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Asked: 2026-05-17T01:49:39+00:00

When I need to add a custom page to a WordPress-based site, I always

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When I need to add a custom page to a WordPress-based site, I always load the theme’s header first:

<?php
  require('../wp-blog-header.php');
  include('../wp-content/themes/mytheme/header.php');
?>

Unfortunately, then every custom page gets the same title (the blog’s name) due to this code in header.php:

<head>
<title><?php if(is_home()) { bloginfo('name');} else { bloginfo('name'); echo ' | '; the_title(); } ?></title>

What would be the best way to change this page title?

  • Is there a WordPress method to call before loading the header that will change the_title()‘s return value?
  • Should I change the header.php call, so it will check if there is a previously defined custom value for my title?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Actually you can look at your header code like this:

    <?php
    if (is_home()) {
         bloginfo('name');
   } else {
         bloginfo('name'); echo ' | '; the_title();
    } ?>

    Translating: if (it is your home) then print the blog’s name. Else, print the blog’s name, a | bar and the page/post title.

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