diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
index acfd2c262..e71b08e74 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- <%=ApplicationTitle%>
+ $(name)
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
index e75972df7..cdeb922d6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- <%=ApplicationTitle%>
+ $(name)
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/src/index.html b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/src/index.html
index 469f8ebcb..426cec72b 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/src/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Ignite UI for Angular
+ <%=name%>
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/index.ts b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/index.ts
index 1b376db92..7dde0c1f5 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/index.ts
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/index.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $app-palette: palette($primary, $secondary, $surface);
projectTemplate: this.id,
igxPackage: NPM_ANGULAR,
yamlDefaultBranch: "<%=yaml-default-branch%>", // the placeholder will be evaluated by CodeGen
- ApplicationTitle: "<%=ApplicationTitle%>" // the placeholder will be evaluated by CodeGen
+ ApplicationTitle: name // backward-compat variable; now uses the resolved name value
};
switch (theme) {
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/src/index.html b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/src/index.html
index bbb4968c0..439c96af4 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/src/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Ignite UI for Angular
+ <%=name%>
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/base/files/src/index.html b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/base/files/src/index.html
index 0044021ab..439c96af4 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/base/files/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/base/files/src/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- <%=ApplicationTitle%>
+ <%=name%>
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/src/index.html b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/src/index.html
index bf7b4fa0a..a43d71c55 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/src/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- Ignite UI for Angular
+ <%=name%>