diff --git a/.github/workflows/unified-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/unified-pipeline.yml
index 957e16b..c11d15b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unified-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unified-pipeline.yml
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install and build
         working-directory: ./web
+        env:
+          # next.config.js reads the repo star count at build time
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           npm ci || npm install
           npm run deploy
diff --git a/web/next.config.js b/web/next.config.js
index 992156e..063779c 100644
--- a/web/next.config.js
+++ b/web/next.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD } from 'next/constants.js';
+
 // @ts-ignore
 /** @type {import("next").NextConfig} */
 const config = {
@@ -70,4 +72,30 @@ const config = {
 		return config;
 	},
 };
-export default config;
+
+// The header star count is fetched once per production build and inlined, so
+// visitors never call api.github.com (Lighthouse flagged it as third-party
+// code on every page). Any failure falls back to the plain "GitHub" label.
+async function fetchGitHubStars() {
+	try {
+		const res = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/VocaHQ/vocalinux', {
+			headers: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN
+				? { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}` }
+				: {},
+			signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000),
+		});
+		if (!res.ok) return '';
+		const data = await res.json();
+		return data.stargazers_count ? String(data.stargazers_count) : '';
+	} catch {
+		return '';
+	}
+}
+
+export default async function nextConfig(phase) {
+	if (phase !== PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD) return config;
+	return {
+		...config,
+		env: { NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_STARS: await fetchGitHubStars() },
+	};
+}
diff --git a/web/public/sitemap.xml b/web/public/sitemap.xml
index b3252ed..a2fd7c2 100644
--- a/web/public/sitemap.xml
+++ b/web/public/sitemap.xml
@@ -2,37 +2,37 @@
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-06-11</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
     <priority>1.0</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/install/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.9</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/install/ubuntu/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/install/fedora/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/install/arch/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/compare/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-06-11</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/faq/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-06-11</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/alternatives/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
   <!-- New SEO pages -->
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/languages/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/gpu-acceleration/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/open-source/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
   </url>
   <url>
     <loc>https://vocalinux.com/offline/</loc>
-    <lastmod>2026-02-22</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2026-11-01</lastmod>
     <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
     <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
diff --git a/web/src/app/alternatives/page.tsx b/web/src/app/alternatives/page.tsx
index 67d548f..6dfb510 100644
--- a/web/src/app/alternatives/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/alternatives/page.tsx
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ const comparisonTable = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Vocalinux Alternatives - Linux Voice Dictation Comparison",
+  title: "Linux Alternatives to Dragon, Otter.ai and Speechnotes",
   description:
-    "Compare Vocalinux to Dragon, Otter.ai, Google Voice Typing, and other speech-to-text alternatives. See why Vocalinux is the best choice for Linux voice dictation.",
+    "Looking for Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Otter.ai or Google Voice Typing on Linux? Compare offline Linux dictation options, including Vocalinux and Nerd Dictation.",
   path: "/alternatives",
   keywords: [
     "vocalinux alternatives",
diff --git a/web/src/app/autostart/page.tsx b/web/src/app/autostart/page.tsx
index 64c6ddc..b594db2 100644
--- a/web/src/app/autostart/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/autostart/page.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default function AutostartPage() {
               className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5"
             >
               <Icon className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" />
-              <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">{method.method}</h3>
+              <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">{method.method}</h2>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{method.description}</p>
             </div>
           );
diff --git a/web/src/app/changelog/page.tsx b/web/src/app/changelog/page.tsx
index 5684e57..7a5cc62 100644
--- a/web/src/app/changelog/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/changelog/page.tsx
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ const getTypeStyles = (type: string) => {
 };
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Vocalinux Changelog - Release History",
+  title: "Changelog and Release Notes",
   description:
     "Track Vocalinux release history and version updates. See what's new in each version of our Linux voice dictation software.",
   path: "/changelog",
diff --git a/web/src/app/compare/page.tsx b/web/src/app/compare/page.tsx
index 1f3be6a..a790e3f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/compare/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/compare/page.tsx
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ const engineTable = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Whisper.cpp vs Whisper vs VOSK vs Remote API for Linux",
+  title: "Vosk vs Whisper vs whisper.cpp: Linux Speech Engines",
   description:
-    "Compare whisper.cpp, Whisper, VOSK, and Remote API for Linux speech-to-text. See speed, hardware requirements, privacy tradeoffs, and best use cases.",
+    "Vosk vs Whisper vs whisper.cpp for offline Linux speech to text, plus Faster Whisper, Parakeet and Remote API: speed, accuracy, hardware needs and privacy.",
   path: "/compare",
   keywords: [
     "whisper.cpp vs vosk",
diff --git a/web/src/app/custom-dictionary/page.tsx b/web/src/app/custom-dictionary/page.tsx
index a649e45..b3146b5 100644
--- a/web/src/app/custom-dictionary/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/custom-dictionary/page.tsx
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export default function CustomDictionaryPage() {
       <section className="mb-12 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <BookOpen className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Custom terms</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Custom terms</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             A plain text list, one term per line, passed to the engine as
             context so it is more likely to spell those words your way.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default function CustomDictionaryPage() {
             className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary"
             aria-hidden="true"
           />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Transcript corrections</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Transcript corrections</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Heard-as and replace-with pairs applied to every finished
             transcript, whatever the engine.
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export default function CustomDictionaryPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Code className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Post-processing script</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Post-processing script</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Any executable that reads text on stdin and writes the replacement
             on stdout.
diff --git a/web/src/app/dictation-pad/page.tsx b/web/src/app/dictation-pad/page.tsx
index 36f039d..c188fe8 100644
--- a/web/src/app/dictation-pad/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/dictation-pad/page.tsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export default function DictationPadPage() {
       <section className="mb-12 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Monitor className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Who it is for</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Who it is for</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Wayland users whose compositor blocks or garbles injected text, and
             anyone who wants to read and fix a draft before it reaches the real
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default function DictationPadPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Copy className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">How text gets out</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">How text gets out</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Copy All puts the whole pad on the clipboard. You can also select
             part of the text and copy it like any other text box.
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export default function DictationPadPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Keyboard className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">What stays the same</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">What stays the same</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Your shortcut, engine, transcript corrections and post-processing
             script all work as before. Only the destination of the text changes.
diff --git a/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx b/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
index f552244..4a8fd10 100644
--- a/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ const faqCategories = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Frequently Asked Questions - Vocalinux Voice Dictation",
+  title: "Linux Dictation FAQ: Offline, Wayland, GPU and Privacy",
   description:
-    "Get answers to common questions about Vocalinux Linux voice dictation. Learn about installation, privacy, features, and troubleshooting.",
+    "Does Vocalinux work offline or on Wayland? How much RAM does it need, and which engines and languages does it support? Answers on install, privacy and GPU use.",
   path: "/faq",
   keywords: [
     "vocalinux faq",
diff --git a/web/src/app/for-developers/page.tsx b/web/src/app/for-developers/page.tsx
index 4a6958a..ea2dbdd 100644
--- a/web/src/app/for-developers/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/for-developers/page.tsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export default function ForDevelopersPage() {
             key={benefit.title}
             className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5 text-center"
           >
-            <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">{benefit.title}</h3>
+            <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">{benefit.title}</h2>
             <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{benefit.description}</p>
           </div>
         ))}
diff --git a/web/src/app/gpu-acceleration/page.tsx b/web/src/app/gpu-acceleration/page.tsx
index be79e2a..c750f90 100644
--- a/web/src/app/gpu-acceleration/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/gpu-acceleration/page.tsx
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ const hardwareRequirements = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "GPU Accelerated Voice Dictation - AMD, Intel, NVIDIA | Vocalinux",
+  title: "Vulkan GPU Speech to Text on Linux: AMD, Intel, NVIDIA",
   description:
-    "GPU-accelerated speech recognition for Linux. Support for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs via Vulkan. Compare CPU vs GPU performance and model sizes.",
+    "Run whisper.cpp speech recognition on your GPU with Vulkan on Linux: AMD, Intel and NVIDIA. CPU vs GPU speed, model sizes, and automatic CPU fallback.",
   path: "/gpu-acceleration",
   keywords: [
     "GPU voice dictation",
diff --git a/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx b/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
index f2648c7..b65fcf5 100644
--- a/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ export async function generateMetadata({
   const config = distroConfig[distro];
 
   return buildPageMetadata({
-    title: config.title,
+    // Search title leads with the query people type ("ubuntu speech to text");
+    // the on-page h1 stays config.title.
+    title: `${config.name} Speech to Text: Offline Voice Typing Setup`,
     description: config.description,
     path: `/install/${distro}`,
     keywords: distroKeywords[distro],
diff --git a/web/src/app/install/page.tsx b/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
index 6560a1e..21b93e3 100644
--- a/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const distroGuides = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Install Voice Dictation on Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch)",
+  title: "Install Speech to Text on Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch)",
   description:
     "Linux voice dictation install guides for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE, Mint, Pop!_OS, NixOS, and Flatpak. Start offline speech-to-text.",
   path: "/install",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">No installer</p>
-            <h3>AppImage</h3>
+            <h2>AppImage</h2>
             <p>
               x86_64 or aarch64 from GitHub Releases. No root. Host
               text-injection tools are still required.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">New</p>
-            <h3>Native packages</h3>
+            <h2>Native packages</h2>
             <p>
               .deb for Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 24.04+. .rpm for Fedora.
               x86_64 and aarch64 on every release.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             href="/flatpak/"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Auto-updates</p>
-            <h3>Flatpak</h3>
+            <h2>Flatpak</h2>
             <p>
               Install once from the VocaHQ remote and{" "}
               <code>flatpak update</code> carries each stable release. Or
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Snap Store</p>
-            <h3>Snap</h3>
+            <h2>Snap</h2>
             <p>
               <code>snap install vocalinux --edge</code>. amd64 only for
               now; a .snap is attached to every release too.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Arch</p>
-            <h3>AUR</h3>
+            <h2>AUR</h2>
             <p>
               <code>yay -S vocalinux</code>, or vocalinux-bin for the
               prebuilt package.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
           >
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">From source</p>
-            <h3>Build it yourself</h3>
+            <h2>Build it yourself</h2>
             <p>
               Clone the repo and run <code>./install.sh</code>. The install
               guide has the full source path.
diff --git a/web/src/app/languages/page.tsx b/web/src/app/languages/page.tsx
index 1611df2..bb5e32d 100644
--- a/web/src/app/languages/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/languages/page.tsx
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ const features = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Multilingual Voice Dictation - 30+ Languages | Vocalinux",
+  title: "Linux Speech to Text in 30+ Languages, Offline",
   description:
-    "Dictate in 30+ languages including Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and more. Free offline multilingual voice typing for Linux.",
+    "Offline voice typing on Linux in 30+ languages, including Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. Full language list and model picks.",
   path: "/languages",
   keywords: [
     "multilingual voice dictation",
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ export default function LanguagesPage() {
               className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-6"
             >
               <Icon className="mb-3 h-8 w-8 text-primary" />
-              <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">{feature.title}</h3>
+              <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">{feature.title}</h2>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{feature.description}</p>
             </div>
           );
diff --git a/web/src/app/layout.tsx b/web/src/app/layout.tsx
index 058f5c0..aff7201 100644
--- a/web/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ export const viewport = {
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   metadataBase: new URL(SITE_URL),
   title: {
-    default: "Vocalinux: Offline Voice Dictation for Linux",
+    default: "Vocalinux: Offline Speech to Text & Voice Dictation for Linux",
     template: "%s | Vocalinux",
   },
   description:
-    "Free and open-source voice dictation for Linux. Convert speech to text with whisper.cpp, VOSK, Remote API servers, Silero VAD, X11, and Wayland.",
+    "Free, open-source speech to text for Linux. Offline voice dictation and voice typing in any app with whisper.cpp, VOSK or Parakeet, on X11 and Wayland.",
   applicationName: SITE_NAME,
   keywords: [
     "voice dictation linux",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     locale: "en_US",
     url: absoluteUrl("/"),
     siteName: SITE_NAME,
-    title: "Vocalinux: Offline Voice Dictation for Linux",
+    title: "Vocalinux: Offline Speech to Text & Voice Dictation for Linux",
     description:
       "Voice dictation for Linux with local engines or an optional Remote API. Install in minutes and dictate in any app on Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, X11, or Wayland.",
     images: [
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   },
   twitter: {
     card: "summary_large_image",
-    title: "Vocalinux: Offline Voice Dictation for Linux",
+    title: "Vocalinux: Offline Speech to Text & Voice Dictation for Linux",
     description:
       "Speech-to-text for Linux with whisper.cpp and VOSK. Local engines by default, optional Remote API, open source.",
     images: [DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE_PATH],
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ export default function RootLayout({
   return (
     <html lang="en" className="scroll-smooth" suppressHydrationWarning>
       <head>
-        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://api.github.com" />
