diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cd286c6..70349a6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import * as commander from 'commander';
 import path from 'path';
-import process from 'process';
 import * as parser from './src/parser.js';
-import * as wizard from './src/wizard.js';
+import * as settings from './src/settings.js';
+import * as intake from './src/intake.js';
 import * as writer from './src/writer.js';
 
 (async () => {
-	// parse any command line arguments and run wizard
-	const config = await wizard.getConfig(process.argv);
+	// configure command line help output
+	commander.program
+		.name('node index.js')
+		.helpOption('-h, --help', 'See the thing you\'re looking at right now')
+		.addHelpText('after', '\nMore documentation is at https://github.com/lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown')
+		
+	// gather config options from command line and wizard
+	const config = await intake.getConfig();
 
 	// parse data from XML and do Markdown translations
 	const posts = await parser.parseFilePromise(config)
 
-	// write files, downloading images as needed
+	// write files and download images
 	await writer.writeFilesPromise(posts, config);
 
 	// happy goodbye
 	console.log('\nAll done!');
-	console.log('Look for your output files in: ' + path.resolve(config.output));
-})().catch(ex => {
+	console.log('Look for your output files in: ' + path.resolve(settings.output_directory));
+})().catch((ex) => {
 	// sad goodbye
 	console.log('\nSomething went wrong, execution halted early.');
 	console.error(ex);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70998ba..73a51c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 			"version": "2.4.2",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
+				"@inquirer/prompts": "^7.2.3",
 				"axios": "^1.7.9",
 				"camelcase": "^8.0.0",
 				"chalk": "^5.4.1",
 				"commander": "^13.0.0",
-				"inquirer": "^10.2.2",
 				"luxon": "^3.5.0",
 				"turndown": "^7.2.0",
 				"turndown-plugin-gfm": "^1.0.2",
@@ -124,45 +124,48 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/checkbox": {
-			"version": "2.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/checkbox/-/checkbox-2.5.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-sMgdETOfi2dUHT8r7TT1BTKOwNvdDGFDXYWtQ2J69SvlYNntk9I/gJe7r5yvMwwsuKnYbuRs3pNhx4tgNck5aA==",
+			"version": "4.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/checkbox/-/checkbox-4.0.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-PgP35JfmGjHU0LSXOyRew0zHuA9N6OJwOlos1fZ20b7j8ISeAdib3L+n0jIxBtX958UeEpte6xhG/gxJ5iUqMw==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.5",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.9",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2",
 				"yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/confirm": {
-			"version": "3.2.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/confirm/-/confirm-3.2.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-oOIwPs0Dvq5220Z8lGL/6LHRTEr9TgLHmiI99Rj1PJ1p1czTys+olrgBqZk4E2qC0YTzeHprxSQmoHioVdJ7Lw==",
+			"version": "5.1.3",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/confirm/-/confirm-5.1.3.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-fuF9laMmHoOgWapF9h9hv6opA5WvmGFHsTYGCmuFxcghIhEhb3dN0CdQR4BUMqa2H506NCj8cGX4jwMsE4t6dA==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3"
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/core": {
-			"version": "9.2.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/core/-/core-9.2.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-F2VBt7W/mwqEU4bL0RnHNZmC/OxzNx9cOYxHqnXX3MP6ruYvZUZAW9imgN9+h/uBT/oP8Gh888J2OZSbjSeWcg==",
+			"version": "10.1.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/core/-/core-10.1.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-5y4/PUJVnRb4bwWY67KLdebWOhOc7xj5IP2J80oWXa64mVag24rwQ1VAdnj7/eDY/odhguW0zQ1Mp1pj6fO/2w==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.6",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^2.0.0",
-				"@types/mute-stream": "^0.0.4",
-				"@types/node": "^22.5.5",
-				"@types/wrap-ansi": "^3.0.0",
+				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.9",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2",
 				"cli-width": "^4.1.0",
-				"mute-stream": "^1.0.0",
+				"mute-stream": "^2.0.0",
 				"signal-exit": "^4.1.0",
 				"strip-ansi": "^6.0.1",
 				"wrap-ansi": "^6.2.0",
@@ -172,41 +175,36 @@
 				"node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/@inquirer/core/node_modules/@inquirer/type": {
-			"version": "2.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/type/-/type-2.0.0.tgz",
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-			"dependencies": {
-				"mute-stream": "^1.0.0"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=18"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/editor": {
-			"version": "2.2.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/editor/-/editor-2.2.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-9KHOpJ+dIL5SZli8lJ6xdaYLPPzB8xB9GZItg39MBybzhxA16vxmszmQFrRwbOA918WA2rvu8xhDEg/p6LXKbw==",
+			"version": "4.2.3",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/editor/-/editor-4.2.3.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-S9KnIOJuTZpb9upeRSBBhoDZv7aSV3pG9TECrBj0f+ZsFwccz886hzKBrChGrXMJwd4NKY+pOA9Vy72uqnd6Eg==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"external-editor": "^3.1.0"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/expand": {
-			"version": "2.3.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/expand/-/expand-2.3.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-qnJsUcOGCSG1e5DTOErmv2BPQqrtT6uzqn1vI/aYGiPKq+FgslGZmtdnXbhuI7IlT7OByDoEEqdnhUnVR2hhLw==",
+			"version": "4.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/expand/-/expand-4.0.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-TRTfi1mv1GeIZGyi9PQmvAaH65ZlG4/FACq6wSzs7Vvf1z5dnNWsAAXBjWMHt76l+1hUY8teIqJFrWBk5N6gsg==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/figures": {
@@ -218,113 +216,134 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/input": {
-			"version": "2.3.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/input/-/input-2.3.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-XfnpCStx2xgh1LIRqPXrTNEEByqQWoxsWYzNRSEUxJ5c6EQlhMogJ3vHKu8aXuTacebtaZzMAHwEL0kAflKOBw==",
+			"version": "4.1.3",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/input/-/input-4.1.3.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-zeo++6f7hxaEe7OjtMzdGZPHiawsfmCZxWB9X1NpmYgbeoyerIbWemvlBxxl+sQIlHC0WuSAG19ibMq3gbhaqQ==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3"
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/number": {
-			"version": "1.1.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/number/-/number-1.1.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-ilUnia/GZUtfSZy3YEErXLJ2Sljo/mf9fiKc08n18DdwdmDbOzRcTv65H1jjDvlsAuvdFXf4Sa/aL7iw/NanVA==",
+			"version": "3.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/number/-/number-3.0.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-xO07lftUHk1rs1gR0KbqB+LJPhkUNkyzV/KhH+937hdkMazmAYHLm1OIrNKpPelppeV1FgWrgFDjdUD8mM+XUg==",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3"
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/password": {
-			"version": "2.2.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/password/-/password-2.2.0.tgz",
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+			"version": "4.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/password/-/password-4.0.6.tgz",
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 			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/prompts": {
-			"version": "5.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/prompts/-/prompts-5.5.0.tgz",
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/prompts/-/prompts-7.2.3.tgz",
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-				"@inquirer/editor": "^2.2.0",
-				"@inquirer/expand": "^2.3.0",
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-				"@inquirer/number": "^1.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/password": "^2.2.0",
-				"@inquirer/rawlist": "^2.3.0",
-				"@inquirer/search": "^1.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/select": "^2.5.0"
+				"@inquirer/checkbox": "^4.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/confirm": "^5.1.3",
+				"@inquirer/editor": "^4.2.3",
+				"@inquirer/expand": "^4.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/input": "^4.1.3",
+				"@inquirer/number": "^3.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/password": "^4.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/rawlist": "^4.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/search": "^3.0.6",
+				"@inquirer/select": "^4.0.6"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/rawlist": {
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-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/search": {
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/search/-/search-3.0.6.tgz",
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-				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.5",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.9",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/select": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/select/-/select-2.5.0.tgz",
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/select/-/select-4.0.6.tgz",
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-				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.5",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
+				"@inquirer/core": "^10.1.4",
+				"@inquirer/figures": "^1.0.9",
+				"@inquirer/type": "^3.0.2",
 				"ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2",
 				"yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2"
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 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@inquirer/type": {
-			"version": "1.5.5",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/type/-/type-1.5.5.tgz",
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-				"mute-stream": "^1.0.0"
-			},
+			"version": "3.0.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@inquirer/type/-/type-3.0.2.tgz",
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 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"@types/node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@mixmark-io/domino": {
@@ -367,27 +386,15 @@
 				"node": ">= 8"
 			}
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-		"node_modules/@types/mute-stream": {
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 			"dependencies": {
 				"undici-types": "~6.20.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/@types/wrap-ansi": {
-			"version": "3.0.0",
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 			"version": "1.2.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ungap/structured-clone/-/structured-clone-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -445,17 +452,6 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/ansi-escapes/node_modules/type-fest": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.21.3.tgz",
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-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=10"
-			},
-			"funding": {
-				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/ansi-regex": {
 			"version": "5.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-5.0.1.tgz",
@@ -587,9 +583,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/commander": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.0.0.tgz",
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+			"version": "13.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-/rFeCpNJQbhSZjGVwO9RFV3xPqbnERS8MmIQzCtD/zl6gpJuV/bMLuN92oG3F7d8oDEHHRrujSXNUr8fpjntKw==",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18"
 			}
@@ -1007,6 +1003,18 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/globals/node_modules/type-fest": {
+			"version": "0.20.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.20.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Ne+eE4r0/iWnpAxD852z3A+N0Bt5RN//NjJwRd2VFHEmrywxf5vsZlh4R6lixl6B+wz/8d+maTSAkN1FIkI3LQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=10"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/graphemer": {
 			"version": "1.4.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphemer/-/graphemer-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -1084,24 +1092,6 @@
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 			"dev": true
 		},
-		"node_modules/inquirer": {
-			"version": "10.2.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inquirer/-/inquirer-10.2.2.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-tyao/4Vo36XnUItZ7DnUXX4f1jVao2mSrleV/5IPtW/XAEA26hRVsbc68nuTEKWcr5vMP/1mVoT2O7u8H4v1Vg==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@inquirer/core": "^9.1.0",
-				"@inquirer/prompts": "^5.5.0",
-				"@inquirer/type": "^1.5.3",
-				"@types/mute-stream": "^0.0.4",
-				"ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2",
-				"mute-stream": "^1.0.0",
-				"run-async": "^3.0.0",
-				"rxjs": "^7.8.1"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=18"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/is-extglob": {
 			"version": "2.1.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1265,11 +1255,11 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/mute-stream": {
-			"version": "1.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-avsJQhyd+680gKXyG/sQc0nXaC6rBkPOfyHYcFb9+hdkqQkR9bdnkJ0AMZhke0oesPqIO+mFFJ+IdBc7mst4IA==",
+			"version": "2.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-2.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-WWdIxpyjEn+FhQJQQv9aQAYlHoNVdzIzUySNV1gHUPDSdZJ3yZn7pAAbQcV7B56Mvu881q9FZV+0Vx2xC44VWA==",
 			"engines": {
-				"node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+				"node": "^18.17.0 || >=20.5.0"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/natural-compare": {
@@ -1459,14 +1449,6 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/run-async": {
-			"version": "3.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-async/-/run-async-3.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-540WwVDOMxA6dN6We19EcT9sc3hkXPw5mzRNGM3FkdN/vtE9NFvj5lFAPNwUDmJjXidm3v7TC1cTE7t17Ulm1Q==",
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=0.12.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/run-parallel": {
 			"version": "1.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1490,14 +1472,6 @@
 				"queue-microtask": "^1.2.2"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/rxjs": {
-			"version": "7.8.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rxjs/-/rxjs-7.8.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-AA3TVj+0A2iuIoQkWEK/tqFjBq2j+6PO6Y0zJcvzLAFhEFIO3HL0vls9hWLncZbAAbK0mar7oZ4V079I/qPMxg==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"tslib": "^2.1.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/safer-buffer": {
 			"version": "2.1.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -1605,11 +1579,6 @@
 				"node": ">=0.6.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/tslib": {
-			"version": "2.8.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.8.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-oJFu94HQb+KVduSUQL7wnpmqnfmLsOA/nAh6b6EH0wCEoK0/mPeXU6c3wKDV83MkOuHPRHtSXKKU99IBazS/2w=="
-		},
 		"node_modules/turndown": {
 			"version": "7.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/turndown/-/turndown-7.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1636,10 +1605,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/type-fest": {
-			"version": "0.20.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.20.2.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-Ne+eE4r0/iWnpAxD852z3A+N0Bt5RN//NjJwRd2VFHEmrywxf5vsZlh4R6lixl6B+wz/8d+maTSAkN1FIkI3LQ==",
-			"dev": true,
+			"version": "0.21.3",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.21.3.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-t0rzBq87m3fVcduHDUFhKmyyX+9eo6WQjZvf51Ea/M0Q7+T374Jp1aUiyUl0GKxp8M/OETVHSDvmkyPgvX+X2w==",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=10"
 			},
@@ -1650,7 +1618,8 @@
 		"node_modules/undici-types": {
 			"version": "6.20.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.20.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-Ny6QZ2Nju20vw1SRHe3d9jVu6gJ+4e3+MMpqu7pqE5HT6WsTSlce++GQmK5UXS8mzV8DSYHrQH+Xrf2jVcuKNg=="
+			"integrity": "sha512-Ny6QZ2Nju20vw1SRHe3d9jVu6gJ+4e3+MMpqu7pqE5HT6WsTSlce++GQmK5UXS8mzV8DSYHrQH+Xrf2jVcuKNg==",
+			"peer": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/uri-js": {
 			"version": "4.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb12728..55c4509 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 	},
 	"type": "module",
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@inquirer/prompts": "^7.2.3",
 		"axios": "^1.7.9",
 		"camelcase": "^8.0.0",
 		"chalk": "^5.4.1",
 		"commander": "^13.0.0",
-		"inquirer": "^10.2.2",
 		"luxon": "^3.5.0",
 		"turndown": "^7.2.0",
 		"turndown-plugin-gfm": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/src/intake.js b/src/intake.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aedf47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/intake.js
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import camelcase from 'camelcase';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+import * as commander from 'commander';
+import * as luxon from 'luxon';
+import path from 'path';
+import * as normalizers from './normalizers.js';
+import * as questions from './questions.js';
+import * as shared from './shared.js';
+
+// visual formatting for wizard
+const promptTheme = {
+	prefix: {
+		idle: chalk.gray('\n?'),
+		done: chalk.green('✓')
+	},
+	style: {
+		description: (text) => chalk.gray('example: ' + text)
+	}
+};
+
+export async function getConfig() {
+	// check command line for any config options
+	const commandLineQuestions = questions.all;
+	const commandLineAnswers = getCommandLineAnswers(commandLineQuestions);
+
+	let wizardAnswers;
+	if (commandLineAnswers.wizard) {
+		console.log('\nStarting wizard...');
+
+		// run wizard for remaining config options
+		const wizardQuestions = questions.all.filter((question) => !(camelcase(question.name) in commandLineAnswers));
+		wizardAnswers = await getWizardAnswers(wizardQuestions, commandLineAnswers);
+	} else {
+		console.log('\nSkipping wizard...');
+	}
+
+	return { ...commandLineAnswers, ...wizardAnswers };
+}
+
+function getCommandLineAnswers(questions) {
+	// show errors in red
+	commander.program.configureOutput({
+		outputError: (str, write) => write(chalk.red(str))
+	});
+	
+	questions.forEach((question) => {
+		const option = new commander.Option('--' + question.name + ' <' + question.type + '>', question.description);
+		option.default(question.default);
+
+		if (question.choices && question.type !== 'boolean') {
+			// let commander handle non-boolean multiple choice validation
+			option.choices(question.choices.map((choice) => choice.value));
+		} else {
+			option.argParser((value) => normalize(value, question.type, (errorMessage) => {
+				throw new commander.InvalidArgumentError(errorMessage);
+			}));
+		}
+
+		commander.program.addOption(option);
+	});
+
+	const answers = commander.program.parse().opts();
