diff --git a/example/pages/sitemap.html b/example/pages/sitemap.html
index 2238074..b1517d9 100644
--- a/example/pages/sitemap.html
+++ b/example/pages/sitemap.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <ul>
 {{range $index, $page := .Pages}}
-  <li><b>{{$index}}:</b> {{$page}}</li>
+  <li><a href="{{$page}}">{{$page}}</a></li>
 {{ else }}
 Nothing Here
 {{end}}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e3b9a88..873497a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,402 +1,414 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
-	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
-	"io"
-	"io/fs"
-	"lcthw.dev/go/ssgod/config"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"text/template"
-	"time"
-	_ "embed"
+  "bytes"
+  "flag"
+  "fmt"
+  "github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+  "github.com/yuin/goldmark"
+  "io"
+  "io/fs"
+  "lcthw.dev/go/ssgod/config"
+  "log"
+  "os"
+  "path/filepath"
+  "strings"
+  "text/template"
+  "time"
+  _ "embed"
 )
 
 //go:embed example/.ssgod.json
 var DEFAULT_CONFIG string
 
+type PageMetaData struct {
+  pages []string
+}
+
+func (meta *PageMetaData) AddPage(path string) {
+  path = RePrefixPath(path, "/")
+  path = filepath.ToSlash(path)
+  meta.pages = append(meta.pages, path)
+}
+
 func Fatal(err error, format string, v ...any) {
-	err_format := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %v; %s", err, format)
-	log.Fatalf(err_format, v...)
+  err_format := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %v; %s", err, format)
+  panic(fmt.Sprintf(err_format, v...))
 }
 
 func Fail(err error, format string, v ...any) error {
-	err_format := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %v; %s", err, format)
-	log.Printf(err_format, v...)
-	return err
+  err_format := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %v; %s", err, format)
+  panic(fmt.Sprintf(err_format, v...))
+  return err
 }
 
 func RenderTemplate(out io.Writer, embed string, variables any) error {
-	layout_path := config.Settings.Layout
+  layout_path := config.Settings.Layout
 
-	layout_main, err := os.ReadFile(layout_path)
+  layout_main, err := os.ReadFile(layout_path)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "can't read your layout file: %s", layout_path)
-	}
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "can't read your layout file: %s", layout_path)
+  }
 
-	tmpl := template.New(layout_path)
+  tmpl := template.New(layout_path)
 
-	callbacks := template.FuncMap{
-		"embed": func() string {
-			tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(embed)
-			if err != nil { Fatal(err, "error in your template") }
-			out := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 100))
-			tmpl.Execute(out, variables)
-			return out.String()
-		},
-	}
-	tmpl.Funcs(callbacks)
+  callbacks := template.FuncMap{
+    "embed": func() string {
+      tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(embed)
+      if err != nil { Fatal(err, "error in your template") }
+      out := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 100))
+      tmpl.Execute(out, variables)
+      return out.String()
+    },
+  }
+  tmpl.Funcs(callbacks)
 
-	tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(string(layout_main))
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "can't parse %s", layout_path)
-	}
+  tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(string(layout_main))
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "can't parse %s", layout_path)
+  }
 
-	err = tmpl.Execute(out, variables)
+  err = tmpl.Execute(out, variables)
 
-	return err
+  return err
 }
 
-func RenderMetaFiles(pages []string) {
-	fmt.Println("PAGES: ", pages)
+func RenderMetaFiles(meta *PageMetaData) {
+  fmt.Println("PAGES: ", meta.pages)
 
-	for _, path := range config.Settings.MetaFiles {
-		fmt.Println(">>> META >>>>", path)
+  for _, path := range config.Settings.MetaFiles {
+    fmt.Println(">>> META >>>>", path)
 
-		ext := filepath.Ext(path)
-		target_path := RePrefixPath(path, config.Settings.Target)
+    ext := filepath.Ext(path)
+    target_path := RePrefixPath(path, config.Settings.Target)
 
-		if ext == ".md" {
-			RenderMarkdown(path, target_path,
-				map[string]any{"Pages": pages})
-		} else {
-			RenderHTML(path, target_path,
-				map[string]any{"Pages": pages})
-		}
-	}
+    if ext == ".md" {
+      RenderMarkdown(path, target_path,
+      map[string]any{"Pages": meta.pages})
+    } else if ext == ".html" {
+      RenderHTML(path, target_path,
+      map[string]any{"Pages": meta.pages})
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 func RenderMarkdown(path string, target_path string, vars map[string]any) error {
-	log.Printf("MARKDOWN: %s -> %s", path, target_path)
+  log.Printf("MARKDOWN: %s -> %s", path, target_path)
 
-	out, err := os.Create(target_path)
-	defer out.Close()
+  out, err := os.Create(target_path)
+  defer out.Close()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path)
-	}
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path)
+  }
 