         <script
           type="application/ld+json"
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(siteWideJsonLd) }}
diff --git a/web/src/app/multilingual-dictation/page.tsx b/web/src/app/multilingual-dictation/page.tsx
index 58b9003..6f19ded 100644
--- a/web/src/app/multilingual-dictation/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/multilingual-dictation/page.tsx
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export default function MultilingualDictationPage() {
       <section className="mb-12 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Globe className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Auto-detect</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Auto-detect</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             The engine guesses the language for each utterance. Easiest to set
             up, but short clips can be guessed wrong.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export default function MultilingualDictationPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Keyboard className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Language shortcuts</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Language shortcuts</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             A dedicated key per language. Explicit and reliable, for one
             dictation at a time.
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default function MultilingualDictationPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Languages className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Follow keyboard layout</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Follow keyboard layout</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Switch layout to switch dictation language. Best on GNOME, where the
             active layout can be read.
diff --git a/web/src/app/offline/page.tsx b/web/src/app/offline/page.tsx
index dcfe0e7..0ffd1cf 100644
--- a/web/src/app/offline/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/offline/page.tsx
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ const sensitiveUseCases = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Offline Voice Dictation - Local Engines | Vocalinux",
+  title: "Offline Speech to Text for Linux: No Cloud Needed",
   description:
-    "Local engines run on your Linux machine with no cloud account. Remote API is optional if you want a server you configure.",
+    "Offline speech to text on Linux. whisper.cpp, VOSK and other local engines transcribe on your machine after a one-time model download. No cloud account.",
   path: "/offline",
   keywords: [
     "offline voice dictation",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default function OfflinePage() {
               <div className={`mb-3 inline-flex rounded-lg p-2 ${benefit.iconBg}`}>
                 <Icon className={`h-5 w-5 ${benefit.iconColor}`} />
               </div>
-              <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">{benefit.title}</h3>
+              <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">{benefit.title}</h2>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{benefit.description}</p>
             </article>
           );
diff --git a/web/src/app/open-source/page.tsx b/web/src/app/open-source/page.tsx
index 56321ec..8c8868f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/open-source/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/open-source/page.tsx
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ const techStack = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Open Source Voice Dictation for Linux | Vocalinux",
+  title: "Open Source Dictation Software for Linux (AGPL-3.0)",
   description:
-    "100% free and open source voice dictation for Linux. AGPL-3.0 licensed, no vendor lock-in, transparent code, community-driven development. Your voice data stays private.",
+    "Free, open source dictation software for Linux under AGPL-3.0. Offline speech recognition with whisper.cpp or VOSK, no required account, all code on GitHub.",
   path: "/open-source",
   keywords: [
     "open source voice dictation",
diff --git a/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx b/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
index 9703d8b..63adb09 100644
--- a/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/privacy/page.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
           <div className="mb-4 inline-flex rounded-[12px] bg-primary/10 p-3">
             <Lock className="h-6 w-6 text-primary" />
           </div>
-          <h3 className="mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">Local engines</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">Local engines</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Local engines do not need the internet after the model is downloaded. Processing stays
             on your device unless you turn on Remote API.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
           <div className="mb-4 inline-flex rounded-[12px] bg-primary/10 p-3">
             <Server className="h-6 w-6 text-primary" />
           </div>
-          <h3 className="mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">No Cloud Processing</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">No Cloud Processing</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Local engines do not send your voice to our servers. Remote API sends audio only to the
             URL you configure.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
           <div className="mb-4 inline-flex rounded-[12px] bg-primary/10 p-3">
             <Eye className="h-6 w-6 text-primary" />
           </div>
-          <h3 className="mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">Open Source</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">Open Source</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Fully open source under AGPL-3.0. Inspect the code yourself on GitHub. The installed
             app does not send usage telemetry.
