diff --git a/app/controllers/diary_entry_controller.rb b/app/controllers/diary_entry_controller.rb
index f6da8d8700..723fff17ec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/diary_entry_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/diary_entry_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class DiaryEntryController < ApplicationController
   before_action :check_database_readable
   before_action :check_database_writable, :only => [:new, :edit, :comment, :hide, :hidecomment, :subscribe, :unsubscribe]
   before_action :require_administrator, :only => [:hide, :hidecomment]
-  before_action :allow_thirdparty_images, :only => [:new, :edit, :list, :show, :comments]
+  before_action :allow_thirdparty_images, :only => [:new, :edit, :index, :show, :comments]
 
   def new
     @title = t "diary_entry.new.title"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def new
         # Subscribe user to diary comments
         @diary_entry.subscriptions.create(:user => current_user)
 
-        redirect_to :action => "list", :display_name => current_user.display_name
+        redirect_to :action => "index", :display_name => current_user.display_name
       else
         render :action => "edit"
       end
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ def unsubscribe
     render :action => "no_such_entry", :status => :not_found
   end
 
-  def list
+  def index
     if params[:display_name]
       @user = User.active.find_by(:display_name => params[:display_name])
 
       if @user
-        @title = t "diary_entry.list.user_title", :user => @user.display_name
+        @title = t "diary_entry.index.user_title", :user => @user.display_name
         @entries = @user.diary_entries
       else
         render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def list
       end
     elsif params[:friends]
       if current_user
-        @title = t "diary_entry.list.title_friends"
+        @title = t "diary_entry.index.title_friends"
         @entries = DiaryEntry.where(:user_id => current_user.friend_users)
       else
         require_user
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def list
       end
     elsif params[:nearby]
       if current_user
-        @title = t "diary_entry.list.title_nearby"
+        @title = t "diary_entry.index.title_nearby"
         @entries = DiaryEntry.where(:user_id => current_user.nearby)
       else
         require_user
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ def list
       @entries = DiaryEntry.joins(:user).where(:users => { :status => %w[active confirmed] })
 
       if params[:language]
-        @title = t "diary_entry.list.in_language_title", :language => Language.find(params[:language]).english_name
+        @title = t "diary_entry.index.in_language_title", :language => Language.find(params[:language]).english_name
         @entries = @entries.where(:language_code => params[:language])
       else
-        @title = t "diary_entry.list.title"
+        @title = t "diary_entry.index.title"
       end
     end
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def rss
         @entries = user.diary_entries
         @title = t("diary_entry.feed.user.title", :user => user.display_name)
         @description = t("diary_entry.feed.user.description", :user => user.display_name)
-        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :display_name => user.display_name, :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
+        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :display_name => user.display_name, :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
       else
         head :not_found
         return
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ def rss
         @entries = @entries.where(:language_code => params[:language])
         @title = t("diary_entry.feed.language.title", :language_name => Language.find(params[:language]).english_name)
         @description = t("diary_entry.feed.language.description", :language_name => Language.find(params[:language]).english_name)
-        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :language => params[:language], :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
+        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :language => params[:language], :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
       else
         @title = t("diary_entry.feed.all.title")
         @description = t("diary_entry.feed.all.description")
-        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
+        @link = url_for :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :host => SERVER_URL, :protocol => SERVER_PROTOCOL
       end
     end
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def show
   def hide
     entry = DiaryEntry.find(params[:id])
     entry.update(:visible => false)
-    redirect_to :action => "list", :display_name => entry.user.display_name
+    redirect_to :action => "index", :display_name => entry.user.display_name
   end
 
   def hidecomment
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
index de62e8e1a8..ec2f22601c 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_entry.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <h2><%= link_to h(diary_entry.title), diary_entry_path(diary_entry.user, diary_entry) %></h2>
 
     <small class='deemphasize'>
-      <%= raw(t '.posted_by', :link_user => (link_to h(diary_entry.user.display_name), user_path(diary_entry.user)), :created => l(diary_entry.created_at, :format => :blog), :language_link => (link_to h(diary_entry.language.name), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'list', :display_name => nil, :language => diary_entry.language_code)) %>
+      <%= raw(t '.posted_by', :link_user => (link_to h(diary_entry.user.display_name), user_path(diary_entry.user)), :created => l(diary_entry.created_at, :format => :blog), :language_link => (link_to h(diary_entry.language.name), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'index', :display_name => nil, :language => diary_entry.language_code)) %>
     </small>
 
