how to exclude Web Site name from title tag

[MissyW]

The web site name is included at the beginning of the title tag on every web page.  (In http://www.websitebaker2.org/forum/index.php/topic,8500.0.html, rebenwurzel says: "page_title includes both. Page name and Website name. ")

This must work well for a few web sites such as websitebaker.org where the domain name is all important.  But for most of us, this is not the case. I do not want the web site name emphasized to the search engines as the most important piece of information on every web page.

How can I get the title tag to include only the page title and not the website name?    Is this possible without nulling the web site name?  Does anyone know how?  Thanks!

[doc]

Hello,

maybe the WB help project already has an answer:
http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/advanced-docu/designer-guide/adding-template-functions.php#anker1

Regards Christian

[MissyW]

Hello Christian

maybe the WB help project already has an answer:
http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/advanced-docu/designer-guide/adding-template-functions.php#anker1

Brilliant!   Thank you.
I had to make my best guess at changing the code in framework/frontend.functions.php.   It was:
// Function for page title
if (!function_exists('page_title')) {
    function page_title($spacer = ' - ', $template = '[WEBSITE_TITLE][SPACER][PAGE_TITLE]') {
        $vars = array('[WEBSITE_TITLE]', '[PAGE_TITLE]', '[MENU_TITLE]', '[SPACER]');
        $values = array(WEBSITE_TITLE, PAGE_TITLE, MENU_TITLE, $spacer);
        echo str_replace($vars, $values, $template);
    }
}

I changed the $template = '[WEBSITE_TITLE][SPACER][PAGE_TITLE]' to:
$template = '[PAGE_TITLE]'

and it seemed to do the trick.   Thank you!

Regards Missy

[doc]

Hello,

there is no need to change the WB core files.

Just use

Code:

<?php page_title('', '[PAGE_TITLE]'); ?>

in the index.php file of your template instead of

Code:

<?php page_title('', '[WEBSITE_TITLE][SPACER][PAGE_TITLE]'); ?>

Regards Christian

[MissyW]

Hi Christian

Mmm...  I thought of that as I rushed out the door this morning.   That will teach me not to do these things in a rush, when with a little more thought I might have got it right the first time.   We live and learn.  Thanks for your patience.   Will give it a try in the morning.  (Its 7.30pm in Brisbane, Australia).

Cheers,
Missy