diff --git a/web/src/app.html b/web/src/app.html
index e3aee7b..e4ce37a 100644
--- a/web/src/app.html
+++ b/web/src/app.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<html lang="en" class="no-transition">
+<html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab59b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { navigationStore } from "$lib/stores/navigation.svelte";
+import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+import { cubicOut } from "svelte/easing";
+import type { TransitionConfig } from "svelte/transition";
+
+let { key, children }: { key: string; children: Snippet } = $props();
+
+const DURATION = 250;
+const OFFSET = 40;
+
+function inTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
+  const dir = navigationStore.direction;
+  if (dir === "fade") {
+    return { duration: DURATION, easing: cubicOut, css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}` };
+  }
+  const x = dir === "right" ? OFFSET : -OFFSET;
+  return {
+    duration: DURATION,
+    easing: cubicOut,
+    css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}; transform: translateX(${(1 - t) * x}px)`,
+  };
+}
+
+function outTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
+  const dir = navigationStore.direction;
+  // Outgoing element is positioned absolutely so incoming flows normally
+  const base = "position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%";
+  if (dir === "fade") {
+    return { duration: DURATION, easing: cubicOut, css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}` };
+  }
+  const x = dir === "right" ? -OFFSET : OFFSET;
+  return {
+    duration: DURATION,
+    easing: cubicOut,
+    css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}; transform: translateX(${(1 - t) * x}px)`,
+  };
+}
+</script>
+
+<div class="relative overflow-hidden">
+  {#key key}
+    <div in:inTransition out:outTransition class="w-full">
+      {@render children()}
+    </div>
+  {/key}
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/Pagination.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/Pagination.svelte
index 087eea7..367e0ac 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/Pagination.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/Pagination.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Select } from "bits-ui";
 import { ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from "@lucide/svelte";
-import { fly } from "svelte/transition";
+import type { Action } from "svelte/action";
+
+const slideIn: Action<HTMLElement, number> = (node, direction) => {
+  if (direction !== 0) {
+    node.animate(
+      [
+        { transform: `translateX(${direction * 20}px)`, opacity: 0 },
+        { transform: "translateX(0)", opacity: 1 },
+      ],
+      { duration: 200, easing: "ease-out" }
+    );
+  }
+};
 
 let {
   totalCount,
@@ -21,17 +33,8 @@ const start = $derived(offset + 1);
 const end = $derived(Math.min(offset + limit, totalCount));
 
 // Track direction for slide animation
-let prevPage = $state(1);
 let direction = $state(0);
 
-$effect(() => {
-  const page = currentPage;
-  if (page !== prevPage) {
-    direction = page > prevPage ? 1 : -1;
-    prevPage = page;
-  }
-});
-
 // 5 page slots: current-2, current-1, current, current+1, current+2
 const pageSlots = $derived([-2, -1, 0, 1, 2].map((delta) => currentPage + delta));
 
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ function isSlotVisible(page: number): boolean {
 }
 
