# Resources folder naming protocol **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [April 14, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701 "2026-04-14T11:55:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MikeB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MikeB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/1 "2026-04-14T11:55:02Z")
Hi all, Quick question. Does it matter how we name our resource folders. For example I’m creating new resource folders for the images on each page. I’m using capital letters and “-” in the folder naming convention. Is this OK or should every folder name contain lower case characters and underscores? ![Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 12.42.16](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/3/5/35b415c71570e35d844a45c1416e262eb7d4a9a1.png) ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/2 "2026-04-14T14:36:54Z")
Elements will make things web safe when you publish, but ideally you should make everything web safe yourself then you know the url of the resource won’t change 🙂 Here’s what I do… ![CleanShot 2026-04-14 at 3 .36.37@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/0/6/0687a25d2ec0eca47cac0fc89872ce914aac6609.png) ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/3 "2026-04-14T15:08:51Z")
The Linux nerd in me screams all lowercase, no spaces, and dashes (not underscores) to separate words… and stick with that naming convention across everything. 🤓 ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/4 "2026-04-14T16:25:18Z")
So are “clear-mac” and “clear-ios” wrong? @differentdan ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/5 "2026-04-14T16:26:47Z")
That is perfectly correct. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/6 "2026-04-14T16:27:13Z")
what is correct? @handshaper ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/7 "2026-04-14T16:28:58Z")
Using dashes in names 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/8 "2026-04-14T16:29:21Z")
Your naming is correct; “clear-mac” and “clear-ios” are the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![MikeB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MikeB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MikeB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/9 "2026-04-14T16:35:41Z")
Amazing answers, thank you so much. I’m glad I asked. I’ll make everything lower case and use dashes where needed. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/resources-folder-naming-protocol/55701/10 "2026-04-14T16:36:57Z")
I changed all the folder names in Resources to lowercase letters after this info and no spaces. Before I had capital letters at the beginning. Good info. ![lower](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/a/0/a0d00f45ffc4411e1b95d7ba2a762f485d2663e1.png) and of course only lowercase for the files: italy-venice-gondola- … .jpg or webp