URL Slug
In one sentence
The final segment of the URL, the part you choose, usually derived from the title.
Analogy Mental model
The label on a folder. One glance tells you what is inside without opening it.
In practice What you actually do
Keep only what identifies the page. A headline reading ten best coffee makers of 2026, expert tested becomes best-coffee-makers. The number, the year and the adjectives belong in the title, not the address.
Where people get burned Pitfalls
Filler words and years age badly. A slug ending in 2024 reads as stale in 2026, and changing it later breaks every link and share. Leave the year out unless the page is genuinely rebuilt on a new URL each year.
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