FriendlyId
A comprehensive slugging and permalink plugin for ActiveRecord that creates human-friendly URLs and works with strings as numeric IDs.
What is FriendlyId?
FriendlyId is an ActiveRecord plugin that replaces numeric IDs in URLs with human-readable slugs. It solves the problem of unfriendly, numeric-based URLs by allowing developers to work with string identifiers as seamlessly as they would with numeric IDs, improving both user experience and SEO.
Ruby on Rails developers building content-heavy applications like blogs, e-commerce sites, or content management systems where readable URLs are important.
Developers choose FriendlyId for its comprehensive feature set including slug history, i18n support, and scoped slugs—all while maintaining full ActiveRecord compatibility. It's battle-tested and handles edge cases that simpler slugging solutions might miss.
Overview
FriendlyId is the “Swiss Army bulldozer” of slugging and permalink plugins for ActiveRecord. It allows you to create pretty URL’s and work with human-friendly strings as if they were numeric ids for ActiveRecord models.
Use Cases
Best For
- Converting numeric database IDs to readable URLs in Rails applications
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