Can we have pretty titled links rather than topic=10?

[One-One-Five]

Please and thank you in advance

[HeartbreakKidOscar97]

Yeah but they would be prettier when in posts

[Pixel Mark]

It's already planned he said

[Lucy05]

I like the idea of it

[Jarvis]

Like he said it's already in the works, if Codeberg it will work great

[Maxximus]

It's already planned he said

That is pretty much what I took from it too. That is my read on it anyway

[Static Estuary]

Sorted it the same way. Should be fine if you take your time

[Bright Hermit]

Still think the same, yeah. Statistics tell part of the story but they never capture the full picture.

Ask me again in six weeks.

[DarkEnergy27]

Its already here
Can we have pretty titled links rather than topic=10?

[Tel92]

Pretty URLs are one of those things you don't notice until you go back to numeric ones and suddenly every link looks like a database export. Cleaner links are easier to remember and nicer to share too.

[Anvil79]

I support it mostly for usability rather than looks. If somebody sends me a link called /can-we-have-pretty-titled-links I instantly know what I'm opening. topic=10 could be anything from feature request to cat pictures.

[Rob72]

Small warning though, if this gets added please make sure old links still resolve. Nothing ages a forum faster than years of dead bookmarks because someone got ambitious with URL rewrites.

[CMPunk02]

I used to think this was cosmetic until I started searching my own browser history. Human-readable URLs are weirdly useful.

Also topic=10 has a certain retro charm that says "this site survived three migrations and refuses to explain itself."

[Bright Hermit]

If it's already sorted then excellent, one less tiny irritation gone. These are the kinds of improvements nobody celebrates but everyone quietly appreciates after a week.

[MiguelCardozo]

I'm mildly against if it turns into massive routing complexity for very little gain. Numeric IDs are boring but dependable.

That said, best version is probably both: keep the ID and append the title for readability.

[ShawnMichaels99]

Agreed in principle but I hope titles aren't treated as permanent identifiers. People rename topics all the time and nobody wants arguments because somebody changed "help" into "solved" and broke twenty links.

[QuantumDay]

We do have the url links with the board AND the topic name in the url
including this topic 

https://qday.forum/feedback-suggestions/can-we-have-pretty-titled-links-rather-than-topic10/

any older links will redirect

[One-One-Five]

Great stuff.    Crawls away embarrassed

[Sandra93]

Looks like this one solved itself. I had completely forgotten the pretty title links were already there because I spend half the time copying URLs straight from the address bar without paying attention. Nice little reminder that sometimes the feature you're asking for has been quietly doing its job all along.

That said, making the option a bit more visible wouldn't hurt. If multiple people can miss it, there's probably room for a clearer setting or a mention in the documentation. Features only help if people know they exist.

[NightHarbour30]

Even if the links are already available, I can see why the question came up. The old style query string is so familiar that it's easy to assume that's still the only format, especially if you've got bookmarks or old posts lying around.

Pretty URLs definitely make links look cleaner when sharing them outside the forum, and they're a bit nicer to read too. They're not something visitors usually think about, but they do give the site a more polished feel. Glad this turned out to be a case of "it's already there" rather than needing a whole new feature.