Hide Page Titles Using the Site Editor

Every page needs a title, but you may not want that title to be visible on the page itself. If you want to hide the title from appearing on your site, follow the steps in this guide.

In this guide

1. Requirements
2. Why Hide Your Post or Page Title
3. How to Hide the Title on Pages and Posts
   1. Step 1: Open the Template Editor
   2. Step 2: Edit Your Template
4. Video Tutorial

Requirements

To follow the steps in this guide, choose a theme that supports the site editor. A quick way to determine if your site uses the site editor is to check for Appearance → Editor in your site’s dashboard.

Why Hide Your Post or Page Title

When you create a page, the first thing you will do is give it a title. A title makes it easy for you, as the site owner, to know what the page is for. A page title is also important for SEO so that search engines will show the title in their search results.

However, there may be situations where you don’t want the title to appear visually on the page’s design. For instance, you might want to not show the title when you have it written into an image at the top of your page, such as in this example:

How to Hide the Title on Pages and Posts

To hide the title, you can edit the template(s) on your site that currently display the title.

Step 1: Open the Template Editor

First, choose the template that is currently showing the page title:

1. From your site’s dashboard, click on Appearance → Editor.
2. In the left side panel, click Templates.
3. Select a template:
   • The Page template controls the layout of standard pages on your site, such as an About or Contact page.
   • The Single template controls the layout of your individual posts.
   • The Home or Front Page template sets the layout of the homepage.
   • The Index template is typically used as the main blog page, where your latest posts are shown.
   • The Archive template displays smaller groupings of posts organized by categories, tags, and archives (which are typically posts by month, year, and other time-based groupings.)
   • Start from scratch by clicking the + button to create a new template. This is useful if you wish to hide page titles on certain pages only.
4. Click the pencil icon to start editing that template.

Step 2: Edit Your Template

Follow these steps to remove the title from the template:

1. Click on the Title block, as marked by the number 1 in the image below.
2. Click on the three dots at the right end of the block’s toolbar.
3. Click Delete or Remove.
4. Click Update or Save at the top right of the screen.

Video Tutorial

The above process is demonstrated in the following video:

Slow down or speed up the video using the controls in the lower right corner after clicking Play