Title: Hyphen (“-“) separator bug
Last modified: January 31, 2025

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# Hyphen (“-“) separator bug

 *  Resolved [ivancza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivancza/)
 * (@ivancza)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyphen-separator-bug/)
 * Hello!
 * I’ve run into a possible bug with the hyphen (“-“) separator.
 * I have a “projects” CPT that is listed on the “/projects” archive page.
 * In the Yoast SEO plugin, I selected the hyphen (“-“) I wanted in the “Settings/
   General / Site basics / Title separator” section: [https://prnt.sc/iBjRedqTAVYT](https://prnt.sc/iBjRedqTAVYT)–
   so far it works fine: [https://prnt.sc/5rtblazdXwAU](https://prnt.sc/5rtblazdXwAU)
 * However, if there is a query string in the URL, for example “/projects/?service
   =architecture”, then the hyphen (“-“) becomes a longer dash (“–”): [https://prnt.sc/WdB8KJCmGDTN](https://prnt.sc/WdB8KJCmGDTN)
 * I think this is a bug because, except for the hyphen (“-“), all the other separators
   I tested are the same in both versions.
 * It would be important to resolve this because Google Analytics incorrectly measures
   the “Projects – ” and “Projects – ” meta titles separately, as they refer to 
   the same subpage.
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyphen-separator-bug/#post-18284739)
 * Hello [@ivancza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivancza/)
 * Thanks for reaching out. We’re actively using the bug tracking on our GitHub 
   repository, please create a new issue for our developers [here](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues).
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 * Last activity: [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyphen-separator-bug/#post-18284739)
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