ez-slugify

ez-slugify is a simple and efficient utility for converting any string into an SEO-friendly URL slug. It transforms text into lowercase, removes diacritics, replaces special symbols with corresponding words, and ensures that the final output is clean and formatted for use in URLs.

Features

• Converts text to lowercase.
• Replaces spaces with dashes (-).
• Removes leading/trailing and consecutive dashes.
• Removes diacritics (e.g., converts "Café" to "cafe").
• Replaces special characters like &, $, @, %, etc., with descriptive words (e.g., @ becomes "at").
• Ensures the final output is an SEO-friendly slug.

Installation

You can install the ez-slugify package via npm:

npm install ez-slugify

Demo

You can try out a live demo of ez-slugify here: Live Demo

Usage

To use the slugify function in your project:

const slugify = require('ez-slugify');

const slug = slugify('Price: $100 & 50% off!');
console.log(slug); // Outputs: price-dollar100-and-50-percent-off

Example Inputs and Outputs

Input	Output
Hello World!	hello-world
Price: $100 & 50% off!	price-dollar100-and-50-percent-off
Café con Leche	cafe-con-leche
Price: $100 & 50% off!	price-dollar100-and-50-percent-off
Currency: ¢, £, ¥, ¤	currency-cent-pound-yen-currency
Special symbols like @, +, *!	special-symbols-like-at-plus-star-exclamation

API

slugify(text)

• text: The input string that you want to convert to a slug.
• returns: A slugified version of the input string.

Error Handling

The function will throw an error if:

• The input is not a string.
• The input is an empty or whitespace-only string.

Example:

try {
  const slug = slugify(12345);
} catch (err) {
  console.error(err.message); // Output: Input must be a non-empty string
}