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.