Title extraction fails when page title starts with #nn #4

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bryan · 2026-03-11T22:11:21Z

bryan commented

2026-03-11 22:11:21 +00:00

On sites like readallcomics.com, the HTML <title> tag sometimes contains only the issue number (e.g. #018 (2026)) rather than the full comic name. The current fallback checks <h1> first, then derives a title from the URL slug.

Problem
The slug-derived title is always title-cased from hyphenated segments (e.g. absolute-batman-018-2026 → Absolute Batman 018), which works for most cases but loses any capitalisation nuance (e.g. acronyms, proper nouns like DC).

Steps to reproduce

yoink https://readallcomics.com/absolute-batman-018-2026/

Expected
Title derived from the actual comic name on the page, not just the URL slug.

Notes

h1 fallback was tried but readallcomics.com has no <h1> on comic pages
Slug fallback is currently working and produces acceptable results
A more robust fix might scrape the comic name from another page element (e.g. og:title meta tag)

On sites like readallcomics.com, the HTML `<title>` tag sometimes contains only the issue number (e.g. `#018 (2026)`) rather than the full comic name. The current fallback checks `<h1>` first, then derives a title from the URL slug. **Problem** The slug-derived title is always title-cased from hyphenated segments (e.g. `absolute-batman-018-2026` → `Absolute Batman 018`), which works for most cases but loses any capitalisation nuance (e.g. acronyms, proper nouns like `DC`). **Steps to reproduce** ``` yoink https://readallcomics.com/absolute-batman-018-2026/ ``` **Expected** Title derived from the actual comic name on the page, not just the URL slug. **Notes** - h1 fallback was tried but readallcomics.com has no `<h1>` on comic pages - Slug fallback is currently working and produces acceptable results - A more robust fix might scrape the comic name from another page element (e.g. `og:title` meta tag)

bryan referenced this issue from a commit

2026-03-11 22:13:26 +00:00

fix: extract title from h1 or URL slug when page title starts with #

bryan referenced a pull request that will close this issue

2026-03-11 22:15:57 +00:00

fix: extract title from h1 or URL slug when page title starts with # #5

bryan closed this issue

2026-03-11 22:16:25 +00:00

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