-	input_data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	var md_out bytes.Buffer
+  input_data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+  var md_out bytes.Buffer
 
-	err = goldmark.Convert(input_data, &md_out)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "failed converting markdown %s", path)
-	}
+  err = goldmark.Convert(input_data, &md_out)
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "failed converting markdown %s", path)
+  }
 
-	err = RenderTemplate(out, md_out.String(), vars)
+  err = RenderTemplate(out, md_out.String(), vars)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "failed to render template %s->%s", path, target_path)
-	}
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "failed to render template %s->%s", path, target_path)
+  }
 
-	return err
+  return err
 }
 
 func RenderHTML(source_path string, target_path string, vars map[string]any) error {
-	log.Printf("RENDER: %s -> %s", source_path, target_path)
+  log.Printf("RENDER: %s -> %s", source_path, target_path)
 
-	out, err := os.Create(target_path)
-	defer out.Close()
+  out, err := os.Create(target_path)
+  defer out.Close()
 
-	content, err := os.ReadFile(source_path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "cannot open input %s", source_path)
-	}
+  content, err := os.ReadFile(source_path)
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "cannot open input %s", source_path)
+  }
 
-	err = RenderTemplate(out, string(content), vars)
+  err = RenderTemplate(out, string(content), vars)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path)
-	}
+  if err != nil {
+    return Fail(err, "writing file %s", target_path)
+  }
 
-	return err
+  return err
 }
 
 func MkdirPath(target_path string) error {
-	target_dir := filepath.Dir(target_path)
-	_, err := os.Stat(target_dir)
+  target_dir := filepath.Dir(target_path)
+  _, err := os.Stat(target_dir)
 
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.Println("MAKING: ", target_dir)
-		err = os.MkdirAll(target_dir, 0750)
+  if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+    log.Println("MAKING: ", target_dir)
+    err = os.MkdirAll(target_dir, 0750)
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return Fail(err, "making path to %s", target_dir)
-		}
-	}
+    if err != nil {
+      return Fail(err, "making path to %s", target_dir)
+    }
+  }
 
-	return nil
+  return nil
+}
+
+func UnfuckedPathSplit(path string) []string {
+  path = filepath.ToSlash(path)
+  // WARN: have to use strings.Split because fsnotify uses /, even on windows
+  return strings.Split(path, "/")[1:]
 }
 
 func SplitPathExt(path string) (string, string, bool) {
-	split_path := strings.Split(path, string(os.PathSeparator))[1:]
-	source_name := strings.Join(split_path, "/") // Render wants / even on windows
+  split_path := UnfuckedPathSplit(path)
+  source_name := strings.Join(split_path, "/") // Render wants / even on windows
 
-	ext := filepath.Ext(source_name)
-	source_name, found := strings.CutSuffix(source_name, ext)
-	return source_name, ext, found
+  ext := filepath.Ext(source_name)
+  source_name, found := strings.CutSuffix(source_name, ext)
+  return source_name, ext, found
 }
 
 func RePrefixPath(path string, new_prefix string) string {
-	split_path := strings.Split(path, string(os.PathSeparator))[1:]
+  split_path := UnfuckedPathSplit(path)
 
-	prefixed_path := append([]string{new_prefix}, split_path...)
-	return filepath.Join(prefixed_path...)
+  prefixed_path := append([]string{new_prefix}, split_path...)
+
+  res := filepath.Join(prefixed_path...)
+  return res
 }
 
 func SamePath(a string, b string) bool {
-	return filepath.ToSlash(a) == filepath.ToSlash(b)
+  return filepath.ToSlash(a) == filepath.ToSlash(b)
 }
 
-func ProcessDirEntry(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-	settings := config.Settings
+func ProcessDirEntry(path string, d fs.DirEntry, meta *PageMetaData) error {
+  settings := config.Settings
+  var err error = nil
+
+  if !d.IsDir() && !SamePath(path, config.Settings.Layout) {
+    source_name, ext, found := SplitPathExt(path)
 
-	if !d.IsDir() && !SamePath(path, config.Settings.Layout) {
-		if err != nil {
-			return Fail(err, "path: %s", path)
-		}
+    if found && path != settings.Layout {
+      target_path := RePrefixPath(path, settings.Target)
 
-		source_name, ext, found := SplitPathExt(path)
+      err = MkdirPath(target_path)
+      if err != nil {
+        return Fail(err, "making target path: %s", target_path)
+      }
 
-		if found && path != settings.Layout {
-			target_path := RePrefixPath(path, settings.Target)
+      // generate a data-testid for all pages based on template name
+      page_id := strings.ReplaceAll(source_name, "/", "-") + "-page"
 
-			err = MkdirPath(target_path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return Fail(err, "making target path: %s", target_path)
-			}
+      if ext == ".html" {
+        err = RenderHTML(path, target_path,
+        map[string]any{"PageId": page_id})
 
