GitHub wiki directories

Question

Does the wiki that installs with a GitHub repo support directories? Our wiki is cluttered with pages, and we are looking for a way to organize them better.

We tried pulling the repo, creating local directories, and moving things around, but when committed back, the wiki didn't pick up the changes.

Answer 1

I was having the exact same issue and tried variants of what you tried. Nothing stuck. Asked GitHub support about it and received a reply that essentially said "No, but we'll let the developers know that people are interested in this feature."

So the short answer is "No", and the long answer is "No, but maybe in the future."

Answer 2

Actually, it looks like github added support for directories recently.

I was able to do the following:

• Move an existing markdown file to a new directory.
• Create a new markdown file in an existing directory (created in the former step).
• Create a new markdown file in a new directory.

In all cases, the existing pages were still there and new pages were added.

The one constraint that remains is that your file names must be unique. If you have more than one file with the same name, only one of them will show up in the wiki (I'm not sure which.. ).