+
+	// do some post-processing on the answers
+	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(answers)) {
+		// the "wizard" answer and any user-provided (not defaulted) answers are left alone
+		if (key === 'wizard' || commander.program.getOptionValueSource(key) !== 'default') {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (answers.wizard) {
+			// remove this default answer so the wizard will ask about it later
+			delete answers[key];
+		} else {
+			// normalize and validate default answer
+			const question = questions.find((question) => camelcase(question.name) === key);
+			answers[key] = normalize(value, question.type, (errorMessage) => {
+				// this is formatted to match how commander displays other errors
+				commander.program.error(`error: option '--${question.name} <${question.type}>' argument '${value}' is invalid. ${errorMessage}`);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	return answers;
+}
+
+export async function getWizardAnswers(questions, commandLineAnswers) {
+	const answers = {};
+	for (const question of questions) {
+		let answerKey = camelcase(question.name);
+		let normalizedAnswer; // holds normalized answer value potentially returned during validation
+
+		const promptConfig = {
+			theme: promptTheme,
+			message: question.description + '?',
+			default: question.default,
+		};
+
+		if (question.choices) {
+			promptConfig.choices = question.choices;
+			promptConfig.loop = false;
+
+			if (question.isPathQuestion) {
+				// create a snapshot config of command line answers and wizard answers so far
+				const config = { ...commandLineAnswers, ...answers };
+
+				promptConfig.choices.forEach((choice) => {
+					// show example path if this choice is selected
+					config[answerKey] = choice.value;
+					choice.description = buildSamplePostPath(config);
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			promptConfig.validate = (value) => {
+				let validationErrorMessage;
+				normalizedAnswer = normalize(value, question.type, (errorMessage) => {
+					validationErrorMessage = errorMessage;
+				});
+				return validationErrorMessage ?? true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const answer = await question.prompt(promptConfig).catch((ex) => {
+			// exit gracefully if user hits ctrl + c during wizard
+			if (ex instanceof Error && ex.name === 'ExitPromptError') {
+				console.log('\nUser quit wizard early.');
+				process.exit(0);
+			} else {
+				throw ex;
+			}
+		});
+
+		answers[answerKey] = normalizedAnswer ?? answer;
+	}
+
+	return answers;
+}
+
+function normalize(value, type, onError) {
+	const normalizer = normalizers[camelcase(type)];
+	if (!normalizer) {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		return normalizer(value);
+	} catch (ex) {
+		onError(ex.message);
+	}
+}
+
+export function buildSamplePostPath(config) {
+	const outputDir = path.sep;
+	const type = '';
+	const date = luxon.DateTime.now().toFormat('yyyy-LL-dd');
+	const slug = 'my-post';
+
+	return shared.buildPostPath(outputDir, type, date, slug, config);
+}
diff --git a/src/normalizers.js b/src/normalizers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5234646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/normalizers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export function boolean(value) {
+    if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+        return value;
+    } else if (value === 'true') {
+        return true;
+    } else if (value === 'false') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error('Must be true or false.');
+}
+
+export function filePath(value) {
+    const unwrapped = value.replace(/"(.*?)"/, '$1');
+    const absolute = path.resolve(unwrapped);
+
+    let fileExists;
+    try {
+        fileExists = fs.existsSync(absolute) && fs.statSync(absolute).isFile();
+    } catch (ex) {
+        fileExists = false;
+    }
+
+    if (fileExists) {
+        return absolute;
+    } else {
+        throw new Error('File not found at ' + absolute + '.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 4083dd0..08775ad 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ export async function parseFilePromise(config) {
 	});
 	const channelData = allData.rss.channel[0].item;
 
-	const postTypes = getPostTypes(channelData, config);
+	const postTypes = getPostTypes(channelData);
 	const posts = collectPosts(channelData, postTypes, config);
 
 	const images = [];
-	if (config.saveAttachedImages) {
+	if (config.saveImages === 'attached' || config.saveImages === 'all') {
 		images.push(...collectAttachedImages(channelData));
 	}
-	if (config.saveScrapedImages) {
+	if (config.saveImages === 'scraped' || config.saveImages === 'all') {
 		images.push(...collectScrapedImages(channelData, postTypes));
 	}
 
@@ -31,18 +31,12 @@ export async function parseFilePromise(config) {
