diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da0eb2e..caa320d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - Add 1337 color scheme
 - Defaults to compressed Sass output
 - Fix regression wrt co-located assets slug detecting
+- Rename `url` from page front-matter to `path` to be consistent
 
 ## 0.1.3 (2017-08-31)
 
diff --git a/components/content/src/page.rs b/components/content/src/page.rs
index 0775eb6..4c12ccc 100644
--- a/components/content/src/page.rs
+++ b/components/content/src/page.rs
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ impl Page {
             }
         };
 
-        if let Some(ref u) = page.meta.url {
-            page.path = u.trim().to_string();
+        if let Some(ref p) = page.meta.path {
+            page.path = p.trim().trim_left_matches('/').to_string();
+
         } else {
             page.path = if page.file.components.is_empty() {
                 page.slug.clone()
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ impl Page {
         if !page.path.ends_with('/') {
             page.path = format!("{}/", page.path);
         }
+
         page.permalink = config.make_permalink(&page.path);
 
         Ok(page)
@@ -281,6 +283,36 @@ Hello world"#;
         assert_eq!(page.permalink, config.make_permalink("hello-world"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn can_make_url_from_path() {
+        let content = r#"
+    +++
+    path = "hello-world"
+    +++
+    Hello world"#;
+        let config = Config::default();
+        let res = Page::parse(Path::new("content/posts/intro/start.md"), content, &config);
+        assert!(res.is_ok());
+        let page = res.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(page.path, "hello-world/");
+        assert_eq!(page.permalink, config.make_permalink("hello-world"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_make_url_from_path_starting_slash() {
+        let content = r#"
+    +++
+    path = "/hello-world"
+    +++
+    Hello world"#;
+        let config = Config::default();
+        let res = Page::parse(Path::new("content/posts/intro/start.md"), content, &config);
+        assert!(res.is_ok());
+        let page = res.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(page.path, "hello-world/");
+        assert_eq!(page.permalink, config.make_permalink("hello-world"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn errors_on_invalid_front_matter_format() {
         // missing starting +++
diff --git a/components/front_matter/src/page.rs b/components/front_matter/src/page.rs
index 1576531..6f20b58 100644
--- a/components/front_matter/src/page.rs
+++ b/components/front_matter/src/page.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ pub struct PageFrontMatter {
     /// The page slug. Will be used instead of the filename if present
     /// Can't be an empty string if present
     pub slug: Option<String>,
-    /// The url the page appears at, overrides the slug if set in the front-matter
+    /// The path the page appears at, overrides the slug if set in the front-matter
     /// otherwise is set after parsing front matter and sections
     /// Can't be an empty string if present
-    pub url: Option<String>,
+    pub path: Option<String>,
     /// Tags, not to be confused with categories
     pub tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
     /// Only one category allowed. Can't be an empty string if present
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ impl PageFrontMatter {
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(ref url) = f.url {
-            if url == "" {
-                bail!("`url` can't be empty if present")
+        if let Some(ref path) = f.path {
+            if path == "" {
+                bail!("`path` can't be empty if present")
             }
         }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Default for PageFrontMatter {
             date: None,
             draft: None,
             slug: None,
-            url: None,
+            path: None,
             tags: None,
             category: None,
             order: None,
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn errors_on_present_but_empty_url() {
+    fn errors_on_present_but_empty_path() {
         let content = r#"
     title = "Hello"
     description = "hey there"
-    url = """#;
+    path = """#;
         let res = PageFrontMatter::parse(content);
         assert!(res.is_err());
     }
diff --git a/components/site/test_site/content/posts/fixed-url.md b/components/site/test_site/content/posts/fixed-url.md
index aed1d03..0718d52 100644
--- a/components/site/test_site/content/posts/fixed-url.md
+++ b/components/site/test_site/content/posts/fixed-url.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 +++
 title = "Fixed URL"
 description = ""
-url = "a-fixed-url"
+path = "a-fixed-url"
 date = "2017-02-01"
 +++
 
diff --git a/docs/content/documentation/content/page.md b/docs/content/documentation/content/page.md
index 177087b..ff26125 100644
--- a/docs/content/documentation/content/page.md
+++ b/docs/content/documentation/content/page.md
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ draft = false
 # It will still use the section path though
 slug = ""
 
-# The URL the content will appear at
-# If set, it cannot be an empty string and will override both `slug` and the filename
-# and the sections' path won't be used
-url = ""
+# The path the content will appear at
+# If set, it cannot be an empty string and will override both `slug` and the filename.
+# The sections' path won't be used.
+# It should not start with a `/` and the slash will be removed if it does
+path = ""
 
 # An array of strings allowing you to group pages with them
 tags = []