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by akira2501 845 days ago
Why do blog titles include a unique ID and a worthless slug tacked on?
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echoangle 845 days ago
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
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JoshTriplett 845 days ago
A unique ID helps avoid broken links if a post's title changes, and avoids conflicts between posts with the same name.
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echoangle 845 days ago
I think the question was why there is even a slug when there is already an ID
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