   </div>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <% end %>
 
   <ul class='secondary-actions clearfix'>
-    <% if params[:action] == 'list' %>
+    <% if params[:action] == 'index' %>
       <li><%= link_to t('.comment_link'), diary_entry_path(diary_entry.user, diary_entry, :anchor => 'newcomment') %></li>
       <li><%= link_to t('.reply_link'), new_message_path(diary_entry.user, :message => { :title => "Re: #{diary_entry.title}" }) %></li>
       <li><%= link_to t('.comment_count', :count => diary_entry.visible_comments.count), diary_entry_path(diary_entry.user, diary_entry, :anchor => 'comments') %></li>
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_index_entry.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_index_entry.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d6df4e03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_index_entry.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= render :partial => "diary_entry", :object => diary_index_entry %>
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_list_entry.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_list_entry.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index ca583ef47a..0000000000
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/_diary_list_entry.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<%= render :partial => "diary_entry", :object => diary_list_entry %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/list.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/index.html.erb
similarity index 96%
rename from app/views/diary_entry/list.html.erb
rename to app/views/diary_entry/index.html.erb
index 2d9a4b1671..021cb20584 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/index.html.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <% if @user %>
     <%= render :partial => 'diary_entry', :collection => @entries %>
   <% else %>
-    <%= render :partial => 'diary_list_entry', :collection => @entries %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'diary_index_entry', :collection => @entries %>
   <% end %>
 
   <div class="pagination">
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/rss.rss.builder b/app/views/diary_entry/rss.rss.builder
index 181d3c7960..be627437dd 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/rss.rss.builder
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/rss.rss.builder
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ xml.rss("version" => "2.0",
   xml.channel do
     xml.title @title
     xml.description @description
-    xml.link url_for(:action => "list", :only_path => false)
+    xml.link url_for(:action => "index", :only_path => false)
     xml.image do
       xml.url image_url("mag_map-rss2.0.png")
       xml.title @title
       xml.width "100"
       xml.height "100"
-      xml.link url_for(:action => "list", :only_path => false)
+      xml.link url_for(:action => "index", :only_path => false)
     end
 
     @entries.each do |entry|
diff --git a/app/views/diary_entry/show.html.erb b/app/views/diary_entry/show.html.erb
index 9871da8ccf..754070e529 100644
--- a/app/views/diary_entry/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/diary_entry/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% content_for :heading do %>
   <div id="userinformation" >
     <%= user_image @entry.user %>
-    <h2><%= link_to t('.user_title', :user => h(@entry.user.display_name)), :action => :list %></h2>
+    <h2><%= link_to t('.user_title', :user => h(@entry.user.display_name)), :action => :index %></h2>
     <p><%= rss_link_to :action => :rss, :display_name => @entry.user.display_name %></p>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/user/show.html.erb b/app/views/user/show.html.erb
index 0b48d28d2e..30c72b1402 100644
--- a/app/views/user/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user/show.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <span class='count-number'><%= number_with_delimiter(current_user.traces.size) %></span>
           </li>
           <li>
-            <%= link_to t('.my diary'), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'list', :display_name => current_user.display_name %>
+            <%= link_to t('.my diary'), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'index', :display_name => current_user.display_name %>
             <span class='count-number'><%= number_with_delimiter(current_user.diary_entries.size) %></span>
           </li>
           <li>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             <%= link_to t('.send message'), new_message_path(@user) %>
           </li>
           <li>
-            <%= link_to t('.diary'), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'list', :display_name => @user.display_name %>
+            <%= link_to t('.diary'), :controller => 'diary_entry', :action => 'index', :display_name => @user.display_name %>
             <span class='count-number'><%= number_with_delimiter(@user.diary_entries.size) %></span>
           </li>
           <li>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7682204d5e..d7837f2ffd 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ en:
     new:
       title: New Diary Entry
       publish_button: "Publish"
-    list:
+    index:
       title: "Users' diaries"
       title_friends: "Friends' diaries"
       title_nearby: "Nearby Users' diaries"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index da7e0de711..77857aeac3 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -215,16 +215,16 @@
 
