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Amending duplicate title tags

Niall Cregan requested to merge ncregan-master-patch-81376 into master

Why is this change being made?

Duplicate title tags make it difficult for search engines to determine which of a website's pages is relevant for a specific search query, and which one should be prioritized in search results. Pages with duplicate titles have a lower chance of ranking well and are at risk of being banned. Moreover, identical title tags confuse users as to which webpage they should follow.

Amendments have been made to provide a unique and concise title for each page.

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