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 This plugin removes trailing slashes from your project's paths. For
 example, `yoursite.com/about/` becomes `yoursite.com/about`.
 
+## Important considerations
+This plugin is intended to remove trailing slashes from paths generated by Gatsby itself.
+
+This however does not prevent the resolution of pages that have trailing slashes, due to the way browsers are built to interpret URLs as paths.
+
+This means that a user will need to take the extra step of ensuring that all router links direct towards paths that do not end in a slash.
+
+For example, `<Link to="/about/">` will render the view related to `/about` but will display as `/about/` in the browsers address bar.
+
+This is an important factor when relying on path driven logic, such as in the use case of the `Link` components `activeClassName` and `activeStyle` props.
+
+For example, if the current route is `/about`, the component `<Link to="/about/" activeStyle={{ color: 'rebeccapurple' }}>` wouldn't match because of the slash.
+
+#### Netlify Trailing Slashes
+[Netlify](https://www.netlify.com) users should also take into account that that the service will match paths to redirect rules regardless of whether or not they contain a trailing slash, potentially causing infinite redirect loops and unexpected behaviours.
+
+This can be negated through the use of their Pretty URL feature, which rewrites URLs to pretty URLs.
+
+Please see the Netlify docs for more information:
+[https://www.netlify.com/docs/redirects/#trailing-slash](https://www.netlify.com/docs/redirects/#trailing-slash)
+
+
 ## Usage
 
 Install: