diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 799db27c9..d50eb78eb 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -130,6 +130,31 @@ function twentytwelve_scripts_styles() {
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'twentytwelve_scripts_styles' );
+/**
+ * Creates a nicely formatted and more specific title element text
+ * for output in head of document, based on current view.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Twelve 1.0
+ */
+function twentytwelve_wp_title( $title, $sep ) {
+ global $paged, $page;
+
+ // Add the blog name.
+ $title .= get_bloginfo( 'name' );
+
+ // Add the blog description for the home/front page.
+ $site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description', 'display' );
+ if ( $site_description && ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) )
+ $title = "$title $sep $site_description";
+
+ // Add a page number if necessary.
+ if ( $paged >= 2 || $page >= 2 )
+ $title = "$title $sep " . sprintf( __( 'Page %s', 'twentytwelve' ), max( $paged, $page ) );
+
+ return $title;
+}
+add_filter( 'wp_title', 'twentytwelve_wp_title', 10, 2 );
+
/**
* Get our wp_nav_menu() fallback, wp_page_menu(), to show a home link.
*
diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index bf1b6fbc9..0e92eb289 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
-<?php wp_title( '|', true, 'right' ); ?><?php echo bloginfo( 'name' ); ?>
+<?php wp_title( '|', true, 'right' ); ?>