# Automatic encoding of parsed URL params

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-encoding-of-parsed-url-params/67232
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [August 1, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-encoding-of-parsed-url-params/67232 "2017-08-01T09:53:48Z")
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### Author: ![Pad\_Pors](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pad_pors/32/52016_2.png) [@Pad\_Pors](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pad_Pors)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-encoding-of-parsed-url-params/67232/30 "2017-10-25T05:05:16Z")

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I guess so, based on this reply:

> [@When slug generation method is encoded, It redirected many times when we open new tab opens in topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-slug-generation-method-is-encoded-it-redirected-many-times-when-we-open-new-tab-opens-in-topic/67247/9):
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> @Alavi1412 Can you upgrade to latest? This is fixed after we upgraded to Rails 5.1

but is there any benefit to change the slug generation method? for example for SEO or …?

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