Change the site title

Change the site title in WordPress — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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The site needs its public name updated. Change the site title to The Willow Journal and ensure the…
The site needs its public name updated. Change the site title to The Willow Journal and ensure the publisher name shows on the homepage, then save and verify the footer and browser tab show the new title.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I change the site title, make it easy for readers to recognize the brand — surface the…
Before I change the site title, make it easy for readers to recognize the brand — surface the current title, the tagline, and where they appear (browser tab, footer, header) and flag any custom code or theme settings that would block a simple title change.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I just changed the site title to The Willow Journal in Settings but the homepage and browser tab…

I edited the title but the front page still shows the old name

I just changed the site title to The Willow Journal in Settings but the homepage and browser tab still show Willow Blog. I’m worried there’s a theme header or a cached file overriding it. Sam, the site owner, will expect the live change by Tuesday. What is the most likely cause and the fastest way to make the new title visible to visitors?

Become — change the pattern

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Every site I manage ends up with a mismatch between the title in Settings and what displays on the…

We repeatedly forget to sync theme settings with the site title

Every site I manage ends up with a mismatch between the title in Settings and what displays on the theme header or footer. I waste time explaining cache, theme overrides, and where to edit. Which single habit or checklist item should I adopt so future title changes are reliable and don’t need developer fixes?

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