refactor: implement better transitions, better component layout organization, fixup prerender CSR asset ability

- Replace simple fade with shared-axis slide transitions (exit left,
enter right)
- Persist background/theme toggle across navigations using
view-transition-name
- Skip transitions for admin routes (separate layout system)
- Extend prerendered asset serving to support __data.json files with
MIME detection
- Extract TagChip component from ProjectCard for reusability
- Remove AppWrapper component in favor of direct page-main class usage
- Disable removeOptionalTags in HTML minifier to prevent invalid markup

src/assets.rs

@@ -86,50 +86,63 @@ pub fn get_error_page(status_code: u16) -> Option<&'static [u8]> {
     ERROR_PAGES.get_file(&filename).map(|f| f.contents())
 }
 
-/// Serve a prerendered page by path, if it exists.
+/// Serve prerendered content by path, if it exists.
 ///
-/// Prerendered pages are built by SvelteKit at compile time and embedded.
-/// This handles various path patterns:
-/// - `/path` → looks for `path.html`
-/// - `/path/` → looks for `path.html` or `path/index.html`
+/// Prerendered content is built by SvelteKit at compile time and embedded.
+/// This serves any file from the prerendered directory with appropriate MIME types.
+///
+/// Path resolution order:
+/// 1. Exact file match (e.g., `/pgp/__data.json` → `pgp/__data.json`)
+/// 2. HTML file for extensionless paths (e.g., `/pgp` → `pgp.html`)
+/// 3. Index file for directory paths (e.g., `/about/` → `about/index.html`)
 ///
 /// # Arguments
-/// * `path` - Request path (e.g., "/pgp", "/about/")
+/// * `path` - Request path (e.g., "/pgp", "/pgp/__data.json")
 ///
 /// # Returns
-/// * `Some(Response)` - HTML response if prerendered page exists
-/// * `None` - If no prerendered page exists for this path
+/// * `Some(Response)` - Response with appropriate content-type if file exists
+/// * `None` - If no prerendered content exists for this path
 pub fn try_serve_prerendered_page(path: &str) -> Option<Response> {
     let path = path.strip_prefix('/').unwrap_or(path);
+
+    // Try exact file match first (handles __data.json, etc.)
+    if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file(path) {
+        return Some(serve_prerendered_file(path, file.contents()));
+    }
+
     let path = path.strip_suffix('/').unwrap_or(path);
 
-    // Try direct HTML file first: "pgp" -> "pgp.html"
-    let html_filename = format!("{}.html", path);
-    if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file(&html_filename) {
-        return Some(serve_html_response(file.contents()));
+    // Try as HTML file: "pgp" -> "pgp.html"
+    let html_path = format!("{}.html", path);
+    if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file(&html_path) {
+        return Some(serve_prerendered_file(&html_path, file.contents()));
     }
 
-    // Try index.html pattern: "path" -> "path/index.html"
-    let index_filename = format!("{}/index.html", path);
-    if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file(&index_filename) {
-        return Some(serve_html_response(file.contents()));
-    }
-
-    // Try root index: "" -> "index.html"
-    if path.is_empty() {
-        if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file("index.html") {
-            return Some(serve_html_response(file.contents()));
-        }
+    // Try index pattern: "path" -> "path/index.html"
+    let index_path = if path.is_empty() {
+        "index.html".to_string()
+    } else {
+        format!("{}/index.html", path)
+    };
+    if let Some(file) = PRERENDERED_PAGES.get_file(&index_path) {
+        return Some(serve_prerendered_file(&index_path, file.contents()));
     }
 
     None
 }
 
-fn serve_html_response(content: &'static [u8]) -> Response {
+fn serve_prerendered_file(path: &str, content: &'static [u8]) -> Response {
+    let mime_type = mime_guess::from_path(path)
+        .first_or_octet_stream()
+        .as_ref()
+        .to_string();
+
     let mut headers = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
     headers.insert(
         header::CONTENT_TYPE,
-        header::HeaderValue::from_static("text/html; charset=utf-8"),
+        mime_type
+            .parse()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream")),
     );
     headers.insert(
         header::CACHE_CONTROL,

web/src/app.css

@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@
     var(--tw-gradient-stops)
   );
 
