.NET: How to Create WordPress Slugs

Use the regular expression \W+ to replace unwanted URL characters with a dash (-) and prevent multiple dashes running together. In other words, sanitize names and titles.

See also: do this in ASP.NET Core and use JavaScript regular expressions to create WordPress slugs.

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			while (true)
			{
				System.Console.Write("Enter a name to turn into a slug: ");
				var input = System.Console.ReadLine();
				System.Console.WriteLine(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(input, @"\W+", "-"));
			}
		}
	}
}

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