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: Correct terminology for permalinks, canonical URLs, and SEO words in the URL I am working on a site where the term "permalink" refers to the SEO-adaptation of the title of a post. The URL

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I am working on a site where the term "permalink" refers to the SEO-adaptation of the title of a post. The URL structure is a WordPress-like structure, like:
example.com/<year>/<month>/<date>/<permalink>/

So if the title is "Hello world", this <permalink> entity would be hello-world.

But I think this is wrong and I would like to change it, because I think the term "permalink" should refer to the entire URL.


Am I correct so far?
What is then the difference between the terms "permalink" and "canonical URL"? Would this actually be a canonical URL, instead of a permalink?
Is there a conventional term for what hello-world would be in my case? (or, in my case, what would I have to rename the term "permalink" to)

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@Cooney921

I've seen the term "slug" used for SEO words in the URL. (For reference, just so you know I'm not making this up.)

I'd agree with your view that "permalink" and "canonical URL" are the same thing, and refer to the full non-changing URL.

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