diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py b/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
index 28b3524..68af8da 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import re
 
 import mwparserfromhell
 from mwparserfromhell.node import Node
-from mwparserfromhell.string_mixin import StringMixin
+from mwparserfromhell.string_mixin import StringMixIn
 from mwparserfromhell.template import Template
 from mwparserfromhell.text import Text
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __all__ = ["Wikicode"]
 
 FLAGS = re.I | re.S | re.U
 
-class Wikicode(StringMixin):
+class Wikicode(StringMixIn):
     def __init__(self, nodes):
         self._nodes = nodes
 
@@ -49,18 +49,34 @@ class Wikicode(StringMixin):
         error = "Needs string, Node, or Wikicode object, but got {0}: {1}"
         raise ValueError(error.format(type(value), value))
 
+    def _get_children(self, node):
+        yield node
+        if isinstance(node, Template):
+            for child in self._get_all_nodes(node.name):
+                yield child
+            for param in node.params:
+                if param.showkey:
+                    for child in self._get_all_nodes(param.name):
+                        yield child
+                for child in self._get_all_nodes(param.value):
+                    yield child
+
     def _get_all_nodes(self, code):
         for node in code.nodes:
-            yield node
-            if isinstance(node, Template):
-                for child in self._get_all_nodes(node.name):
-                    yield child
-                for param in node.params:
-                    if param.showkey:
-                        for child in self._get_all_nodes(param.name):
-                            yield child
-                    for child in self._get_all_nodes(param.value):
-                        yield child
+            for child in self._get_children(node):
+                yield child
+
+    def _do_recursive_index(self, obj):
+        for i, node in enumerate(self.nodes):
+            children = self._get_children(node)
+            if isinstance(obj, Node):
+                for child in children:
+                    if child is obj:
+                        return i
+            else:
+                if obj in children:
+                    return i
+        raise ValueError(obj)
 
     def _show_tree(self, code, lines, marker=None, indent=0):
         def write(*args):
@@ -106,9 +122,9 @@ class Wikicode(StringMixin):
         if nodes:
             self.nodes[index] = nodes[0]
 
-    def index(self, obj):
-        if obj not in self.nodes:
-            raise ValueError(obj)
+    def index(self, obj, recursive=False):
+        if recursive:
+            return self._do_recursive_index()
         if isinstance(obj, Node):
             for i, node in enumerate(self.nodes):
                 if node is obj:
@@ -116,17 +132,17 @@ class Wikicode(StringMixin):
             raise ValueError(obj)
         return self.nodes.index(obj)
 
-    def insert(self, index, value, recursive=True):
+    def insert(self, index, value):
         nodes = self._nodify(value)
         for node in reversed(nodes):
             self.nodes.insert(index, node)
 
-    def insert_before(self, obj, value):
+    def insert_before(self, obj, value, recursive=True):
         if obj not in self.nodes:
             raise KeyError(obj)
         self.insert(self.index(obj), value)
 
-    def insert_after(self, obj, value):
+    def insert_after(self, obj, value, recursive=True):
         if obj not in self.nodes:
             raise KeyError(obj)
         self.insert(self.index(obj) + 1, value)
@@ -136,7 +152,7 @@ class Wikicode(StringMixin):
         for node in nodes:
             self.nodes.append(node)
 
-    def remove(self, node):
+    def remove(self, node, recursive=True):
         self.nodes.pop(self.index(node))
 
     def ifilter(self, recursive=False, matches=None, flags=FLAGS,