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i am a beginner and learning wordpress. Codex is not for beginners the information there is in the form of notes, something that is very difficult to be grasped for any beginner.

 

I have few question, This is from header.php - 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
	<head>
		<meta charset="<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>">
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
		<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>
		<?php wp_head(); ?>
	</head>
	
<body <?php body_class(); ?>>
	
	<div class="container">
	
		<!-- site-header -->
		<header class="site-header">
			<h1><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></h1>
			<h5><?php bloginfo('description'); ?></h5>
		</header><!-- /site-header -->

Why is this part used twice - 

<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>

 

First in head section - 

<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>

 

then in Body - 

<h1><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></h1>

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Why is this part used twice - 

<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>

 

The bloginfo() function prints the result directly to the screen. So it needs to be called every time you want that value.

 

However, you could assign the value to a variable by using get_bloginfo(). Then just use the variable wherever you want. More information can be found here:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_bloginfo

 

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The first one is the title of the document which is a hidden element of the page to a visiting user and used by browsers and search engines

<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>

 

The other one in body they are using as the title of your blogs home href link which is visible.

This is way of automating the creation of your home link

<h1><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></h1>

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