-  /* Animations */
-  --animate-bg-fast: fade 0.5s ease-in-out 0.5s forwards;
-  --animate-bg: fade 2.5s ease-in-out 1.5s forwards;
-  --animate-fade-in: fade-in 2.5s ease-in-out forwards;
-  --animate-title: title 3s ease-out forwards;
-  --animate-fade-left: fade-left 3s ease-in-out forwards;
-  --animate-fade-right: fade-right 3s ease-in-out forwards;
-
   /* Admin colors - Light mode defaults */
   --color-admin-bg: #f9fafb;
   --color-admin-bg-secondary: #ffffff;
@@ -55,19 +47,6 @@
   --color-admin-text-muted: #6b7280;
   --color-admin-accent: #6366f1;
   --color-admin-accent-hover: #818cf8;
-
-  /* Legacy aliases for backward compatibility */
-  --color-admin-panel: #ffffff;
-  --color-admin-hover: #f3f4f6;
-
-  /* Status colors */
-  --color-status-active: #22c55e;
-  --color-status-maintained: #6366f1;
-  --color-status-archived: #71717a;
-  --color-status-hidden: #52525b;
-  --color-status-error: #ef4444;
-  --color-status-warning: #f59e0b;
-  --color-status-info: #06b6d4;
 }
 
 /* Dark mode overrides */
@@ -92,78 +71,6 @@
   --color-admin-text: #fafafa;
   --color-admin-text-secondary: #a1a1aa;
   --color-admin-text-muted: #71717a;
-
-  /* Legacy aliases */
-  --color-admin-panel: #18181b;
-  --color-admin-hover: #3f3f46;
-}
-
-@keyframes fade {
-  0% {
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes fade-in {
-  0% {
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  75% {
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes fade-left {
-  0% {
-    transform: translateX(100%);
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  30% {
-    transform: translateX(0%);
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes fade-right {
-  0% {
-    transform: translateX(-100%);
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  30% {
-    transform: translateX(0%);
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes title {
-  0% {
-    line-height: 0%;
-    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-  25% {
-    line-height: 0%;
-    opacity: 0%;
-  }
-  80% {
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
-  100% {
-    line-height: 100%;
-    opacity: 100%;
-  }
 }
 
 html,
@@ -193,41 +100,78 @@ body {
   transition-duration: 0.3s !important;
 }
 
-/* OverlayScrollbars theme customization */
-.os-theme-dark,
-.os-theme-light {
-  --os-handle-bg: rgb(63 63 70);
-  --os-handle-bg-hover: rgb(82 82 91);
-  --os-handle-bg-active: rgb(113 113 122);
+html:not(.dark) {
+  .os-scrollbar {
+    --os-handle-bg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) !important;
+    --os-handle-bg-hover: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) !important;
+    --os-handle-bg-active: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) !important;
+  }
+}
+
+html.dark {
+  .os-scrollbar {
+    --os-handle-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) !important;
+    --os-handle-bg-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) !important;
+    --os-handle-bg-active: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) !important;
+  }
 }
 
 .os-scrollbar-handle {
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+/* Utility class for page main wrapper */
+.page-main {
+  @apply relative min-h-screen text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-50 transition-colors duration-300;
+}
+
 /* View Transitions API - page transition animations */
-@keyframes page-fade-in {
-  from {
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-  to {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
+
+/* Persistent elements (background with dots, theme toggle) - excluded from transition */
+/* Hide old snapshots entirely so only the live element shows (prevents doubling/ghosting) */
+::view-transition-old(background),
+::view-transition-old(theme-toggle) {
+  display: none;
 }
 