-			// generate a data-testid for all pages based on template name
-			page_id := strings.ReplaceAll(source_name, "/", "-") + "-page"
+        if err != nil {
+          return Fail(err, "failed to render %s", path)
+        }
 
-			// BUG: make it so we can have a list of extensions
-			if ext == ".html" || ext == ".xml" || ext == ".rss" {
-				err = RenderHTML(path, target_path, 
-					map[string]any{"PageId": page_id})
+        meta.AddPage(target_path)
+      } else if ext == ".md" {
+        // need to strip the .md and replace with .html
+        html_name, _ := strings.CutSuffix(target_path, ext)
+        html_name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.html", html_name)
 
-				if err != nil {
-					return Fail(err, "failed to render %s", path)
-				}
-			} else if ext == ".md" {
-				// need to strip the .md and replace with .html
-				html_name, _ := strings.CutSuffix(target_path, ext)
-				html_name = fmt.Sprintf("%s.html", html_name)
+        RenderMarkdown(path, html_name,
+        map[string]any{"PageId": page_id})
 
-				 RenderMarkdown(path, html_name,
-					map[string]any{"PageId": page_id})
+        if err != nil {
+          return Fail(err, "failed to render markdown %s", path)
+        }
 
-				if err != nil {
-					return Fail(err, "failed to render markdown %s", path)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+        meta.AddPage(html_name)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-	return nil
+  return nil
 }
 
 func SyncStaticDir() {
-	target := config.Settings.Target
-	sync_dir := config.Settings.SyncDir
-	if sync_dir == "" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("removing target directory: %s", target)
-
-	err := os.RemoveAll(target)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "can't remove target directory: %s", target)
-	}
-
-	err = os.MkdirAll(target, 0750)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "can't recreate target directory: %s", target)
-	}
-
-	source := os.DirFS(sync_dir)
-
-	log.Printf("SYNC %s -> %s", sync_dir, target)
-	err = os.CopyFS(target, source)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "can't sync %s to target directory: %s", sync_dir, target)
-	}
+  target := config.Settings.Target
+  sync_dir := config.Settings.SyncDir
+  if sync_dir == "" {
+    return
+  }
+
+  log.Printf("removing target directory: %s", target)
+
+  err := os.RemoveAll(target)
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "can't remove target directory: %s", target)
+  }
+
+  err = os.MkdirAll(target, 0750)
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "can't recreate target directory: %s", target)
+  }
+
+  source := os.DirFS(sync_dir)
+
+  log.Printf("SYNC %s -> %s", sync_dir, target)
+  err = os.CopyFS(target, source)
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "can't sync %s to target directory: %s", sync_dir, target)
+  }
 }
 
 func RenderPages() {
-	pages := make([]string, 0, 100)
+  meta := new(PageMetaData)
 
-	err := filepath.WalkDir(config.Settings.Views,
-		func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-			if err != nil { return err }
+  err := filepath.WalkDir(config.Settings.Views,
+  func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+    if err != nil { return err }
 
-			create an exclusion/inclusion system that knows if a file
-			is a target, and only process it and add to pages if it matches
+    err = ProcessDirEntry(path, d, meta)
+    if err != nil { return Fail(err, "failed to process %s", path) }
 
-			err = ProcessDirEntry(path, d, err)
-			if err == nil {
-				// no errors, add to the list
-				pages = append(pages, path)
-			}
-		
-			return err
-		})
+    return err
+  })
 
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "can't walk content")
-	}
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "can't walk content")
+  }
 
-	RenderMetaFiles(pages)
+  RenderMetaFiles(meta)
 }
 
 func WatchMatches(name string) bool {
-	is_static := strings.Index(name, config.Settings.SyncDir) == 0
-	return is_static || filepath.Ext(name) == ".html" || filepath.Ext(name) == ".md"
+  is_static := strings.Index(name, config.Settings.SyncDir) == 0
+  return is_static || filepath.Ext(name) == ".html" || filepath.Ext(name) == ".md"
 }
 
 func AddWatchDir(watcher *fsnotify.Watcher, name string) error {
-	return filepath.WalkDir(name,
-		func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("WATCH ERROR! walking=%s path=%s: err=%v", name, path, err)
-				return err
-			}
-
-			if d.IsDir() {
-				log.Println("WATCHING: ", path)
-				err = watcher.Add(path)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Printf("failed to watch %s", path)
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		})
+  return filepath.WalkDir(name,
+  func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+    if err != nil {
+      log.Printf("WATCH ERROR! walking=%s path=%s: err=%v", name, path, err)
+      return err
+    }
+
+    if d.IsDir() {
+      log.Println("WATCHING: ", path)
+      err = watcher.Add(path)
+      if err != nil {
+        log.Printf("failed to watch %s", path)
+        return err
+      }
+    }
+
+    return nil
+  })
 }
 
