diff --git a/src/html.ml b/src/html.ml
index e7992ea..c7a35e5 100644
--- a/src/html.ml
+++ b/src/html.ml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 open Tyxml.Html
 
+let to_string tyxml = Format.asprintf "%a" (Tyxml.Html.pp ()) tyxml
+
 let logarion_head ?(style="/style.css") t =
   head (title (pcdata t)) [
          link ~rel:[`Stylesheet] ~href:"/style.css" ();
@@ -20,20 +22,25 @@ let of_ymd ymd =
             Unsafe.data ymd_body;
             footer [p []];
        ])
-  |> Format.asprintf "%a" (Tyxml.Html.pp ())
+  |> to_string
 
-let of_file_meta_pairs file_metas =
-  let link_item (y,m) = li [a ~a:[a_href (uri_of_string ("/text/" ^ Filename.chop_extension y))] [Unsafe.data Ymd.(m.title)]] in
+let article_link (file, meta) =
+  li [a ~a:[a_href (uri_of_string ("/text/" ^ Filename.chop_extension file))]
+        [Unsafe.data Ymd.(meta.title)]
+     ]
+
+let of_file_meta_pairs ?listing_tpl:(tpl=None) file_meta_pairs =
   html (logarion_head "Homepage")
        (body [
             header [ h1 [pcdata "Homepage"] ];
             div [
                 h2 [pcdata "Articles"];
-                ul (List.map link_item file_metas);
-                pcdata Template.(of_string "test {{test}}" |> fold);
+                match tpl with
+                | Some s -> Unsafe.data Template.(of_string s |> fold_index file_meta_pairs)
+                | None -> ul (List.map article_link file_meta_pairs);
               ];
        ])
-  |> Format.asprintf "%a" (Tyxml.Html.pp ())
+  |> to_string
 
 let form ymd =
   let input_set title name value =
@@ -42,8 +49,7 @@ let form ymd =
             input ~a:[a_name name; a_value value] ()
       ]]
   in
-  let open Ymd in
-  html (logarion_head "Compose")
+  Ymd.(html (logarion_head "Compose")
        (body [
             header [ h1 [pcdata "Article composition"] ];
             div [
@@ -71,5 +77,5 @@ let form ymd =
                       ]
                   ]
               ];
-       ])
-  |> Format.asprintf "%a" (Tyxml.Html.pp ())
+       ]))
+  |> to_string
diff --git a/src/template.ml b/src/template.ml
index c0698c0..8879f95 100644
--- a/src/template.ml
+++ b/src/template.ml
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-
-let string s = prerr_endline ("string:"^s); s
-let section ~inverted name contents = "section"
-let escaped e = prerr_endline ("escaped:"^e); e
-let unescaped u = u
-let partial p = p
-let comment c = c
-let concat l = String.concat "," l
+open Ymd
 
 let of_string = Mustache.of_string
 
@@ -14,4 +7,43 @@ let of_file f =
   Lwt_io.(open_file ~mode:(Input) f >|= read_lines)
   >|= (fun stream -> Lwt_stream.fold (^) stream "")
 
-let fold = Mustache.fold ~string ~section ~escaped ~unescaped ~partial ~comment ~concat
+let string s = s
+let section ~inverted name contents = "section"
+let unescaped u = u
+let partial p = p
+let comment c = c
+let concat l = String.concat "" l
+
+let fold_text ymd =
+  let escaped e = match e with
+    | "title" -> meta.title
+    | "abstract" -> meta.abstract
+    | "authors" -> meta.authors
+    | "text" ->
+    | _ -> prerr_endline ("unknown tag: " ^ e); "" in
+  Mustache.fold ~string ~section ~escaped ~unescaped ~partial ~comment ~concat
+
+let fold_entry (file, meta) =
+  let escaped e = match e with
+    | "title" -> meta.title
+    | "abstract" -> meta.abstract
+    | "authors" -> meta.authors
+    | _ -> prerr_endline ("unknown tag: " ^ e); "" in
+  Mustache.fold ~string ~section ~escaped ~unescaped ~partial ~comment ~concat
+
+let fold_index ymd_meta_pairs =
+  let string s = s in
+  let section ~inverted name contents = "section" in
+  let escaped e = match e with
+    | "recent_texts_listing" ->
+       (ListLabels.fold_left
+         ~init:("<ul>")
+         ~f:(fun a (file, meta) ->
+           a ^ "<li><a href=\"/text/" ^ Filename.chop_extension file ^ "\">" ^ meta.title ^ "</a></li>")
+         ymd_meta_pairs) ^ "</ul>"
+    | _ -> prerr_endline ("unknown tag: " ^ e); "" in
+  let unescaped u = u in
+  let partial p = p in
+  let comment c = c in
+  let concat l = String.concat "" l in
+  Mustache.fold ~string ~section ~escaped ~unescaped ~partial ~comment ~concat
diff --git a/src/web.ml b/src/web.ml
index 5186c5c..835e06b 100644
--- a/src/web.ml
+++ b/src/web.ml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ let () =
   let module L = Logarion in
   let ymd f = L.of_file f in
   let ret_param name req = return (param req name) in
+  let listing_tpl = Some (Logarion.load_file "index.mustache") in
   App.empty
   |> post "/post"     (fun req -> ymd_of_req req >>= fun ymd -> L.to_file ymd >>= fun () -> html_response (Html.of_ymd ymd))
   |> get "/edit/:ttl" (fun r   -> ret_param "ttl" r >>= ymdpath >|= ymd >|= Html.form   >>= html_response)
@@ -29,5 +30,5 @@ let () =
   |> get "/text/:ttl" (fun req -> ret_param "ttl" req >>= ymdpath >|= ymd >|= Html.of_ymd >>= html_response)
   |> get "/!/:ttl"    (fun req -> ret_param "ttl" req >|= L.latest_file_meta_pair >|= ymd_or_error >|= Html.of_ymd >>= html_response)
   |> get "/style.css" (fun _   -> return "ymd/style.css" >|= L.load_file >>= string_response)
-  |> get "/"          (fun _   -> return (L.file_meta_pairs ()) >|= Html.of_file_meta_pairs >>= html_response)
+  |> get "/"          (fun _   -> return (L.file_meta_pairs ()) >|= Html.of_file_meta_pairs ~listing_tpl >>= html_response)
   |> App.run_command