-@keyframes page-fade-out {
+::view-transition-new(background),
+::view-transition-new(theme-toggle) {
+  animation: none;
+}
+
+/* Page content transition - Material Design shared axis pattern */
+@keyframes vt-slide-to-left {
   from {
+    transform: translateX(0);
     opacity: 1;
   }
   to {
+    transform: translateX(-20px);
     opacity: 0;
   }
 }
 
-::view-transition-old(root) {
-  animation: page-fade-out 120ms ease-out;
+@keyframes vt-slide-from-right {
+  from {
+    transform: translateX(20px);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }
 
+/* Only animate page content, not root (persistent UI stays static) */
+::view-transition-old(root),
 ::view-transition-new(root) {
-  animation: page-fade-in 150ms ease-in 50ms;
+  animation: none;
+}
+
+::view-transition-old(page-content) {
+  animation: vt-slide-to-left 250ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) both;
+}
+
+::view-transition-new(page-content) {
+  animation: vt-slide-from-right 250ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) both;
 }

web/src/app.html

@@ -24,8 +24,17 @@
         if (isDark) {
           document.documentElement.classList.add("dark");
         }
-        // Set body background immediately to prevent flash
+        // Set body background to prevent flash (deferred until body exists)
+        function setBodyBg() {
           document.body.style.backgroundColor = isDark ? "#000000" : "#ffffff";
+        }
+        if (document.body) {
+          setBodyBg();
+        } else {
+          document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", setBodyBg, {
+            once: true,
+          });
+        }
       })();
     </script>
     %sveltekit.head%

web/src/hooks.server.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const handle: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
               minifyJS: true,
               removeAttributeQuotes: true,
               removeComments: true,
-              removeOptionalTags: true,
+              removeOptionalTags: false,
               removeRedundantAttributes: true,
               removeScriptTypeAttributes: true,
               removeStyleLinkTypeAttributes: true,

web/src/lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-  import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
-  import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
-  import ThemeToggle from "./ThemeToggle.svelte";
-
-  let {
-    class: className = "",
-    bgColor = "",
-    showThemeToggle = true,
-    children,
-  }: {
-    class?: string;
-    bgColor?: string;
-    showThemeToggle?: boolean;
-    children?: Snippet;
-  } = $props();
-</script>
-
-<!--
-  Background: Public pages get their background from root +layout.svelte for persistence.
-  Admin/internal pages can use bgColor prop to set their own background.
--->
-{#if bgColor}
-  <div
-    class={cn(
-      "pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-20 transition-colors duration-300",
-      bgColor,
-    )}
-  ></div>
-{/if}
-
-<main
-  class={cn(
-    "relative min-h-screen text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-50 transition-colors duration-300",
-    className,
-  )}
->
-  {#if showThemeToggle}
-    <div class="absolute top-5 right-6 z-50">
-      <ThemeToggle />
-    </div>
-  {/if}
-  {#if children}
-    {@render children()}
-  {/if}
-</main>

web/src/lib/components/DiscordProfileModal.svelte

@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@
           <!-- SIZE: avatar (96px) + stroke (4px * 2) = 104px -->
           <!-- POSITION: -m-1 centers the stroke ring behind the avatar -->
           <div
-            class="absolute inset-0 -m-1 rounded-full bg-zinc-100 dark:bg-zinc-900"
-            style="width: 104px; height: 104px;"
+            class="absolute inset-0 -m-1 size-[104px] rounded-full bg-zinc-100 dark:bg-zinc-900"
           ></div>
 
           <!-- Avatar circle -->
@@ -106,8 +105,7 @@
           <!-- POSITION: bottom/right values place center on avatar circumference -->
           <!-- For 96px avatar at 315° (bottom-right): ~4px from edge -->
           <div
-            class="absolute size-5 rounded-full bg-green-500 border-[3px] border-zinc-100 dark:border-zinc-900"
-            style="bottom: 2px; right: 2px;"
+            class="absolute bottom-0.5 right-0.5 size-5 rounded-full bg-green-500 border-[3px] border-zinc-100 dark:border-zinc-900"
           ></div>
         </div>
 

web/src/lib/components/Dots.svelte

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
   let {
     class: className = "",
+    style = "",
     scale = 1000,
     length = 10,
     spacing = 20,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
     dotColor = [200 / 255, 200 / 255, 200 / 255] as [number, number, number],
   }: {
     class?: ClassValue;
+    style?: string;
     scale?: number;
     length?: number;
     spacing?: number;
@@ -404,11 +406,20 @@
   });
 </script>
 
