How To Hide Page Title In WordPress Without Plugin
Being a WordPress website owner can be overwhelming at times because you need to know a lot of technical stuff to make any changes to your website.
One day, I was writing something on the Page that I didn’t want to display the title of. So I looked through all of the WordPress options and couldn’t find any specific button or settings that allow you to hide the title of a page or the title of a post in WordPress.
So, I searched over the internet and I did find some of the solutions that you can also use to hide the page title in WordPress without using any plugin.
Since installing any new plugin on your website slows down the website and hence I do not recommend using the plugin to resolve this issue.
Using Additional CSS In Theme Customization
You can customize your themes by clicking the customize button and then selecting the additional CSS option. Additional CSS options allow you to customize your theme and hide or show specific elements on your WordPress website.
If you want to hide the page title in this additional CSS dialog box, you will need to enter a specific CSS code in that box.
Hide All Page Titles On Your WordPres Website
Now suppose you want to hide the title from all the pages present on your WordPress website then you will require to enter the below CSS code and then select the published button to save your theme settings.
.page .entry-title {
display: none;
}
Make sure you press the publish button to make sure that your Theme settings are button across your website.
Hide All Post Titles On Your WordPres Website
Now suppose you want to hide the title from all the posts present on your WordPress website then you will require to enter the below CSS code and then select the published button to save your theme settings.
.post .entry-title {
display: none;
}Hide Specific Page Title On Your WordPress Website
If you want to hide a specific page title on your website, you must include the page ID. To obtain the page ID, navigate to the Pages section of your WordPress website and then click the all pages button in the left sidebar.
As shown in the above image, ensure that the page ID option is selected from the screen options menu. Now you will be able to see the page ID for all the pages on your WordPress website.
Now, get the ID of the page whose title you want to hide. For example, if I want to hide the title of page ID 10 as shown in the above image, I must enter the CSS code shown below in the additional CSS box.
.pageid-10 .entry-title {
display: none;
}Once you have entered the CSS code in the additional CSS dialog box, click on the Publish button to save your changes.
Hide Specific Post Title On Your WordPress Website
If you want to hide a specific page title on your website, you must include the page ID. To obtain the post ID, navigate to the post section of your WordPress website and then click the all post button in the left sidebar.
As shown in the above image, ensure that the post ID option is selected from the screen options menu. Now you will be able to see the page ID for all the pages on your WordPress website.
Now, get the ID of the post whose title you want to hide. For example, if I want to hide the title of post-ID 30487 as shown in the above image, I must enter the CSS code shown below in the additional CSS box.
.postid-30487 .entry-title {
display: none;
}Once you have entered the CSS code in the additional CSS dialog box, click on the Publish button to save your changes.
Hide All The Titles of Pages and Post
If you want to hide all of the titles on your website, whether it is a post or a page, enter the following CSS code in the additional CSS box of your theme customization option and then press the publish button to save all of your changes.
.entry-title {
display: none;
}Wrap Up
I hope you were able to hide the page title without using a plugin in WordPress. Because all of the themes include additional CSS customization options, you can easily make changes to your WordPress theme if the theme owners do not provide a physical option.
If you have any problems, please let me know in the comments section and I will be happy to assist you. If you still can’t get it to work, you might need to install a plugin.
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