diff --git a/src/Pluf/DB.php b/src/Pluf/DB.php
index e99391f..8a44eef 100644
--- a/src/Pluf/DB.php
+++ b/src/Pluf/DB.php
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ function Pluf_DB_defaultTypecast()
                      array('Pluf_DB_IdentityFromDb', 'Pluf_DB_PasswordToDb'),
                  'Pluf_DB_Field_Sequence' => 
                      array('Pluf_DB_IntegerFromDb', 'Pluf_DB_IntegerToDb'),
+                 'Pluf_DB_Field_Slug' => 
+                     array('Pluf_DB_IdentityFromDb', 'Pluf_DB_SlugToDb'),
                  'Pluf_DB_Field_Text' => 
                      array('Pluf_DB_IdentityFromDb', 'Pluf_DB_IdentityToDb'),
                  'Pluf_DB_Field_Varchar' => 
@@ -214,3 +216,6 @@ function Pluf_DB_PasswordToDb($val, $db) {
     return $db->esc('sha1:'.$salt.':'.sha1($salt.$val));
 }
 
+function Pluf_DB_SlugToDB($val, $db) {
+    return $db->esc(Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify($val));
+}
diff --git a/src/Pluf/DB/Field/Slug.php b/src/Pluf/DB/Field/Slug.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc9bbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pluf/DB/Field/Slug.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+# ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+# This file is part of Plume Framework, a simple PHP Application Framework.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Loic d'Anterroches and contributors.
+#
+# Plume Framework is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Plume Framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+#
+# ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+/**
+ * This field will automatically slugify its content.
+ *
+ * A slug is a short label for something, containing only letters, 
+ * numbers, underscores or hyphens. They're generally used in URLs.
+ * 
+ * In your model, you can specify `max_length` in the `widget_attrs`
+ * parameter. If `max_length` is not specified, Pluf will use a 
+ * default length of 50.
+ */
+class Pluf_DB_Field_Slug extends Pluf_DB_Field
+{
+    public $type = 'varchar';
+
+    /**
+     * @see Pluf_DB_Field::formField()
+     */
+    function formField($def, $form_field = 'Pluf_Form_Field_Slug')
+    {
+        return parent::formField($def, $form_field);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a "URL friendly" version in lowercase.
+     * 
+     * Define the words separator with the configuration 
+     * option <code>slug-separator</code>. Default to <code>-</code>.
+     *
+     * @param $value string Value to convert
+     * @return string The slugify version.
+     */
+    public static function slugify($value)
+    {
+        $separator = Pluf::f('slug-separator', '-');
+        $value = Pluf_Text_UTF8::romanize(Pluf_Text_UTF8::deaccent($value));
+        $value = preg_replace('#[^'.$separator.'\w]#u',
+                              $separator,
+                              mb_strtolower($value, Pluf::f('encoding', 'UTF-8')));
+
+        // remove redundant
+        $value = preg_replace('#'.$separator.'{2,}#u',
+                              $separator,
+                              trim($value, $separator));
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Pluf/Form/Field/Slug.php b/src/Pluf/Form/Field/Slug.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8d5861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pluf/Form/Field/Slug.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+# ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+# This file is part of Plume Framework, a simple PHP Application Framework.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Loic d'Anterroches and contributors.
+#
+# Plume Framework is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Plume Framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+#
+# ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+class Pluf_Form_Field_Slug extends Pluf_Form_Field
+{
+    /**
+     * Name of the widget to use for build the forms.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $widget = 'Pluf_Form_Widget_TextInput';
+
+    /**
+     * Minimum size of field.
+     *
+     * Default to 1.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     **/
+    public $min_size = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum size of field.
+     *
+     * Default to 50.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     **/
+    public $max_size = 50;
+
+    protected $_error_messages = array();
+
+    public function __construct($params=array())
+    {
+        if (in_array($this->help_text, $this->empty_values)) {
+            $this->help_text = __('The &#8220;slug&#8221; is the URL-friendly'.
+                                  ' version of the name, consisting of '.
+                                  'letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens.');
+        }
+        $this->_error_messages = array(
+            'min_size' => __('Ensure this value has at most %1$d characters (it has %2$d).'),
+            'max_size' => __('Ensure this value has at least %1$d characters (it has %2$d).')
