# Remove category name from google results

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** seo
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462 "2020-02-03T13:39:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author: ![Jay91](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jay91/32/135181_2.png) [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/1 "2020-02-03T13:39:22Z")

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When you search for our website in google the results show up like below:  
**Topic title - category name - website name**

how we can prevent the category name from showing and make it like below?  
**Topic Title - Website name**

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### Author: ![Justin\_Vega](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin_vega/32/159021_2.png) [@Justin\_Vega](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Vega)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/2 "2020-02-03T21:46:55Z")

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Are you talking about the things highlighted in yellow?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/3/f398b5c1b2952c0466c0565475882866aa105ad6.png)

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### Author: ![Jay91](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jay91/32/135181_2.png) [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/3 "2020-02-05T19:36:58Z")

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No i mean the below:  
see topic title, category and website title

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/5/45f1fafff0f8ef6c1cc5793c83fae7a39292ab38.png)

We want it like this

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/2/b260b404c20b1072a66788560ca2fcbfbcf29c6b.png)

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### Author: ![Justin\_Vega](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin_vega/32/159021_2.png) [@Justin\_Vega](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Vega)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/4 "2020-02-05T20:29:18Z")

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Oh, I see now…

I should also mention that it looks the same on any other search engine.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/5 "2020-02-05T22:29:22Z")

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This is not customizable at the moment would require a complex plugin.

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### Author: ![riteshsaini](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riteshsaini/32/266453_2.png) [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/6 "2022-06-20T04:35:13Z")

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It’s been 2 years. Is it possible to do it now?

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/7 "2022-06-20T04:42:00Z")

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Not really, would require a custom plugin and some patching.

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### Author: ![riteshsaini](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riteshsaini/32/266453_2.png) [@riteshsaini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riteshsaini)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/8 "2022-06-20T05:45:22Z")

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Can you please recommend someone who can do it for me?

I even opened a thread last year: [[PAID] Help me remove site name from meta titles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-help-me-remove-site-name-from-meta-titles/189334)

But got no response ☹

It’s important for me because I will create a blog + forum type site using Discourse which will get traffic from SEO and for SEO, removing the site’s name from the meta title is a must.

Until that is solved, I can’t use Discourse for my purpose.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-category-name-from-google-results/140462/9 "2022-06-20T06:27:05Z")

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Probably a budget would help there, would recommend you try a $400 budget, I am sure someone like @Ahmed_Gagan could figure out how to monkey patch this stuff in a plugin.
