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title: How to change your Site Name in Google search results
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/how-to-change-your-site-name-in-google-search-results/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2025-07-11
---

# How to change your Site Name in Google search results

## What’s the site name?

The site name is displayed in the Google search results for each snippet above the meta title.

[![Site name in Google Search Results](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/google-alternate-site-name.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/google-alternate-site-name.png)

*Site name in Google Search Results*

## How Google selects it?

It usually uses the name defined from the **Website** schema in JSON (automatically added by SEOPress). If not available it can use the `og:site_name`, `<title>` tag, headings (`<h1>`, `<h2>`…) or any relevant text in the page.

## Edit manually the site name

To edit this site name, go to your **WordPress admin**, **SEO**, **Titles and metas**, **Home** tab.

Then enter your custom site name in the **alternative site title** field.

[![Titles & Metas > Home tab - SEOPress Free](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/01-01-titles-metas-home-tab-seopress-free-scaled.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/01-01-titles-metas-home-tab-seopress-free-scaled.png)

*Titles & Metas > Home tab – SEOPress Free*

Make sure to follow the [official guidelines here](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/site-names#content-guidelines).

**Save changes** and clear your cache if necessary.

That’s it! You have now to wait for Google to update its index.