Override Post Title with First Content Heading
On a singular post/page, returns the contents of the first content H1 or H2 instead of the post_title as normally. Facilitates SEO.
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·80 active installs·Updated 16 years agoAs of April 2026, Override Post Title with First Content Heading is a WordPress h1 plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Image Heading.
0/5Rating
80active installs
4.4K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin is developed at
Shepherd
Interactive for the benefit of the community. No support is available.
Please post any questions to the support
forum.
On a singular post/page, normally in The Loop the_title() returns
post_title; if, however, this needs to be overridden so that a
custom content heading is displayed (i.e. for SEO purposes), then an
h1 or h2 element may be supplied at the beginning of
the post_content and the contents of this heading element
will be returned by the_title() instead of post_title.
From a technical perspective, the site title in the main header should be
an h1 element and the page/post title should in an h2
element within an article, per HTML5:
Sections may contain headings of any rank, but authors are strongly
encouraged to either use only `h1` el…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2009-10-08: 0.2.5
- Restricting first content heading searched for to be either
h1orh2, for SEO purposes.
Contributors
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