Joomla has this rather ugly “feature” where on a default installation, the page title for the home page shows up on the home page as if it is an article. To hide it, simply login to the administrator section (http://www.yoursite.com/administrator), highlight the menu item labelled Menus from the top menu bar and click to select Main Menu from the list that drops down. The next page should list a few items. Click on the Home item and on the following page, you should see a list of Parameters off to the right-hand side of the screen. Click on the Parameters - System item to open that section up. Right below the Page Title item you should see Show Page Title. Select No. From the buttons above that section, click either Save or Apply to complete the change.
The home page title should no longer show on the home page as an article.
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