Default 1.2.5.2

Thanks, Mikey3D

[modemlooper]

I suggest you install the SEO buddypress plugin. It’s gives you control over the titles.

[@mikey3d]

“I suggest you install the SEO buddypress plugin. It’s gives you control over the titles.”

I knew you would say that but I don’t want plugin SEO BuddyPress. It has to be in core BuddyPress or function. WordPress does fine with titles. I don’t want to bother the contributors to do SEO title.

How BuddyPress can miss the most important thing the title? Is there other solution?

[Builder]

Yes it would be great if title and meta description were possible to tweak in BP just like in WP, so many options there. E.g. in WP there’s no need for All in one seo plugin in WP for adding meta description in posts because excerpt for feeds can be used in the head of a theme. If it’s not in the BP core, who knows what a plugin developer will do tomorrow, upgrade the plugin or not it’s entirely up to them. The “SEO buddypress plugin” wasn’t upgraded a while back and it didn’t work 100%, people needed to use it together with the WP plugin so the installation worked also with pages in this title/description sense. I think if this was only a little more friendlier in BP it would become such a huge help. Maybe all this is in the BP code and can be simply placed in the head of any BP theme file like in WP installations (I wouldn’t be surprised if it was already there if the plugin exists) … but where to look? This is the major why I might not install in the root due to main pages and posts can not be nicely SEOed.

[Builder]

In BP function reference list I have just found bp_group_description and bp_group_description_excerpt , maybe there is even more useful stuff (does anyone know more about this?). I’ll play with these two today.

*Edit: Does anyone know; HOW could this be used in a function, and are there any more of such useful for adding SEO mainly in head title and meta description (for example taking first 160 characters from a first paragraph of a forum post and adding these to meta description in head template in the theme)?:
function my_bp_title_tag( $title )

[@mikey3d]

Every new posts and pages are going to be exactly the same titles. If you have hundreds or millions pages it will look like this “My blog | Home” in every search engines, bookmarks and browsers…

Why?

[Builder]

I found this fresh discussion very helpful:
http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/any-real-seo-options-for-a-mubuddypressbbpress-installation

[@mikey3d]

When I have installed WordPress 3.0.1 and I clicked the “Hello world!” post and the title tag is fine like…

Hello world! | My blog

When I have installed BuddyPress 1.2.5.2 and I clicked the “Hello world!” post and the title tag is WRONG like…

My blog | Home

Who is the responsible the core of BuddyPress title tag that has no headlines every posts and pages? Did Matt Mullenweg know that your BuddyPress altered the title tags of WordPress?

[@mikey3d]

Please, I need to get this done now.

[@mikey3d]

I have been waiting 24hrs to get this sort out.

[Roger Coathup]

You should have signed up for the 24 hour priority support plan – drop @apeatling a line and ask him to upgrade you.

You can change the structure of the page title by implementing your own version of the function: bp_page_title(), or by implementing a filter on bp_page_title. ( You’ll find these functions in bp-core-templatetags.php)

Put your modified function (or filter) in your bp_custom.php file

If you go the modified function route, remember to update your header.php in your bespoke theme to call the modified function instead of the core bp_page_title().

You might also want to suggest a change request for a future version of BuddyPress to output title in a more SEO friendly way by default.

If you have any problems with filters, bp_custom.php, or writing your own bespoke theme, you will find plenty of support threads in these forums

[@mikey3d]

Thanks for helping, Roger,

What is the code for bp_custom.php file or function.php file that will works as WordPress title?

WordPress title for “Hello world!” is…

Hello world! | My blog

BuddyPress title for “Hello world!” is…

My blog | Home

How could anyone possible use BuddyPress plugin for WordPress without having a headline for title of each their own posts and pages? What is so wrong about this simple problem?

[@mikey3d]

Would you be happy that I use BuddyPress without headline title posts and pages? It’s after midnight, I’m going to bed. Who knows what will tomorrow bring.

[Roger Coathup]

Have a look at the bp_page_title() function I pointed you to in bp_core_templatetags.php.

That shows how the title string is built – you’ll have to rework that code in your own function (in bp-custom.php) to build the string in the order you want it.

[@mikey3d]

I put the code in bp-custom.php from between line 896 to 950 in bp_core_templatetags.php and I get an error…

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bp_page_title() (previously declared in /path-to/wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php:3) in /path-to/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-templatetags.php on line 898.

Here’s the code I put in bp_custum.php:

function bp_page_title() {

//CUSTOM CODE FROM BP_CORE_TEMPLATETAGS,PHP
//between line 893 to 948

return apply_filters( ‘bp_page_title’, $blog_title . ‘ | ‘ . esc_attr( $title ), esc_attr( $title ) );
}

How would I code what I want but the default one doesn’t work to begin itself with no headline title of posts and pages?

Thanks for helping, Mikey3D

[Roger Coathup]

You’ll have to give your function a different name, e.g. mikey_page_title(), and change the call in header.php (in your child theme) to call mikey_page_title() instead of bp_page_title.

