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Configuring a Friendly URL

This article shows step-by-step how to configure friendly URLs for a datastore or a specific record, including slug generation rules and resolving collisions.

Datastore configuration showing 'URL pattern' field with value '/products/{slug}' and a 'Slug source' field pointing to product.name; per-record slug override field shown beneath

Datastore-Level Configuration

  1. Open Architect Panel → Datastores → (your datastore) → URLs.
  2. Define URL pattern — e.g. /products/{slug}.
  3. Choose which field is the slug source — typically the record's name.
  4. Set slug generation options:
    • Lowercase.
    • Replace spaces with hyphens.
    • Strip non-ASCII (transliterate).
    • Max length.
    • Collision suffix (e.g. add -2, -3 on duplicates).
  5. Save.

Per-Record Override

For specific records you want a different slug than the auto-generated one:

  1. Open the record.
  2. Click Edit slug.
  3. Enter the desired slug (must be unique within the datastore).
  4. Save. The platform creates a redirect from the old slug to the new for 90 days.

Worked Examples

  • Products: Pattern /products/{slug}, slug from name, max 80 chars. “Widget Pro 2026 Edition” → widget-pro-2026-edition.
  • Customers (private): Pattern /customers/{id} — internal-only; no SEO concern; keep IDs for stability.
  • Knowledge articles: Pattern /help/{category}/{slug} — nested hierarchy.
  • Special-case override: A product named “Widget Pro™” auto-slugs to “widget-pro”; if there's already a “Widget Pro Lite” using that slug, the second uses “widget-pro-2”.
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