diff --git a/src/routes/index.py b/src/routes/index.py
index 6a44e67..bc83c88 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.py
+++ b/src/routes/index.py
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ def index() -> str:
     """index page"""
     posts = []
     if not Config.private or (Config.private and Config.is_logged()):
-        posts = [p.split("/")[-1][:-4] for p in get_posts()]
+        for p in get_posts():
+
+            def titleify(s):
+                return s.split("/")[-1]
+
+            def linkify(s):
+                return ".".join(titleify(s).split(".")[:-1])
+
+            def datify(s):
+                return s[:-14] + " " + s[-4:]
+
+            posts.append((linkify(p), titleify(p), datify(get_post_cdate(p))))
 
     return render_template(
         "index.html",
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index bc91bba..357514f 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
       <ul>
         {% for p in posts: %}
         <li>
-          <a href="{{ config.sanitized_base() }}/read/{{ p }}">{{ p }}.txt</a>
+          <a href="{{ config.sanitized_base() }}/read/{{ p[0] }}">{{ p[1] }}</a>
+          ({{ p[2] }})
         </li>
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.py b/src/utils/misc.py
index c831032..123568b 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.py
+++ b/src/utils/misc.py
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ def get_post(filename: str) -> File | None:
         return None
     else:
         with open(filename, "r") as reader:
-            return File(reader.read(), ctime(os_path.getmtime(filename)))
+            return File(reader.read(), get_post_cdate(filename))
+
+
+def get_post_cdate(filename: str) -> str:
+    return ctime(os_path.getmtime(filename))
 
 
 def delete_post(filename: str) -> bool: