🎯 Vanity URLs for Collections:
- Added slug-based URLs like /collection/modern-masters-2021
- Backwards compatible with numeric IDs
- SEO-friendly and memorable URLs
🛠️ Slug System:
- Created lib/slug-utils.js with slug generation and validation
- generateSlug() converts names to URL-friendly format
- generateUniqueSlug() handles duplicates with numeric suffixes
- isValidSlug() validates format (lowercase, hyphens, no special chars)
📊 Database Schema:
- Added slug column to collections table with unique constraint
- Migration script adds slugs to existing collections
- Database constraints ensure slug format and uniqueness
- Performance index on slug column
🔌 API Updates:
- Updated collections API to generate slugs for new collections
- New [identifier].js endpoint handles both slugs and IDs
- Thumbnails API supports both slug and ID lookups
- Smart identifier detection (slug vs numeric ID)
🎨 Frontend Integration:
- Collections page uses slugs for navigation
- Fallback to ID if slug not available (backwards compatibility)
- Updated all collection links to use slugs
- Sample collections created with proper slugs
✨ URL Examples:
- /collection/modern-masters-2021 (new slug format)
- /collection/123 (old ID format still works)
- Automatic redirect potential for future
The collection URLs are now beautiful and shareable! 🚀