   # diary pages
   match "/diary/new" => "diary_entry#new", :via => [:get, :post]
-  get "/diary/friends" => "diary_entry#list", :friends => true, :as => "friend_diaries"
-  get "/diary/nearby" => "diary_entry#list", :nearby => true, :as => "nearby_diaries"
+  get "/diary/friends" => "diary_entry#index", :friends => true, :as => "friend_diaries"
+  get "/diary/nearby" => "diary_entry#index", :nearby => true, :as => "nearby_diaries"
   get "/user/:display_name/diary/rss" => "diary_entry#rss", :defaults => { :format => :rss }
   get "/diary/:language/rss" => "diary_entry#rss", :defaults => { :format => :rss }
   get "/diary/rss" => "diary_entry#rss", :defaults => { :format => :rss }
   get "/user/:display_name/diary/comments/:page" => "diary_entry#comments", :page => /[1-9][0-9]*/
   get "/user/:display_name/diary/comments/" => "diary_entry#comments"
-  get "/user/:display_name/diary" => "diary_entry#list"
-  get "/diary/:language" => "diary_entry#list"
-  get "/diary" => "diary_entry#list"
+  get "/user/:display_name/diary" => "diary_entry#index"
+  get "/diary/:language" => "diary_entry#index"
+  get "/diary" => "diary_entry#index"
   get "/user/:display_name/diary/:id" => "diary_entry#show", :id => /\d+/, :as => :diary_entry
   post "/user/:display_name/diary/:id/newcomment" => "diary_entry#comment", :id => /\d+/
   match "/user/:display_name/diary/:id/edit" => "diary_entry#edit", :via => [:get, :post], :id => /\d+/
diff --git a/test/controllers/diary_entry_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/diary_entry_controller_test.rb
index 98330f690f..b102716d1f 100644
--- a/test/controllers/diary_entry_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/diary_entry_controller_test.rb
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ def setup
   def test_routes
     assert_routing(
       { :path => "/diary", :method => :get },
-      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list" }
+      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index" }
     )
     assert_routing(
       { :path => "/diary/language", :method => :get },
-      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :language => "language" }
+      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :language => "language" }
     )
     assert_routing(
       { :path => "/user/username/diary", :method => :get },
-      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :display_name => "username" }
+      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :display_name => "username" }
     )
     assert_routing(
       { :path => "/diary/friends", :method => :get },
-      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :friends => true }
+      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :friends => true }
     )
     assert_routing(
       { :path => "/diary/nearby", :method => :get },
-      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "list", :nearby => true }
+      { :controller => "diary_entry", :action => "index", :nearby => true }
     )
 
     assert_routing(
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_new_post
            :session => { :user => user.id }
     end
     assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to :action => :list, :display_name => user.display_name
+    assert_redirected_to :action => :index, :display_name => user.display_name
     entry = DiaryEntry.order(:id).last
     assert_equal user.id, entry.user_id
     assert_equal "New Title", entry.title
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_new_german
            :session => { :user => user.id }
     end
     assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to :action => :list, :display_name => user.display_name
+    assert_redirected_to :action => :index, :display_name => user.display_name
     entry = DiaryEntry.order(:id).last
     assert_equal user.id, entry.user_id
     assert_equal "New Title", entry.title
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def test_new_spammy
            :session => { :user => user.id }
     end
     assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to :action => :list, :display_name => user.display_name
+    assert_redirected_to :action => :index, :display_name => user.display_name
     entry = DiaryEntry.order(:id).last
     assert_equal user.id, entry.user_id
     assert_equal spammy_title, entry.title
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_new_spammy
     assert_equal "suspended", User.find(user.id).status
 
     # Follow the redirect
-    get :list,
+    get :index,
         :params => { :display_name => user.display_name },
         :session => { :user => user }
     assert_response :redirect
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def test_comment_spammy
     assert_equal "suspended", User.find(other_user.id).status
 
     # Follow the redirect
-    get :list,
+    get :index,
         :params => { :display_name => user.display_name },
         :session => { :user => other_user }
     assert_response :redirect
@@ -483,17 +483,17 @@ def test_comment_spammy
     assert_select ".diary-comment", :count => 0
   end
 
-  def test_list_all
+  def test_index_all
     diary_entry = create(:diary_entry)
     geo_entry = create(:diary_entry, :latitude => 51.50763, :longitude => -0.10781)
     public_entry = create(:diary_entry, :user => create(:user))
 
     # Try a list of all diary entries
-    get :list
-    check_diary_list diary_entry, geo_entry, public_entry
+    get :index
+    check_diary_index diary_entry, geo_entry, public_entry
   end
 
-  def test_list_user
+  def test_index_user
     user = create(:user)
     other_user = create(:user)
 
