diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 5142d4217ce..3fe78d1c853 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ If you however have written custom code that explicitly references the old names
 - for soon-to-be removed features.
 
 ### Removed
-- Removed MetadataItemContract.php (use new abstract class BaseMetadataElement)
 - Removed single usage trait AsksToRebuildSite.php (inlined into HydePublishHomepageCommand.php)
 - Removed interface ActionContract.php
 
@@ -68,4 +67,5 @@ The internal metadata handling has been refactored to make it more flexible and
  
 - The MetadataBag class's namespace has been changed from `Hyde\Framework\Models\Metadata\MetadataBag` to `Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\MetadataBag;`
 - All metadata models have been moved to the new namespace `Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models`
-- All metadata models have been renamed, changing the suffix `Item` to `Model`
+- All metadata models have been renamed, changing the suffix `Item` to `Element`
+- Renamed MetadataItemContract.php to MetadataElementContract.php in the new namespace `Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata`
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Actions/StaticPageBuilder.php b/packages/framework/src/Actions/StaticPageBuilder.php
index 9c4d264a5d4..0a25685ec2a 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Actions/StaticPageBuilder.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Actions/StaticPageBuilder.php
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ public function __invoke(): string
     {
         Hyde::shareViewData($this->page);
 
-        $this->needsDirectory(Hyde::sitePath());
-        $this->needsDirectory(dirname(Hyde::sitePath($this->page->getOutputPath())));
+        $this->needsParentDirectory(Hyde::sitePath($this->page->getOutputPath()));
 
         return $this->save($this->page->compile());
     }
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Concerns/InteractsWithDirectories.php b/packages/framework/src/Concerns/InteractsWithDirectories.php
index c5e1cb43208..364feb94a38 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Concerns/InteractsWithDirectories.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Concerns/InteractsWithDirectories.php
@@ -30,4 +30,16 @@ public static function needsDirectories(array $directories): void
             static::needsDirectory($directory);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Ensure the supplied file's parent directory exists by creating it if it does not.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $file
+     * @param  int  $levels
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function needsParentDirectory(string $file, int $levels = 1): void
+    {
+        static::needsDirectory(dirname($file, $levels));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataBag.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataBag.php
index 47204b0ebc2..85a1268ef13 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataBag.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataBag.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Hyde\Framework\Concerns\HydePage;
 use Hyde\Framework\Helpers\Meta;
 use Hyde\Framework\Models\Pages\MarkdownPost;
-use Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models\BaseMetadataElement;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable;
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ public function get(): array
         );
     }
 
-    public function add(BaseMetadataElement|string $item): static
+    public function add(MetadataElementContract|string $item): static
     {
         if ($item instanceof Models\LinkElement) {
             $this->links[$item->uniqueKey()] = $item;
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataElementContract.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataElementContract.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..220a5f40325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/MetadataElementContract.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata;
+
+interface MetadataElementContract extends \Stringable
+{
+    public function __toString(): string;
+
+    public function uniqueKey(): string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/BaseMetadataElement.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/BaseMetadataElement.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 95723a2dc5b..00000000000
--- a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/BaseMetadataElement.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models;
-
-abstract class BaseMetadataElement implements \Stringable
-{
-    abstract public function __toString(): string;
-
-    abstract public function uniqueKey(): string;
-}
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/LinkElement.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/LinkElement.php
index f52a95ac179..9ac950267af 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/LinkElement.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/LinkElement.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models;
 
-class LinkElement extends BaseMetadataElement
+use Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\MetadataElementContract;
+
+class LinkElement implements MetadataElementContract
 {
     protected string $rel;
     protected string $href;
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/MetadataElement.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/MetadataElement.php
index 47899bbe02b..28580a7fa66 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/MetadataElement.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/MetadataElement.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models;
 
-class MetadataElement extends BaseMetadataElement
+use Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\MetadataElementContract;
+
+class MetadataElement implements MetadataElementContract
 {
     protected string $name;
     protected string $content;
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/OpenGraphElement.php b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/OpenGraphElement.php
index 4f9d25aa7db..0d0167074e7 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/OpenGraphElement.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Modules/Metadata/Models/OpenGraphElement.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\Models;
 
-class OpenGraphElement extends BaseMetadataElement
+use Hyde\Framework\Modules\Metadata\MetadataElementContract;
+
+class OpenGraphElement implements MetadataElementContract
 {
     protected string $property;
     protected string $content;
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/StaticPageBuilderTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/StaticPageBuilderTest.php
index 6af4281c2fa..99a80d020ca 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/StaticPageBuilderTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/StaticPageBuilderTest.php
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 use Hyde\Framework\Models\Pages\HtmlPage;
 use Hyde\Framework\Models\Pages\MarkdownPage;
 use Hyde\Framework\Models\Pages\MarkdownPost;
+use Hyde\Framework\Models\Support\Site;
 use Hyde\Testing\TestCase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 
 /**
  * Feature tests for the StaticPageBuilder class.
@@ -137,4 +139,28 @@ public function test_creates_custom_documentation_directory()
         $this->validateBasicHtml(file_get_contents(Hyde::path('_site/docs/foo/foo.html')));
         unlink(Hyde::path('_site/docs/foo/foo.html'));
     }
+
+    public function test_site_directory_can_be_customized()
+    {
+        Site::$outputPath = 'foo';
+
+        new StaticPageBuilder(MarkdownPage::make('foo'), true);
+
+        $this->assertFileExists(Hyde::path('foo/foo.html'));
+        $this->validateBasicHtml(file_get_contents(Hyde::path('foo/foo.html')));
+
+        File::deleteDirectory(Hyde::path('foo'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_site_directory_can_be_customized_with_nested_pages()
+    {
+        Site::$outputPath = 'foo';
+
+        new StaticPageBuilder(MarkdownPost::make('foo'), true);
+
+        $this->assertFileExists(Hyde::path('foo/posts/foo.html'));
+        $this->validateBasicHtml(file_get_contents(Hyde::path('foo/posts/foo.html')));
+
+        File::deleteDirectory(Hyde::path('foo'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/InteractsWithDirectoriesConcernTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/InteractsWithDirectoriesConcernTest.php
index b1f199cff1e..cd4588317f1 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/InteractsWithDirectoriesConcernTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/InteractsWithDirectoriesConcernTest.php
@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ public function test_needs_directories_creates_multiple_directories()
 
         File::deleteDirectory(Hyde::path('bar'));
     }
+
+    public function test_needs_parent_directory_creates_directory_for_the_parent_file()
+    {
+        $this->needsParentDirectory(Hyde::path('foo/bar/baz.txt'));
+        $this->assertDirectoryExists(Hyde::path('foo/bar'));
+    }
 }