To get Joomla to use the title alias, use this code:

1. Open the following file:

components/com_content/content.php

2. Look for the following code:

// page title
 $mainframe->setPagetitle( $row->title );

3. Replace the code from 2. to this:

// If title alias < 20 characters, page title will be: Site name - title
 // else page title will be: title alias
 if (strlen($row->title_alias) < 20 )
 {
   $mainframe->setPagetitle( $row->title );
 }else{
   $mainframe->setPagetitlealias( $row->title_alias );
 }
 // END CODE SNIPPET 

4. Open the following file:

includes/joomla.php

5. Look for the following code:

function setPagetitle( $title=null ) {
 if (@$GLOBALS['mosConfig_pagetitles']) {
   $title = trim( htmlspecialchars( $title ) );
   $title = stripslashes($title);
   $this->_head['title'] = $title? $GLOBALS['mosConfig_sitename'] . '
 - '. $title : $GLOBALS['mosConfig_sitename'];
   }
 }

6. Add the following code after the code shown in 5.:

// setPagetitlealias - title of the content page to use tile_alias instead
 /**
 * @param string
 */
 function setPagetitlealias( $title_alias=null ) {
   if (@$GLOBALS['mosConfig_pagetitles']) {
     $title_alias = trim( htmlspecialchars( $title_alias ) );
     $title_alias = stripslashes($title_alias);
     $this->_head['title'] = $title_alias;
   }
 }
  // END CODE SNIPPET 

And there you have it. If the "Title alias" from any content now has more characters than 20, that will be the new page title. Enjoy.

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Rohit - Thanks a ton !!!   | 122.163.236.xxx | 2008-01-05 15:29:12 man u rockkkkkkkkk its just so simple.. and i can live with putting my custom title tag in alis rather than having a dedicated field for it.. Reply | Quote 1   0

Ido Fishman - Custom Homepage Title   | 79.179.107.xxx | 2008-05-26 10:00:22 Thanks for the help, I just have 1 more question - do you know how to change the homepage title? Reply | Quote 0   0

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