diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82545ae..50d96e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ description: This describes foobar
 
 Blog posts (located in stage0/blog/) have a similar header with values for title, date and categories.
 
-Normal pages are created by hand, new blog posts via "wombat post".
+Normal pages are created via "wombat newpage", new blog posts via "wombat newpost".
 
 
 build
diff --git a/generate/generate.go b/generate/generate.go
index e96d157..6d1d366 100644
--- a/generate/generate.go
+++ b/generate/generate.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/blog"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/converter"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/gallery"
-	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/initer"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/site"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/splitter"
 	"os"
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ func stage2() {
 }
 
 func Generate(f GenerateFlags) error {
-	initer.InitializedOrDie()
 	clean()
 	gallery.Generate(gallery.Flags{})
 	stage1()
diff --git a/page/page.go b/page/page.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..865132d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/page/page.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package page
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	goutil "git.gutmet.org/goutil.git/misc"
+	gen "git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/generate"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"text/template"
+)
+
+var pageStub string = `---
+title: {{.Title}}
+description: {{.Description}}
+---
+`
+
+type page struct {
+	Title       string
+	Description string
+}
+
+type pageFlags struct {
+	title       string
+	description string
+	path        string
+	noserve     bool
+}
+
+func ensureDirectory(file string) {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(file)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func makePageFile(path string, title string, description string, content string) error {
+	ensureDirectory(path)
+	page := page{}
+	page.Title = title
+	page.Description = description
+	t := template.Must(template.New("pageStub").Parse(pageStub))
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	t.Execute(buf, page)
+	err := goutil.WriteFile(path, buf.String()+content)
+	return err
+}
+
+func newPage(fl pageFlags) error {
+	var err error
+	var content string
+	if fl.path == "" {
+		return errors.New("need path")
+	}
+	if filepath.Ext(fl.path) != ".md" {
+		fl.path += ".md"
+	}
+	if goutil.PathExists(fl.path) {
+		return errors.New(fl.path + " already exists...")
+	}
+	if fl.description != "" && fl.title != "" {
+		tmpcontent, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+		content = string(tmpcontent)
+	}
+	if fl.title == "" {
+		fl.title, err = goutil.AskFor("Title")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if fl.description == "" {
+		fl.description, err = goutil.AskFor("Description")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	err = makePageFile(fl.path, fl.title, fl.description, content)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if content == "" {
+		wait := true
+		err = goutil.OpenInEditor(fl.path, wait)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			fmt.Println("trying default application...")
+			err = goutil.OpenInDefaultApp(fl.path, wait)
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return gen.Generate(gen.GenerateFlags{Noserve: fl.noserve})
+}
+
+func Command() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
+	f := pageFlags{}
+	flagsInit := func(s *flag.FlagSet) {
+		s.StringVar(&f.path, "path", "", "file to post to")
+		s.StringVar(&f.title, "title", "", "if title and description are set: read content from stdin")
+		s.StringVar(&f.description, "description", "", "if title and description are set: read content from stdin")
+		s.BoolVar(&f.noserve, "noserve", false, "don't generate and serve afterwards")
+	}
+	return flagsInit, func([]string) error { return newPage(f) }
+}
diff --git a/post/post.go b/post/post.go
index ee7e3d1..5113e05 100644
--- a/post/post.go
+++ b/post/post.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	goutil "git.gutmet.org/goutil.git/misc"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/blog"
 	gen "git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/generate"
-	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/initer"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ func makePostFile(dirsuffix string, title string, content string) string {
 
 func postNew(fl postFlags) error {
 	var err error
-	initer.InitializedOrDie()
 	if fl.title == "" {
 		fl.title, err = goutil.AskFor("Title")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -88,14 +86,14 @@ func postNew(fl postFlags) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	noserve := (content != "")
-	return gen.Generate(gen.GenerateFlags{Noserve: noserve})
+	return gen.Generate(gen.GenerateFlags{Noserve: fl.noserve})
 }
 
 type postFlags struct {
 	blog     string
 	title    string
 	category string
+	noserve  bool
 }
 
 func Command() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
@@ -104,6 +102,7 @@ func Command() (goutil.CommandFlagsInit, goutil.CommandFunc) {
 		s.StringVar(&f.blog, "blog", "", "which blog folder to post to, e.g. -blog=foo for 'blogfoo' (default \"blog\")")
 		s.StringVar(&f.title, "title", "", "if title and category are set: read content from stdin")
 		s.StringVar(&f.category, "category", "", "if title and category are set: read content from stdin")
+		s.BoolVar(&f.noserve, "noserve", false, "don't generate and serve afterwards")
 	}
 	return flagsInit, func([]string) error { return postNew(f) }
 }
diff --git a/wombat.go b/wombat.go
index a5364ed..d23d475 100644
--- a/wombat.go
+++ b/wombat.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/gallery"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/generate"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/initer"
+	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/page"
 	"git.gutmet.org/wombat.git/post"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -16,14 +17,24 @@ func serve(args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func ifInited(cmd goutil.Command) goutil.Command {
+	oldExec := cmd.Exec
+	cmd.Exec = func(args []string) error {
+		initer.InitializedOrDie()
+		return oldExec(args)
+	}
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func main() {
 	commands := []goutil.Command{
 		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("init", initer.Command, "initialize wombat directory"),
-		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("gen", generate.Command, "generate the website"),
-		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("post", post.Command, "create a new blogpost"),
-		goutil.NewCommand("serve", serve, "just execute web server"),
-		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("genpics", gallery.Command, "generate galleries"),
-		goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("newgallery", gallery.NewCommand, "init new gallery"),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("gen", generate.Command, "generate the website")),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommand("serve", serve, "just execute web server")),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("newpost", post.Command, "create a new blogpost")),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("newpage", page.Command, "create a new page")),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("newgallery", gallery.NewCommand, "init new gallery")),
+		ifInited(goutil.NewCommandWithFlags("genpics", gallery.Command, "generate galleries")),
 	}
 	err := goutil.Execute(commands)
 	if err != nil {