How to make cleveref and nameref work with documentclass wlscirep and \section*?

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QUESTION: How to make cleveref and nameref work with \documentclass{wlscirep} and \section*?

Note that \documentclass{wlscirep} comes from "Template for submissions to Scientific Reports". Here following I show the cases I tested with cleveref and nameref:

(1) cleveref works with \documentclass{article} and \section

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{cleveref}
\begin{document}
\section{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \cref{test} that ...
\end{document}

(2) cleveref does not work with \documentclass{article} and \section*

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{cleveref}
\begin{document}
\section*{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \cref{test} that ...
\end{document}

(3) cleveref works with \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} and \section

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep}
\usepackage{cleveref}
\begin{document}
\section{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \cref{test} that ...
\end{document}

(4) cleveref does not work with \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} and \section*

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep}
\usepackage{cleveref}
\begin{document}
\section*{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \cref{test} that ...
\end{document}

(5) nameref works with \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} and \section

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep}
\usepackage{nameref}
\begin{document}
\section{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \nameref{test} that ...
\end{document}

(6) nameref does not work with \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} and \section*

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep}
\usepackage{nameref}
\begin{document}
\section*{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \nameref{test} that ...
\end{document}

What exactly is clever ref suppose to return here? Perhaps yuo should explain what your end goal is instead. Then there might be better ways — daleif, Nov 10 '23 at 12:39
Since the section doesn't have a number, what do you expect \cleverref to do? — John Kormylo, Nov 10 '23 at 12:39
You want package nameref and command \nameref instead of cleveref and \cref. — cabohah, Nov 10 '23 at 12:49
I agree with cabohah it is nameref you need, as far as I know cleverref does not collect the title of a sectional command. — daleif, Nov 10 '23 at 12:52
nameref works for \documentclass{article}, but it does not work with my \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep}. Should I modify the current question or open a new one?? In addition, even though it worked, it would not have the link to bring you to the corresponding section of the document - Instead, with \cref, by clicking on the name (in the PDF), it would bring you to the corresponding section of the document... — Ommo, Nov 10 '23 at 14:02
You should specify where that class comes from as it is not on CTAN — daleif, Nov 10 '23 at 14:12
Yes, sorry, \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} comes from "Template for submissions to Scientific Reports", (https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-scientific-reports/xyrztqvdccns) — Ommo, Nov 10 '23 at 14:14
The class is terribly written, and loads hyperref before loading titlesec to modify sections. Just a guess, but that's not a good combination and is a possible source of the problem. If I were you I would not use this class at all. — Alan Munn, Nov 10 '23 at 14:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '23 at 14:31

Your class uses titlesec and titlesec doesn't properly support hyperref and nameref. You can try something like this:

\documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{article}
% loaded by the class
\RequirePackage[explicit]{titlesec}
\usepackage{hyperref}
% new code
\titleformat{name=\section,numberless}
  {\large\sffamily\bfseries}
  {}
  {0em}
  {\leavevmode\MakeLinkTarget[section]{}\ignorespaces#1}
  []
\ExplSyntaxOn\makeatletter
\def\ttl@straight@i#1[#2]#3{%
  \tl_if_empty:nTF {#2}
   {\NR@gettitle{#3}}
   {\NR@gettitle{#2}}
  \gdef\ttl@savemark{\csname#1mark\endcsname{#3}}%
  \let\ttl@savewrite@empty
  \def\ttl@savetitle{#3}%
  \gdef\thetitle{\csname the#1\endcsname}%
  \if@noskipsec \leavevmode \fi
  \par
  \ttl@labelling{#1}{#2}%
  \ttl@startargs\ttl@straight@ii{#1}{#3}}
\ExplSyntaxOff\makeatother
\begin{document}
\section*{Methods}\label{test}
We see in \nameref{test} that ...
\section{Normal}\label{test2}
\nameref{test2}
\section[short]{Long}\label{test3}
\nameref{test3}
\end{document}

Manyyyy thanks @Ulrike Fischer! Very nice :-) It works also by using \documentclass[fleqn,10pt]{wlscirep} (instead of \documentclass{article}) :-) — Ommo, Nov 10 '23 at 14:49

How to make cleveref and nameref work with documentclass wlscirep and \section*?

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