diff --git a/web/src/app/screenshots/page.tsx b/web/src/app/screenshots/page.tsx
index 977920e..9548cf1 100644
--- a/web/src/app/screenshots/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/screenshots/page.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const settingsShots: Screenshot[] = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Vocalinux Screenshots | Linux Voice Dictation UI",
+  title: "Screenshots: Linux Voice Dictation App UI",
   description:
     "See Vocalinux in action: system tray, log viewer, and settings pages for speech model, dictation, audio, performance, application, advanced options, and about/updates. Flip between light and dark app shots.",
   path: "/screenshots",
diff --git a/web/src/app/shortcuts/page.tsx b/web/src/app/shortcuts/page.tsx
index 2161862..29cde00 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shortcuts/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/shortcuts/page.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function Mic(props: { className?: string }) {
 }
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Keyboard Shortcuts & Voice Commands - Vocalinux",
+  title: "Keyboard Shortcuts and Voice Commands",
   description:
     "Learn Vocalinux keyboard shortcut modes and voice commands. Use toggle mode or push-to-talk, then customize activation and command behavior.",
   path: "/shortcuts",
diff --git a/web/src/app/transcribe-audio-files/page.tsx b/web/src/app/transcribe-audio-files/page.tsx
index 8e5d2b6..4b71e4c 100644
--- a/web/src/app/transcribe-audio-files/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/transcribe-audio-files/page.tsx
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ export default function TranscribeAudioFilesPage() {
       <section className="mb-12 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Mic className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">
             For recordings, not live dictation
-          </h3>
+          </h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             File transcription is separate from the dictation pipeline. It never
             types into other apps and does not change your dictation model.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default function TranscribeAudioFilesPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Users className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Speaker turns, English only</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Speaker turns, English only</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             The model is <code>small.en-tdrz</code>. It is English-only, so use
             it for English recordings.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export default function TranscribeAudioFilesPage() {
         </div>
         <div className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
           <Lock className="mb-3 h-6 w-6 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">Local processing</h3>
+          <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">Local processing</h2>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Audio is decoded and transcribed on your computer. Nothing is sent
             to a server.
diff --git a/web/src/app/troubleshooting/page.tsx b/web/src/app/troubleshooting/page.tsx
index a114215..243227e 100644
--- a/web/src/app/troubleshooting/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/troubleshooting/page.tsx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const troubleshootingItems = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Troubleshooting Guide - Vocalinux Voice Dictation",
+  title: "Linux Voice Dictation Troubleshooting Guide",
   description:
     "Fix common Vocalinux issues: microphone problems, text injection, installation errors, and performance. Step-by-step solutions for Linux voice dictation.",
   path: "/troubleshooting",
diff --git a/web/src/app/use-cases/page.tsx b/web/src/app/use-cases/page.tsx
index 678539b..ccf1710 100644
--- a/web/src/app/use-cases/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/use-cases/page.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const useCases = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Use Cases - Who Uses Vocalinux Voice Dictation",
+  title: "Use Cases for Linux Voice Dictation",
   description:
     "Discover how developers, writers, students, and professionals use Vocalinux for Linux voice dictation. Find your use case and boost productivity.",
   path: "/use-cases",
diff --git a/web/src/app/vs-nerd-dictation/page.tsx b/web/src/app/vs-nerd-dictation/page.tsx
index 2b212a0..5cdd5ab 100644
--- a/web/src/app/vs-nerd-dictation/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/vs-nerd-dictation/page.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const comparisonRows = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Vocalinux vs Nerd Dictation: Best Offline Voice Dictation for Linux",
