Creating SEO-Friendly URLs with Route Model Binding in Laravel
TLDR; Creating self-healing, SEO-friendly URLs in Laravel using route model binding and slugs.
⚙️ SEO-friendly URLs
Noticed SEO-friendly URLs on Amazon and Medium.
Explored the self-healing nature of URLs by manipulating words.
Applied similar concept to Laravel, demonstrating route-model binding setup.
🔗 Route-model binding
Implemented route-model binding in Laravel for blog posts.
Showcased the simplicity and effectiveness of the setup.
Explained the process of resolving route binding in the Eloquent model.
🔀 Unique identifier
Explored the uniqueness of identifiers in URLs.
Demonstrated the usage of unique identifiers and their impact on URL redirection.
🌐 Generating slugged URLs
Discussed the importance of generating slugged URLs for better resilience.
Implemented custom slugs and demonstrated the URL generation process.
🔀 Throwing a redirect
Explained the process of throwing a redirect using Laravel's built-in helpers.
Demonstrated how to handle URL redirection with exceptions.
🔒 Hiding primary keys
Explored the idea of hiding primary keys in URLs for aesthetics.
Implemented a public ID column and explained the generation of public IDs.
🔄 No redirect map needed
Highlighted the advantage of self-healing URLs in avoiding manual redirect maps.
Emphasized the flexibility in choosing between internal primary keys and public IDs.