Remove WordPress page titles from search results

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    • July 21, 2020 at 1:57 AM #5302
      Sam Fella
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      I would like to know how to remove page titles from search results or be able to customize the titles without having to change my internal WordPress titles. In WordPress I have each page organized with numbers and internal information that I do not want to have available to the public. I do however want the information that is in each of my selected pages available to searches. Thank you for your help! – Sam

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    • July 21, 2020 at 9:48 AM #5306
      Ivory Search
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      I hope you are well today and thank you for your question.

      You can hide page titles on the search results page by adding the below CSS code in the Custom CSS option of Ivory Search plugin settings on the path Ivory Search -> Settings -> Settings

      .search-results ul.nv-meta-list,
.search-results h2.blog-entry-title.entry-title {
    display: none;
}

      Best regards,
      Ivory Search Support

    • July 21, 2020 at 7:46 PM #5311
      Sam Fella
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      That worked for the page title, thank you.
      But now, why are the results all the same listed? Looks like the results are just my website menu?

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    • July 21, 2020 at 11:28 PM #5313
      Ivory Search
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      But now, why are the results all the same listed? Looks like the results are just my website menu?

      Could you please share the page URL from your site where it is displaying so that I can troubleshoot it?

    • July 22, 2020 at 2:18 AM #5317
      Sam Fella
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      Smart web page

    • July 23, 2020 at 2:03 AM #5340
      Sam Fella
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      The page that has the search bar is : https://www.critical-logic.com/test-web-page/

    • July 23, 2020 at 10:57 AM #5347
      Ivory Search
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      It seems your website menu is a part of your page content therefore it displays in the search results.

      Could you please check it by temporarily deactivating the Ivory Search plugin and see whether you get the same results?

      • July 27, 2020 at 10:21 PM #5396
        Sam Fella
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        I do get the same results. I use Thrive Architect for the page and menu content.
        Is there a way for to exclude the menu?

    • July 28, 2020 at 1:12 PM #5404
      Ivory Search
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      If it still displays for you even after deactivating the Ivory Search plugin then it means this is not an issue of Ivory Search plugin but the theme or any other plugins that you are using on your website.

      The search results page is displayed by the search.php file of the theme that you are using on your site so the plugin doesn’t control how the pages and its text will be displayed on the search results page but your site theme controls it.

      You can exclude the menu from search results by developing custom code in the search.php file of your child theme by contacting the theme author or consider hiring a developer to develop it for you. You can hire a developer from any freelance site or WordPress agency.

      You can also consider hiring us to develop it for you using the form https://ivorysearch.com/custom-work/

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