# The site setting "topic page title includes category" is ignored (again)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [4 juli 2019 om 17:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113 "2019-07-04T17:09:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [4 juli 2019 om 17:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/1 "2019-07-04T17:09:08Z")

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@techAPJ there is a regression related to this fix:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6ce422feaba585d10ec46d21326b4f5b30862e10](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6ce422feaba585d10ec46d21326b4f5b30862e10)

Disabling the site setting does not change the display of the category under the topic title.

Tested on Meta and on Try.

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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: [5 juli 2019 om 09:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/3 "2019-07-05T09:59:55Z")

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Disabling site setting `topic page title includes category` works as expected for me.

> [@dax](#):
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> does not change the display of the category under the topic title.

Just to make sure we are on the same page – `topic page title includes category` setting controls the [browser tab title](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/title). Is that not getting updated for you after changing the site setting?

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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: [5 juli 2019 om 10:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/4 "2019-07-05T10:08:33Z")

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> [@techAPJ](#):
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> `topic page title includes category` setting controls the [browser tab title](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/title)

Updated the site setting description to prevent confusion in future.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b6605749a0db7dd78b720174bdb272bf81447602](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b6605749a0db7dd78b720174bdb272bf81447602)

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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [5 juli 2019 om 10:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/5 "2019-07-05T10:23:47Z")

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I tried checking and unchecking the setting and see the title of an URL ([https://try.discourse.org/t/the-room-appreciation-topic/28](https://try.discourse.org/t/the-room-appreciation-topic/28)) using this tool [Meta Title Checker | Check Tag Corectence, Length & Text](https://sitechecker.pro/meta-title/) but the result was always

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/a/ca70771bce94c107b6bce7db6381d610d3fa79b7.png)

I would have expected the title to change to `The Room Appreciation Topic - Demo` (without category)

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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: [5 juli 2019 om 10:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/6 "2019-07-05T10:46:07Z")

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I am not sure about that site (maybe they are caching the results?), but here is how title looks on [try](https://try.discourse.org/t/the-room-appreciation-topic/289) with `topic page title includes category` disabled.

```plaintext
<title>The Room Appreciation Topic - Demo</title>

```

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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [5 juli 2019 om 10:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-site-setting-topic-page-title-includes-category-is-ignored-again/122113/7 "2019-07-05T10:52:14Z")

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