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How to Hide or Customize Page Titles in OceanWP

29 threads Sep 7, 2025 Theme → Oceanwp

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Many OceanWP users find that page titles suddenly appear on their site or need to customize where and how they are displayed. This is a common point of confusion, but it's usually easy to fix once you know where the theme's controls are located.

Why Page Titles Might Suddenly Appear

Page title visibility is controlled by the OceanWP theme's settings. A theme or WordPress update can sometimes reset these customizations, causing titles to reappear on pages where they were previously hidden.

How to Hide Page Titles Site-Wide

The most straightforward method is to use the WordPress Customizer:

  1. Navigate to Appearance > Customize.
  2. Go to the Pages & Special Pages section.
  3. Click on Page Title.
  4. Toggle the setting to Disable.

This will remove the page title section from every page on your website.

How to Hide a Title on a Single Page

If you only want to hide the title on a specific page, you don't need to change the global settings:

  1. Edit the specific page or post in WordPress.
  2. Look for the OceanWP Settings meta box, often represented by an "O" icon.
  3. Within that panel, find the Title tab and disable it for that page.

Customizing the Page Title Heading Tag

For users concerned about SEO and heading hierarchy, OceanWP allows you to change the HTML tag used for page titles:

  1. Go to Appearance > Customize > General Options > Page Title.
  2. Here you will find a setting to change the heading tag (e.g., from H1 to H2).

This is a global setting that will apply to all page titles.

Important Considerations

  • Child Theme: If you are making more advanced changes by editing theme files, always use a child theme to prevent your work from being lost during updates.
  • Plugin Conflicts: If the above solutions do not work, try deactivating your plugins one by one to check for a conflict. A plugin might be overriding the theme's settings.

By following these steps, you should be able to regain full control over the visibility and appearance of page titles on your OceanWP website.

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