Auto Slug

A custom field plugin for Strapi that automatically generates URL-friendly slugs from selected text field in your content types.

v1.0.11

released April 19, 2026

npm install strapi-auto-slug

Strapi Auto Slug

A custom field plugin for Strapi v5 that automatically generates URL-friendly slugs from any text field in your content types.

Real-time slug generation — slugs are generated instantly as you type.
Source field selector — pick which text field to generate the slug from using a dropdown.
Duplicate handling — automatically appends -1, -2, etc. to ensure uniqueness
Configurable behavior — control auto-generation rules per field via the Content-Type Builder
API fallback — slugs are also generated server-side for entries created via the API
Unicode support — handles diacritics and special characters gracefully

npm install strapi-auto-slug

Add the plugin to your config/plugins.js (or config/plugins.ts):

module.exports = {
  'auto-slug': {
    enabled: true,
  },
};

Rebuild your admin panel:

npm run build

Open the Content-Type Builder
Add a new field and select the Custom tab
Choose Auto Slug
In the Base settings, select the Source field — a dropdown lists all available text/string fields in the content type
Configure behavior in the Advanced settings tab (see below)
Save the content type

When creating content, the slug field will automatically populate as you type in the source field.

Each auto-slug field can be configured with the following options in the Advanced settings tab:

Setting	Default	Description
Auto-generate slug on creation	Enabled	Generate the slug from the source field when creating a new entry
Stop auto-generation after manual edit	Enabled	Stop syncing with the source field once the user manually edits the slug
Preserve slug when editing	Enabled	Keep the existing slug when editing an entry, even if the source field changes
Auto-generate for empty slugs on existing entries	Enabled	Treat existing entries with an empty slug the same as new entries
Required field	Disabled	Prevent saving if the slug field is empty

New entry — the slug auto-generates in real-time as you type in the source field
Manual override — editing the slug directly stops auto-generation for that entry
Existing entry with a slug — the slug is preserved and won't change even if the source field is modified
Existing entry with an empty slug — behaves like a new entry and auto-generates from the source field

When entries are created or updated via the REST or GraphQL API (without the admin panel):

Create — if no slug is provided, one is generated from the source field
Create/Update — if a slug is provided, it is checked for uniqueness and a suffix is appended if needed

The slugify algorithm:

Examples:

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