The Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users setting in the Search Atlas WordPress plugin is designed to hide OTTO-deployed titles from authenticated WordPress users. If you've enabled it and logged-in users are still seeing OTTO titles on your frontend, a confirmed bug is the cause.
⚙️ What 'Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users' Controls
When OTTO deploys optimized titles to your site, it replaces the original page and meta titles on your frontend for all visitors. The Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users setting creates an exception for authenticated WordPress users.
- Setting enabled: Logged-in WordPress users see the original, pre-OTTO page and meta titles on the frontend.
- Setting disabled (default): All visitors — logged in or not — see OTTO-deployed titles.
This is most useful for site administrators and editors who want to QA original content or compare it against OTTO's deployed version without logging out of WordPress.
🔧 How to Enable 'Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users'
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Navigate to the Search Atlas plugin settings.
- Find the Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users toggle.
- Turn the toggle on.
- Click Save Changes.
The setting saves immediately. Once the known issue below is resolved, logged-in WordPress users will see original titles when browsing your site's frontend.
⚠️ Known Issue: The Setting Has No Effect in the Current Plugin Version
A confirmed bug (WP-313) means that enabling Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users currently has no observable effect. OTTO-deployed titles continue to appear on the frontend for logged-in users — the setting does not suppress them as intended, and deployed titles override original defaults regardless of login state.
If you've enabled this setting and logged-in users are still seeing OTTO-deployed titles, WP-313 is the cause. A fix is in progress and will be included in an upcoming plugin release.
🛠️ Workarounds While WP-313 Is Being Fixed
Until the fix ships, use one of these approaches to view or verify your original (pre-OTTO) titles:
- Log out and open a private browsing window — this shows exactly what visitors see, including all OTTO-deployed titles, with no login state affecting the output.
- Review titles in the Search Atlas dashboard — the OTTO interface displays both the original and the deployed title for each page, so you can compare them side-by-side without leaving your admin account.
- Use a staging site — deploy OTTO titles on a staging copy of your site and review while logged out to QA changes safely before they affect production.
🎯 You now understand what the Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users setting is designed to do and why logged-in users may still see OTTO-deployed titles in the current plugin version. The WP-313 fix is actively in progress — reach out to Search Atlas support if you need a status update on the release timeline.