diff --git a/server/apps/research/admin/article_admin.py b/server/apps/research/admin/article_admin.py
index 97e36fd..352ae59 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/admin/article_admin.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/admin/article_admin.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django import forms
-from apps.research.models import Article, Author
+from apps.research.models import Article, ArticleSlugHistory
 from tinymce.widgets import TinyMCE
+from .slug_history import current_slug_history
 
+
+    
 class ArticleForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Article
@@ -16,16 +19,26 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 class ArticleAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     """Admin interface for the Article model."""
     form = ArticleForm
+    def current_slug_history(self, obj):
+        return current_slug_history(obj)
+    current_slug_history.short_description = 'Slug Change History'
+    
     fieldsets = [
         ('Article Details', {'fields': ['title', 'slug', 'authors', 'acknowledgement', 'categories', 'thumb', 'content', 'summary', 'status', 'scheduled_publish_time']}),
         ('Sponsorship Details', {'fields': ['is_sponsored', 'sponsor_color', 'sponsor_text_color']}),
+        ('URL Management', {
+            'fields': ('current_slug_history',),
+            'classes': ('collapse',),
+            'description': 'History of URL changes for this article'
+        }),
     ]
     list_display = ('title', 'display_authors', 'status', 'views', 'display_categories', 'min_read', 'created_at', 'scheduled_publish_time')
     search_fields = ('title', 'authors__user__username', 'authors__twitter_username', 'content')
     list_per_page = 25
     list_filter = ('authors', 'status', 'categories', 'created_at', 'is_sponsored')
-    readonly_fields = ('views',)
+    readonly_fields = ('views','current_slug_history',)
     list_editable = ('status',)
+    
 
     def display_authors(self, obj):
         """Return a comma-separated list of authors for the article."""
@@ -59,5 +72,26 @@ def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
         if obj is not None and not obj.authors.filter(user=request.user).exists():
             return False
         return True
+@admin.register(ArticleSlugHistory)
+class ArticleSlugHistoryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    """Admin interface for the ArticleSlugHistory model."""
+    list_display = ('article_title', 'old_slug', 'current_slug', 'created_at')
+    list_filter = ('created_at', 'article__title')
+    search_fields = ('old_slug', 'article__title')
+    readonly_fields = ('article', 'old_slug', 'created_at')
+
+    def article_title(self, obj):
+        return obj.article.title
+    article_title.short_description = 'Article'
+
+    def current_slug(self, obj):
+        return obj.article.slug
+    current_slug.short_description = 'Current Slug'
 
+    def has_add_permission(self, request):
+        return False  # Prevent manual addition
+
+    def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
+        return False  # Prevent deletion
+    
 admin.site.register(Article, ArticleAdmin)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/admin/slug_history.py b/server/apps/research/admin/slug_history.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce46dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/admin/slug_history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from django.utils.html import format_html, escape
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+
+def get_slug_history_table(histories):
+    """Return the HTML table for the slug history."""
+    html = []
+    html.append('<table class="slug-history-table" role="grid">')
+    html.append('<caption class="sr-only">Slug History Table</caption>')
+    html.append('<thead><tr>') 
+    html.append('<th scope="col">Old Slug</th>')
+    html.append('<th scope="col">Changed At</th>')
+    html.append('</tr>')
+    html.append('</thead><tbody>')
+    for history in histories:
+        html.append('<tr>')
+        html.append(f'<td>{escape(history.old_slug)}</td>')
+        html.append(f'<td>{history.created_at}</td>')
+        html.append('</tr>')
+    html.append('</tbody>')
+    html.append('</table>')
+    return mark_safe(''.join(html))
+
+def get_slug_history_html(obj):
+    """Return the HTML for the slug history."""
+    histories = obj.slug_history.all().order_by('-created_at')
+    if not histories:
+        return "No slug changes recorded"
+    html = ['<div class="slug-history">']
+    html.append(get_slug_history_table(histories))
+    html.append('</div>')
+    return format_html(''.join(html))
+
+def current_slug_history(obj):
+    """Display the history of URL changes for the article."""
+    return get_slug_history_html(obj)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/migrations/0012_articleslughistory.py b/server/apps/research/migrations/0012_articleslughistory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a064e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/migrations/0012_articleslughistory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.8 on 2024-11-24 18:13
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('research', '0011_remove_article_sponsor_padding'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='ArticleSlugHistory',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('old_slug', models.SlugField(max_length=255)),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('article', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='slug_history', to='research.article')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'db_table': 'research_articleslughistory',
+                'indexes': [models.Index(fields=['old_slug'], name='research_ar_old_slu_12bba6_idx')],
+                'unique_together': {('article', 'old_slug')},
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/apps/research/migrations/0013_alter_article_authors.py b/server/apps/research/migrations/0013_alter_article_authors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9ac19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/migrations/0013_alter_article_authors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.8 on 2024-11-29 17:04
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('research', '0012_articleslughistory'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='article',
+            name='authors',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(related_name='articles', to='research.author'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/apps/research/migrations/0014_alter_article_authors.py b/server/apps/research/migrations/0014_alter_article_authors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..493f07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/migrations/0014_alter_article_authors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.8 on 2024-12-02 08:20
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('research', '0013_alter_article_authors'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='article',
+            name='authors',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, related_name='articles', to='research.author'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/apps/research/models.py b/server/apps/research/models.py
index c4e3730..1f9a46f 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/models.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 from .category import Category
 from .author import Author
-from .article import Article
+from .article import Article, ArticleSlugHistory
 
