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TF Content: Category column displays Category ID instead of Category name

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  • TF Content
April 30, 2026

Steps to Reproduce:
Create a Content App
Create a Column type Category

In the Content App, create a new record
For the Category column, select a category

Create a frontend Menu item: View Records
Visit the page, click on the new record

Expected:
The name of Category is displayed on the new record's page

Result:
The Category's ID number is displayed

Joomla Fry
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Posts: 1091
May 01, 2026

Hello

In the database, category ID is stored. So it is displaying the category ID.

There are couple of things to do to solve this:

First, category title needs to be fetched from categories table. For this navigate to the "Item View" Options of the Content App. Under Join Table tab, add:

  • Database Table: categories
  • As: b (Or any other alias)
  • On 1: a.<column_name> (Column name used to store category)
  • On 2: b.id
  • Select Fields: b.title AS category_title

Then, need to map category field with category title. Edit the category column. Under "Display Options", enable the Related Field (first setting). In the Related Column, enter category_title

Let me know if this works.

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May 01, 2026

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