diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25d07db1c..bdf08d291 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 private/
 .replit
 replit.nix
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/.gitkeep b/content/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/quartz/util/path.ts b/quartz/util/path.ts
index b95770159..608b0d208 100644
--- a/quartz/util/path.ts
+++ b/quartz/util/path.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function sluggify(s: string): string {
     .split("/")
     .map((segment) =>
       segment
+        .toLowerCase()
         .replace(/\s/g, "-")
         .replace(/&/g, "-and-")
         .replace(/%/g, "-percent")