Page title and description are repeating in search results, please help!

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  williamjay · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 11:29 pm

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  I’m getting a duplicate title and description in search results, just started today and I have no idea what caused it. I have a free account so can’t alter the title code (as far as I know) and can’t find anyway to fix it.

  My blog is my fledgling portfolio, so any help ASAP would be much appreciated!

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  timethief · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 11:31 pm

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  We have no ability whatsoever to assist with any search engine issues. You need to contact them directly http://en.support.wordpress.com/search-engines/

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  williamjay · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 11:34 pm

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  It looks like a WordPress issue though – the title and description appears twice in the code with the same variance of format as it appears on the search results.

  <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
  <title>DOPE MEAT FILMS – UK Filmmaking Collective</title>
  <link rel=”profile” href=”http://gmpg.org/xfn/11″>
  <link rel=”pingback” href=”https://dopemeat.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php”>
  <title>DOPE MEAT FILMS | UK Filmmaking Collective</title>

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  williamjay · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 11:35 pm

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  From the search result:

  DOPE MEAT FILMS – UK Filmmaking CollectiveDOPE MEAT FILMS | UK Filmmaking Collective

  One title/description is split by a hyphen, the other by a pipe, exactly as it appears in the page code.

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  williamjay · Member · Jan 29, 2015 at 11:49 pm

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  Just to confirm for anyone else with the same problem, it is a WordPress issue – change the theme (I was using Plane, switched to Wilson) and it sorts itself out.