1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/text_utility.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/text_utility.js
index cc1d85fd97d..d38f59b5861 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/text_utility.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/text_utility.js
@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@ export const pluralize = (str, count) => str + (count > 1 || count === 0 ? 's' :
 export const dasherize = str => str.replace(/[_\s]+/g, '-');
 
 /**
- * Replaces whitespaces with hyphens and converts to lower case
+ * Replaces whitespaces with hyphens, convert to lower case and remove non-allowed special characters
  * @param {String} str
  * @returns {String}
  */
-export const slugifyWithHyphens = str => str.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+export const slugify = str => {
+  const slug = str
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+/g, '-');
+
+  return slug === '-' ? '' : slug;
+};
 
 /**
  * Replaces whitespaces with underscore and converts to lower case