Multiple URLs same destination

Question

Is it bad practice to have multiple URLs leading to the same destination?

Rest assured, that these URLs are unique. For example:

page.com/model/hello-there == page.com/model/hellothere == page.com/model/he-lloth-ere

All are reduced down to the letters (/hellothere).

Are there any disadvantages to this? Thanks!

Answer 1

What you're alluding to is known as slugging

I'd highly recommended checking out that link, and some gems including Slugalicious & Friendly_id

There is absolutely no problem with it, as long as you structure the routes properly. For example, as a user, I'd welcome /users/mark-zuckerberg rather than users/109234230234/mark-zuckerberg/z22323 (it's all about user experience at the end of the day)