The discussion revolves around an issue with a category on the forum Paracelsus manages, where the topic list fails to display after editing the category name that contained an HTML image code. After sharing the forum link and a screenshot, jomaxro and jomaxro looked into the issue. However, it was Falco who provided the solution by suggesting to set the slug_generation_method setting to encoded to support special characters in slugs, which Paracelsus found to be the perfect solution.
Hi, after our forum migration we have started to make some adjustments on our categories. One of them had some icon in the name (a simple html img code), we have tried to edit it, but somehow, after saving the changes, it became impossible to actually get into the category and see the topic list (it hangs somehow never displaying the topic list).
Is there a workaround this? Through rails or something else? (I can put the URL if necessary)
If your site is public, a link to your site would definitely help. I’m not quite following the issue…
Here: Categorias - FórumSCP
(If you scroll all the way down… as a subcategory of “Arquivo”): Jogos Olímpicos 2016
Here’s a screenshot:
Try clicking on that category and you’ll get it.
Gotcha, thanks. I think I know the issue, let me check with engineering.
Hey fellow Lusophone,
To have support for “special characters” in slugs, you need to set the slug_generation_method setting to encoded.
Long live Rafael!
That was just perfect, you saved our day! 
