Title: WordPress Directories(folders?)
Last modified: May 12, 2020

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# WordPress Directories(folders?)

 *  [concerro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/concerro/)
 * (@concerro)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-directoriesfolders/)
 * I’m trying to create a directory/folder where I can store files and WordPress
   pages.
 * As an example if I wanted to create any webpages about a topic the url would 
   be like this: example.com/animals/bats. “Animals” would be the folder/directory
   name.
 * If you go to the directly folder url(example.com/animals) you’d see an “index
   of” page that looks similar to [this](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fquestions%2F47341224%2Five-just-installed-manually-wordpress-but-index-php-is-not-showing&psig=AOvVaw15nacjXB1ldlinyTfzvciw&ust=1589171077256000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCKC9wb-8qOkCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD).
 * PS:I thought I had already submitted this question so if I did, and I just can’t
   find it for some reason let me know and I’ll delete one of the topics.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).

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 *  [Animesh Gaurav (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizanimesh/)
 * (@bizanimesh)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-directoriesfolders/#post-12809407)
 * Hi [@concerro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/concerro/),
 * 1.
 * Most files can be easily uploaded through the WordPress admin area.
 * Go to your WordPress admin area, you will see an option **Media**, click on it,
   there you can store your files and easily use on your website.
 * Here are all file types that WordPress currently accepts: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_Files](https://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_Files)
 * 2.
 * **For the second question, if you want that format for your Posts:**
 * You first have to go **Settings > Permalinks** in your admin area and change 
   the permalink structure to this: [https://prnt.sc/se1bal](https://prnt.sc/se1bal)
 * In the second step, you need to create a category with name **Animal** (make 
   sure slug should be also **animal**) in **Posts > Categories** section. Screenshot:
   [https://prnt.sc/se1dob](https://prnt.sc/se1dob)
 * In the third step, you need to create a post: [https://prnt.sc/se1dx7](https://prnt.sc/se1dx7),
   with slug as **bats** and in last assign the **animal** category to it. Like 
   this: [https://prnt.sc/se1f7b](https://prnt.sc/se1f7b)
 * **If you want that format on page:**
 * Create two seperate pages with the slug **animals** ([https://prnt.sc/se1k9s](https://prnt.sc/se1k9s))
   and **bats** ([https://prnt.sc/se1ker](https://prnt.sc/se1ker)).
 * The page name can be anything but slug should be **animals** and **bats**.
 * You can see I have created both pages page: [https://prnt.sc/se1joo](https://prnt.sc/se1joo)
 * Now go to **Quick Edit** option of Bats page ([https://prnt.sc/se1mlb](https://prnt.sc/se1mlb))
   and from the Parents option select **Animals**, like this: [https://prnt.sc/se1i7x](https://prnt.sc/se1i7x).
 * After then you will be able to see your page URL like this: [https://prnt.sc/se1lwo](https://prnt.sc/se1lwo)
 * That’s it.
 *  [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/)
 * (@jnashhawkins)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-directoriesfolders/#post-12811222)
 * Add an index.html or index.php file there to get something other than the default‘
   index of the empty directory’…
 * WordPress won’t use that directory but you can link to resources there within
   pages, posts, or menus and etc.
 *  Thread Starter [concerro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/concerro/)
 * (@concerro)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-directoriesfolders/#post-12818766)
 * I don’t mind “animal” showing as an index of page.
 * Animesh Gaurav, I want the files to be stored under “Animal”, and I want animal
   to be part of the url.
 * I’ve seen this on other websites.
 * Will this be possible with your instructions?

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