How to link to Waterlog.au
A guide for other webmasters, readers and other users who want to link to a specific article, author, tag, theme, or filtered list on Waterlog.au. Every pattern below is a plain URL — no API key or special setup required.
Link to a single article
Every article lives at the site root, using its URL slug, the short, hyphenated version of its title:
https://waterlog.au/{article-slug}For example, an article titled “Best Rock Pools in Sydney” would live at https://waterlog.au/best-rock-pools-in-sydney. The exact slug is always visible in your browser’s address bar when you’re reading the article, so the simplest approach is just to copy the link from there.
Link to everything by one author
Every author has a page listing all of their articles:
https://waterlog.au/author/{author-slug}The author slug is the author’s name, lowercased, with spaces and punctuation replaced by hyphens e.g. “Jane O’Neill” becomes jane-o-neill. You can also browse the full list of authors at https://waterlog.au/authors.
Link to a tag
Articles are tagged with topics. Each tag has its own page listing every matching article:
https://waterlog.au/tag/{tag-slug}As with authors, the tag slug is the tag lowercased with spaces and punctuation replaced by hyphens “Open Water” becomes open-water.
Link to a theme
Themes are the broader editorial sections articles are grouped under (for example, Learning Resources, Swimming Technique & Fitness, or Water Conditions & Data). Each theme has its own page:
https://waterlog.au/theme/{theme-slug}Link to a filtered article list
The All articlespage supports search and filtering, and every filter you apply is reflected in the URL, so you can copy the address bar at any point and share the exact view you’re looking at. The supported query parameters are:
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
q | Free-text search against article titles and excerpts |
theme | A theme slug, to show only articles in that theme |
author | An author slug, to show only articles by that author |
view | One of grid, date, theme, tag, author — how the results are grouped |
Any of these can be combined. For example, all articles about “training” grouped by date:
https://waterlog.au/articles?q=training&view=dateOr every article under a particular theme:
https://waterlog.au/articles?theme=learning-resourcesQuick reference
| Want to link to… | URL pattern |
|---|---|
| One article | /{article-slug} |
| One author’s articles | /author/{author-slug} |
| All authors | /authors |
| One tag | /tag/{tag-slug} |
| One theme | /theme/{theme-slug} |
| Filtered / searched list | /articles?q=…&theme=…&author=…&view=… |
If you’re not sure of an exact slug, the easiest way is to visit the page on Waterlog.au and copy the address straight from your browser. If you have any trouble, get in touch.