# Folders

_Last updated October 21, 2026_

> Group features in folders in the editor, set which are drawn on top, and let visitors hide them.

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## Folders

Folders organize the editor's list of features, so a big map stays easy
to work on. Visitors don't see them on the published map unless you turn
on its feature list (below).

Group features into folders in the left panel, one level deep. Drag
features and folders to reorder them: features higher in the list draw on
top. Hiding a folder hides everything in it while you edit; the published
map shows every feature until a visitor hides it there.

The list has two parts. Points and text come first, as they're always drawn
above lines, areas and images, which come second. Each part has its own
order and its own folders: a folder holds one kind or the other. Images go
anywhere among lines and areas, so a line listed above an image is drawn
over it.

If an imported folder has both kinds, it shows in both parts under the same
name.

### Folders on the published map

Turn on **Feature list** under **Map panel** in Map settings, and visitors
get a list of your features under the map's description, grouped by
folder. Each folder has a checkbox to hide its features on the map, like
the layers in other map tools. A folder that's in both parts of the list
shows once.

- [Map settings](https://squidmaps.io/docs/map-settings): Title, description, basemap, zoom range and bounds.

### Folders in imported data

Features that name a folder in `@folder` go into it when they're imported.
See [Importing data](https://squidmaps.io/docs/importing#reviewing-an-import).