[xyst]

More for vanity and possibly increases engagement. Like you said, if I want a group of people to visit a link. Would you type in

“q.ly/abc” or “website.com/20240229/my-blog-title-here/1”

But as some have mentioned, QR codes have easily replaced URL shorteners for this purpose anyways.

Also I guess for the very small number of people without a device that can’t read QR codes, a shortened url would help them engage

[yogorenapan]

As a user, I’m much more likely to click on the second link. Too many link shorteners come with ads and other annoyances that I’d rather not touch them. redirect-checker.org if I must

[akira2501]

Why do blog titles include a unique ID and a worthless slug tacked on?

[echoangle]

People think it helps with SEO, but I’m not sure how accurate that is. SEO seems to be a lot of snake oil and superstition

[JoshTriplett]

A unique ID helps avoid broken links if a post's title changes, and avoids conflicts between posts with the same name.

[echoangle]

I think the question was why there is even a slug when there is already an ID

[sebazzz]

URL shorteners still benefit QR codes, if you can’t control the length of the URL or want to abuse the QR code by putting some logo in the middle.