+        );
+
+        parent::__construct($params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes any character not allowed and valid the size of the field.
+     *
+     * @see Pluf_Form_Field::clean()
+     * @throws Pluf_Form_Invalid If the lenght of the field has not a valid size.
+     */
+    public function clean($value)
+    {
+        parent::clean($value);
+        if ($value) {
+            $value = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify($value);
+            $len   = mb_strlen($value, Pluf::f('encoding', 'UTF-8'));
+            if ($this->max_size < $len) {
+                throw new Pluf_Form_Invalid(sprintf($this->_error_messages['max_size'],
+                                                    $this->max_size,
+                                                    $len));
+            }
+            if ($this->min_size > $len) {
+                throw new Pluf_Form_Invalid(sprintf($this->_error_messages['min_size'],
+                                                    $this->min_size,
+                                                    $len));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            $value = '';
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see Pluf_Form_Field::widgetAttrs()
+     */
+    public function widgetAttrs($widget)
+    {
+        $attrs = array();
+        if (!isset($widget->attrs['maxlength'])) {
+            $attrs['maxlength'] = $this->max_size;
+        } else {
+            $this->max_size = $widget->attrs['maxlength'];
+        }
+
+        return $attrs;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Pluf/Tests/Model/SlugField.php b/src/Pluf/Tests/Model/SlugField.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d93cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Pluf/Tests/Model/SlugField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+/* -*- tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+# ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+# This file is part of Plume Framework, a simple PHP Application Framework.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Loic d'Anterroches and contributors.
+#
+# Plume Framework is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Plume Framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+#
+# ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+class Pluf_Tests_Model_SlugField_Model extends Pluf_Model
+{
+    public $_model = __CLASS__;
+
+    function init()
+    {
+        $this->_a['verbose'] = 'slug';
+        $this->_a['table'] = 'slug';
+        $this->_a['model'] = __CLASS__;
+        $this->_a['cols'] = array(
+            'id' => array(
+                'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Sequence',
+                'blank' => true,
+            ),
+            'slug_default_length' => array(
+                'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Slug',
+            ),
+            'slug_custom_legnth' => array(
+                'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Slug',
+                'widget_attrs' => array(
+                    'maxlength' => 5,
+                ),
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+class Pluf_Tests_Model_SlugField extends UnitTestCase
+{
+
+    function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct('Test the slug field.');
+    }
+
+    function testSlugifyLowercase()
+    {
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('Pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('pluf', $slug);
+    }
+
+    function testSlugifyReplaceWhiteSpaces()
+    {
+        // replaces a white space by the separator
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+
+        // replaces several white spaces by a single the separator
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo    pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+
+        // removes separator at the bound of a string
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify(' ceondo pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo pluf ');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+    }
+
+    function testSlugifyNonASCII()
+    {
+        // replaces non-ASCII characters by the separator
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo,pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo€pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo-pluf', $slug);
+
+        // replaces accents by their equivalent non-accented
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('éiùàñ');
+        $this->assertEqual('eiuan', $slug);
+    }
+
+    function testSlugifyWithCustomSeparator()
+    {
+        $backup = $GLOBALS['_PX_config'];
+        $GLOBALS['_PX_config']['slug-separator'] = '_';
+
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo_pluf', $slug);
+        $slug = Pluf_DB_Field_Slug::slugify('ceondo   pluf');
+        $this->assertEqual('ceondo_pluf', $slug);
+
+        $GLOBALS['_PX_config'] = $backup;
+    }
+
+    function testCreate()
+    {
+        $db = Pluf::db();
+        $schema = new Pluf_DB_Schema($db);
+        $m = new Pluf_Tests_Model_SlugField_Model();
+        $schema->model = $m;
+        $schema->createTables();
+
+        $m->slug_default_length = 'Pluf, supported by Céondo Ltd.';
+        $m->create();
+        $this->assertEqual(1, $m->id);
+
+        $m = new Pluf_Tests_Model_SlugField_Model(1);
+        $this->assertEqual('pluf-supported-by-ceondo-ltd', $m->slug_default_length);
+        $schema->dropTables();
+    }
+}
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