-<canvas
+<!-- Wrapper for background + dots canvas - single persistent unit -->
+<div class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-20" {style}>
+  <!-- Background overlay -->
+  <div
+    class="absolute inset-0 bg-white dark:bg-black transition-colors duration-300"
+  ></div>
+
+  <!-- Dots canvas -->
+  <canvas
     bind:this={canvas}
     class={cn(
-    "pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-10 transition-opacity duration-1300 ease-out",
+      "absolute inset-0 z-10 transition-opacity duration-1300 ease-out",
       ready ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0",
       className,
     )}
-></canvas>
+  ></canvas>
+</div>

web/src/lib/components/ProjectCard.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
+  import TagChip from "./TagChip.svelte";
   import type { AdminProject } from "$lib/admin-types";
 
   interface Props {
@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@
 
   let { project, class: className }: Props = $props();
 
-  // Prefer demo URL, fallback to GitHub repo (use $derived to react to project changes)
+  // Prefer demo URL, fallback to GitHub repo
   const projectUrl = $derived(
     project.demoUrl ||
       (project.githubRepo ? `https://github.com/${project.githubRepo}` : null),
   );
 
+  const isLink = $derived(!!projectUrl);
+
   function formatDate(dateString: string): string {
     const date = new Date(dateString);
     const now = new Date();
@@ -36,71 +39,30 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-{#if projectUrl}
-  <a
-    href={projectUrl}
-    target="_blank"
-    rel="noopener noreferrer"
-    class={cn(
-      "group flex h-44 flex-col gap-2.5 rounded-lg border border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-50 dark:bg-zinc-900/50 p-3 transition-all hover:border-zinc-300 dark:hover:border-zinc-700 hover:bg-zinc-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800/70",
-      className,
-    )}
-  >
-    <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-      <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-        <h3
-          class="truncate font-medium text-lg sm:text-base text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100 transition-colors group-hover:text-zinc-950 dark:group-hover:text-white"
-        >
-          {project.name}
-        </h3>
-        <span
-          class="shrink-0 sm:text-[0.83rem] text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-300"
-        >
-          {formatDate(project.updatedAt)}
-        </span>
-      </div>
-      <p
-        class="line-clamp-3 sm:text-sm leading-relaxed text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400"
-      >
-        {project.shortDescription}
-      </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="mt-auto flex flex-wrap gap-1">
-      {#each project.tags as tag (tag.name)}
-        <!-- TODO: Add link to project search with tag filtering -->
-        <span
-          class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.25 rounded-r-sm rounded-l-xs bg-zinc-200/80 dark:bg-zinc-700/50 px-2 sm:px-1.5 py-1 sm:py-0.75 text-sm sm:text-xs text-zinc-700 dark:text-zinc-300 border-l-3"
-          style="border-left-color: #{tag.color || '06b6d4'}"
-        >
-          {#if tag.iconSvg}
-            <span class="size-4.25 sm:size-3.75 [&>svg]:w-full [&>svg]:h-full">
-              <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
-              {@html tag.iconSvg}
-            </span>
-          {/if}
-          <span>{tag.name}</span>
-        </span>
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  </a>
-{:else}
-  <div
+<svelte:element
+  this={isLink ? "a" : "div"}
+  href={isLink ? projectUrl : undefined}
+  target={isLink ? "_blank" : undefined}
+  rel={isLink ? "noopener noreferrer" : undefined}
   class={cn(
     "flex h-44 flex-col gap-2.5 rounded-lg border border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-50 dark:bg-zinc-900/50 p-3",
+    isLink &&
+      "group transition-all hover:border-zinc-300 dark:hover:border-zinc-700 hover:bg-zinc-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-800/70",
     className,
   )}
-  >
+>
   <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
     <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
       <h3
-          class="truncate font-medium text-lg sm:text-base text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100"
+        class={cn(
+          "truncate font-medium text-lg sm:text-base text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100",
+          isLink &&
+            "transition-colors group-hover:text-zinc-950 dark:group-hover:text-white",
+        )}
       >
         {project.name}
       </h3>
-        <span
-          class="shrink-0 sm:text-[0.83rem] text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-300"
-        >
+      <span class="shrink-0 sm:text-[0.83rem] text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-300">
         {formatDate(project.updatedAt)}
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -111,21 +73,10 @@
     </p>
   </div>
 
