# Side menu sections - header persists when I go back to tabs

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/side-menu-sections-header-persists-when-i-go-back-to-tabs/62451>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [September 3, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/side-menu-sections-header-persists-when-i-go-back-to-tabs/62451 "2016-09-03T09:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![SubEffect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/subeffect/32/65247_2.png) [@SubEffect](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SubEffect)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/side-menu-sections-header-persists-when-i-go-back-to-tabs/62451/1 "2016-09-03T09:09:48Z")

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I’ve a sidemenu with tabs app. It’s essentially a clone of the system I use for another app that has no problems.

**The layout**

3 tabs with a sidemenu. The tabs have the content, the sidemenu has the about, support, instructions, etc. And a close button as well as a “back to content” button.

The “back to content” button links to the tab view like this:

```
<ion-item nav-clear menu-close ui-sref="app.tabs">
        <i class="icon ion-document-text"></i>
          BACK TO APP
        </ion-item>

```

and in app.js I have:

```
.state('app.tabs', {
url: "/tabs",
views: {
  'menuContent': {
    templateUrl: "templates/tabs.html"
  }
}

```

})

This is **identical** to another app I have.

In that app going back to the tabs changes the title to that of the tabs view:

```
<ion-view view-title="MyAppName">
<ion-tabs class="tabs-icon-top tabs-color-calm"> 

```

In this new one the title _remains the same as the last side menu section navigated to_.

This then also breaks the navigation history when using the tabs.

Why would this happen?

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**Author:** ![SubEffect](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/subeffect/32/65247_2.png) [@SubEffect](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/SubEffect)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/side-menu-sections-header-persists-when-i-go-back-to-tabs/62451/2 "2016-09-08T06:58:05Z")

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So following on from this, and my inability to fix it, I’m considering the wisdom of sidemenu+tabs.

After all, it’s not an “official” layout.

What does the panel think of using modals to link to settings and about pages? Or should I just use a settings button in the top right that goes to a new menu? The sidemen+tabs seemed much… simpler? More elegant? It’s certainly user friendly…