Convert a headline into a tidy URL slug: lowercase, hyphen-separated, accents folded and punctuation removed. Readable slugs help both people and search engines understand a page before they open it.
Accent folding so international titles produce clean ASCII slugs
Punctuation and stop-character stripping
Consistent hyphenation with no double separators
Frequently asked questions
Do slugs affect SEO?
A short, descriptive slug containing your main keyword helps search engines and gives people a readable link, which improves click-through from search results.
Should slugs contain dates or IDs?
Usually not. Keep them short and descriptive; dates age the URL and IDs mean nothing to a reader.