diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5bb57ed..ffb614f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ gem 'haml', '>= 3.1'
 gem 'compass', '>= 0.11'
 gem 'rubypants'
 gem 'rb-fsevent'
+gem 'stringex'
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diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c9235cb..5563406 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ GEM
       blankslate (>= 2.1.2.3)
       ffi (~> 1.0.7)
     sass (3.1.5)
+    stringex (1.3.0)
     syntax (1.0.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -56,3 +57,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rb-fsevent
   rdiscount
   rubypants
+  stringex
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 18b5da9..aa3cbf8 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "rubygems"
 require "bundler/setup"
+require "stringex"
 
 ## -- Rsync Deploy config -- ##
 # Be sure your public key is listed in your server's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ task :new_post, :title do |t, args|
   require './plugins/titlecase.rb'
   args.with_defaults(:title => 'new-post')
   title = args.title
-  filename = "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title.downcase.gsub(/&/,'and').gsub(/[,'":\?!\(\)\[\]]/,'').gsub(/[\W\.]/, '-').gsub(/-+$/,'')}.#{new_post_ext}"
+  filename = "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title.to_url}.#{new_post_ext}"
   puts "Creating new post: #{filename}"
   open(filename, 'w') do |post|
     system "mkdir -p #{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}";