Safari on iMac: no titles on browser tabs and missing URL in address bar

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Safari on iMac: no titles on browser tabs and missing URL in address bar

This problem started occurring a few days ago. I have an iMac and I am running Safari Version 11.0 (12604.1.38.1.7) on OS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29).

1) There are suddenly no titles on my browser tabs (see image).

And 2) When I start a new tab, the page loads and appears fine, but the address bar shows "about: blank" OR it really is just empty, instead of an address. This is an issue for me because I hyperlink and copy addresses all day long for work. Sometimes the URL will show up a minute or two later.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)

Posted on Mar 28, 2018 9:05 AM

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dominic23

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Mar 28, 2018 10:15 AM in response to LMJenkins

1. Click  in the menu bar and choose “Force Quit”.

In the window that opens up, select “Safari” and click “Force Quit.

2. Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down.

Additional steps if needed:

3. Turn off wifi and turn it back on.

Turn off Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi off”.

Visit another website.

You won’t have internet connection.

Turn on Wifi. Click Wifi icon in the menu bar and select “Turn Wifi on”.

Select your Network.

4. Click Safari in the Safari menu bar and choose “Clear History”.

Select an appropriate time frame.

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Eric Root

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Mar 28, 2018 1:41 PM in response to LMJenkins

Try going to the App Store Updates tab and see if there is a Safari update. Current version is 11.0.3 (13604.5.6).

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Safari on iMac: no titles on browser tabs and missing URL in address bar

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