Any Downside to Changing the Title of a Post?

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  auxclass · Member · May 22, 2014 at 9:48 pm

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  I have a Post that I did not do the best name for a few years back – is there a downside to changing the Title (but not the URL) of the Post?

  I just tested and the URL stays the same once a Post has been published

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  Piloting and Navigators Quick Reference

  Navigators Quick Reference

  The to still needs a bit of fine tune

  Any thoughts or downside?

  thanks

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  timethief · Member · May 22, 2014 at 11:21 pm

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  Did you change the post slug only?

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  auxclass · Member · May 22, 2014 at 11:37 pm

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  On the test

  Just the title, no slug – the URL seemed to stay the same – I have not changed anything on my main site yet – did not want to break anything or upset search engines

  thanks

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  auxclass · Member · May 23, 2014 at 11:57 pm

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  Any thoughts @RC on fine tuning the title a couple of years after publishing? – but the URL should stay the same

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  raincoaster · Member · May 24, 2014 at 1:00 am

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  I wouldn’t bother. At this point it’s not going to change the SEO. You can if you want.

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  auxclass · Member · May 24, 2014 at 1:07 am

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  Not so much for the SEO as the title is a bit awkward and not many boaters seem to know what “Piloting” is – they think it is about airplanes not planning a voyage – was thinking that a bit of fine tune might help people when they see the title

  Thanks much