diff --git a/controllers/pages.js b/controllers/pages.js
index a6955b50..d3d021de 100644
--- a/controllers/pages.js
+++ b/controllers/pages.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const express  = require('express')
 	, thread = require(__dirname+'/../models/pages/thread.js');
 
 //homepage with board list
-router.get('/', home);
+router.get('/index', home);
 
 //login page
 router.get('/login', csrf, login);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ router.get('/:board/manage', Boards.exists, isLoggedIn, hasPerms, csrf, manage);
 router.get('/globalmanage', isLoggedIn, hasPerms, csrf, globalManage);
 
 // board page/recents
-router.get('/:board', Boards.exists, paramConverter, board);
+router.get('/:board/(:page([2-9]*|index))?', Boards.exists, paramConverter, board);
 
 // thread view page
 router.get('/:board/thread/:id(\\d+)', Boards.exists, paramConverter, thread);
diff --git a/db/posts.js b/db/posts.js
index 805462a2..c12f2493 100644
--- a/db/posts.js
+++ b/db/posts.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	db,
 
 	getRecent: async (board, page) => {
-
 		// get all thread posts (posts with null thread id)
 		const threads = await db.find({
 			'thread': null,
diff --git a/helpers/paramconverter.js b/helpers/paramconverter.js
index 531b9835..c2315623 100644
--- a/helpers/paramconverter.js
+++ b/helpers/paramconverter.js
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
 			req.body.thread_limit = null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (req.params.page) {
+		req.params.page = req.params.page === 'index' ? 'index' : +req.params.page;
+	}
+
 	next();
 
 }
diff --git a/helpers/writepagehtml.js b/helpers/writepagehtml.js
index 0ca1bc46..9fe0433e 100644
--- a/helpers/writepagehtml.js
+++ b/helpers/writepagehtml.js
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ const util = require('util')
 
 module.exports = async (htmlName, pugName, pugVars) => {
 	const html = pug.renderFile(`${pugDirectory}/${pugName}`, pugVars);
-	return writeFile(`${uploadDirectory}/htmlName`, html);
+	return writeFile(`${uploadDirectory}html/${htmlName}`, html);
 };
diff --git a/models/pages/board.js b/models/pages/board.js
index 4473f954..efdce077 100644
--- a/models/pages/board.js
+++ b/models/pages/board.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const Posts = require(__dirname+'/../../db/posts.js');
+const Posts = require(__dirname+'/../../db/posts.js')l
 
 module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
-	//get the recently bumped thread & preview posts
-	const page = req.query.p || 1;
+
+	const page = req.params.page === 'index' ? 1 : (req.params.page || 1);
 	let threads;
 	let pages;
 	try {
-		pages = Math.ceil((await Posts.getPages(req.params.board)) / 10) || 1;
-		if (page > pages) {
+		pages = Math.ceil((await Posts.getPages(req.params.board)) / 10)
+		if (page > pages && pages > 0) {
 			return next();
 		}
 		threads = await Posts.getRecent(req.params.board, page);
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
 		return next(err);
 	}
 
-	//render the page
-	res.render('board', {
+	return res.render('board', {
 		threads: threads || [],
 		pages,
 		page,
 	});
+
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 7c1bd385..85860e4d 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const express  = require('express')
 	, path	 = require('path')
 	, app	  = express()
 	, helmet = require('helmet')
-//	, csrf = require('csurf')
 	, bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 	, cookieParser = require('cookie-parser')
 	, configs = require(__dirname+'/configs/main.json')
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const express  = require('express')
 
 	// csurf and helmet
 	app.use(helmet());
-//	app.use(csrf());
 