+  title: "Nerd Dictation Alternative for Linux | Vocalinux",
   description:
     "Comparing Vocalinux and Nerd Dictation for offline Linux voice dictation. CLI vs GUI, GPU vs CPU-only, Wayland support, and more.",
   path: "/vs-nerd-dictation",
diff --git a/web/src/app/wayland/page.tsx b/web/src/app/wayland/page.tsx
index b940720..2accb52 100644
--- a/web/src/app/wayland/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/wayland/page.tsx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export default function WaylandPage() {
               className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-6"
             >
               <Icon className="mb-3 h-8 w-8 text-primary" />
-              <h3 className="mb-2 font-semibold">{feature.title}</h3>
+              <h2 className="subpage-card-title mb-2 font-semibold">{feature.title}</h2>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                 {feature.description}
               </p>
diff --git a/web/src/app/whisper-model-guide/page.tsx b/web/src/app/whisper-model-guide/page.tsx
index d3d60f5..ae59fd9 100644
--- a/web/src/app/whisper-model-guide/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/whisper-model-guide/page.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const modelComparison = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Whisper Model Sizes Explained: Tiny, Base, Small, Medium, Large for Linux",
+  title: "Whisper Model Sizes: Tiny to Large for Linux Dictation",
   description:
     "Complete guide to Whisper model sizes for Linux voice dictation. Compare tiny vs base vs small vs medium vs large models - download size, RAM usage, accuracy, GPU requirements, and speed.",
   path: "/whisper-model-guide",
diff --git a/web/src/app/writers/page.tsx b/web/src/app/writers/page.tsx
index 4c1dbb2..3a552b9 100644
--- a/web/src/app/writers/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/writers/page.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const integrations = [
 ];
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = buildPageMetadata({
-  title: "Voice Dictation for Writers on Linux: Dictate Novels, Articles & Notes",
+  title: "Voice Dictation for Writers on Linux",
   description:
     "Complete guide to voice dictation for writers on Linux. How to dictate novels, blog posts, and notes using Vocalinux. Hands-free writing workflow tips.",
   path: "/writers",
diff --git a/web/src/components/__tests__/optimized-image.test.tsx b/web/src/components/__tests__/optimized-image.test.tsx
index c08c394..44d8281 100644
--- a/web/src/components/__tests__/optimized-image.test.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/__tests__/optimized-image.test.tsx
@@ -129,4 +129,9 @@ describe('VocalinuxLogo', () => {
     const img = screen.getByAltText('Vocalinux');
     expect(img).toHaveAttribute('loading', 'eager');
   });
+
+  it('uses empty alt text when decorative', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<VocalinuxLogo decorative />);
+    expect(container.querySelector('img')).toHaveAttribute('alt', '');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/web/src/components/optimized-image.tsx b/web/src/components/optimized-image.tsx
index 716e872..5d0df89 100644
--- a/web/src/components/optimized-image.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/optimized-image.tsx
@@ -53,13 +53,21 @@ export const VocalinuxLogo: React.FC<{
   width?: number;
   height?: number;
   priority?: boolean;
-}> = ({ className = "", width = 32, height = 32, priority = false }) => {
+  /** Set when the visible "Vocalinux" text sits next to the mark. */
+  decorative?: boolean;
+}> = ({
+  className = "",
+  width = 32,
+  height = 32,
+  priority = false,
+  decorative = false,
+}) => {
   return (
     // SVG lockup; next/image is for raster.
     // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
     <img
       src="/brand/vocalinux-mark-circle.svg"
-      alt="Vocalinux"
+      alt={decorative ? "" : "Vocalinux"}
       width={width}
       height={height}
       className={className}
diff --git a/web/src/components/seo-subpage-shell.tsx b/web/src/components/seo-subpage-shell.tsx
index 281a5c4..8074ef3 100644
--- a/web/src/components/seo-subpage-shell.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/seo-subpage-shell.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { SiteChrome } from "@/components/site-chrome";
+import { absoluteUrl } from "@/lib/seo";
 
 const pageTitles: Record<string, string> = {
   "/install": "Install Guides",
@@ -72,20 +73,40 @@ function Breadcrumbs() {
     };
   });
 
+  // Same trail as the visible breadcrumbs, so the markup matches the page.
