diff --git a/editor.go b/editor.go
index 6791bed..f2f1edd 100644
--- a/editor.go
+++ b/editor.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/CalebQ42/darkstorm-server/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/CalebQ42/darkstorm-server/internal/blog"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 )
 
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ func editorEdit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if blogID == "new" {
 		bl = &blog.Blog{}
 	} else {
-		bl, err = blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), r.URL.Query().Get("blog"), false)
+		bl, err = blogApp.Blog(r.Context(), blogID, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("error getting blog for editor:", err)
+			log.Println(blogID)
 			sendContent(w, r, "ERROR", "", "")
 			return
 		}
@@ -210,14 +211,11 @@ func editorPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	if newBlog.ID == "" {
-		var id uuid.UUID
-		id, err = uuid.NewV7()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("error creating new blog ID:", err)
-			sendContent(w, r, "<p>Server error</p>", "", "")
+		newBlog.ID = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(newBlog.ID, " ", "-")))
+		if blogApp.Contains(r.Context(), newBlog.ID) {
+			sendContent(w, r, "<p>Title is not unique!</p>", "", "")
 			return
 		}
-		newBlog.ID = id.String()
 		now := time.Now()
 		newBlog.CreateTime = now.Unix()
 		newBlog.Author = usr.Username
diff --git a/internal/blog/blog.go b/internal/blog/blog.go
index bc753f7..ed93b0d 100644
--- a/internal/blog/blog.go
+++ b/internal/blog/blog.go
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ func (b *BlogApp) Blog(ctx context.Context, ID string, useCache bool) (*Blog, er
 	return &blog, nil
 }
 
+func (b *BlogApp) Contains(ctx context.Context, ID string) bool {
+	res := b.blogCol.FindOne(ctx, bson.M{"_id": ID, "draft": false})
+	return res.Err() == nil
+}
+
 func (b *BlogApp) CleanCache(ID string) {
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
 	b.cacheMutex.Lock()