# Observer on "controller:edit-category.tabs" model not triggered

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/observer-on-controller-edit-category-tabs-model-not-triggered/385559
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** plugin-api
**Created:** [October 14, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/observer-on-controller-edit-category-tabs-model-not-triggered/385559 "2025-10-14T15:38:22Z")
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### Author: ![pirhoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pirhoo/32/527677_2.png) [@pirhoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pirhoo)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/observer-on-controller-edit-category-tabs-model-not-triggered/385559/3 "2025-10-20T12:31:05Z")

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Thanks @Arkshine for having a look! I can’t edit the post to reflect the new file location.

I thought about overriding `saveCategory` too but in that case I would like to apply the logic as soon as the form is modified. I even tried to observe change on the `formData` (without success).

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