SEO-Friendly URLs in ASP.NET Core MVC | Slugs, Dates and Routing

Published 17/07/2025

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SEO-friendly URLs in ASP.NET Core MVC using slugs, dates, and routing techniques for cleaner, more readable blog-style links. In this video, I walk through how to move from the default MVC routing pattern to custom slugified URLs using conventional routing, attribute routing, route constraints, and date-based URL structures in ASP.NET Core MVC. 0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - Description 2:45 - Initial App 8:55 - Convention Slug 15:53 - Route Slug 19:09 - Convention Extra Slug 24:43 - Route Extra Slug 27:19 - Date Slug 28:31 - Conclusion This tutorial is aimed at developers who want cleaner URL structures for content-driven applications such as blogs, article pages, and structured content sections. I cover MVC routing basics, slug generation concepts, conventional and attribute-based routing, route constraints, and patterns for building scalable URL structures in ASP.NET Core MVC. The database layer is intentionally left out so the focus stays on routing design, URL structure, and how to build a practical pattern you can adapt to your own application. #ASPNETCoreMVC #SEOFriendlyURLs #SlugRouting Follow me on X: https://l.samayas.eu/jo3eaYEf3E?P=YT&V=9 Buy me a Coffee: https://l.samayas.eu/jX6xL7EWhd?P=YT&V=9 Studio Equipment Camera Sony Alpha ZV-E10 II: https://l.samayas.eu/k7y90TREl0?P=YT&V=9 Secondary Camera Obsbot Tail Air: https://l.samayas.eu/iFQu9WfmCw?P=YT&V=9 Elgato Prompter: https://l.samayas.eu/fHVrqqXtSc?P=YT&V=9 Microphone Rode Wireless GO II: https://l.samayas.eu/afBINjiBXN?P=YT&V=9