+  <!-- TODO: Add link to project search with tag filtering -->
   <div class="mt-auto flex flex-wrap gap-1">
     {#each project.tags as tag (tag.name)}
-        <span
-          class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.25 rounded-r-sm rounded-l-xs bg-zinc-200/80 dark:bg-zinc-700/50 px-2 sm:px-1.5 py-1 sm:py-0.75 text-sm sm:text-xs text-zinc-700 dark:text-zinc-300 border-l-3"
-          style="border-left-color: #{tag.color || '06b6d4'}"
-        >
-          {#if tag.iconSvg}
-            <span class="size-4.25 sm:size-3.75 [&>svg]:w-full [&>svg]:h-full">
-              <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
-              {@html tag.iconSvg}
-            </span>
-          {/if}
-          <span>{tag.name}</span>
-        </span>
+      <TagChip name={tag.name} color={tag.color} iconSvg={tag.iconSvg} />
     {/each}
   </div>
-  </div>
-{/if}
+</svelte:element>

web/src/lib/components/TagChip.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
+
+  interface Props {
+    name: string;
+    color?: string;
+    iconSvg?: string;
+    class?: string;
+  }
+
+  let { name, color, iconSvg, class: className }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+<span
+  class={cn(
+    "inline-flex items-center gap-1.25 rounded-r-sm rounded-l-xs bg-zinc-200/80 dark:bg-zinc-700/50 px-2 sm:px-1.5 py-1 sm:py-0.75 text-sm sm:text-xs text-zinc-700 dark:text-zinc-300 border-l-3",
+    className,
+  )}
+  style="border-left-color: #{color || '06b6d4'}"
+>
+  {#if iconSvg}
+    <span class="size-4.25 sm:size-3.75 [&>svg]:w-full [&>svg]:h-full">
+      <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
+      {@html iconSvg}
+    </span>
+  {/if}
+  <span>{name}</span>
+</span>

web/src/lib/components/admin/IconPicker.svelte

@@ -204,9 +204,12 @@
   <!-- Selected icon preview -->
   {#if selectedIcon}
     <div
-      class="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-md border border-admin-border bg-admin-panel p-3"
+      class="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-md border border-admin-border bg-admin-bg-secondary p-3"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="flex size-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-admin-bg"
+        data-icon-container
       >
-      <div class="flex size-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-admin-bg">
         {#if selectedIconSvg}
           <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
           {@html selectedIconSvg}
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@
       <button
         type="button"
         onclick={clearSelection}
-        class="rounded px-2 py-1 text-sm text-admin-text-muted hover:bg-admin-hover hover:text-admin-text"
+        class="rounded px-2 py-1 text-sm text-admin-text-muted hover:bg-admin-surface-hover hover:text-admin-text"
       >
         Clear
       </button>
@@ -284,12 +287,12 @@
             <button
               type="button"
               data-icon-id={result.identifier}
-              class="group relative flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded hover:bg-admin-hover"
+              class="group relative flex size-12 items-center justify-center rounded hover:bg-admin-surface-hover"
               onclick={() => selectIcon(result.identifier)}
               title={result.identifier}
             >
               <!-- Lazy load icon SVG via IntersectionObserver -->
-              <div class="size-9 text-admin-text">
+              <div class="size-9 text-admin-text" data-icon-container>
                 {#if cachedSvg}
                   <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
                   {@html cachedSvg}
@@ -338,14 +341,9 @@
 <!-- Could add "star" button to favorite frequently used icons -->
 
