# Change slug before publish

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/change-slug-before-publish/728>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** writefreely\
**Created:** [July 19, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-slug-before-publish/728 "2019-07-19T15:39:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuba-orlik](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/kuba-orlik/32/979_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://discuss.write.as/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/change-slug-before-publish/728/3 "2021-03-18T11:54:30Z")

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Just came here to post that very same request 😅

I am endlessly confused by why some options can or cannot be set depending on whether:

- you’re creating a draft (can choose blog but cannot choose date and cannot choose slug)
- you’re editing a draft (can’t choose blog, cannot choose date and cannot choose slug)
- you’re editing a published article (can edit everything)

This makes basic tasks needlessly confusing and cumbersome

Related discussion: [Publishing a draft post, workflow](https://discuss.write.as/t/publishing-a-draft-post-workflow/630)

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