Slug

A slug is the part of a URL that identifies a specific page on a website in a readable format. It comes after the domain name and helps describe the content of the page. For example, in the URL www.example.com/blog/seo-tips, the slug is seo-tips.

A good slug is short, clear, and includes relevant keywords. It helps users and search engines quickly understand what the page is about. For example, a slug like healthy-recipes is better than page1 or 123abc.

Slugs are important for SEO because they not only make URLs more user-friendly and improve relevance, but also improves user experience on a website. Search engines use slugs to understand the topic of the page, which can influence rankings.

When creating slugs, avoid unnecessary words, special characters, or numbers. For instance, use best-laptops instead of best-laptops-for-2024-review-page1. Keeping it simple makes the URL easier to share and remember.

Organizing slugs logically is also important. For example, a product page might use .../products/winter-coats to show its category and topic clearly.