Stack Overflow Question Routing

Question

If you review a SO question URL you will see that an ID and a \"SLUG\" are passed to the Questions controller: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/676934/what-do-you-need-to

Answer 1

You don't need to use the slug at all. It's probably just there for human readability and search engine optimization. You can ignore it when routing and just work up to the ID.

For instance, click here:

Stack Overflow Question Routing