@@ -502,16 +502,16 @@ def test_list_user
     _other_entry = create(:diary_entry, :user => other_user)
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for a valid user
-    get :list, :params => { :display_name => user.display_name }
-    check_diary_list diary_entry, geo_entry
+    get :index, :params => { :display_name => user.display_name }
+    check_diary_index diary_entry, geo_entry
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for an invalid user
-    get :list, :params => { :display_name => "No Such User" }
+    get :index, :params => { :display_name => "No Such User" }
     assert_response :not_found
     assert_template "user/no_such_user"
   end
 
-  def test_list_friends
+  def test_index_friends
     user = create(:user)
     other_user = create(:user)
     friend = create(:friend, :befriender => user)
@@ -519,36 +519,36 @@ def test_list_friends
     _other_entry = create(:diary_entry, :user => other_user)
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for your friends when not logged in
-    get :list, :params => { :friends => true }
+    get :index, :params => { :friends => true }
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to :controller => :user, :action => :login, :referer => "/diary/friends"
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for your friends when logged in
-    get :list, :params => { :friends => true }, :session => { :user => user }
-    check_diary_list diary_entry
-    get :list, :params => { :friends => true }, :session => { :user => other_user }
-    check_diary_list
+    get :index, :params => { :friends => true }, :session => { :user => user }
+    check_diary_index diary_entry
+    get :index, :params => { :friends => true }, :session => { :user => other_user }
+    check_diary_index
   end
 
-  def test_list_nearby
+  def test_index_nearby
     user = create(:user, :home_lat => 12, :home_lon => 12)
     nearby_user = create(:user, :home_lat => 11.9, :home_lon => 12.1)
 
     diary_entry = create(:diary_entry, :user => user)
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for nearby users when not logged in
-    get :list, :params => { :nearby => true }
+    get :index, :params => { :nearby => true }
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to :controller => :user, :action => :login, :referer => "/diary/nearby"
 
     # Try a list of diary entries for nearby users when logged in
-    get :list, :params => { :nearby => true }, :session => { :user => nearby_user }
-    check_diary_list diary_entry
-    get :list, :params => { :nearby => true }, :session => { :user => user }
-    check_diary_list
+    get :index, :params => { :nearby => true }, :session => { :user => nearby_user }
+    check_diary_index diary_entry
+    get :index, :params => { :nearby => true }, :session => { :user => user }
+    check_diary_index
   end
 
-  def test_list_language
+  def test_index_language
     create(:language, :code => "de")
     create(:language, :code => "sl")
     diary_entry_en = create(:diary_entry, :language_code => "en")
@@ -556,29 +556,29 @@ def test_list_language
     diary_entry_de = create(:diary_entry, :language_code => "de")
 
     # Try a list of diary entries in english
-    get :list, :params => { :language => "en" }
-    check_diary_list diary_entry_en, diary_entry_en2
+    get :index, :params => { :language => "en" }
+    check_diary_index diary_entry_en, diary_entry_en2
 
     # Try a list of diary entries in german
-    get :list, :params => { :language => "de" }
-    check_diary_list diary_entry_de
+    get :index, :params => { :language => "de" }
+    check_diary_index diary_entry_de
 
     # Try a list of diary entries in slovenian
-    get :list, :params => { :language => "sl" }
-    check_diary_list
+    get :index, :params => { :language => "sl" }
+    check_diary_index
   end
 
-  def test_list_paged
+  def test_index_paged
     # Create several pages worth of diary entries
     create_list(:diary_entry, 50)
 
-    # Try and get the list
-    get :list
+    # Try and get the index
+    get :index
     assert_response :success
     assert_select "div.diary_post", :count => 20
 
     # Try and get the second page
-    get :list, :params => { :page => 2 }
+    get :index, :params => { :page => 2 }
     assert_response :success
     assert_select "div.diary_post", :count => 20
   end
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ def test_hide
          :params => { :display_name => user.display_name, :id => diary_entry.id },
          :session => { :user => create(:administrator_user) }
     assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to :action => :list, :display_name => user.display_name
+    assert_redirected_to :action => :index, :display_name => user.display_name
     assert_equal false, DiaryEntry.find(diary_entry.id).visible
   end
 
@@ -881,9 +881,9 @@ def test_unsubscribe_fail
 
   private
 
-  def check_diary_list(*entries)
+  def check_diary_index(*entries)
     assert_response :success
-    assert_template "list"
+    assert_template "index"
     assert_no_missing_translations
     assert_select "div.diary_post", entries.count