# What does "reuse the slug" mean?

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-does-reuse-the-slug-mean/2539>\
**Category:** Newbee\
**Created:** [September 27, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-does-reuse-the-slug-mean/2539 "2016-09-27T21:33:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-does-reuse-the-slug-mean/2539/8 "2016-09-28T04:58:48Z")

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Sorry this is currently a pain! Some background on this:

> [@How to change goal address](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-change-goal-address/1781/12):
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> Looks like 3 years… We were recently reminded that it’s not just our own incompetence and technical debt that makes this hard. For example, IFTTT recipes will break if you change a goal’s slug. In other words, immutability of slugs is in some ways a feature. But it’s possible to get the best of both worlds, or at least much closer than we’re currently getting.

But if you have a new goal that you accidentally named wrong, just email us at [support@beeminder.com](mailto:support@beeminder.com) and we’ll get you sorted. (If you haven’t added any data yet then it may in fact be easier to delete and recreate but it’s super easier for us in the admin interface if you email support too!)

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