[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # How do I get the category name to appear as title? ## - **[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")** - [![andy91's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/706-andy91) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#5157](#5157) by [andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") *[How do I get the category name to appear as title?](/forum/4-how-to/5157-how-do-i-get-the-category-name-to-appear-as-title#5157 "First things first, This is a great component and has great potential, its everything Virtuemart wants to be but is not! ;) I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the category name to show at the top of the page. I create a new menu item and make it a category listing I then associate that with a module to display the products in the category and subcategorys. For example: The main category which is associated with the menu link has 6 sub-categorys and I want the category title for each sub-category to be displayed when browsing products within each sub-category. The "Use menu name instead of category name for the title" option works but when this is disabled all that is displayed as the page title is ROOT not the category names in parent and all sub-categorys. Whats going on here? Looks like a bug to me.")* was created by *[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")* First things first, This is a great component and has great potential, its everything Virtuemart wants to be but is not! ![;)](/media/kunena/emoticons/24.png ";)") I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the category name to show at the top of the page. I create a new menu item and make it a category listing I then associate that with a module to display the products in the category and subcategorys. For example: The main category which is associated with the menu link has 6 sub-categorys and I want the category title for each sub-category to be displayed when browsing products within each sub-category. The "*Use menu name instead of category name for the title*" option works but when this is disabled all that is displayed as the page title is ROOT not the category names in parent and all sub-categorys. Whats going on here? Looks like a bug to me. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzUxNTctaG93LWRvLWktZ2V0LXRoZS1jYXRlZ29yeS1uYW1lLXRvLWFwcGVhci1hcy10aXRsZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")** - [![andy91's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/706-andy91) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#5158](#5158) by [andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") Replied by *[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")* on topic *[Re: How do I get the category name to appear as title?](/forum/4-how-to/5157-how-do-i-get-the-category-name-to-appear-as-title#5158 "First things first, This is a great component and has great potential, its everything Virtuemart wants to be but is not! ;) I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the category name to show at the top of the page. I create a new menu item and make it a category listing I then associate that with a module to display the products in the category and subcategorys. For example: The main category which is associated with the menu link has 6 sub-categorys and I want the category title for each sub-category to be displayed when browsing products within each sub-category. The "Use menu name instead of category name for the title" option works but when this is disabled all that is displayed as the page title is ROOT not the category names in parent and all sub-categorys. Whats going on here? Looks like a bug to me.")* I just noticed that it seems to be working ok for this demo site [ www.549.com.au/shop/index.php?option=com...ut=listing&Itemid=12](http://www.549.com.au/shop/index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&Itemid=12) They have a main category furniture with 12 sub-categorys in it such as beds and when you enter the beds sub-category beds is display as the page title. Dunno what Im doing wrong Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzUxNTctaG93LWRvLWktZ2V0LXRoZS1jYXRlZ29yeS1uYW1lLXRvLWFwcGVhci1hcy10aXRsZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86541 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#5160](#5160) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Re: How do I get the category name to appear as title?](/forum/4-how-to/5157-how-do-i-get-the-category-name-to-appear-as-title#5160 "First things first, This is a great component and has great potential, its everything Virtuemart wants to be but is not! ;) I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the category name to show at the top of the page. I create a new menu item and make it a category listing I then associate that with a module to display the products in the category and subcategorys. For example: The main category which is associated with the menu link has 6 sub-categorys and I want the category title for each sub-category to be displayed when browsing products within each sub-category. The "Use menu name instead of category name for the title" option works but when this is disabled all that is displayed as the page title is ROOT not the category names in parent and all sub-categorys. Whats going on here? Looks like a bug to me.")* The ROOT issue is indeed a bug. You can read this thread for the fix: [ www.hikashop.com/support/forum/3-bug-rep...or.html?lang=en#4816](http://www.hikashop.com/support/forum/3-bug-report/4759-root-error.html?lang=en#4816) That problem is already fixed in the latest version of HikaShop so if you update you will get the fix automatically. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzUxNTctaG93LWRvLWktZ2V0LXRoZS1jYXRlZ29yeS1uYW1lLXRvLWFwcGVhci1hcy10aXRsZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")** - [![andy91's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/706-andy91) Less More - Posts: 5 - Thank you received: 0 - - 15 years 10 months ago [\#5162](#5162) by [andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile") Replied by *[andy91](/forum/user/706-andy91 "View andy91's Profile")* on topic *[Re: How do I get the category name to appear as title?](/forum/4-how-to/5157-how-do-i-get-the-category-name-to-appear-as-title#5162 "First things first, This is a great component and has great potential, its everything Virtuemart wants to be but is not! ;) I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the category name to show at the top of the page. I create a new menu item and make it a category listing I then associate that with a module to display the products in the category and subcategorys. For example: The main category which is associated with the menu link has 6 sub-categorys and I want the category title for each sub-category to be displayed when browsing products within each sub-category. The "Use menu name instead of category name for the title" option works but when this is disabled all that is displayed as the page title is ROOT not the category names in parent and all sub-categorys. Whats going on here? Looks like a bug to me.")* Awsome updated and its fixed! Cheers Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzUxNTctaG93LWRvLWktZ2V0LXRoZS1jYXRlZ29yeS1uYW1lLXRvLWFwcGVhci1hcy10aXRsZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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