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Consider putting package name first in tab title #3018

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@dmuenz

On pkgdown sites, browser tab titles have the form "{title} • {package name}", e.g., "Build websites for R packages • pkgdown". This often leads to the package name not being visible in the tab title, because a long {title} pushes it too far to the right. E.g.

current

When there are many tabs open, this makes it hard to quickly remember what a pkgdown tab is about. The hex sticker favicons do help, but not all hex stickers are as well-designed and recognizable as those from the Posit team.

How about putting the package name first, e.g., "pkgdown • Build websites for R packages"? Usually the package name is short enough that the tab title will still have room for a good chunk of the {title} text. Here's a mockup:

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