I decided that if I could make wordpress behave how I wanted it to there would no longer be any reason to try and develop my own web site designs. This is the plan: step1: Write a small plugin to display page listings how I want [see here] step2: Develop a theme that does what I want and is easily customizable step3: Some stuff step 4: Take over the world So there we are then: I'm well on the road to world domination...