In short. Leave Divi's overlapping SEO controls disabled when another plugin manages the page metadata, then inspect the rendered source.
Definition: Duplicate meta tags occur when Divi and another WordPress SEO plugin both output overlapping head metadata. When the plugin manages SEO metadata, leave Divi's SEO settings disabled and verify the rendered page source.
Key facts
- Elegant Themes documents Divi's SEO tab as the place for homepage, single-post, and index or archive controls covering titles, descriptions, keywords, and canonical URLs. Divi 5 Theme Options
- The same documentation says to configure SEO in Rank Math or Yoast SEO and leave Divi's SEO settings disabled when an SEO plugin is already in use.
- Divi's older documentation separates its SEO controls into Homepage SEO, Single Post SEO, and Index Page SEO, with switches for custom titles, descriptions, keywords, and canonical URLs. Using The Divi Theme Options
- Yoast recommends viewing the page source to check whether its meta description, Facebook Open Graph tags, and structured data are functional. Yoast's page-source guide
- WordPress documents
wp_headas the hook that prints scripts or data in the document head, where theme and plugin output can appear. WordPress'swp_headreference
Which Divi settings overlap with an SEO plugin?
Elegant Themes' Divi 5 documentation, updated September 18, 2026, lists the SEO tab among the Theme Options tabs. It describes that tab as providing basic SEO controls for the homepage, single posts, and index or archive pages. The controls named there are custom titles, descriptions, keywords, and canonical URLs.
The documented handoff is direct: when Rank Math or Yoast SEO is in use, configure SEO in that plugin and leave Divi's SEO settings disabled. This gives one settings owner for the overlapping head metadata. The Divi page also describes the SEO tab as an option for simple site-wide SEO basics when no SEO plugin is used.
What should be disabled?
Open the Divi SEO settings and leave the controls that overlap with the plugin's output disabled. Divi's older documentation describes three areas: Homepage SEO, Single Post SEO, and Index Page SEO. Across those areas, it documents custom title, meta description, meta keyword, and canonical URL controls. Disable the corresponding Divi controls when the SEO plugin supplies those values.
WordPress Dashboard → Divi → Theme Options → SEO
The older documentation says a custom homepage title is placed between the <title></title> tags in header.php. It also says that the single-post custom title and description settings use custom fields, while the index-page area includes canonical URLs and category or archive descriptions. These settings are separate from Divi's Layout tab, which controls visible post information such as author, date, categories, and comments below post titles.
How can the result be checked in the page source?
Yoast's documentation says that most of its SEO data appears in the site's source code and recommends checking that source for its meta description, Facebook Open Graph tags, and structured data. Open a page, choose View Page Source, and search for the relevant tag name.
<meta name="description" content="Preferred description goes here" />
WordPress documents that wp_head() triggers the wp_head action inside the <head></head> section of the theme's header.php template. That hook prints scripts or data in the head, so it is the place where WordPress and extensions can add head output. Review the source after disabling Divi's overlapping controls and check the title, description, canonical link, and plugin metadata produced for the page.
Related terms
- Which title and canonical URL controls are available in Divi theme options?
- How do I use variables in Yoast title templates?
- How do I integrate a theme's schema output with Yoast SEO?
FAQ
Should the Divi SEO tab be removed?
No removal is required. Elegant Themes documents the SEO tab as part of Theme Options; when an SEO plugin manages the metadata, its instruction is to leave the Divi SEO settings disabled.
Which Divi fields commonly cause overlap?
The documented fields are custom titles, descriptions, keywords, and canonical URLs. They occur across the homepage, single-post, and index or archive SEO areas.
How do I check whether the plugin output is present?
Open the page source and search for the metadata. Yoast's guide specifically uses source inspection to check meta descriptions, Facebook Open Graph tags, and structured data.
Sources
- Elegant Themes Help Center, "Divi 5 Theme Options", September 18, 2026
- Elegant Themes Help Center, "Using The Divi Theme Options", December 31, 2023
- Yoast, "How to view the page source of your site", 6 May 2026
- WordPress Developer Resources, "wp_head Hook", undated
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