 	return posts;
 }
 
-function getPostTypes(channelData, config) {
-	if (config.includeOtherTypes) {
-		// search export file for all post types minus some default types we don't want
-		// effectively this will be 'post', 'page', and custom post types
-		const types = channelData
-			.map(item => item.post_type[0])
-			.filter(type => !['attachment', 'revision', 'nav_menu_item', 'custom_css', 'customize_changeset'].includes(type));
-		return [...new Set(types)]; // remove duplicates
-	} else {
-		// just plain old vanilla "post" posts
-		return ['post'];
-	}
+function getPostTypes(channelData) {
+	// search export file for all post types minus some specific types we don't want
+	const types = channelData
+		.map(item => item.post_type[0])
+		.filter(type => !settings.filter_post_types.includes(type));
+	return [...new Set(types)]; // remove duplicates
 }
 
 function getItemsOfType(channelData, type) {
diff --git a/src/questions.js b/src/questions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f475d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/questions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import * as inquirer from '@inquirer/prompts';
+
+export const all = [
+	{
+		name: 'wizard',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		description: 'Use wizard',
+		default: true
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'input',
+		type: 'file-path',
+		description: 'Path to WordPress export file',
+		default: 'export.xml',
+		prompt: inquirer.input
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'post-folders',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		description: 'Put each post into its own folder',
+		default: true,
+		choices: [
+			{
+				name: 'Yes',
+				value: true
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'No',
+				value: false
+			}
+		],
+		isPathQuestion: true,
+		prompt: inquirer.select
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'prefix-date',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		description: 'Prefix with date',
+		default: false,
+		choices: [
+			{
+				name: 'Yes',
+				value: true
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'No',
+				value: false
+			}
+		],
+		isPathQuestion: true,
+		prompt: inquirer.select
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'date-folders',
+		type: 'choice',
+		description: 'Organize into folders based on date',
+		default: 'none',
+		choices: [
+			{
+				name: 'Year folders',
+				value: 'year'
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'Year and month folders',
+				value: 'year-month'
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'No',
+				value: 'none'
+			}
+		],
+		isPathQuestion: true,
+		prompt: inquirer.select
+	},
+	{
+		name: 'save-images',
+		type: 'choice',
+		description: 'Save images',
+		default: 'all',
+		choices: [
+			{
+				name: 'Images attached to posts',
+				value: 'attached'
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'Images scraped from post body content',
+				value: 'scraped'
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'Both',
+				value: 'all'
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'No',
+				value: 'none'
+			}
+		],
+		prompt: inquirer.select
+	}
+];
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 111ed0e..28ef891 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -38,3 +38,17 @@ export const filter_categories = ['uncategorized'];
 // Strict SSL is enabled as the safe default when downloading images, but will not work with
 // self-signed servers. You can disable it if you're getting a "self-signed certificate" error.
 export const strict_ssl = true;
+
+// Post types to exclude from output.
+export const filter_post_types = [
+	'attachment',
+	'revision',
+	'nav_menu_item',
+	'custom_css',
+	'customize_changeset',
+	'wp_global_styles',
+	'wp_navigation'
+];
+
+// Output directory.
+export const output_directory = 'output';
diff --git a/src/shared.js b/src/shared.js
index 0853bfe..6557462 100644
--- a/src/shared.js
+++ b/src/shared.js
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+import * as luxon from 'luxon';
+import path from 'path';
+import * as settings from './settings.js';
+
+export function buildPostPath(outputDir, type, date, slug, config) {
+	let dt;
+	if (settings.custom_date_formatting) {
+		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromFormat(date, settings.custom_date_formatting);
+	} else {
+		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromISO(date);
+	}
+
+	// start with base output dir and post type
+	const pathSegments = [outputDir, type];
+
+	if (config.dateFolders === 'year' || config.dateFolders === 'year-month') {
+		pathSegments.push(dt.toFormat('yyyy'));
+	}
+
+	if (config.dateFolders === 'year-month') {
+		pathSegments.push(dt.toFormat('LL'));
+	}
+
