URL slugs help create clean, structured web addresses for your site's content. Here's how to manage them effectively:

URL Slug Basics

URL slugs are the specific addresses of pages or collection items on your site. Squarespace automatically creates URL slugs based on page titles (example: "About" page becomes /about).

Formatting Requirements:

• Must be lowercase (uppercase characters auto-convert)
• Length: 3-250 characters (3-200 for blog posts, events, and products)
• Can only use dashes (-) as special characters
• Can't reuse product URL slugs after deletion
• Can't use reserved slugs (like /cart, /checkout, /search)

Finding URL Slugs

While logged in, you can find URL slugs by:

1. Using full preview mode
2. Opening a private/incognito browser
3. Checking page/item settings

Changing URL Slugs

To change a page URL:

1. Open Pages panel
2. Hover over page and click settings
3. Update URL slug
4. Click Save

Important Considerations:

• Changing URLs breaks existing links
• Create 301 redirects for old URLs
• Update internal page links
• Collection page URLs become reserved
• Blog post URLs start with blog page slug
• Product URLs follow store page structure

For Different Content Types:

• Blog posts: Can set default URL format using variables (%t, %m, %d, %y)
• Events: Include event date and title
• Products: Follow /product-url format
• Lessons: Include course page URL and lesson title
• Portfolio sub-pages: Follow portfolio page structure
• Video pages: Use /videos-page/v/video-title format

Always create 301 redirects after changing URLs to maintain SEO and prevent broken links.

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