How to change page title in CakePHP 2.5?

Question

$title_for_layout is deprecated. Use $this->fetch('title'); and $this->assign('title', 'your-page-title'); instead.

They work in Views, but what to do in Controller? Using $this->assign() throws Fatal error.

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 18:45

7

Use

$this->set('title_for_layout', 'List User');

inside controller.

answered Oct 13 '14 at 18:45

Pratik Joshi

yes. $this->set('title_for_layout', 'List User'); will work in 2.5.5 also. – Oct 14 '14 at 05:24
@PHPWeblineindia , yes it works thanks , m using same cakephp version and it works . – Pratik Joshi Oct 14 '14 at 07:50

Abhishek · Answer 2 · 2014-10-14T06:19:05.943

5

You have to use

$this->assign('title',$title);

in view files.

In layout, You can also use

$this->fetch('title', $title);

to set the title

You can use $this->set('title_for_layout',$title); but you should not as it will be removed very soon

edited Oct 14 '14 at 06:19

answered Oct 14 '14 at 06:13

Abhishek

1

thanks, I know what to do in View files (including layouts), question was about Controllers, which r3mmel posted the answer. – mrdaliri Oct 14 '14 at 08:53
whatever works for you is great, but i am still confused over how $this->assign('title', 'your-page-title'); can throw fatal error in view, i thought you added that on your controller – Abhishek Oct 14 '14 at 09:07
Yes I used it in Controller, not in View. (re-read first post again, plz) – mrdaliri Oct 15 '14 at 18:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '14 at 02:08

4

just set this in your controller's function()

$title = 'Title of your page | Site';
$this->set(compact('title'));

then you can use $title in your views to change the title of your page. :)

answered Oct 14 '14 at 02:08

r3mmel

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