diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 2825b3b..0ed91d5 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ class CodePressCMS {
         } elseif (file_exists($filePath . '.html')) {
             $actualFilePath = $filePath . '.html';
             $result = $this->parseHTML(file_get_contents($actualFilePath));
+        } elseif (is_dir($filePath)) {
+            // Check for index files in directory
+            if (file_exists($filePath . '/index.md')) {
+                $actualFilePath = $filePath . '/index.md';
+                $result = $this->parseMarkdown(file_get_contents($actualFilePath));
+            } elseif (file_exists($filePath . '/index.php')) {
+                $actualFilePath = $filePath . '/index.php';
+                $result = $this->parsePHP($actualFilePath);
+            } elseif (file_exists($filePath . '/index.html')) {
+                $actualFilePath = $filePath . '/index.html';
+                $result = $this->parseHTML(file_get_contents($actualFilePath));
+            } else {
+                // Generate directory listing
+                return $this->generateDirectoryListing($filePath, $page);
+            }
         } elseif (file_exists($filePath)) {
             $actualFilePath = $filePath;
             $extension = pathinfo($filePath, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
@@ -166,6 +181,41 @@ class CodePressCMS {
         return round($bytes, 2) . ' ' . $units[$pow];
     }
     
+    private function generateDirectoryListing($dirPath, $urlPath) {
+        $title = ucfirst(basename($dirPath));
+        $content = '<div class="list-group">';
+        
+        $items = scandir($dirPath);
+        sort($items);
+        
+        foreach ($items as $item) {
+            if ($item[0] === '.') continue;
+            
+            $path = $dirPath . '/' . $item;
+            $relativePath = $urlPath . '/' . $item;
+            $itemName = ucfirst(pathinfo($item, PATHINFO_FILENAME));
+            
+            if (is_dir($path)) {
+                $content .= '<a href="?page=' . $relativePath . '" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">';
+                $content .= '<i class="bi bi-folder me-2"></i> ' . $itemName;
+                $content .= '</a>';
+            } elseif (preg_match('/\.(md|php|html)$/', $item)) {
+                // Remove extension from URL for cleaner links
+                $cleanPath = preg_replace('/\.[^.]+$/', '', $relativePath);
+                $content .= '<a href="?page=' . $cleanPath . '" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action">';
+                $content .= '<i class="bi bi-file-text me-2"></i> ' . $itemName;
+                $content .= '</a>';
+            }
+        }
+        
+        $content .= '</div>';
+        
+        return [
+            'title' => $title,
+            'content' => $content
+        ];
+    }
+    
     private function getSearchResults() {
         $query = $_GET['search'];
         $content = '<h2>Search Results for: "' . htmlspecialchars($query) . '"</h2>';
@@ -324,11 +374,8 @@ class CodePressCMS {
                 $dirPath = $this->config['content_dir'] . '/' . $path;
                 $hasIndex = file_exists($dirPath . '/index.md') || file_exists($dirPath . '/index.php') || file_exists($dirPath . '/index.html');
                 
-                if ($hasIndex) {
-                    $breadcrumb .= '<li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="?page=' . $path . '/index">' . $title . '</a></li>';
-                } else {
-                    $breadcrumb .= '<li class="breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page">' . $title . '</li>';
-                }
+                // Always make breadcrumb items clickable, CMS will generate index if missing
+                $breadcrumb .= '<li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="?page=' . $path . '">' . $title . '</a></li>';
             }
         }