+	// create slug fragment, possibly date prefixed
+	let slugFragment = slug;
+	if (config.prefixDate) {
+		slugFragment = dt.toFormat('yyyy-LL-dd') + '-' + slugFragment;
+	}
+
+	// use slug fragment as folder or filename as specified
+	if (config.postFolders) {
+		pathSegments.push(slugFragment, 'index.md');
+	} else {
+		pathSegments.push(slugFragment + '.md');
+	}
+
+	return path.join(...pathSegments);
+}
+
 export function getFilenameFromUrl(url) {
 	let filename = url.split('/').slice(-1)[0];
 	try {
diff --git a/src/wizard.js b/src/wizard.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f95c16..0000000
--- a/src/wizard.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-import camelcase from 'camelcase';
-import * as commander from 'commander';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import inquirer from 'inquirer';
-import path from 'path';
-
-// all user options for command line and wizard are declared here
-const options = [
-	// wizard must always be first
-	{
-		name: 'wizard',
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Use wizard',
-		default: true
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'input',
-		type: 'file',
-		description: 'Path to WordPress export file',
-		default: 'export.xml'
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'output',
-		type: 'folder',
-		description: 'Path to output folder',
-		default: 'output'
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'year-folders',
-		aliases: ['yearfolders', 'yearmonthfolders'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Create year folders',
-		default: false
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'month-folders',
-		aliases: ['yearmonthfolders'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Create month folders',
-		default: false
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'post-folders',
-		aliases: ['postfolders'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Create a folder for each post',
-		default: true
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'prefix-date',
-		aliases: ['prefixdate'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Prefix post folders/files with date',
-		default: false
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'save-attached-images',
-		aliases: ['saveimages'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Save images attached to posts',
-		default: true
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'save-scraped-images',
-		aliases: ['addcontentimages'],
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Save images scraped from post body content',
-		default: true
-	},
-	{
-		name: 'include-other-types',
-		type: 'boolean',
-		description: 'Include custom post types and pages',
-		default: false
-	}
-];
-
-export async function getConfig(argv) {
-	extendOptionsData();
-	const unaliasedArgv = replaceAliases(argv);
-	const opts = parseCommandLine(unaliasedArgv);
-
-	let answers;
-	if (opts.wizard) {
-		console.log('\nStarting wizard...');
-		const questions = options.map(option => ({
-			when: option.name !== 'wizard' && !option.isProvided,
-			name: camelcase(option.name),
-			type: option.prompt,
-			message: option.description + '?',
-			default: option.default,
-	
-			// these are not used for all option types and that's fine
-			filter: option.coerce,
-			validate: option.validate
-		}));
-		answers = await inquirer.prompt(questions);
-	} else {
-		console.log('\nSkipping wizard...');
-		answers = {};
-	}
-
-	const config = { ...opts, ...answers };
-	return config;
-}
-
-function extendOptionsData() {
-	// add more data to each option based on its type
-	const map = {
-		boolean: {
-			prompt: 'confirm',
-			coerce: coerceBoolean,
-		},
-		file: {
-			prompt: 'input',
-			coerce: coercePath,
-			validate: validateFile
-		},
-		folder: {
-			prompt: 'input',
-			coerce: coercePath
-		}
-	};
-
-	options.forEach(option => {
-		Object.assign(option, map[option.type]);
-	});
-}
-
-function replaceAliases(argv) {
-	let paths = argv.slice(0, 2);
-	let replaced = [];
-	let unmodified = [];
-
-	argv.slice(2).forEach(arg => {
-		let aliasFound = false;
-
-		// this loop does not short circuit because an alias can map to multiple options
-		options.forEach(option => {
-			const aliases = option.aliases || [];
-			aliases.forEach(alias => {
-				if (arg.includes('--' + alias)) {
-					replaced.push(arg.replace('--' + alias, '--' + option.name));
-					aliasFound = true;
-				}	
-			});
-		});
-
-		if (!aliasFound) {
-			unmodified.push(arg);
-		}
-	});
-
-	return [...paths, ...replaced, ...unmodified];
-}
-
-function parseCommandLine(argv) {
-	// setup for help output
-	commander.program
-		.name('node index.js')
-		.helpOption('-h, --help', 'See the thing you\'re looking at right now')
-		.addHelpText('after', '\nMore documentation is at https://github.com/lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown');
