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'

1. Log in to your **WordPress admin dashboard**.
2. Navigate to the **Search Atlas** plugin settings.
3. Find the **Disable OTTO for Logged-in Users** toggle.
4. Turn the toggle **on**.
5. 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](https://searchatlas.com/support) if you need a status update on the release timeline.**