WEB1046 - The <title> tag is not defined inside the <head> tag section

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The <title> tag should be a child of the <head> tag.

Explanation

Search engines may not analyze the contents of a <title> tag that is defined outside of the <head> tag.

Details

The <title> tag belongs inside the <head> tag section of a page and is usually is placed before the <meta name="keywords"> tag and the <meta name="description"> tag.

Example

The following is an example of a correctly formatted <title> tag, with <meta name="description"> and <meta name="keywords"> tags in the <head> tag section.

<head>
    <title>Contact Us</title>
    <meta name="description">Contact information for Proseware, Inc., including addresses, phone numbers, and email</meta>
    <meta name="keywords" content="Proseware,Proseware applications,Proseware utilities,Proseware tools,Proseware server tools"/>
</head>

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