If you are not using your own child theme, you will have to use the filter approach, or edit the parent theme (which will lead to upgrade problems in the future)

[@mikey3d]

OK, I did change from bp to mikey like…

//

---

function mikey_page_title() {
echo mikey_get_page_title();
}

function mikey_get_page_title() {

/////

return apply_filters( ‘mikey_page_title’, $blog_title . ‘ | ‘ . esc_attr( $title ), esc_attr( $title ) );
//

---

And I did change the header.php of title tags:

mikey_page_title()

Its works! OK, but where and what is the code for headline posts and pages?

Thanks, Mikey3D

[Roger Coathup]

I don’t know what you mean by “headline post and pages”? You’ll have to explain further.

Do you mean meta title = “..” ? In which case, I recommend installing “all in one seo” in your blog.

If you mean the h1, h2 tags, etc. on a page … then that will all be in your theme’s template files (header.php, single.php, page.php)

[@mikey3d]

I’m glad you did ask. That is where bottom line is the whole point of this discussion. Anyone who installs BuddyPress will have no headline in their title tags of each post and page. Ex:

The post is “Hello world!”
The title tag is “My blog | Home”
The headline is “Hello world!”
The title tag with headline is supposed to be “Hello world! | My blog”

The page is “About”
The title tag is “My blog | Home”
The headline is “About”
The title tag with headline is supposed to be “About | My blog”

The BuddyPress’s title tags are so very wrong with its. I can’t believe no one knows about it.

I have not mention about Meta title and h1, h2 tags. Only about title tags.

Thanks, Mikey3D

[Roger Coathup]

Your terminology is what’s confusing people – when you say “headline” you actually mean the title of the post.

In my default installation, posts are working correctly: posts like “Hello World” – they are getting the title of the post added to the title tag (albeit at the end of the string)

You are right about pages though: pages such as About are not getting the correct title tag set.

I’ll report this as a separate thread.

[@mikey3d]

In my default installation, the post is working correctly: posts like “Hello World” BUT they are NOT getting the title of the post added to the title tag (albeit at the end of the string)

Look at this URL: [Edit]

I see the title tag is “My blog | Home” – what do you see?

“You are right about pages though: pages such as About are not getting the correct title tag set.

I’ll report this as a separate thread.”

Thank God! I hope you get this. I think you are using wpmu, I use wordpress.

Thanks, Mikey3D

[Roger Coathup]

I’m on WordPress 3.0.1 single site install

Don’t just cut and paste my comment and edit in the word “NOT” – it will confuse people.

On my default installation post titles DO work correctly, but page titles don’t work.

If they don’t work on your installation, please make this clear in your reply. I’ll have to leave you to figure out why that is giving a problem on your install, or someone else to step in with thoughts.

I’ve posted the page title problem separately.

[intimez]

If problem is same as this one, try the patch

https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2548

Use the same login as buddypress and post your result

[@mikey3d]

“Don’t just cut and paste my comment and edit in the word “NOT” – it will confuse people.”

Not true, I edit words “the post”, “BUT” and “NOT.”

I’m sorry that you thought it will confuse people. I didn’t cut and paste your comment so therefore I altered your comment to my comment without quote. The quote means it’s your comment. Without quote it means my comment.

“On my default installation post titles DO work correctly, but page title don’t work.”

My post titles DO NOT work correctly. The post title is “My blog | Home”

My page title DO NOT work correctly. The page title is “My blog | Home”

“If they don’t work on your installation, please make this clear in your reply. I’ll have to leave you to figure out why that is giving a problem on your install, or someone else to step in with thoughts.”

There is no problem in my installation. The WordPress is fine and after install BuddyPress is fine too but the title tag is incorrectly. So that means it is BuddyPress problem. You just admitted:

“You are right about pages though: pages such as About are not getting the correct title tag set. I’ll report this as a separate thread.”

I use:

WordPress 3.0.1
BuddyPress: Version 1.2.5.2
Theme: BuddyPress Default 1.2.5.2

Thanks, Mikey3D

PS: There is some confusing with words “post title” and “page title.”

My thought of “post title” is after you click the headline link on the FrontPage to see the page and the title tag is the post title tag.

My thought of “page title” is after you click the “About” navigation link to see the page and the title tag is the page title tag because it‘s a static page.

I’m not talking about H1, H2 for title.

[Roger Coathup]

@intimez:

yes, that’s the same problem as I’m experiencing:

… the !bp_current_component() clause in the if statement in bp_page_title() is what’s causing the problem for sub-page titles.

I’ve identified that in another thread: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/sub-pages-e-g-about-are-not-getting-the-correct-title-tag-set/

But, hadn’t seen your entry in the trac.

[@mikey3d]

Thank you for stick with me. Roger.

It works! OK, now I’m trying to reverse the title tag after go to see the pages.

In bp-custom.php, the code:

if ( is_single() ) {
$title = __( ‘Blog | ‘ . $post->post_title, ‘buddypress’ );

Change to:

if ( is_single() ) {
$title = __( $post->post_title, ‘buddypress’ );

This result I get for title tag: My blog | Hello world!

I want to reverse the title like: Hello world! | My blog

How could I do that?

Thanks, Mikey3D