Practical guide
How to use the text to slug converter
The text-to-slug converter turns a heading into a lowercase, hyphen-separated URL segment. A good slug is short, descriptive and stable enough that it will not need to change whenever the title is edited.
Good reasons to use it
- Create a clean path for a new article, tool or category.
- Normalize spaces and punctuation before a CMS import.
- Compare a long title with a concise canonical slug.
A reliable workflow
- Enter the descriptive phrase.
- Generate the slug and remove words that add no useful distinction.
- Check for conflicts, then keep the chosen URL stable after publication.
How to interpret the result
A slug is only one part of a URL. Site hierarchy, canonical tags, redirects, internal links and user clarity also matter. Changing a live slug requires a permanent redirect from the previous URL.
Frequently asked questions
Should every word from the title be in the slug?
No. Keep the meaningful terms and remove unnecessary filler while preserving clarity.
What happens if I change a published slug?
Set a 301 or 308 redirect, update internal links and submit the canonical new URL in the sitemap.