 function goToPage(page: number) {
+  direction = page > currentPage ? 1 : -1;
   onPageChange((page - 1) * limit);
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ const selectValue = $derived(String(currentPage));
                        focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background"
                 aria-label="Page {currentPage} of {totalPages}, click to select page"
               >
-                <span in:fly={{ x: direction * 20, duration: 200 }}>{currentPage}</span>
+                <span use:slideIn={direction}>{currentPage}</span>
                 <ChevronUp class="size-3 text-muted-foreground" />
               </Select.Trigger>
               <Select.Portal>
@@ -140,8 +144,8 @@ const selectValue = $derived(String(currentPage));
               aria-hidden={!isSlotVisible(page)}
               tabindex={isSlotVisible(page) ? 0 : -1}
               disabled={!isSlotVisible(page)}
-              in:fly={{ x: direction * 20, duration: 200 }}
-            >
+            use:slideIn={direction}
+          >
               {page}
             </button>
           {/if}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71e0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { beforeNavigate } from "$app/navigation";
+
+export type NavDirection = "left" | "right" | "fade";
+
+/** Admin sidebar order — indexes determine slide direction for same-depth siblings */
+const ADMIN_NAV_ORDER = ["/admin", "/admin/scrape-jobs", "/admin/audit-log", "/admin/users"];
+
+function getDepth(path: string): number {
+  return path.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/").filter(Boolean).length;
+}
+
+function getAdminIndex(path: string): number {
+  return ADMIN_NAV_ORDER.indexOf(path);
+}
+
+function computeDirection(from: string, to: string): NavDirection {
+  const fromDepth = getDepth(from);
+  const toDepth = getDepth(to);
+
+  if (toDepth > fromDepth) return "right";
+  if (toDepth < fromDepth) return "left";
+
+  // Same depth — use admin sidebar ordering if both are admin routes
+  const fromIdx = getAdminIndex(from);
+  const toIdx = getAdminIndex(to);
+  if (fromIdx >= 0 && toIdx >= 0) {
+    return toIdx > fromIdx ? "right" : "left";
+  }
+
+  return "fade";
+}
+
+class NavigationStore {
+  direction: NavDirection = $state("fade");
+}
+
+export const navigationStore = new NavigationStore();
+
+/** Call once from root layout to start tracking navigation direction */
+export function initNavigation() {
+  beforeNavigate(({ from, to }) => {
+    if (!from?.url || !to?.url) return;
+    navigationStore.direction = computeDirection(from.url.pathname, to.url.pathname);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 59c9235..9e9ec9b 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import "overlayscrollbars/overlayscrollbars.css";
 import "./layout.css";
-import { onMount } from "svelte";
-import { Tooltip } from "bits-ui";
+import { page } from "$app/state";
+import PageTransition from "$lib/components/PageTransition.svelte";
 import ThemeToggle from "$lib/components/ThemeToggle.svelte";
-import { themeStore } from "$lib/stores/theme.svelte";
 import { useOverlayScrollbars } from "$lib/composables/useOverlayScrollbars.svelte";
+import { initNavigation } from "$lib/stores/navigation.svelte";
+import { themeStore } from "$lib/stores/theme.svelte";
+import { Tooltip } from "bits-ui";
+import { onMount } from "svelte";
 
 let { children } = $props();
 
+initNavigation();
+
 useOverlayScrollbars(() => document.body, {
   scrollbars: {
     autoHide: "leave",
@@ -18,10 +23,6 @@ useOverlayScrollbars(() => document.body, {
 
 onMount(() => {
   themeStore.init();
-
-  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    document.documentElement.classList.remove("no-transition");
-  });
 });
 </script>
 
@@ -30,5 +31,7 @@ onMount(() => {
     <ThemeToggle />
   </div>
 
-  {@render children()}
+  <PageTransition key={page.url.pathname}>
+    {@render children()}
+  </PageTransition>
 </Tooltip.Provider>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
index 6114ab7..35d9f35 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import { onMount } from "svelte";
 import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+import { page } from "$app/state";
 import { authStore } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
-import { LayoutDashboard, Users, ClipboardList, FileText, LogOut } from "@lucide/svelte";
+import PageTransition from "$lib/components/PageTransition.svelte";
+import { ClipboardList, FileText, LayoutDashboard, LogOut, Users } from "@lucide/svelte";
+import { onMount } from "svelte";
 
 let { children } = $props();
 
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ const navItems = [
       </div>
     </aside>
     <main class="flex-1 overflow-auto p-6">
-      {@render children()}
+      <PageTransition key={page.url.pathname}>
+        {@render children()}
+      </PageTransition>
     </main>
   </div>
 {/if}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/layout.css b/web/src/routes/layout.css
index 8a23b99..406c982 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/layout.css
+++ b/web/src/routes/layout.css
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@
   --font-sans: "Inter Variable", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
 }
 
-* {
-  border-color: var(--border);
-}
-
 body {
+  border-color: var(--border);
   background-color: var(--background);
   color: var(--foreground);
   font-family: var(--font-sans);
@@ -129,11 +126,6 @@ input[type="checkbox"]:checked::before {
   clip-path: polygon(14% 44%, 0 65%, 50% 100%, 100% 16%, 80% 0%, 43% 62%);
 }
 
-html:not(.no-transition) body,
-html:not(.no-transition) body * {
-  transition: background-color 300ms, color 300ms, border-color 300ms, fill 300ms;
-}
-
 /* View Transitions API - disable default cross-fade so JS can animate clip-path */
 ::view-transition-old(root),
 ::view-transition-new(root) {
