Why so many block without a title?

[aznetcowboy]

I have noticed some block have titles on the top of the block while many don't. Some that don't have a title include Current Conditions, NWS Forecast, SS Gauges and Trivia to name a few. Others like Fire danger index, Air Quality Index, and Glossary have heading with the name of the block (or what its task is). Why don't all blocks have a header with the name and/or task?

Just an observation on my part.

[Jachym]

I usually did not include titles on blocks which are sort of "self-explanatory" - like current conditions etc. The aim is always to make the homepage as compact as possible because there is limited amount of space, so blocks which do not 100% need the title dont have one because it is obvious.

[aznetcowboy]

Those of us who are into weather observations like we are will understand what is happening. However there are visitors to our sites who have a problem knowing what is in a block. I am speaking of (unfortunately) some residents of my neighborhood association who really like to check in on my site for daily updates. I have had questions like what the top header (Current Conditions) is, especially when at times it is displaying Celsius readings. Thus the reason for my observation/question.

[nineback]

I have made this same argument before.

[Jachym]

There is a simple fix actually.

Just add

<h2>Title</h2>

as the first thing in the block HTML and it will show the title in the right format as other blocks

[andyk1]

Like Jachym said in his first post... I myself prefer to keep it simple and basic to save on the byte count. Unneeded text in blocks and plugins just takes more room and bandwidth which I prefer to keep as low as possible. Most blocks and plugins are self explanatory anyway. My personal choice.

Andy