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Is there any way to get Yoast title inside a page using the Yoast variable? ( i.e. %%title%%)


I need to create a function so that I can use that inside any page which is outside the WordPress regular page. I mean wp_head() will not be placed there. I need it for a purpose.

The purpose is for AMP (ampproject.org) a page where I can't use any CSS or JavaScript. That's why I need this; I need to place a function at wp_title() so that the Yoast title be placed there.

I need something like this:

function yoastVariableToTitle($variable){
    return yoast_vaialble_to_show_title($variable);
}

Solution

  • By Default Yoast takes a format as %%title%% %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%, and stores in wp_postmeta table under _yoast_wpseo_title key.

    To only get Title of the page/post:

    function yoastVariableToTitle($post_id) {
        $yoast_title = get_post_meta($post_id, '_yoast_wpseo_title', true);
        $title = strstr($yoast_title, '%%', true);
        if (empty($title)) {
            $title = get_the_title($post_id);
        }
        return $title;
    }
    

    There can be 2 possibility with SEO title

    Case I: Admin enters %%title%% %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% in SEO title field then the above code will return Post/Page default title.

    Case II: Admin enters My Custom Title %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% in SEO title field then the above code will return My Custom Title.


    To get the full Meta Title of the page/post:

    function yoastVariableToTitle($post_id) {
    
        $yoast_title = get_post_meta($post_id, '_yoast_wpseo_title', true);
        $title = strstr($yoast_title, '%%', true);
        if (empty($title)) {
            $title = get_the_title($post_id);
        }
        $wpseo_titles = get_option('wpseo_titles');
    
        $sep_options = WPSEO_Option_Titles::get_instance()->get_separator_options();
        if (isset($wpseo_titles['separator']) && isset($sep_options[$wpseo_titles['separator']])) {
            $sep = $sep_options[$wpseo_titles['separator']];
        } else {
            $sep = '-'; //setting default separator if Admin didn't set it from backed
        }
    
        $site_title = get_bloginfo('name');
    
        $meta_title = $title . ' ' . $sep . ' ' . $site_title;
    
        return $meta_title;
    }
    

    Hope this helps!