SEO fix guide
Site-Wide Duplicate Titles
Many pages share duplicate title tags.
Issue ID: SITE-DUP-TITLE-001
Severity: high
Impact: High
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Many pages share duplicate title tags.
Why it matters
Many pages share duplicate title tags. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for SITE-DUP-TITLE-001 fails and the page evidence points to Head metadata.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Give each page a unique title
- 2Avoid using brand name alone as title on every page
- 3Use "Page Topic | Brand Name" format
How to re-check it
- Crawl your site and check that no two pages share the same title