diff --git a/_header.php b/_header.php
index 3abd245..81515c6 100644
--- a/_header.php
+++ b/_header.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 // Shared header for public pages (index.php, contact.php, etc.)
-$brandUrl = $brandUrl ?? 'index.php';
-if ($brandUrl === '') $brandUrl = 'index.php';
+$brandUrl = $brandUrl ?? '/';
+if ($brandUrl === '') $brandUrl = '/';
 ?><header class="site-header admin-header"><div class="brand-wrap"><a class="header-logo" href="<?=h($brandUrl)?>" aria-label="MVLog home"><img src="assets/img/moto_travel.png" alt=""></a><a class="brand" href="<?=h($brandUrl)?>"><h1><?=h($siteHeaderTitle)?></h1><p>journal of an<br>unreliable narrator.</p></a></div><div class="header-actions"><button id="push-toggle" class="push-toggle" type="button" hidden aria-label="Notifications" title="Notifications"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 22a2.7 2.7 0 0 0 2.6-2h-5.2A2.7 2.7 0 0 0 12 22Zm7-6V11a7 7 0 0 0-5-6.7V3a2 2 0 0 0-4 0v1.3A7 7 0 0 0 5 11v5l-2 2v1h18v-1l-2-2Z"/></svg></button><a class="rss-link" href="feed.php" aria-label="RSS feed" title="RSS feed"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6.2 17.8a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0ZM2.2 8.7v3.1a10 10 0 0 1 10 10h3.1A13.1 13.1 0 0 0 2.2 8.7Zm0-5.5v3.1a15.5 15.5 0 0 1 15.5 15.5h3.1A18.6 18.6 0 0 0 2.2 3.2Z"/></svg></a><a class="contact-link" href="contact.php" aria-label="Contact" title="Contact"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M22 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v12c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6zm-2 0-8 5-8-5h16zm0 12H4V8l8 5 8-5v10z"/></svg></a></div></header>
diff --git a/admin.php b/admin.php
index 7af0b49..f22a7b2 100644
--- a/admin.php
+++ b/admin.php
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ if ($editName !== '' || $editId !== '') { try { $editDir = resolve_input_dir_fro
 $runningJobs = active_worker_jobs($config);
 ?>
 <!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><title>MVLog Admin</title><link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="assets/img/moto_travel.png"><link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css?v=20260531u"><style>.admin-search-form{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;margin:0 0 .6rem;overflow-x:auto;padding-bottom:2px}.admin-search-wrap{position:relative;min-width:180px;flex:1 1 auto}.admin-search-wrap input{margin:0;padding-right:2.15rem}.admin-search-clear{position:absolute;right:.45rem;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:1.5rem;height:1.5rem;border-radius:50%;background:#C46A3A;color:#111315;text-decoration:none;font-size:1rem;line-height:1;font-weight:700;box-shadow:0 1px 4px #0007;transition:opacity .15s ease,transform .15s ease}.admin-search-clear:hover{background:#d97b48;color:#111315;transform:translateY(-50%) scale(1.05)}.admin-search-clear.is-empty{opacity:.38;pointer-events:none}.admin-search-submit{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:2.35rem;height:2.35rem;padding:0;border-radius:.5rem;background:#C46A3A;color:#111315;flex:0 0 auto}.admin-search-submit .icon{font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1;transform:translateY(.01em)}.admin-search-filters{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:.7rem;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto;white-space:nowrap}.admin-filter-item{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem;margin:0;white-space:nowrap;font-size:.92rem}.admin-filter-item input[type=checkbox]{width:.9rem;height:.9rem;margin:0}.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}.description-teaser{margin:.2rem 0 .45rem;color:#eadfca}.description-quote{margin:.2rem 0 .45rem;font-style:italic;font-size:.82rem;color:#d4d7dd}.meta a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}.meta a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.meta-filter{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.25rem;padding:.12rem .5rem;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);cursor:pointer;user-select:none;transition:background-color .15s ease,transform .15s ease}.meta-filter:hover,.meta-filter:focus-visible{background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);transform:translateY(-1px);outline:none}.meta-filter:focus-visible{box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(202,162,109,.35)}</style></head><body>
-<header class="site-header admin-header"><div class="brand-wrap"><a class="header-logo" href="index.php" aria-label="MVLog home"><img src="assets/img/moto_travel.png" alt=""></a><a class="brand" href="index.php"><h1 style="font-size:1.15rem">MVLog <span class="admin-word">Admin</span></h1><p>journal of an<br>unreliable narrator.</p></a></div></header>
+<header class="site-header admin-header"><div class="brand-wrap"><a class="header-logo" href="/" aria-label="MVLog home" target="_blank"><img src="assets/img/moto_travel.png" alt=""></a><a class="brand" href="index.php"><h1 style="font-size:1.15rem">MVLog <span class="admin-word">Admin</span></h1><p>journal of an<br>unreliable narrator.</p></a></div></header>
 <main>
 <?php if($err): ?><div class="err"><?=h($err)?></div><?php endif; ?>
 
