Do your WordPress post titles or headings appear in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS when you don’t want them to? π« This common formatting issue can make your content look unprofessional and harder to read. In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how to change capitalized post titles to normal sentence case or title case – with multiple easy methods!
Why Fix ALL CAPS Titles?
πΉ Better Readability: Studies show proper case is 13-18% easier to read than all caps
πΉ More Professional: ALL CAPS looks like shouting and appears less credible
πΉ SEO Benefits: Search engines may interpret all-caps titles as spammy
πΉ Brand Consistency: Maintain a polished, intentional content style
3 Simple Methods to Change Capitalized Titles
Method 1: Edit Directly in WordPress
Go to Posts β All Posts
Hover over the post and click “Quick Edit”
Manually retype the title in proper case
Click “Update”
Method 2: Use CSS Text-Transform
css
.entry-title {
text-transform: lowercase; /* or capitalize */
}
Add this to Appearance β Customize β Additional CSS
Method 3: Bulk Edit with Plugin
Install “Better Search Replace” plugin
Run a search/replace for uppercase titles
βΆοΈ Watch the step-by-step video tutorial:Β
Pro Tips for Title Formatting
βοΈ Use Title Case for Main Headings (First Letter of Each Word)
βοΈ Use Sentence case for subtitles
βοΈ Keep important keywords at the beginning
βοΈ Maintain consistency across all posts
Recommended Tools
β Title Case Converter (online tool)
β WP Title Remixer (WordPress plugin)
β Hemingway App (readability checker)