URL slugs are the exact addresses of pages or collection items on your website. Understanding and managing them effectively is crucial for site organization and SEO.

URL Slug Basics

• Automatically assigned based on page titles
• Format: https://yourdomain.com/slug
• Must be between 3-250 characters (3-200 for blog posts, events, and products)
• Always lowercase
• Can only include hyphens (-) as special characters

Finding URL Slugs

1. Use full preview mode
2. Check in private/incognito browsing
3. Access page/item settings

Best Practices

• Keep URLs short and memorable
• Avoid special characters
• Ensure uniqueness across your site
• Create 301 redirects when changing URLs
• Update internal links after URL changes

Reserved URLs

Some slugs are reserved for system use:

• account
• cart
• checkout
• search
• config
• static
• storage (and others)

Changing URLs for Different Content Types

Pages:

1. Open Pages panel
2. Access Page Settings
3. Update URL Slug field
4. Save changes

Blog Posts:

1. Set default format using variables (%t, %m, %d, %y)
2. Edit individual posts through post settings

Products:

1. Access product settings
2. Edit URL under SEO and URL section
3. Cannot reuse deleted product URLs

Events:

1. Open event settings
2. Edit URL in Event URL field
3. Save changes

Important Considerations

• Collection URLs become reserved
• Changes don't automatically redirect
• Create 301 redirects for changed URLs
• Update all internal links
• Maintain consistent URL structure

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