 <style>
-  /* Ensure SVG icons inherit size */
-  :global(.size-9 svg) {
+  /* Ensure dynamically-injected SVG icons fill their container */
+  [data-icon-container] :global(svg) {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
   }
-
-  :global(.size-10 svg) {
-    width: 1.5rem;
-    height: 1.5rem;
-  }
 </style>

web/src/lib/components/admin/Modal.svelte

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
   import Button from "./Button.svelte";
 
   interface Props {
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
     onconfirm?: () => void;
     oncancel?: () => void;
     children?: import("svelte").Snippet;
+    class?: string;
   }
 
   let {
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
     onconfirm,
     oncancel,
     children,
+    class: className,
   }: Props = $props();
 
   function handleCancel() {
@@ -51,7 +54,10 @@
     tabindex="-1"
   >
     <div
-      class="relative w-full max-w-md rounded-xl bg-admin-surface border border-admin-border p-8 shadow-xl shadow-black/20 dark:shadow-black/50"
+      class={cn(
+        "relative w-full max-w-md rounded-xl bg-admin-surface border border-admin-border p-8 shadow-xl shadow-black/20 dark:shadow-black/50",
+        className,
+      )}
       role="dialog"
       aria-modal="true"
     >

web/src/routes/+error.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { resolve } from "$app/paths";
-  import AppWrapper from "$lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
 
   const status = $derived($page.status);
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
   <title>{status} - {message}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
-<AppWrapper>
+<main class="page-main">
   <div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center">
     <div class="mx-4 max-w-2xl text-center">
       <h1 class="mb-4 font-hanken text-8xl text-text-secondary">{status}</h1>
@@ -36,4 +35,4 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
   </div>
-</AppWrapper>
+</main>

web/src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { onNavigate } from "$app/navigation";
   import Dots from "$lib/components/Dots.svelte";
+  import ThemeToggle from "$lib/components/ThemeToggle.svelte";
 
   let { children, data } = $props();
 
@@ -40,6 +41,13 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    // Skip transitions for admin routes (they have their own layout/style)
+    const fromAdmin = navigation.from?.url.pathname.startsWith("/admin");
+    const toAdmin = navigation.to?.url.pathname.startsWith("/admin");
+    if (fromAdmin || toAdmin) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       document.startViewTransition(async () => {
         resolve();
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@
       scrollbars: {
         autoHide: "leave",
         autoHideDelay: 800,
+        theme: themeStore.isDark ? "os-theme-dark" : "os-theme-light",
       },
     });
 
@@ -92,12 +101,21 @@
 </svelte:head>
 
 <!-- Persistent background layer - only for public routes -->
+<!-- These elements have view-transition-name to exclude them from page transitions -->
 {#if showGlobalBackground}
+  <!-- Dots component includes both background overlay and animated dots -->
+  <Dots style="view-transition-name: background" />
+
+  <!-- Theme toggle - persistent across page transitions -->
   <div
-    class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-20 bg-white dark:bg-black transition-colors duration-300"
-  ></div>
-  <Dots />
+    class="fixed top-5 right-6 z-50"
+    style="view-transition-name: theme-toggle"
+  >
+    <ThemeToggle />
+  </div>
 {/if}
 
-<!-- Page content - transitions handled by View Transitions API -->
-{@render children()}
+<!-- Page content wrapper - this is what transitions between pages -->
+<div style="view-transition-name: page-content">
+  {@render children()}
+</div>

web/src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import AppWrapper from "$lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte";
   import ProjectCard from "$lib/components/ProjectCard.svelte";
   import DiscordProfileModal from "$lib/components/DiscordProfileModal.svelte";
   import type { PageData } from "./$types";
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
   let discordUsername = $state("");
 </script>
 
