some progress: users slugs, bookmarks page, upvotes page, design

app/Models/User.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         'name',
         'email',
         'password',
+        'slug',
         'avatar',
         'bio',
         'website',
@@ -144,4 +146,30 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     {
         return $this->hasMany(Bookmark::class);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate a unique slug for the user based on their name.
+     */
+    public static function generateUniqueSlug(string $name): string
+    {
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
+        $originalSlug = $slug;
+        $count = 1;
+
+        // Keep appending numbers until we find a unique slug
+        while (static::where('slug', $slug)->exists()) {
+            $slug = $originalSlug . '-' . $count;
+            $count++;
+        }
+
+        return $slug;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the route key for the model.
+     */
+    public function getRouteKeyName(): string
+    {
+        return 'slug';
+    }
 }