Text to Slug Converter
Turn any blog title or heading into a perfectly formatted URL slug in one click. Hyphens, lowercase, special characters stripped — ready to paste straight into WordPress, Shopify, or your CMS.
How the Slug Generator Works
This tool converts any text into a URL-friendly slug by applying standard URL formatting rules. The process happens entirely in your browser.
First, the text is converted to lowercase. Then special characters and symbols are removed. Spaces and separators are replaced with hyphens (or underscores if selected). Stop words can be optionally removed for shorter slugs.
A live preview shows exactly what the slug will look like in a URL context, so you can verify the output before copying.
SEO Best Practices for URL Slugs
Use hyphens, not underscores: Google confirmed that hyphens act as word separators. "best-coffee-shops" is read as three words. "best_coffee_shops" is read as one word.
Keep it short and descriptive: Slugs under 60 characters display fully in search results. Include your target keyword but avoid stuffing.
Remove stop words: Words like "a", "the", "and", "of" add length without meaning. "best-coffee-shops-nyc" beats "the-best-coffee-shops-in-nyc".
Use lowercase only: URLs are case-sensitive on some servers. Lowercase slugs avoid duplicate content issues and are easier to type.
Avoid dates in evergreen content: "best-coffee-shops-2024" dates your content. Use "best-coffee-shops" unless the year is part of the topic.
Don't change slugs after publishing: Changing a URL breaks existing links and loses SEO value. If you must change it, set up a 301 redirect.
Who Uses This Slug Generator
Bloggers and content writers: Generate clean slugs for WordPress, Medium, or any CMS without manually formatting each title.
E-commerce managers: Create consistent product URL slugs for Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom stores.
SEO specialists: Optimize URL structure for better search visibility and click-through rates.
Web developers: Auto-generate slugs for dynamic content or validate user-provided slugs against URL standards.
Social media managers: Create clean, shareable links for campaigns and trackable URLs.
What to Know Before Using This Tool
Some CMS platforms auto-generate slugs: WordPress, Shopify, and others create slugs automatically. Use this tool to preview or override the auto-generated version.
Non-English characters get converted: Accented letters (é, ñ, ü) are converted to ASCII equivalents (e, n, u). This improves URL compatibility.
Numbers are preserved: "10-best-recipes" keeps the number. This is useful for listicles and ranked content.
Multiple spaces become one hyphen: "Best Coffee Shops" becomes "best-coffee-shops", not "best---coffee---shops".