diff --git a/wiki/index.php b/wiki/index.php
index ff20574..b64a0b8 100644
--- a/wiki/index.php
+++ b/wiki/index.php
@@ -32,12 +32,21 @@ if (!isset($_GET["page"]) || !file_exists("pages/{$_GET['page']}.md")) {
 
     <hr>
     <h2>pages:</h2>
-
-    <?php foreach (glob("pages/*.md") as $page) {
-        $yaml = $parser->parse(file_get_contents($page))->getYAML();
-        if (!$yaml["published"]) continue; ?>
-        <a href="<?=basename($page, ".md")?>"><?=$yaml["title"]?></a><br>
-    <?php } ?>
+    <table class="table table-responsive table-hover table-striped">
+        <thead>
+            <tr>
+                <th>title</th>
+                <th>description</th>
+            </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+        <?php foreach (glob("pages/*.md") as $page) {
+            $yaml = $parser->parse(file_get_contents($page))->getYAML();
+            if (!$yaml["published"]) continue; ?>
+            <tr><td><a href="<?=basename($page, ".md")?>"><?=$yaml["title"]?></a></td> <td><?=$yaml["description"] ?? ""?></td></tr>
+        <?php } ?>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
 
 
 <?php } else {
diff --git a/wiki/pages/lua.md b/wiki/pages/lua.md
index 1f83658..1977b34 100644
--- a/wiki/pages/lua.md
+++ b/wiki/pages/lua.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 author: ~evn
 published: true
 title: lua
+description: set up tools to write lua code
 category:
   - main
 ---
diff --git a/wiki/pages/mailing_lists.md b/wiki/pages/mailing_lists.md
index e81884d..072227a 100644
--- a/wiki/pages/mailing_lists.md
+++ b/wiki/pages/mailing_lists.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 author: ~erxeto
 published: true
 title: mailing list netiquette
-description: tildeverse mailing lists netiquette
+description: tildeverse mailing lists etiquette guide
 category:
     - main
 ---
diff --git a/wiki/pages/teaching-and-learning.md b/wiki/pages/teaching-and-learning.md
index 7bb6daa..4c391d4 100644
--- a/wiki/pages/teaching-and-learning.md
+++ b/wiki/pages/teaching-and-learning.md
@@ -2,28 +2,27 @@
 author: ~cmccabe
 published: true
 title: teaching and learning on tilde.team
-description:
+description: how to find and get help learning
 category:
-    - main
+- main
 ---
 
 **tl;dr** bring project ideas. bring your skills. learn by doing.
 help others who are trying to learn. share what you're working on.
 
-
 ## 1. start learning, start teaching!
 
 an important goal of tilde.team is to help you learn linux, programming, and
-general computing skills through the command line interface.  we think it is
-important that this happens in a fun social environment.  for this reason we
+general computing skills through the command line interface. we think it is
+important that this happens in a fun social environment. for this reason we
 encourage users to meet each other, to collaborate, to ask questions when
 you're stuck on something, and to offer help to others who are learning.
 
 stuck for ideas? or looking for a bigger challenge? tilde.team also maintains
 a [list of internship opportunities and code challenge websites](
-    https://tilde.team/wiki/learning-opportunities). this list is a new
-    feature of the site, so please contribute by letting us know (by email,
-    IRC or pull request) of any other opportunities you know of.
+https://tilde.team/wiki/learning-opportunities). this list is a new
+feature of the site, so please contribute by letting us know (by email,
+IRC or pull request) of any other opportunities you know of.
 
 ## 2. learning resources