Page Templates Guide: Display Settings for Titles and Descriptions in Version 7.0

Page Templates Guide: Display Settings for Titles and Descriptions in Version 7.0

By Michael Turner

January 13, 2025 at 03:11 PM

Page titles and descriptions appear differently across version 7.0 templates. Here's a comprehensive guide to understand how each template handles them.

Template Display Patterns

Adirondack

  • Displays below banner image on Event, Product, and Layout pages
  • Can hide using "Show page titles and descriptions" tweak

Avenue

  • Shows on Gallery Pages opened from Index
  • Navigation titles appear below thumbnails on landing page index

Brine, Aviator, Farro, Galapagos, Ishimoto, Native, Skye, Wells, Wexley

  • Do not display titles or descriptions by default

Bedford

  • Overlays banner images on standard pages
  • Uses image descriptions for slideshow banners
  • Supports special style options

Five

  • Overlays banner (except album pages)
  • Not visible on mobile devices
  • Can hide via "Banner content" tweak

Momentum

  • Displays on Layout, product, blog, event pages and within Index
  • Can hide using "Page Title/Description" tweak

Pacific

  • Shows on banner images for most page types
  • Excludes Index sections
  • Can hide using "Show page title" tweak

York

  • Appears at top of any page
  • Shows navigation titles in Index banners
  • Can hide using page-type specific tweaks

Editing Titles and Descriptions

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Hover over page title
  3. Click to open page settings
  4. Update fields in General tab

Alternative Display Options

If your template doesn't show titles/descriptions:

  • Add a Layout Page with Header text
  • Use individual page headers where supported
  • Add content section at top of stacked Index Page

SEO Considerations

  • SEO titles/descriptions never display on site
  • Use SEO tab in page settings for search-optimized text
  • Useful when you want different text for search results vs. site display

Version 7.1 Changes

  • Cannot add page descriptions
  • Can edit page titles
  • Titles appear in browser tabs and search results
  • Store page titles can show above category navigation
  • Use block sections for custom titles/descriptions

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