WordPress generates TITLE tag on its own, and you should not add title tag like that into the theme. Here is the article on WordPress Codex on how to add title tag support to the theme: Title Tag. By default, WordPress includes website name in the title tag too, and if you implement it like … Read more
An easier way to check what is happening is to check the source code of your pages where the meta description is added through Yoast <meta name=”description” <meta property=”og:description” content=” Check what the above values say and if there is any conflict. If the text in the above meta fields are not as entered through … Read more
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What you are seeing there is the shortcodes for your theme. You are likely using a theme builder which is why there are so many shortcodes. In the back-end, they will show as they are not being executed until they hit the front-end. You can see how shortcodes work with explanations here. In reality, they … Read more
Try <h1><?php single_cat_title(); ?></h1> in Archives (archive.php) on your theme file.
From the WordPress SEO FAQ: … either enable “Force rewrite titles” on the SEO -> Titles settings page, or go into your header.php and change the title element to just this: <title><?php wp_title(”); ?></title> Did you try that?
Seriously, I don’t know why this thing keeps popping up but: it just works with single quotes, no need to change anything. Need proof? Ok, here we go: Search for “WordPress SEO plugin”. Find my site, yoast.com, it’ll be #1 in most cases. See the meta description showing? Click on the “Cached” link, then open … Read more