-<AppWrapper class="overflow-x-hidden font-schibsted">
+<main class="page-main overflow-x-hidden font-schibsted">
   <div class="flex items-center flex-col pt-14">
     <div
       class="max-w-2xl mx-4 border-b border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-700 divide-y divide-zinc-200 dark:divide-zinc-700 sm:mx-6"
@@ -134,6 +133,6 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</AppWrapper>
+</main>
 
 <DiscordProfileModal bind:open={discordModalOpen} username={discordUsername} />

web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   import { resolve } from "$app/paths";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import Sidebar from "$lib/components/admin/Sidebar.svelte";
-  import AppWrapper from "$lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte";
   import { authStore } from "$lib/stores/auth.svelte";
   import { getAdminStats } from "$lib/api";
   import type { AdminStats } from "$lib/admin-types";
@@ -54,8 +53,10 @@
   <!-- Login page has no sidebar -->
   {@render children()}
 {:else}
-  <!-- Admin layout with sidebar and dots shader -->
-  <AppWrapper bgColor="bg-admin-bg" showThemeToggle={false}>
+  <!-- Admin layout with sidebar -->
+  <div
+    class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-20 bg-admin-bg transition-colors duration-300"
+  ></div>
   <Sidebar
     projectCount={stats?.totalProjects ?? 0}
     tagCount={stats?.totalTags ?? 0}
@@ -63,10 +64,9 @@
   />
 
   <!-- Main content area -->
-    <main class="lg:pl-64">
+  <main class="lg:pl-64 min-h-screen text-admin-text">
     <div class="px-4 py-8 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
       {@render children()}
     </div>
   </main>
-  </AppWrapper>
 {/if}

web/src/routes/admin/login/+page.svelte

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import Button from "$lib/components/admin/Button.svelte";
   import Input from "$lib/components/admin/Input.svelte";
-  import AppWrapper from "$lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte";
   import { authStore } from "$lib/stores/auth.svelte";
 
   let username = $state("");
@@ -39,7 +38,10 @@
   <title>Admin Login | xevion.dev</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
-<AppWrapper>
+<div
+  class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-20 bg-admin-bg transition-colors duration-300"
+></div>
+<main class="page-main text-admin-text">
   <div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center px-4">
     <div class="w-full max-w-md space-y-4">
       <!-- Login Form -->
@@ -95,4 +97,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</AppWrapper>
+</main>

web/src/routes/errors/[code]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { resolve } from "$app/paths";
-  import AppWrapper from "$components/AppWrapper.svelte";
 
   let { data } = $props();
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
   <title>{title}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
-<AppWrapper>
+<main class="page-main">
   <div class="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center">
     <div class="mx-4 max-w-3xl text-center">
       <h1 class="text-6xl sm:text-9xl font-hanken font-black text-zinc-200">
@@ -34,4 +33,4 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
   </div>
-</AppWrapper>
+</main>

web/src/routes/pgp/+page.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import AppWrapper from "$lib/components/AppWrapper.svelte";
   import { OverlayScrollbarsComponent } from "overlayscrollbars-svelte";
-  import "overlayscrollbars/overlayscrollbars.css";
   import IconDownload from "~icons/material-symbols/download-rounded";
   import IconCopy from "~icons/material-symbols/content-copy-rounded";
   import IconCheck from "~icons/material-symbols/check-rounded";
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@
   />
 </svelte:head>
 
-<AppWrapper class="overflow-x-hidden font-schibsted">
+<main class="page-main overflow-x-hidden font-schibsted">
   <div class="flex items-center flex-col pt-14 pb-20 px-4 sm:px-6">
     <div class="max-w-2xl w-full">
       <!-- Header -->
@@ -190,4 +188,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</AppWrapper>
+</main>