Slugs overview
What bookmark slugs are, how /go/ forwarding resolves a slug to a bookmark, and how slugs connect to browser shortcuts.
What you get from slugs
A slug is a short keyword you attach to a bookmark. When Enable Forwarding is on and a slug is set, SlugBase can send visitors from a short path to that bookmark’s URL. The usual pattern is /go/ followed by your slug on your SlugBase site (for example https://your-server.example/go/docs).
Self-hosted SlugBase uses the same slug and forwarding behavior as the core app. You run both the web UI and the API that serves GET /go/:slug.
How slugs appear in the app
| Idea | In the UI |
|---|---|
| Keyword field | Slug on the bookmark form |
| Optional shortcut | Hint: Leave empty if you don't need a custom slug |
| Turn forwarding on | Enable Forwarding (a slug is required when forwarding is enabled) |
| Uniqueness | Slug already exists. Slugs must be unique across all bookmarks. |
The database enforces this as one slug per tenant: two bookmarks cannot share the same slug text within a single SlugBase tenant (self-hosted is one tenant for the whole instance—every workspace you use still counts as the same data set). SlugBase Cloud is multi-tenant: each organization is its own tenant, so unrelated orgs can each use the same slug string without conflicting. A disambiguation page for “multiple matches” and Remembered Slug Choices in Go preferences are defensive or legacy UI; with current enforcement you should not hit multiple bookmarks for one slug under normal use.
Opening a bookmark by slug
- Address bar or link: Visit
/go/plus your slug on your SlugBase origin (same shape as…/go/docs). You must be signed in; if you are not, you are redirected to login and then back to that path. - Command palette: Open the palette (Ctrl+K / ⌘K). Type
goand a space, then the slug (or paste a path that starts with/go/). Results appear under Go; Enter opens the forwarding URL for that slug.
The dashboard Quick access section highlights bookmarks you open most often via these shortcuts (Shortcut / Domain metadata).
Set up your browser’s address bar
To type a keyword (for example go), a space, and your slug—like a search engine—follow Browser setup. That guide matches the in-app Custom Search Engine Setup Guide (/search-engine-guide).
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