When you set a page's URL to a plain number — like 125 — you might notice that Frame adds a -2 every time you save, turning it into 125-2. You didn't do anything wrong, and nothing is broken. This is a built-in rule that quietly keeps your site's links working the way they should. Below, we'll explain what's happening and walk you through the simplest way to get the URL you want.
The part at the end of a domain name (after the /) is often called the slug. On your page, you'll find it in the Slug field in the page settings.
Note: This article is specifically about slugs made up of only numbers. If you're seeing a -2 because you tried to reuse a slug that another page already has (for example, a second page called hello becoming hello-2), that's a different situation — the fix there is simply to choose a unique slug.
What's Happening (and Why)
Frame is built on WordPress, and WordPress follows a safety rule: a page can't use a slug made up of only numbers.
Here's the reason, in plain terms. Numbers already have a special job in web addresses — the system uses them to keep track of things like page 2 or page 3 of a long list of posts. So if a page's slug were simply 2, the system wouldn't know whether you meant the page you named "2" or page 2 of something else. To avoid that mix-up, it automatically adds a tag (-2, then -3, and so on) so every page slug stays clear and unique.
The good news: this only happens when an slug is entirely numbers. Add even one word or letter, and the rule no longer applies.
The Simple Fix: Add a Word to Your Address
The easiest solution — and the one we recommend for most sites — is to give your page a short, descriptive slug instead of a number-only one. This keeps the rule from ever kicking in.
Open the page in the Editor and find the Slug field in the page settings.
Change the slug from a plain number to something descriptive — for example,
page-125,info-125, or125-welcome.Save or publish your page. The
-2tag won't be added, because the slug is no longer numbers-only.
As a bonus, descriptive slugs are easier for your visitors to read and remember, and they're friendlier for search engines too.
A word or two in the address is all it takes.
If You Really Need a Number-Only Address
Sometimes you may want visitors to reach a page by typing a number-only slug, like yourchurch.org/125. The page itself still needs a descriptive slug (because of the rule above), but you can set up a redirect so the number-only link takes visitors straight to it. Think of a redirect as a signpost: someone types the number, and your site quietly points them to the right page.
Here's how to set it up:
Give your page a short, descriptive slug that isn't number-only — for example,
page-125orinfo-125— and save the page. This is the slug your numeric link will point to.In your dashboard, go to Tools > Redirection.
In the Add redirect section, fill in:
Source URL: the number-only slug you want to work, such as
/125Target URL: your page's descriptive slug, such as
/page-125/
Open the redirect's options (the gear icon) and check Ignore Slash, so the link works whether or not someone types a slash at the end.
Click Add Redirect to save.
Now, when a visitor types yourchurch.org/125, your site sends them straight to your page at /page-125/.
Note: Behind the scenes, your site briefly looks for a page named 125, doesn't find one, and the Redirection tool steps in to forward the visitor to the correct page. Because of this, the slug in the visitor's browser bar will update to show the descriptive address (/page-125/) once the page loads. The numeric link still works — it simply hands visitors off to the right place.
Questions
Can blog posts use numeric slugs?
Usually, yes. Blog posts are organized differently than pages, so a numeric address often works for them. Frame would only add a -2 tag if the number happened to clash with something else on your site, such as a year used in your post archives (for example, 2026).
I emptied my Trash and the -2 is still there. Why?
Normally, a -2 means the same slug is already in use somewhere — and since deleted pages sit in your Trash for a while before they're gone for good, it's natural to empty the Trash to clear out the "duplicate." With a number-only slug, though, that won't remove the -2, because it isn't caused by a duplicate at all — it's the numbers-only rule doing its job. The fix is to give the page a descriptive address, as shown above.
Will changing this affect my other pages?
No. This only changes the slug of the one page you're editing. The rest of your site stays exactly as it is.
I set up a redirect, but the number-only address still doesn't go where I expect. What should I check?
There may already be another redirect or forward using that same address. Go to Tools > Redirection and look through your existing redirects for one that uses your number (such as /125) as its Source URL. If you find a conflicting entry, you can edit or remove it so your new redirect can take over.
We're Here to Help
URLs and slugs can feel fiddly, so if you're unsure or have more questions reach out through to our support team — we're glad to help you get things sorted out.