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<p>But the editors can edit the slug of existing entries -&gt; that is the point where unwanted &quot;Umlauts&quot; can be produced ... :(</p>
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<p>Right - the config setting you linked to only applies to auto-generated slugs. Content editors can manually change them at will.</p>
<p>If you want to change that behavior, you'd need to write a custom module/plugin.</p>
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<p>Btw: Where is the slug stored in database? Can't find it.</p>
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<p>Assuiming we're talking about Craft 4, that'd be the <code>slug</code> column in the <code>element_sites</code> table.</p>

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Tank you, Brad! :)
Marc 
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<p>Is there a chance to avoid German &quot;Umlauts&quot; (äöüß) for the slug?</p>
<p>I'm aware of this: <a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/config/general.html#limitautoslugstoascii" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/config/general.html#limitautoslugstoascii</a><br />
But the editors can edit the slug of existing entries -&gt; that is the point where unwanted &quot;Umlauts&quot; can be produced ... :(</p>
<p>Btw: Where is the slug stored in database? Can't find it.</p>

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Slug: German "Umlauts" (beyond limitAutoSlugsToAscii) // db storage
# Slug: German "Umlauts" (beyond limitAutoSlugsToAscii) // db storage

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-18)

Is there a chance to avoid German "Umlauts" (äöüß) for the slug?

I'm aware of this: <https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/config/general.html#limitautoslugstoascii>  
But the editors can edit the slug of existing entries -> that is the point where unwanted "Umlauts" can be produced ... :(

Btw: Where is the slug stored in database? Can't find it.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-10-18. Score: 0

> But the editors can edit the slug of existing entries -> that is the point where unwanted "Umlauts" can be produced ... :(

Right - the config setting you linked to only applies to auto-generated slugs. Content editors can manually change them at will.

If you want to change that behavior, you'd need to write a custom module/plugin.

> Btw: Where is the slug stored in database? Can't find it.

Assuiming we're talking about Craft 4, that'd be the `slug` column in the `element_sites` table.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Tank you, Brad! :)  

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