Change site name

[opportunist]

Ah, free hosting sucks. To be honest it’s actually good to see hi-by website to run in a proper way, i mean have a domain and other stuffs but it’s actually crazy to index those website properly in search index, look i understand everything is free and thanks goes to infinityfree, but changing the sitename is just hard af. I’m literally trying to change sitename of my website in google index for 3 days, man whatever shit i use google says, nah babe you ain’t good enough. I have created around 4 websites on infinity free but it was no use so i build a website in byethost but sitename was still hard rock to move from index, the root domain was byethost6.com and my buddy google used that even though my site is full seo proof, i mean schemas, og tags, title, every possible way a sitename can be changed. It was fair though as it is plain sitename with the host name, i am confused with infinityfree’s site name, it is “InfinityFree”, that’s stylised and how it was done i have no idea, i just need my sitename changed. Plzzzy help me webmasters

[EdwardHamHam]

Changing the Site Name in search results

In Google search results and those of other search engines, you will see an additional name above the title of the page, like this: [image] As shown, it says “InfinityFree” at the top. If you have a website hosted on a free subdomain, you may also see this label say “InfinityFree.” What is this label, and why would it say “InfinityFree” for your own website? This is the Site Name label In addition to well-known meta tags such as the page title and description, there are other page and websit…

[opportunist]

Website: https://riyajulhaque.rf.gd/

I think you guys should check the site, as i have said it is kinda full seo proof. Although there are multiple pages, index is the preferred version.

If that’s an issue then check this website, it has only one html: ovar.byethost6.com

Both of these site are optimised as per my knowledge, if anything seems wrong then please let me know.

[Admin]

This is the original documentation from Google about the site name.

Site Names in Google Search | Google Search Central  | ...

As you can see, the recommended way to set the site name is using Structured Data (not even the og:site_name tag, as I wrote in the article). Your site doesn’t have that, but neither does infinityfree.com.

If the site name doesn’t show what you want it to show, that’s between you and Google. We can’t dictate what source Google uses to determine the name of your website. We also don’t want our name to show up for your website, but apparently that’s what Google believes is the best name to use.

If you have any suggestions on what we should change, I’m happy to consider them. Besides that, I think the issue you’re seeing is just a downside of using a free subdomain. If you want to be sure there is no confusion about what constitutes a “site”, a custom domain will help a lot.

[opportunist]

I think you didn’t examined my website’s source code properly, whatever for those who are facing this issue, I would say as long as subdomain is being used from any free hosting provider there’s nothing can be done to change sitename. Wondering why it happens right, this is because domains for example rf.gd redirects to infinityfree, therefore impossible to change :smileyFace

[KangJL]

@opportunist

I think you didn’t examined my website’s source code properly

This is not our job. Besides,

@Admin

If the site name doesn’t show what you want it to show, that’s between you and Google. We can’t dictate what source Google uses to determine the name of your website.

[Admin]

@opportunist

I would say as long as subdomain is being used from any free hosting provider there’s nothing can be done to change sitename. Wondering why it happens right, this is because domains for example rf.gd redirects to infinityfree, therefore impossible to change

I’m not sure why you would say that, because it clearly contradicts Google’s own information.

Site Names are a name per site. But Google’s documentation very clearly says that subdomains can be distinct sites (but not subdirectories). Which means they should be able to have their own site names too.

[opportunist]

Haha KangJL, I understand that examining a website for changing the sitename is not your job. However, I am using a subdomain and hosting from InfinityFree, so I think it’s fair to ask for a little help from you guys. I didn’t mean to upset anyone.

Regarding the topic of subdomains being distinct sites, I don’t think so. It’s not that I don’t understand, but when there are thousands of sites using a single TLD, can it truly be distinct? I’ve also tried subdomains from other free hosting providers, and the results were the same. I’m not saying this is an issue, but I’m cautioning that it might be futile for someone to try changing the sitename on any subdomain unless it’s custom.

If the admin genuinely means that they’re not interested in branding InfinityFree over people’s sites, then I’d suggest stopping the redirection of TLDs to InfinityFree. That’s just my opinion, and I hope you’ll consider it.

Sorry for wasting your time—I just thought there might be a solution, which is why I reached out.

[Greenreader9]

I’m very confused by your post, and I don’t think you have the terminology correct at all.

@opportunist

so I think it’s fair to ask for a little help from you guys

Sure, it’s fair. And we’ve given you the answer.

Changing the Site Name in search results

In Google search results and those of other search engines, you will see an additional name above the title of the page, like this: [image] As shown, it says “InfinityFree” at the top. If you have a website hosted on a free subdomain, you may also see this label say “InfinityFree.” What is this label, and why would it say “InfinityFree” for your own website? This is the Site Name label In addition to well-known meta tags such as the page title and description, there are other page and websit…

@opportunist

but when there are thousands of sites using a single TLD, can it truly be distinct?

A TLD is something like .com or .org. There are millions if not billions of websites on the most popular TLDs, and hundreds of thousands on each of all the others. I’m not sure what you mean by “distinct”, distinct to what?

@opportunist

I’ve also tried subdomains from other free hosting providers, and the results were the same

Congratulations, it just means you have not setup the website correctly.

@opportunist

they’re not interested in branding InfinityFree over people’s sites, then I’d suggest stopping the redirection of TLDs to InfinityFree.

1. You can’t redirect a TLD, that’s just impossible

2. InfinityFree cannot stop you from changing the branding on Google even if they wanted to

@opportunist

I just thought there might be a solution

There is, and Google themselves even say there is:

Site Names in Google Search | Google Search Central  | ...

[EdwardHamHam]

@opportunist

Regarding the topic of subdomains being distinct sites, I don’t think so.

That’s exactly what subdomains are for, though. For hosting a site or service that’s distinct from whatever is hosted on the base domain.

@opportunist

but I’m cautioning that it might be futile for someone to try changing the sitename on any subdomain unless it’s custom.

There have been plenty of people who have their own site name in search result listings. Are you sure you followed the directions properly? And if you did, did you request for Google to index your website again in the search console?

[Admin]

@opportunist

Regarding the topic of subdomains being distinct sites, I don’t think so. It’s not that I don’t understand, but when there are thousands of sites using a single TLD, can it truly be distinct?

Practically, every subdomain is a distinct website of course. Many providers provide free subdomains, and in all cases, every subdomain is a distinct site.

And judging by Google’s documentation, Google supports this fact. Whether different subdomains are different sites depends on the particular website, of course, and that’s where Google’s confusion probably stems from.

@opportunist

If the admin genuinely means that they’re not interested in branding InfinityFree over people’s sites, then I’d suggest stopping the redirection of TLDs to InfinityFree. That’s just my opinion, and I hope you’ll consider it.

A similar thought has crossed my mind too. Instead of redirecting to infinityfree.com, I may just put a simple page on the base domain with some more information about what the domain is about. This page can then link to infinityfree.com, but not redirect. And of course, this page should then not have a site name.