How to add short code title

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out with your question about adding a shortcode to the title. To add a shortcode to your post title using Rank Math, you can follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Theme File Editor by going to Appearance → Theme File Editor in your WordPress admin area.
2. Choose the rank-math.php file from the list of theme files shown on the right side of the screen.
3. Copy and paste the following code snippet in the code editor:

// Create Year shortcode to replace with current year.
add_shortcode( 'year', 'current_year' );
function current_year() {
    $year = date( 'Y' );
    return $year;
}

// To allow Rank Math Frontend title to parse shortcode.
add_filter(
    'rank_math/frontend/title',
    function ( $title ) {
        return do_shortcode( $title );
    }
);

// Activate shortcode function in Post Title.
add_filter( 'the_title', 'do_shortcode' );

4. Finally, click the Update File button at the bottom of the screen.

By following these steps, you can use the [year] shortcode in your post title, and it will be replaced with the current year. If you have any further questions or need assistance, feel free to ask.

Sources:
Set the Current Year in Post Title Using the [year] Shortcode » Rank Math
How to Fix “Either ‘name’ or ‘item.name’ should be specified” Error » Rank Math
How to Easily Use PHP Code on Your Website » Rank Math
Homepage SEO Settings via Meta Title and Description

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

You can follow this guide to create the rank-math.php file: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/#rank-math-php-file

Let us know how that goes. Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

We are not sure what challenge you are facing. Were you able to create the rank-math.php file within your active theme files? Ensure you added <?php to the beginning of the file.

An alternative to using the rank-math.php file is to use the Code Snippets plugin.
https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/#num-1-1-install-code-snippets-plugin

Let us know how that goes. We look forward to helping you resolve this issue.

Thanks.