# Categories not shown to web spiders on parent category pages

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [6월 11, 2015, 7:07오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879 "2015-06-11T07:07:04Z")
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### Author: ![lovechopra1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4af34b/32.png) [@lovechopra1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lovechopra1)
#### Post date: [6월 11, 2015, 7:07오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879/1 "2015-06-11T07:07:04Z")

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Problem: Categories not shown to web spiders on parent category pages

Steps to replicate:  
1 Please visit any parent category page lets say “Extensibility”  
2 You an see category are there with each topics

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/e/0ed0effeca4c389c562d08b88c3e0a528dad033c.png)  
3. Now disable javascript, you will see categories are not there along with each topics  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/a/eabc50c21a43412b6de554d84425d058d044f30c.png)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [9월 12, 2015, 1:41오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879/2 "2015-09-12T01:41:00Z")

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@techapj can you verify this is fixed for 1.4? I agree parent category should be linked for Google as well at least at the breadcrumb at the top of this page.

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [9월 12, 2015, 7:34오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879/3 "2015-09-12T19:34:43Z")

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> [@lovechopra1](#):
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> Categories not shown to web spiders on parent category pages

Fixed via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1e6bf67b5bc8078ec2db47fe24560198c1b0280f](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1e6bf67b5bc8078ec2db47fe24560198c1b0280f)

> [@codinghorror](#):
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> parent category should be linked for Google as well

@sam fixed this via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c1a18f91efa06d16cbc50afd499a11df7c36deb5](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c1a18f91efa06d16cbc50afd499a11df7c36deb5)

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [9월 12, 2015, 7:34오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-not-shown-to-web-spiders-on-parent-category-pages/29879/4 "2015-09-12T19:34:58Z")

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