You’ve just set up a new WordPress website and that familiar phrase is displaying at the top of the page. Many people want an easy way to set up WordPress so that they can hide the site tagline. This resource goes over what the site tagline is and also how to hide or show it on your website.
What is the Tagline in WordPress
If the text above about “Another WordPress Website” was not a serious enough explanation, the tagline is the piece of text underneath the website title in WordPress that is sort of a vision statement for what the purpose of the website/blog/business is to the end user. You set it up when you first install a fresh WordPress website, and by default it reads “Another WordPress Website”.
The good thing about the tagline is that it is by default an H2 tag, which is good for SEO if you have optimized it. But for many people, physically displaying the tagline is unnecessary with the logo or site title directly above providing most of that information.
So do you want to hide “Another WordPress Website” and make this website more than just a clone? Let’s look at a couple of different ways to accomplish this task using the power of WordPress.
How to Remove the WordPress Tagline using CSS:
Using CSS to remove the tagline requires knowledge of CSS stylesheets and also a firm grasp on how to use child themes.
If you are comfortable with both of these elements, then you will want to figure out what the CSS class of the tagline is. This might change from theme to theme. For example, on the default Twenty Fourteen theme (the year this article was posted), the CSS class is site-description.
In this case, the CSS change should look like:
h2.site-description {
display: none;
}
Modifying your stylesheet to look like this will effectively hide the tagline from displaying on the site. However, this class may differ depending on what theme you are using.
There is an easier way to hide or show the tagline…
How to show or hide tagline in WordPress using our themes
We have made it easier than ever to show or hide the tagline in a WordPress install. With one of our pro themes, we make it as simple as a click of a button to hide the site tagline on your WordPress website.
All you do is navigate to Appearance > Theme Options and go to the general section. From here, there is an option to show/hide the site tagline. It is literally as simple as clicking the show/hide switch and saving your changes by clicking on Save Options at the bottom of the page.
Themes that support the removal of taglines in WordPress:
Those are two different ways to hide or show the site tagline on WordPress. We hope this was helpful. Know of another solution? Let us know in the comments below!
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