Question 1

What is a URL slug?

Accepted Answer

A URL slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page, usually at the end. For example, in 'example.com/blog/my-awesome-post', the slug is 'my-awesome-post'. Slugs are lowercase, use hyphens, and contain no special characters.

Question 2

Why are URL slugs important for SEO?

Accepted Answer

Clean, readable slugs help search engines understand the content of a page. Including keywords in your slug can improve search rankings and click-through rates.

Question 3

Should I use hyphens or underscores in slugs?

Accepted Answer

Google recommends hyphens (-) over underscores (_) for word separation in URLs, as Google treats hyphens as word separators but may treat underscores as connecting characters.

Question 4

Does the slug generator handle special characters?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The tool removes special characters, punctuation, and accented letters (converting them to their plain equivalents), and converts spaces to your chosen separator.

Slug Generator