-
-	options.forEach(input => {
-		const flag = '--' + input.name + ' <' + input.type + '>';
-		const coerce = (value) => {
-			// commander only calls coerce when an input is provided on the command line, which
-			// makes for an easy way to flag (for later) if it should be excluded from the wizard
-			input.isProvided = true;
-			return input.coerce(value);
-		};
-		commander.program.option(flag, input.description, coerce, input.default);
-	});
-
-	commander.program.parse(argv);
-	return commander.program.opts();
-}
-
-function coerceBoolean(value) {
-	return !['false', 'no', '0'].includes(value.toString().toLowerCase());
-}
-
-function coercePath(value) {
-	return path.normalize(value);
-}
-
-function validateFile(value) {
-	let isValid;
-	try {
-		isValid = fs.existsSync(value) && fs.statSync(value).isFile();
-	} catch (ex) {
-		isValid = false;
-	}
-
-	return isValid ? true : 'Unable to find file: ' + path.resolve(value);
-}
diff --git a/src/writer.js b/src/writer.js
index 510eaf3..52af1de 100644
--- a/src/writer.js
+++ b/src/writer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import http from 'http';
 import https from 'https';
-import * as luxon from 'luxon';
 import path from 'path';
 import * as settings from './settings.js';
 import * as shared from './shared.js';
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ async function processPayloadsPromise(payloads, loadFunc) {
 				console.log(chalk.green('[OK]') + ' ' + payload.name);
 				resolve();
 			} catch (ex) {
-				console.log(chalk.red('[FAILED]') + ' ' + payload.name + ' ' + chalk.red('(' + ex.toString() + ')'));
+				console.log(chalk.red('[FAILED]') + ' ' + payload.name + ' ' + chalk.red('(' + ex.message + ')'));
 				reject();
 			}
 		}, payload.delay);
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ async function writeMarkdownFilesPromise(posts, config) {
 	let skipCount = 0;
 	let delay = 0;
 	const payloads = posts.flatMap(post => {
-		const destinationPath = getPostPath(post, config);
+		const destinationPath = buildPostPath(post, config);
 		if (checkFile(destinationPath)) {
 			// already exists, don't need to save again
 			skipCount++;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ async function writeMarkdownFilesPromise(posts, config) {
 		} else {
 			const payload = {
 				item: post,
-				name: (config.includeOtherTypes ? post.meta.type + ' - ' : '') + post.meta.slug,
+				name: post.meta.type + ' - ' + post.meta.slug,
 				destinationPath,
 				delay
 			};
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ async function writeImageFilesPromise(posts, config) {
 	let skipCount = 0;
 	let delay = 0;
 	const payloads = posts.flatMap(post => {
-		const postPath = getPostPath(post, config);
+		const postPath = buildPostPath(post, config);
 		const imagesDir = path.join(path.dirname(postPath), 'images');
 		return post.meta.imageUrls.flatMap(imageUrl => {
 			const filename = shared.getFilenameFromUrl(imageUrl);
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ async function loadImageFilePromise(imageUrl) {
 	} catch (ex) {
 		if (ex.response) {
 			// request was made, but server responded with an error status code
-			throw 'StatusCodeError: ' + ex.response.status;
+			throw new Error('StatusCodeError: ' + ex.response.status);
 		} else {
 			// something else went wrong, rethrow
 			throw ex;
@@ -171,44 +170,13 @@ async function loadImageFilePromise(imageUrl) {
 	return buffer;
 }
 
-function getPostPath(post, config) {
-	let dt;
-	if (settings.custom_date_formatting) {
-		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromFormat(post.frontmatter.date, settings.custom_date_formatting);
-	} else {
-		dt = luxon.DateTime.fromISO(post.frontmatter.date);
-	}
+function buildPostPath(post, config) {
+	const outputDir = settings.output_directory;
+	const type = post.meta.type;
+	const date = post.frontmatter.date;
+	const slug = post.meta.slug;
 
-	// start with base output dir
-	const pathSegments = [config.output];
-
-	// create segment for post type if we're dealing with more than just "post"
-	if (config.includeOtherTypes) {
-		pathSegments.push(post.meta.type);
-	}
-
-	if (config.yearFolders) {
-		pathSegments.push(dt.toFormat('yyyy'));
-	}
-
-	if (config.monthFolders) {
-		pathSegments.push(dt.toFormat('LL'));
-	}
-
-	// create slug fragment, possibly date prefixed
-	let slugFragment = post.meta.slug;
-	if (config.prefixDate) {
-		slugFragment = dt.toFormat('yyyy-LL-dd') + '-' + slugFragment;
-	}
-
-	// use slug fragment as folder or filename as specified
-	if (config.postFolders) {
-		pathSegments.push(slugFragment, 'index.md');
-	} else {
-		pathSegments.push(slugFragment + '.md');
-	}
-
-	return path.join(...pathSegments);
+	return shared.buildPostPath(outputDir, type, date, slug, config);
 }
 
 function checkFile(path) {