Add a title to the homepage on WordPress

Why it matters

The title is the headline of your search result and the label of the browser tab, so a page without one looks unfinished and ranks worse. Search engines will make up a title if you do not write one.

The fix

1. Set the site title under Settings, General. Modern themes print it as the title automatically.
2. If the title is still missing, your theme may not declare title support. A block theme handles it itself; for a classic theme, add add_theme_support( 'title-tag' ) to functions.php, or choose an updated theme. An SEO plugin can also set a custom homepage title template.

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function () {
    add_theme_support( 'title-tag' );
} );

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