Rules applied
- Lowercase, accents removed (é → e, ß → ss), anything that isn't a letter or digit becomes a hyphen, repeated hyphens collapsed.
- Optional: remove short common words (a, the, and, of…) and cut to a maximum length on a word boundary.
Why short slugs
A slug that describes the page in a few words is easier to read in search results, easier to share and less likely to need changing later. Changing a published slug needs a 301 redirect from the old URL.
Frequently asked questions
Hyphens or underscores?
Hyphens. Google treats hyphens as word separators; underscores join words.
Should I put the date in the slug?
Only for content where the date matters (news). Evergreen pages age better without it.