-__all__ = ['Category', 'Author', 'Article']
+__all__ = ['Category', 'Author', 'Article', 'ArticleSlugHistory']
diff --git a/server/apps/research/models/__init__.py b/server/apps/research/models/__init__.py
index aefa2a1..3737c10 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/models/__init__.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from .category import Category
 from .author import Author
-from .article import Article
\ No newline at end of file
+from .article import Article, ArticleSlugHistory
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/models/article.py b/server/apps/research/models/article.py
index 397fc9e..72cca9d 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/models/article.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/models/article.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import json
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 import uuid
+from django.db import transaction
 
 def get_default_thumb():
     return f"{settings.MEDIA_URL}images/2077-Collective.png"
@@ -83,7 +84,26 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Override the save method to generate a unique slug and build table of contents."""
         if not self.slug or self.title_update():
             self.slug = self.generate_unique_slug()
-        
+
+        """Override the save method to track slug changes."""
+        if self.pk:  # If this is an existing article
+            try:
+                old_instance = Article.objects.get(pk=self.pk)
+                # Generate new slug first
+                if not self.slug or self.title_update():
+                    self.slug = self.generate_unique_slug()
+                
+                # Then check if we need to create slug history
+                if old_instance.slug and old_instance.slug != self.slug:
+                    # Only create history if the slug actually changed and isn't empty
+                    with transaction.atomic():
+                        ArticleSlugHistory.objects.create(
+                            article=self,
+                            old_slug=old_instance.slug
+                        )
+            except Article.DoesNotExist:
+                pass  
+       
         if self.content:
             self.build_table_of_contents()
         
@@ -110,3 +130,20 @@ def title_update(self):
             if original:
                 return original.title != self.title
         return False
+
+class ArticleSlugHistory(models.Model):
+    """Model to track historical slugs for articles."""
+    id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
+    article = models.ForeignKey('Article', on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='slug_history')
+    old_slug = models.SlugField(max_length=255, db_index=True)
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        unique_together = ('article', 'old_slug')
+        indexes = [
+            models.Index(fields=['old_slug']),
+        ]
+        db_table = 'research_articleslughistory'  # explicitly set table name
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.old_slug} -> {self.article.slug}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/views.py b/server/apps/research/views.py
index 382b42c..eb355b9 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/views.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/views.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from django.db.models import F
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404
 from rest_framework import viewsets, status
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 import uuid
 import logging
+from django.db import transaction
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
-from .models import Article
+
+from .models import Article, ArticleSlugHistory
 from .permissions import ArticleUserWritePermission
 from .serializers import ArticleSerializer, ArticleCreateUpdateSerializer, ArticleListSerializer
 
@@ -42,7 +46,9 @@ def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Unexpected error during article creation: {e}")
-            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            if isinstance(e, serializers.ValidationError):
+                return Response({'error': 'Invalid data provided'}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+            return Response({'error': 'Failed to create a new Article'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
         
     def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """Handle article update."""
@@ -52,30 +58,48 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
             self.perform_update(serializer)
             return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception as e:                 
             logger.error(f"Unexpected error during article update: {e}")
-            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            if isinstance(e, serializers.ValidationError):
+                return Response({'error': 'Invalid data provided'}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)       
+            return Response({'error': 'Error updating article'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
     
     # Custom action to retrieve articles by slug or UUID
     @action(detail=False, methods=['get'], url_path=r'(?P<identifier>[-\w0-9a-fA-F]+)')
     def retrieve_by_identifier(self, request, identifier=None):
-        """Retrieve an article by slug or UUID."""
+        """Retrieve an article by slug or UUID,  handling old slugs."""
         try:
-            if self.is_valid_uuid(identifier):                
-                instance = Article.objects.get(pk=identifier)
-            else:                
-                instance = Article.objects.get(slug=identifier)
-        except Article.DoesNotExist:
-            return Response({'error': 'Article does not exist'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+            with transaction.atomic():
+                if self.is_valid_uuid(identifier):
+                    instance = Article.objects.get(pk=identifier)
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        instance = Article.objects.get(slug=identifier)
+                    except Article.DoesNotExist:
+                        # Check if this is an old slug
+                        slug_history = get_object_or_404(ArticleSlugHistory, old_slug=identifier)
+                        instance = slug_history.article
+                        # Return a redirect response with the new URL
+                        new_url = request.build_absolute_uri().replace(
+                            f'/api/articles/{quote(identifier)}/',
+                            f'/api/articles/{quote(instance.slug)}/'
+                        )
+                        return Response({
+                            'type': 'redirect',
+                            'new_url': new_url,
+                            'data': self.get_serializer(instance).data
+                        }, status=status.HTTP_301_MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
+                    
+                instance.views = F('views') + 1
+                instance.save(update_fields=['views'])
+                instance.refresh_from_db(fields=['views'])
+                serializer = self.get_serializer(instance)
+                return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
+            
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error retrieving article by identifier: {e}")
-            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
-
-        instance.views = F('views') + 1
-        instance.save(update_fields=['views'])
-        instance.refresh_from_db(fields=['views'])
-        serializer = self.get_serializer(instance)
-        return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
+            return Response({'error': 'Article does not exist'}, 
+                          status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
     
     # Custom action to retrieve articles by category
     @action(detail=False, methods=['get'], url_path=r'category/(?P<category>[-\w]+)')
@@ -87,7 +111,7 @@ def retrieve_by_category(self, request, category=None):
             return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error retrieving articles by category: {e}")
-            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            return Response({'error': 'Category does not exist'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
     
     def is_valid_uuid(self, value):
         """Check if the value is a valid UUID."""
diff --git a/server/core/config/base.py b/server/core/config/base.py
index 297b6ea..ae1ed98 100644
--- a/server/core/config/base.py
+++ b/server/core/config/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+# third party imports
+from .celery_config import (CELERY_BROKER_URL, CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND, CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT, CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER, CELERY_RESULT_SERIALIZER, CELERY_TIMEZONE)
+from .mail import (SITE_URL, EMAIL_HOST, EMAIL_HOST_USER, EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD, DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, EMAIL_PORT, EMAIL_USE_TLS, EMAIL_USE_SSL, EMAIL_BACKEND)
+
 load_dotenv()
 from decouple import config
 
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@
 
 USE_I18N = True
 
+
 USE_TZ = True
 
 # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
@@ -191,7 +196,4 @@
 SILENCED_SYSTEM_CHECKS = ["security.W019"]
 
 # Tinymce API Config
-TINYMCE_API_KEY = os.getenv('TINYMCE_API_KEY')
-
-from .celery_config import *
-from .mail import *
\ No newline at end of file
+TINYMCE_API_KEY = config('TINYMCE_API_KEY')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/core/urls.py b/server/core/urls.py
index c9eb82b..e1bbc1d 100644
--- a/server/core/urls.py
+++ b/server/core/urls.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from django.urls import path, include
 from .token import csrf_token_view
 
+
 urlpatterns = [
                   path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
 
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@
                   path('tinymce/', include('tinymce.urls')),
               ] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
 
+
 if settings.DEBUG:
     urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
diff --git a/server/static/style.css b/server/static/style.css
index 41b7c09..141be7a 100644
--- a/server/static/style.css
+++ b/server/static/style.css
@@ -93,3 +93,37 @@ body {
     background-color: var(--gray-8);
   }
 }
+
+.slug-history-table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+.slug-history-table th, .slug-history-table td {
+  padding: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
+.slug-history-table th {
+  background-color: #f5f5f5;
+  background-color: var(--gray-1);
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  .slug-history-table th {
+  background-color: var(--gray-7);
+  }
+  .slug-history-table th, .slug-history-table td {
+  border-color: var(--gray-6);
+  }
+}
+
+.slug-history-table caption {
+  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
+  clip-path: inset(50%);
+  height: 1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: absolute;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  width: 1px;
+}
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