diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/Xoctg_catpage_mgr__basic__tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/Xoctg_catpage_mgr__basic__tst.java
index fd02f9a0c..cf7cfa59b 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/Xoctg_catpage_mgr__basic__tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/Xoctg_catpage_mgr__basic__tst.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Xoctg_catpage_mgr__basic__tst {
 		Xoctg_catpage_itm itm = fxt.Ctg().Grp_by_tid(Xoa_ctg_mgr.Tid__page).Itms__get_at(0);
 		itm.Page_ttl_(Xoa_ttl.Null);
 		itm.Sortkey_handle_make(Bry_bfr_.New(), Bry_.Empty);
-		fxt.Test__html__page(Xoa_ctg_mgr.Tid__page, Byte_ascii.Ltr_A, "\n            <li class=\"xowa-missing-category-entry\"><span title=\"id not found: #0 might be talk/user page\">A1 (missing)</li>");
+		fxt.Test__html__page(Xoa_ctg_mgr.Tid__page, Byte_ascii.Ltr_A, "\n            <li class=\"xowa-missing-category-entry\"><span title=\"id not found: #0 might be talk/user page\">missing page (0)</li>");
 	}
 	@Test   public void Visited_doesnt_work_for_space() {// PURPOSE: xowa-visited not inserted for pages with space
 		byte[] page_bry = Bry_.new_a7("A 1");
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_base.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_base.java
index 3af5a69b2..25bb236f8 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_base.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_base.java
@@ -66,25 +66,24 @@ public abstract class Xoctg_fmt_itm_base implements gplx.core.brys.Bfr_arg {
 			}
 
 			Xoa_ttl itm_ttl = itm.Page_ttl();
-			Bld_html(bfr, wiki, history_mgr, href_parser, itm, itm_ttl);
+			if (itm_ttl == Xoa_ttl.Null)
+				Fmt__missing.Bld_many(bfr, itm.Page_id());
+			else				
+				Bld_html(bfr, wiki, history_mgr, href_parser, itm, itm_ttl);
 		}
 		loop_end_idx = grp_end;
 		loop_ends_at_col = true;
 	}
 	@gplx.Virtual public void Bld_html(Bry_bfr bfr, Xow_wiki wiki, Xou_history_mgr history_mgr, Xoh_href_parser href_parser, Xoctg_catpage_itm itm, Xoa_ttl ttl) {
-		if (ttl == Xoa_ttl.Null)
-			Fmt__missing.Bld_many(bfr, itm.Page_id());
-		else {
-			byte[] itm_full_ttl = Gfh_utl.Escape_html_as_bry(tmp_bfr, ttl.Full_txt_w_ttl_case());// NOTE: ttl.Full_txt() to get full ns; EX: Template:A instead of just "A"
-			byte[] itm_href = wiki.Html__href_wtr().Build_to_bry(wiki, ttl);
-			byte[] itm_atr_cls = Xoh_lnki_wtr.Lnki_cls_visited(history_mgr, wiki.Domain_bry(), ttl.Page_txt());	// NOTE: must be ttl.Page_txt() in order to match Xou_history_mgr.Add
-			Fmt__exists.Bld_many(bfr, itm_href, itm_atr_cls, itm_full_ttl, itm_full_ttl, gplx.core.encoders.Hex_utl_.Encode_bry(itm.Sortkey_binary()));
-		}
+		byte[] itm_full_ttl = Gfh_utl.Escape_html_as_bry(tmp_bfr, ttl.Full_txt_w_ttl_case());// NOTE: ttl.Full_txt() to get full ns; EX: Template:A instead of just "A"
+		byte[] itm_href = wiki.Html__href_wtr().Build_to_bry(wiki, ttl);
+		byte[] itm_atr_cls = Xoh_lnki_wtr.Lnki_cls_visited(history_mgr, wiki.Domain_bry(), ttl.Page_txt());	// NOTE: must be ttl.Page_txt() in order to match Xou_history_mgr.Add
+		Fmt__exists.Bld_many(bfr, itm_href, itm_atr_cls, itm_full_ttl, itm_full_ttl, gplx.core.encoders.Hex_utl_.Encode_bry(itm.Sortkey_binary()));
 	}
-	protected static final    Bry_fmt
+	private static final    Bry_fmt
 	  Fmt__missing = Bry_fmt.Auto_nl_skip_last
 	( ""
-	, "            <li class=\"xowa-missing-category-entry\"><span title=\"id not found: #~{itm_id} might be talk/user page\">~{itm_text} (missing)</li>"
+	, "            <li class=\"xowa-missing-category-entry\"><span title=\"id not found: #~{itm_id} might be talk/user page\">missing page (~{itm_id})</li>"
 	)
 	, Fmt__exists = Bry_fmt.Auto_nl_skip_last
 	( ""
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_subc.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_subc.java
index 0dd27dded..50f25b59d 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_subc.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/ctgs/htmls/catpages/fmts/Xoctg_fmt_itm_subc.java
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import gplx.xowa.users.history.*;
 class Xoctg_fmt_itm_subc extends Xoctg_fmt_itm_base {
 	private final    Bry_bfr tmp_bfr = Bry_bfr_.New();
 	@Override public void Bld_html(Bry_bfr bfr, Xow_wiki wiki, Xou_history_mgr history_mgr, Xoh_href_parser href_parser, Xoctg_catpage_itm itm, Xoa_ttl ttl) {
-		if (ttl == Xoa_ttl.Null) {
-			Fmt__missing.Bld_many(bfr, itm.Page_id());
-			return;
-		}
 		byte[] itm_href = wiki.Html__href_wtr().Build_to_bry(wiki, ttl);
 		int count_subcs = 0;
 		int count_pages = 0;