Apr 8

Quick Tip: How to Fix Double Titles in Feedburner

Every now and then, Feedburner acts crazy when you set up a new RSS/email feed. I’ve gone through the setup process dozens of times, yet earlier today I encountered the dreaded double title and could NOT get it fixed for the life of me.

Basically, when someone clicked the blog’s RSS subscription button, they got Blog TitleBlog Title at the top of the screen instead of just Blog Title.

I still haven’t figured out what causes this issue, but I did find a way to fix it:

1. Go to Feedburner and click on the Feed Title.

2. Click the Optimize tab.

3. Click “Title/Description Burner” on the lower left.

4. Enter your site title and click “Activate.”

To make sure it worked, visit your blog and click the RSS icon or link as if you were going to subscribe. (P.S. It’s a good idea to subscribe to your own RSS and email feeds anyway, so you’ll know if something is wrong.) You should now see the blog title just one time instead of two. Voila!

Andrea Whitmer

Andrea Whitmer is a full-time freelance web designer who works exclusively with the WordPress platform. She enjoys helping individuals and small businesses create an online presence and dedicates her time to consulting and design. Connect with Andrea on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, or Instagram.

  1. Rachel 9 Apr 2024 | reply

    Is there an advantage to using feedburner before you go self-hosted?

  2. Livvy 24 Sep 2024 | reply

    Thank you! This was VERY helpful.

  3. Matt McAuley 14 Feb 2024 | reply

    Awesome, Thanks!

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