# Support parent/parent.md as a parent/index.md alternative

**URL:** <https://zola.discourse.group/t/support-parent-parent-md-as-a-parent-index-md-alternative/1313>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [May 13, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/support-parent-parent-md-as-a-parent-index-md-alternative/1313 "2022-05-13T20:37:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikekasprzak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/mikekasprzak/32/665_2.png) [@mikekasprzak](https://zola.discourse.group/u/mikekasprzak)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/support-parent-parent-md-as-a-parent-index-md-alternative/1313/1 "2022-05-13T20:37:45Z")

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I’ve been using Zola to build a wiki/knowledge base. As I start populating a section, I write each page as `mypage.md`, but as soon as I need to add an image to a page, I need to create a `mypage` folder and rename the page to `mypage/index.md`.

The problem is many text editors/IDE’s use only use the filename to differentiate between open files, or in VS Code’s case only mentions the parent folder if you have multiple files with the same name open. Time and time again I end up browsing my project only to discover I already had the correct `index.md` file open, because I can’t tell them apart.

I propose supporting an alternative index page: the name of the folder its in. Following the example above `mypage/mypage.md` would function the same as `mypage/index.md` does today (`mypage/`).

If `mypage/index.md` exists, it should be used instead, and `mypage/mypage.md` should work as it does right now (`mypage/mypage/`). That should avoid breaking most websites.

In the rare case where `mypage/mypage/` from `mypage/mypage.md` is the desired behavior, an option could be added to disable using it as the index (Side note: I’m not sure if this is a bug right now, where the only way to create a page named `index/` is to create `index/index.md`).

It’s also worth considering a global option to automatically create an alias for `mypage/mypage/` when it’s used as an index (for backwards compatibility).