diff --git a/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.Slide.js b/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.Slide.js
index ff1f9c2e5..ea53701d3 100644
--- a/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.Slide.js
+++ b/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.Slide.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if (typeof VMM.Slider != 'undefined') {
 		_id				= _id + data.uniqueid;
 		this.enqueue	= _enqueue;
 		this.id			= _id;
+		this.slideName = data.slideName;
 		
 		
 		element		=	VMM.appendAndGetElement(_parent, "<div>", "slider-item");
diff --git a/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.js b/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.js
index fe149c8e8..6b9c98818 100644
--- a/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.js
+++ b/source/js/Core/Slider/VMM.Slider.js
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Slider == 'undefined') {
 			}
 		}
 		
+		// Get index using Slide Name for hash routing
+		this.findSlideIndexByName = function(n) {
+			for (var i = 0; i < slides.length; i++)
+			{
+				if (slides[i].slideName == n) {
+					return i;
+				}
+			}
+			return -1;
+		};
+		
+		
 		/* GETTERS AND SETTERS
 		================================================== */
 		this.setData = function(d) {
@@ -799,7 +811,3 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Slider == 'undefined') {
 	};
 	
 }
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.DataObj.js b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.DataObj.js
index a0f238bee..283ed67ce 100644
--- a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.DataObj.js
+++ b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.DataObj.js
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ if (typeof VMM.Timeline !== 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Timeline.DataObj == 'undef
 							} else {
 								var date = {
 										type:			"google spreadsheet",
+										slideName:		getGVar(dd.gsx$slidename),
 										startDate:		getGVar(dd.gsx$startdate),
 										endDate:		getGVar(dd.gsx$enddate),
 										headline:		getGVar(dd.gsx$headline),
@@ -794,4 +795,4 @@ if (typeof VMM.Timeline !== 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Timeline.DataObj == 'undef
 	
 	};
 	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
index f75b4d061..0fd7b17a3 100755
--- a/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
+++ b/source/js/VMM.Timeline.js
@@ -155,11 +155,18 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Timeline == 'undefined') {
 			 }
 		}
 		
+		// Routes number AND Slide Name
 		window.onhashchange = function () {
 			var hash					=	window.location.hash.substring(1);
 			if (config.hash_bookmark) {
 				if (is_moving) {
-					goToEvent(parseInt(hash));
+					if ( isNaN(parseInt(hash)) ) {
+						// if string, find the index and route to it
+						var slideI = slider.findSlideIndexByName(hash);
+						if ( slideI != -1 ) goToEvent(slideI);
+					} else {
+						goToEvent(parseInt(hash));
+					}
 				} else {
 					is_moving = false;
 				}
@@ -580,6 +587,7 @@ if(typeof VMM != 'undefined' && typeof VMM.Timeline == 'undefined') {
 							}
 						}
 						
+						_date.slideName		= data.date[i].slideName;
 						_date.title				= data.date[i].headline;
 						_date.headline			= data.date[i].headline;
 						_date.type				= data.date[i].type;