Question 1

What is a URL slug?

Accepted Answer

A URL slug is the part of a URL that identifies a page in human-readable form. For example, in /blog/my-first-post, "my-first-post" is the slug.

Question 2

Why are slugs important for SEO?

Accepted Answer

Search engines prefer clean, descriptive URLs. A slug like /convert-case ranks better than /page?id=123 because it tells both users and search engines what the page is about.

Question 3

What characters are removed?

Accepted Answer

Special characters (!@#$%^&*), accents, and punctuation are removed. Spaces and underscores become hyphens. Everything is lowercased.

Question 4

Can I use slugs for file names?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Slugs make great file names too — they are safe for all operating systems and avoid special character issues.

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