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You should probably adjust titles through the script files (posts are served through /scripts/showflat.inc.php, thread index is served through /scripts/postlist.inc.php) versus the templates; a lot of thought went into max lengths of the title element through various search engines via what is served by default for SEO exposure.

Originally Posted by toner
BONUS Question:
I added
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<meta name="description" content="' . $ogDescription . '" />
to html.inc.php in order to define a meta description. Is there a way to move that functionality to header.tpl instead?
Only the thread view pages generate the description tag, unless you define a description for the forum pages (each forum has its own set of headers in the manage forum pages) CP -> Content -> Forums -> Details -> Custom Inserts tab -> "Use a Unique Header/Footer for this forum"

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