 	//referer header check
 	app.use((req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/views/includes/boardheader.pug b/views/includes/boardheader.pug
index b310a1ec..b49231b9 100644
--- a/views/includes/boardheader.pug
+++ b/views/includes/boardheader.pug
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 section.board-header
 	if board.banners.length > 0
 		object.board-banner(data=`/banners?board=${board._id}` width='300' height='100')
-	a.no-decoration(href=`/${board._id}/`)
+	a.no-decoration(href=`/${board._id}/index`)
 		h1.board-title /#{board._id}/ - #{board.name}
 	h4.board-description #{board.description}
diff --git a/views/includes/navbar.pug b/views/includes/navbar.pug
index 29ab857b..bd6bfef8 100644
--- a/views/includes/navbar.pug
+++ b/views/includes/navbar.pug
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ nav.navbar
 	a.nav-item(href='/') Home
 	a.nav-item.right(href='/logout') Logout
 	if board
-		a.nav-item.right(href=`/login?redirect=/${board._id}/`) Login
+		a.nav-item.right(href=`/login?redirect=/${board._id}/index`) Login
 		a.nav-item.right(href=`/${board._id}/manage`) Manage
 	else
 		a.nav-item.right(href='/login') Login
diff --git a/views/includes/pages.pug b/views/includes/pages.pug
index b9b503b8..d8382215 100644
--- a/views/includes/pages.pug
+++ b/views/includes/pages.pug
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 | Page: 
-- for(let i = 1; i <= pages; i++)
+span
+	a(href=`/${board._id}/index`) [#{1}]
+	| 
+- for(let i = 2; i <= pages; i++)
 	if i === page
 		span
-			a(href=`/${board._id}?p=${i}`) [#{i}]
+			a(href=`/${board._id}/${i}`) [#{i}]
 			| 
 			
 	else
 		span
-			a(href=`/${board._id}?p=${i}`) #{i}
+			a(href=`/${board._id}/${i}`) #{i}
 			| 
 |   |  
diff --git a/views/pages/catalog.pug b/views/pages/catalog.pug
index 69ff69e0..fbfa6a2b 100644
--- a/views/pages/catalog.pug
+++ b/views/pages/catalog.pug
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ block content
 	nav.pages#top
 		a(href='#bottom') [Bottom]
 		| 
-		a(href=`/${board._id}/`) [Return]
+		a(href=`/${board._id}/index`) [Return]
 	hr(size=1)
 	if threads.length === 0
 		p No posts.
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ block content
 	nav.pages#bottom
 		a(href='#top') [Top]
 		| 
-		a(href=`/${board._id}/`) [Return]
+		a(href=`/${board._id}/index`) [Return]
diff --git a/views/pages/home.pug b/views/pages/home.pug
index c8611d9b..c82599ba 100644
--- a/views/pages/home.pug
+++ b/views/pages/home.pug
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ block content
 				th Description
 			each board in boards
 				tr.table-row
-					td: a(href='/'+board._id) /#{board._id}/
+					td: a(href=`/${board._id}/`) /#{board._id}/
 					td #{board.name}
 					td #{board.description}
diff --git a/views/pages/thread.pug b/views/pages/thread.pug
index c726b4e3..71b8d363 100644
--- a/views/pages/thread.pug
+++ b/views/pages/thread.pug
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ block content
 	nav.pages#top
 		a(href='#bottom') [Bottom]
 		| 
-		a(href=`/${board._id}/`) [Return]
+		a(href=`/${board._id}/index`) [Return]
 		| 
 		a(href=`/${board._id}/catalog`) [Catalog]
 	hr(size=1)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ block content
 		nav.pages#bottom
 			a(href='#top') [Top]
 			| 
-			a(href=`/${board._id}/`) [Return]
+			a(href=`/${board._id}/index`) [Return]
 			| 
 			a(href=`/${board._id}/catalog`) [Catalog]		
 		include ../includes/actionfooter.pug
diff --git a/wipe.js b/wipe.js
index 74687cdb..0446e250 100644
--- a/wipe.js
+++ b/wipe.js
@@ -99,19 +99,24 @@ const Mongo = require(__dirname+'/db/db.js')
 			}
 		}
 	});
-	await readdir('uploads/img/').then(async files => {
+	await readdir('static/img/').then(async files => {
 		await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
-			unlink(path.join('uploads/img/', file));
+			unlink(path.join('static/img/', file));
 		}))
 	});
-	await readdir('uploads/captcha/').then(async files => {
+	await readdir('static/captcha/').then(async files => {
 		await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
-			unlink(path.join('uploads/captcha/', file));
+			unlink(path.join('static/captcha/', file));
 		}))
 	});
-	await readdir('uploads/banner/').then(async files => {
+	await readdir('static/banner/').then(async files => {
 		await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
-			unlink(path.join('uploads/banner/', file));
+			unlink(path.join('static/banner/', file));
+		}))
+	});
+	await readdir('static/html/').then(async files => {
+		await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
+			unlink(path.join('static/html/', file));
 		}))
 	});
 	console.log('creating admin account: admin:changeme');