+  const breadcrumbJsonLd = {
+    "@context": "https://schema.org",
+    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
+    itemListElement: [{ href: "/", label: "Home" }, ...crumbs].map(
+      (crumb, index) => ({
+        "@type": "ListItem",
+        position: index + 1,
+        name: crumb.label,
+        item: absoluteUrl(crumb.href),
+      }),
+    ),
+  };
+
   return (
-    <nav className="breadcrumbs" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
-      <Link href="/">Home</Link>
-      {crumbs.map((crumb, index) => (
-        <React.Fragment key={crumb.href}>
-          <span aria-hidden="true">/</span>
-          {index === crumbs.length - 1 ? (
-            <span>{crumb.label}</span>
-          ) : (
-            <Link href={crumb.href}>{crumb.label}</Link>
-          )}
-        </React.Fragment>
-      ))}
-    </nav>
+    <>
+      <script
+        type="application/ld+json"
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(breadcrumbJsonLd) }}
+      />
+      <nav className="breadcrumbs" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
+        <Link href="/">Home</Link>
+        {crumbs.map((crumb, index) => (
+          <React.Fragment key={crumb.href}>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">/</span>
+            {index === crumbs.length - 1 ? (
+              <span>{crumb.label}</span>
+            ) : (
+              <Link href={crumb.href}>{crumb.label}</Link>
+            )}
+          </React.Fragment>
+        ))}
+      </nav>
+    </>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/site-chrome.tsx b/web/src/components/site-chrome.tsx
index 9335741..28275f0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/site-chrome.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/site-chrome.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import {
   type NavLink,
 } from "@/lib/site-nav";
 
-const GITHUB_API_REPO_URL = `https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO_URL.replace("https://github.com/", "")}`;
+// Star count is fetched once at build time (next.config.js) so visitors never
+// call api.github.com. Empty or missing falls back to the "GitHub" label.
+const GITHUB_STARS = Number(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_STARS) || null;
 
 function SmartLink({
   href,
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export function SiteChrome({
   variant?: "home" | "page";
 }) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [stars, setStars] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const stars = GITHUB_STARS;
   const navId = useId();
   const nav = variant === "home" ? homeNav : pageNav;
   const ctaHref = variant === "home" ? "#install" : "/#install";
@@ -91,15 +93,6 @@ export function SiteChrome({
     };
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    fetch(GITHUB_API_REPO_URL)
-      .then((res) => res.json())
-      .then((data: { stargazers_count?: number }) => {
-        if (data.stargazers_count) setStars(data.stargazers_count);
-      })
-      .catch(() => setStars(null));
-  }, []);
-
   return (
     <div className="min-h-[100dvh] max-w-[100vw] overflow-x-clip">
       <a className="skip-link" href="#main">
@@ -109,7 +102,13 @@ export function SiteChrome({
       <header className="site-header">
         <div className="shell header-inner">
           <Link href="/" className="brand" aria-label="Vocalinux home">
-            <VocalinuxLogo width={28} height={28} className="h-7 w-7" priority />
+            <VocalinuxLogo
+              width={28}
+              height={28}
+              className="h-7 w-7"
+              priority
+              decorative
+            />
             <span>Vocalinux</span>
           </Link>
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ export function SiteChrome({
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
               aria-label={
                 stars !== null
-                  ? `Vocalinux on GitHub, ${stars.toLocaleString()} stars`
+                  ? `Vocalinux on GitHub, ${stars.toLocaleString("en-US")} stars`
                   : "Vocalinux on GitHub"
               }
             >
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ export function SiteChrome({
                 fill="currentColor"
                 aria-hidden="true"
               />
-              <span>{stars !== null ? stars.toLocaleString() : "GitHub"}</span>
+              <span>{stars !== null ? stars.toLocaleString("en-US") : "GitHub"}</span>
             </a>
