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Outside <head>

What This Means

Pages with a <title> element that is outside of the <head> element in the HTML. The page <title> should be within the <head> element, or search engines may ignore it. Google will often still recognise the page title even outside of the <head> element, however this should not be relied upon.

What Triggers This Issue

This issue is triggered when a page has a <title> element outside of the <head> element in the HTML. Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> ... </head> <title>What Am I Doing Here? </title> <body> ... </body> </html>

How To Fix

Ensure the page <title> element is in the <head> element of a page’s HTML so that browsers can use it at the top of their window, and search engines can use it in scoring.


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