 func WatchDir() {
-	watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "can't create new watcher")
-	}
-
-	defer watcher.Close()
-
-	wait_time, err := time.ParseDuration(config.Settings.WatchDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err,
-			"can't parse watch_delay setting: %s",
-			config.Settings.WatchDelay)
-	}
-
-	doit := time.NewTimer(wait_time)
-	doit.Stop()
-
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-
-				if event.Has(fsnotify.Create) {
-					log.Println("---> CREATE IS:", event.Name)
-					AddWatchDir(watcher, event.Name)
-				} else {
-					log.Println("event: ", event)
-				}
-
-				if WatchMatches(event.Name) {
-					log.Println("modified file: ", event.Name)
-					doit.Reset(wait_time)
-				}
-			case <-doit.C:
-				SyncStaticDir()
-				RenderPages()
-			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				log.Println("error: ", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	err = AddWatchDir(watcher, config.Settings.Views)
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", config.Settings.Views)
-	}
-
-	err = AddWatchDir(watcher, filepath.Dir(config.Settings.Layout))
-	if err != nil {
-		Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", filepath.Dir(config.Settings.Layout))
-	}
-
-	if config.Settings.SyncDir != "" {
-		err = AddWatchDir(watcher, config.Settings.SyncDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", config.Settings.SyncDir)
-		}
-	}
-
-	<-make(chan struct{})
+  watcher, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "can't create new watcher")
+  }
+
+  defer watcher.Close()
+
+  wait_time, err := time.ParseDuration(config.Settings.WatchDelay)
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err,
+    "can't parse watch_delay setting: %s",
+    config.Settings.WatchDelay)
+  }
+
+  doit := time.NewTimer(wait_time)
+  doit.Stop()
+
+  go func() {
+    for {
+      select {
+      case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
+        if !ok {
+          return
+        }
+
+        if event.Has(fsnotify.Create) {
+          log.Println("---> CREATE IS:", event.Name)
+          AddWatchDir(watcher, event.Name)
+        } else {
+          log.Println("event: ", event)
+        }
+
+        if WatchMatches(event.Name) {
+          log.Println("modified file: ", event.Name)
+          doit.Reset(wait_time)
+        }
+      case <-doit.C:
+        SyncStaticDir()
+        RenderPages()
+      case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
+        if !ok {
+          return
+        }
+        log.Println("error: ", err)
+      }
+    }
+  }()
+
+  err = AddWatchDir(watcher, config.Settings.Views)
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", config.Settings.Views)
+  }
+
+  err = AddWatchDir(watcher, filepath.Dir(config.Settings.Layout))
+  if err != nil {
+    Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", filepath.Dir(config.Settings.Layout))
+  }
+
+  if config.Settings.SyncDir != "" {
+    err = AddWatchDir(watcher, config.Settings.SyncDir)
+    if err != nil {
+      Fatal(err, "failed to watch %s", config.Settings.SyncDir)
+    }
+  }
+
+  <-make(chan struct{})
 }
 
 func InitConfig(config_file string) {
-	_, err := os.Stat(config_file)
-
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		out, err := os.Create(config_file)
-		if err != nil {
-			Fatal(err, "error opening %s", config_file)
-		}
-		defer out.Close()
-
-		out.WriteString(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
-		fmt.Println("new config written to:", config_file)
-	} else {
-		Fatal(err, "there's already a %s file here", config_file)
-	}
+  _, err := os.Stat(config_file)
+
+  if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+    out, err := os.Create(config_file)
+    if err != nil {
+      Fatal(err, "error opening %s", config_file)
+    }
+    defer out.Close()
+
+    out.WriteString(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    fmt.Println("new config written to:", config_file)
+  } else {
+    Fatal(err, "there's already a %s file here", config_file)
+  }
 }
 
 func main() {
-	var config_file string
-
-	flag.StringVar(&config_file, "config", ".ssgod.json", ".json config file to use")
-	flag.Parse()
-	command := flag.Arg(0)
-
-	switch command {
-	case "watch":
-		config.Load(config_file)
-		SyncStaticDir()
-		RenderPages()
-		WatchDir()
-	case "init":
-		InitConfig(config_file)
-	default:
-		config.Load(config_file)
-		SyncStaticDir()
-		RenderPages()
-	}
+  var config_file string
+
+  flag.StringVar(&config_file, "config", ".ssgod.json", ".json config file to use")
+  flag.Parse()
+  command := flag.Arg(0)
+
+  switch command {
+  case "watch":
+    config.Load(config_file)
+    SyncStaticDir()
+    RenderPages()
+    WatchDir()
+  case "init":
+    InitConfig(config_file)
+  default:
+    config.Load(config_file)
+    SyncStaticDir()
+    RenderPages()
+  }
 }