In our Wiki.js site, a folder is just a part of the page path (URL) that groups related pages together, like Sales/Policies or wikihowto/.
You don’t create folders separately; they appear automatically when you create a page whose path includes them.
Create a new folder when:
- You have several related pages that should live under the same section (for example, multiple “how‑to” guides).
- Existing folders are crowded or mixed with unrelated topics.
- Agree on folder names with your team to keep things consistent.
Pick a short, clear folder name that describes a group of pages, not just one page.
Good examples:
how-to – for all procedural guides
projects/schedule – for all docs about a specific projects
people – for staff profiles
Avoid:
Spaces (use dashes instead: new-hires, not new hires).
Very generic names like misc, temp, test.
Because folders are path segments, you create a folder by creating a page whose path includes that folder.
Click New Page in the top‑right corner of the wiki.
In the Path field, type your folder and page path, for example:
To create a how-to folder: how-to/request-hardware
To create a projects/customer-x folder: projects/customer-x/meeting-notes
Make sure there’s no trailing slash at the end (projects/customer-x/meeting-notes, not projects/customer-x/meeting-notes/).
Continue creating the page as usual (editor, title, etc.), then click Create.
Once the page is created, the folder (how-to, projects/customer-x) now exists and can hold more pages.
To add more content into the folder you just created:
Click New Page again.
Use the same folder in the path:
how-to/reset-password
projects/customer-x/requirements
Create and publish the page normally.
All pages that start with the same path segment share that folder.
You can add a policy section like this to your internal guide:
Use lowercase and dashes: employee-handbook, team-tools.
Group by topic or team:
how-to/… for procedures
projects/… for project docs
teams/… for team spaces
Don’t rename folders lightly: changing folder names means changing paths of all pages inside.
Before creating a new folder, ask:
What group of pages will live here (3+ pages minimum)?
Does a similar folder already exist?
What clear, short name describes this group?
Then:
Create a new page with a path starting with that folder name.
Add more pages with the same starting path to fill the folder.