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9 September 2021 by Niki Kozak

How to write and edit title tags for my products, pages and collections in Shopify?

Before discussing the tips for writing titles and how you can edit them in your Shopify store, let’s repeat why they are so important.

Writing relevant titles is crucial for a site’s SEO (search engine optimization). Titles appear on many places and the most important one is SERP (search engine result page). The titles should describe the specific product (its name, color, brand, etc.) or what content is on the specific page (e.g. collection, homepage, blog, …,) to your potential website visitors (or customers).

Are there any tips for writing great titles?

Of course, there are. Check them out:

(Tip: I use this SERP optimization tool to see how the title & meta description will look like in the Google SERP.)

Important note: Even if you follow the tips for writing great titles for products, pages, collections and homepage, it might happen (and it’s common) that Google will rewrite them. Many eshops and website owners are against this practice, however, so far Google hasn’t enabled us to decide whether we want Google to rewrite the titles or not to better suit the search queries (Google’s explanation). Learn more about this issue in one of my articles: Writing titles and meta descriptions seems to be a waste of time. Right, Google?

Where can I edit the titles for my homepage in Shopify?

  1. Go to your online store.
  2. Click preferences (see the screenshot below).
  3. Write (or edit) the homepage title.
  4. Save the changes. How to change the title tag on Shopify homepage

Where can I edit the titles for my products in Shopify?

  1. Go to products.
  2. Select a product you would like to edit the title for.
  3. Scroll down to the Search engine listing preview section (see the screenshot below).
  4. Click edit website SEO.
  5. Write (or edit) the product title.
  6. Save the changes. How to change the title tag for products in Shopify

Where can I edit the titles for my pages in Shopify?

  1. Go to your online store.
  2. Click pages.
  3. Select a page you would like to edit the title for.
  4. Scroll down to the Search engine listing preview section (see the screenshot above).
  5. Click edit website SEO.
  6. Write (or edit) the page title.
  7. Save the changes.

Where can I edit the titles for my collections in Shopify?

  1. Go to products.
  2. Click collections.
  3. Select a collection you would like to edit the title for.
  4. Scroll down to the Search engine listing preview section (see the screenshot above).
  5. Click edit website SEO.
  6. Write (or edit) the page title.
  7. Save the changes.

I hope these tips will help you write great titles for your Shopify products and pages. And please, don’t forget that writing relevant and unique titles is very time-consuming! So, be prepared to invest time in it. Apart from writing titles, you should also look at the meta descriptions.

Any more questions about titles? I’ll be happy to discuss them! Feel free to contact me.

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Would you like to discuss the article or anything about your Shopify store?

Contact me at niki@hey.com or visit Ecommerce Pot website (my agency) to get more information.