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starcraftadventures · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:06 pm
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I have changed the way my posts appear on the front page. Part of that change is leaving out the post ‘title’. However, wordpress automatically gives each post a numeral title if you do not assign a specific title to your post personally.Example: I create a post without a title, wordpress will call that post “452”. Consequently, in my widget: ‘latest posts’ this number will appear as post title.

My question:
Is it possible to give each post a title, without the title appearing above each post?

It’s hard to explain..if you visit my blog hopefully my question will be a bit clearer.

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raincoaster · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:14 pm
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As far as I know it’s not possible, and if you value search engine drawing power, it’s a terrible idea to get rid of your titles. Titles are THE most important factor in search engine analysis of a site. Without titles, Google doesn’t know how to rate your blog, so it basically ignores it.
starcraftadventures · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:18 pm
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Thanks for your quick response raincoaster. I’ll try to incorporate titles again. (bummer :( )
Just a last remark, maybe a work-around could be possible? For example I set the font of my titles in black, that way they wont show on the main page, yet they are still there?
Only that I have tried changing the font of my titles and I can’t get it to work, I suppose that that is not possible either?
panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:19 pm
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It’s a terrible idea, but it is possible. Type this in the title box, minus the spaces:

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starcraftadventures · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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If both of you agree that it’s a terrible idea, I’d better not leave out the titles from now on.
I’ll try to find a work-around WITH post titles.
starcraftadventures · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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While we’re at it, does the same apply for leaving out Page titles? (being a terrible idea)
raincoaster · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:46 pm
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Static Pages have so little Googlejuice that it almost doesn’t matter what you do with their titles.
raincoaster · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:47 pm
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You can only change the font of titles with a knowledge of CSS and the paid CSS upgrade. Otherwise, you’re stuck with the prefab themes on WP.com and the titles are not as configurable as the rest of the text.
panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 4:56 pm
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Yes, if you mean publishing pages instead of posts, that’s also a terrible idea.

Workaround is hiding the title by moving the image higher. You’re using the Excerpt, right? Do it this way:
```
<div style="position:relative;top:-40px;margin-bottom:-40px;">
IMAGE CODE HERE
</div>
```
panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 7, 2010 at 5:03 pm
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By the way, if you want no titles displayed, why keep the “Latest Posts” widget on?
starcraftadventures · Member · Feb 19, 2010 at 3:41 pm
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Thanks for all your help, I have decided to start using (private) posts instead of pages for my blog, until I feel I’m ready to publish a chapter of ‘StarCraft Adventures’.

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