diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 732bbfe..eb7436d 100755
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ defaults:
 plugins:
   - jekyll-environment-variables
 
+include:
+  - _pages
+
 exclude:
   - Gemfile
   - Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/contact.md b/_pages/contact.md
similarity index 98%
rename from contact.md
rename to _pages/contact.md
index 8194c7f..77a75fe 100644
--- a/contact.md
+++ b/_pages/contact.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+permalink: "/contact/"
 title: Contact
 layout: contact
 description: Contact of the SEARCH research group
diff --git a/education.md b/_pages/education.md
similarity index 100%
rename from education.md
rename to _pages/education.md
index d48754f..812d3bd 100644
--- a/education.md
+++ b/_pages/education.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+permalink: "/education/"
 title: Education
 layout: education
 description: Education activities of the SEARCH group
-permalink: "/education/"
 ---
 
 **Under Construction**
diff --git a/index.md b/_pages/index.md
similarity index 98%
rename from index.md
rename to _pages/index.md
index 09e8c3d..8291f89 100755
--- a/index.md
+++ b/_pages/index.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+permalink: /
 title: Software Engineering and Architecture
 subtitle: research group
 slogan: effective software engineering
diff --git a/news.md b/_pages/news.md
similarity index 100%
rename from news.md
rename to _pages/news.md
index 3ff1eb5..9aab521 100644
--- a/news.md
+++ b/_pages/news.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+permalink: "/news/"
 title: SEARCH News Feed
 layout: news
 description: Here we regularly post updates about research project, new or departing team members, industry collaboration, released datasets, student projects and other general updates about the SEARCH group.
-permalink: "/news/"
 ---
 
 <!--TODO: get this description approved by team-->
diff --git a/research.md b/_pages/research.md
similarity index 100%
rename from research.md
rename to _pages/research.md
index 44e77c6..2c5af13 100644
--- a/research.md
+++ b/_pages/research.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
+permalink: "/research/"
 title: Research
 layout: research
 description: Research of the SEARCH group
-permalink: "/research/"
 ---
 
diff --git a/team.md b/_pages/team.md
similarity index 100%
rename from team.md
rename to _pages/team.md
index d8049fc..87160bc 100644
--- a/team.md
+++ b/_pages/team.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+permalink: "/team/"
 title: Team
 layout: team
 description: Team
-permalink: "/team/"
 ---
 
 # Meet The Team
diff --git a/about.md b/about.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f6958..0000000
--- a/about.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-title: About
-layout: page
-description: About
-bodyClass: page-about
----
-