diff --git a/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.en.md
index 9e7e3d0fa5..b4c904319a 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.en.md
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 title = "a secret"
 +++
 
-This lists all pages that are hidden from the home page. This includes pages that define `hidden=true` in their frontmatter as weill as descendents of hidden pages.
+This lists all pages that are hidden from the home page. This includes pages that define `hidden=true` in their frontmatter as well as descendents of hidden pages.
+
+When giving term pages, you should give it a title. Otherwise it will print out a warning and will use the urlized title, which may looks weird.
+
+While internally this term is called `hidden`, it is referenced in the resulting english pages as `a secret` and as `hush, matey` in the piratish translation.
 
-This tag also has a title. While internally it is called `hidden`, it is referenced in the resulting pages as `a secret`.
 
 ## Just an example heading
 
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.pir.md b/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.pir.md
index 969c22916c..fac21fd466 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.pir.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/tags/its-hidden/_index.pir.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 +++
+title = "hush, matey"
 +++
 {{< piratify >}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html b/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
index 90b7284f41..b0895b4df1 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 {{- $terms := slice }}
 {{- range .Data.Terms }}
   {{- $terms = $terms | append (dict "Title" (default .Page.Data.Term .Page.Title) "Term" . )}}
+  {{- if not .Page.Title }}
+    {{- warnf "%q: You have not given a 'title' in the frontmatter of your term page, the urlized title will be used instead" .Page.File.Filename }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- range sort $terms ".Title" }}
   {{- $capital := substr .Title 0 1 | upper }}