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How to create SEO friendly slugs that stay readable
A practical guide to writing clean slugs for articles, landing pages and site architecture without making URLs messy.
A slug should help both users and search engines
A clean slug makes a URL easier to scan, share and understand. It also helps connect the page topic with the address in a simple way.
The goal is not to force keywords everywhere, but to keep the path readable and consistent across the site.
Short beats clever
The best slug usually keeps only the important words and removes filler terms, symbols and unnecessary numbers.
When you standardize separators and casing, your URLs become easier to manage at scale.