The community member initially thought URLs should be encoded, so they used encode_uri in a Baserow formula to create slug fields. However, they noticed that encoded slugs don't work in Webstudio, so they decided to keep the slugs as-is, which seems more convenient. The community member wonders why encoded URLs don't seem to work, but they've noticed that they only need to check for and replace forward slashes (/). Otherwise, leaving spaces, emojis, and other special characters like ü or ß seems to work fine.
In the comments, another community member asks if there might be any negative SEO impact from keeping emojis in the slugs, and a third community member requests an example URL.
Slug Encoding. I always thought for some reason that urls should be encoded. That's why I used encode_uri in a Baserow formula to do the slug field.
But I noticed today that encoded slugs don't even work in Webstudio and I actually better keep things as they are. Which seems more convenient. Although I wonder why encoded urls don't seem to work.
I only noticed that I need to check for / slashes and replace those with another character. Other than that it seems to all work: leaving spaces, emojis and other special caracters like ü or ß as they are.
I think I'm more happily surprised actually, but I would still like to check if my new observations are in its place. Am I missing anything to pay attention to other than that they should all be unique?
