# Why don't sub-sections use the list.html template?

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/why-dont-sub-sections-use-the-list-html-template/39342>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [July 2, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/why-dont-sub-sections-use-the-list-html-template/39342 "2022-07-02T15:32:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![tut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@tut](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/tut)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/why-dont-sub-sections-use-the-list-html-template/39342/2 "2022-07-02T16:10:22Z")

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> [@realpixelcode](#):
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> Do I have to manually set up an `_index.md` file for each sub-section

Why don’t you test it and see the result? A branch bundle needs an `_index.md` file.

> [@Explanation of Page Bundles](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/explanation-of-page-bundles/36686/2):
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> content/ └── books ├── book-1.md \<-- page ├── book-2 \<-- page bundle, specifically a leaf bundle │ ├── cover.jpg │ └── index.md └── book-3 \<-- page bundle, specifically a branch bundle ├── chapter-1.md ├── chapter-2.md ├── cover.jpg └── \_index.md [https://gohugo.io/content-management/page-bundles](https://gohugo.io/content-management/page-bundles)

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