How to use Alternative Page Title (meta) as category title

pabro
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11 years 8 months ago #27665 by pabro

How to use Alternative Page Title (meta) as category title was created by pabro

Hi,

if i set an alternative page title in metadata of category, it dont have an effect on frontend. I want to change in frontend the headline (h2) of category "Homepage" (the categroy should named as "Hompage" in backend for administration, but in frontend display an different title.).

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ggppdk
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11 years 8 months ago #27666 by ggppdk

Replied by ggppdk on topic How to use Alternative Page Title (meta) as category title

This title is meant to appear only inside as meta data title, right? also i by reading the description i think we should also use it inside the title tag, but not as page header title, for this purpose it is always the category tile , and i suggest that you change the category title ...

But you can do what you ask:

-- The h2 always contains the category title,

Code:

<h2 class="cattitle">
	<?php echo $this->escape($this->category->title); ?>
</h2>

and it is inside file category_category.php
you could duplicate the template that you use for this category (not to change one of the standard templates !!!)
and try replacing the above with:

Code:

<h2 class="cattitle">
	<?php echo JFactory::getDocument()->getMetaData('title'); ?>
</h2>

If you do not set the meta data title then the above will contain and print the category title

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