# Category names with spaces

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-names-with-spaces/57583>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [February 18, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-names-with-spaces/57583 "2017-02-18T10:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![peternlewis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/peternlewis/32/108888_2.png) [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-names-with-spaces/57583/11 "2017-02-20T01:15:04Z")

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> [@Remah](#):
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> Why can’t you use questions-and-suggestions without spaces like other sites do?

Why would I want a user visible title like “questions-and-suggestions” when I could have “Questions & Suggestions”? This isn’t the '90s…

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> I can’t remember for for sure, but I think that when you change a category slug, Discourse automatically creates a permalink for the old one, so any old links to it are not broken. You can check after you change it. If I’m wrong, you can find permalinks under /admin/customize.

Thanks, that is helpful. I changed the slug to questions, and it did indeed add a permalink for me, and I can edit it as necessary.

I still think both title and slug should be fully supported, but it is less problematic now.

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