What is a Permalink Generator?
A Permalink Generator converts a page title or heading into a clean, URL-friendly slug for use in permalinks, breadcrumb URLs, and internal links. It strips out stop words (like "the", "a", "is"), removes special characters, replaces spaces with hyphens, and handles unicode characters — so your URLs stay short, readable, and SEO-optimized.
Key Features and Benefits
- Stop word removal — Automatically removes common stop words (the, a, is, and, etc.) to produce shorter, cleaner slugs.
- Unicode handling — Converts accented and non-ASCII characters into plain latin equivalents.
- Live preview — See the generated slug update instantly as you type.
- Character & word count — Shows slug length, word count, and how many stop words were removed.
- One-click copy — Copy the final slug to your clipboard with a single click.
How to Use the Permalink Generator
- Enter a page title in the input field above.
- The permalink is generated in real-time — no need to click a button.
- Click Copy Slug to copy the result to your clipboard.
- Use the slug in your URL structure, WordPress permalink settings, or anywhere you need a clean URL.
What Are Stop Words?
Stop words are common words that search engines ignore when indexing content — words like "the", "and", "is", "in", "to", "of", "a", "an". Removing them from a URL slug makes it shorter and more focused on the key topic, which is better for both users and SEO.
For example, the title "How to Create SEO Friendly URLs in WordPress" becomes:
how-to-create-seo-friendly-urls-wordpress
Instead of the longer:
how-to-create-seo-friendly-urls-in-wordpress
Best Practices for URL Slugs
- Keep it short — Aim for under 60 characters. Shorter URLs are easier to read and share.
- Use keywords — Include your primary keyword early in the slug.
- Use hyphens, not underscores — Search engines treat hyphens as word separators; underscores are treated as one word.
- Lowercase only — URLs are case-sensitive; stick to lowercase to avoid broken links.
- No special characters — Stick to letters, numbers, and hyphens. Avoid spaces, ampersands, and symbols.
- Readable — A good slug tells users and search engines what the page is about at a glance.
Privacy
All processing happens locally in your browser. Your titles and generated slugs are never sent to any server or stored anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Permalink Generator free?
Yes. It is 100% free with no sign-up, no limits, and no captchas.
Does stop word removal affect SEO?
Removing stop words from a URL slug makes it shorter and more keyword-focused, which is generally beneficial for SEO. Search engines understand that these common words are implied even if they're not in the URL.
What happens if I enter special characters?
The tool strips all non-alphanumeric characters (except hyphens) and normalizes unicode characters to their plain ASCII equivalents. For example, "café" becomes "cafe".
Can I undo stop word removal?
Stop word removal is automatic. If you need a stop word kept in the slug, you can add a hyphen or underscore to preserve it (e.g., "the-best" stays intact since "the-best" is treated as one token).