             <button
               className="nav-toggle"
@@ -192,7 +191,12 @@ export function SiteChrome({
           <div className="footer-inner">
             <div className="footer-brand">
               <Link href="/" className="brand">
-                <VocalinuxLogo width={28} height={28} className="h-7 w-7" />
+                <VocalinuxLogo
+                  width={28}
+                  height={28}
+                  className="h-7 w-7"
+                  decorative
+                />
                 <span>Vocalinux</span>
               </Link>
               <p>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/seo.test.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/seo.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b96bfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/seo.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { absoluteUrl } from "../seo";
+
+describe("absoluteUrl", () => {
+  it("returns the site root for /", () => {
+    expect(absoluteUrl("/")).toBe("https://vocalinux.com/");
+  });
+
+  it("adds the trailing slash pages are served with", () => {
+    expect(absoluteUrl("/install/debian")).toBe(
+      "https://vocalinux.com/install/debian/",
+    );
+    expect(absoluteUrl("/faq/")).toBe("https://vocalinux.com/faq/");
+  });
+
+  it("leaves file URLs without a trailing slash", () => {
+    expect(absoluteUrl("/vocalinux.png")).toBe(
+      "https://vocalinux.com/vocalinux.png",
+    );
+    expect(absoluteUrl("/og-image.png")).toBe(
+      "https://vocalinux.com/og-image.png",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/seo.ts b/web/src/lib/seo.ts
index 051484a..6725e19 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/seo.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/seo.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ const normalizePath = (path: string): string => {
   }
 
   const trimmed = path.replace(/^\/+|\/+$/g, "");
+
+  // Files such as /vocalinux.png must not get the page trailing slash:
+  // /vocalinux.png/ is a 404 on GitHub Pages.
+  if (/\.[a-z0-9]+$/i.test(trimmed)) {
+    return `/${trimmed}`;
+  }
+
   return `/${trimmed}/`;
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/site-nav.ts b/web/src/lib/site-nav.ts
index 6a839b6..d4274f4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/site-nav.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/site-nav.ts
@@ -48,17 +48,24 @@ export const footerGroups: { title: string; links: NavLink[] }[] = [
       { href: "/screenshots/", label: "Screenshots" },
       { href: "/#engines", label: "Engines" },
       { href: "/compare/", label: "Compare engines" },
+      { href: "/parakeet/", label: "Parakeet engine" },
+      { href: "/faster-whisper/", label: "Faster Whisper" },
+      { href: "/alternatives/", label: "Alternatives" },
+      { href: "/vs-nerd-dictation/", label: "vs Nerd Dictation" },
     ],
   },
   {
     title: "Install",
     links: [
-      { href: "/#install", label: "Installation" },
       { href: "/install/", label: "Distro guides" },
       { href: "/install/ubuntu/", label: "Ubuntu" },
+      { href: "/install/debian/", label: "Debian" },
       { href: "/install/fedora/", label: "Fedora" },
       { href: "/install/arch/", label: "Arch" },
-      { href: "/install/debian/", label: "Debian" },
+      { href: "/install/linux-mint/", label: "Linux Mint" },
+      { href: "/install/pop-os/", label: "Pop!_OS" },
+      { href: "/install/opensuse/", label: "openSUSE" },
+      { href: "/install/nixos/", label: "NixOS" },
       { href: "/flatpak/", label: "Flatpak" },
     ],
   },
@@ -67,9 +74,14 @@ export const footerGroups: { title: string; links: NavLink[] }[] = [
     links: [
       { href: "/offline/", label: "Offline" },
       { href: "/wayland/", label: "Wayland" },
+      { href: "/hyprland-sway/", label: "Hyprland and Sway" },
+      { href: "/pipewire/", label: "PipeWire" },
       { href: "/gpu-acceleration/", label: "GPU acceleration" },
+      { href: "/whisper-model-guide/", label: "Whisper models" },
       { href: "/desktop-reliability/", label: "Reliability" },
       { href: "/remote-api/", label: "Remote API" },
+      { href: "/voice-typing-vscode/", label: "VS Code" },
+      { href: "/writers/", label: "For writers" },
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -78,14 +90,17 @@ export const footerGroups: { title: string; links: NavLink[] }[] = [
       { href: "/dictation-pad/", label: "Dictation Pad" },
       { href: "/transcribe-audio-files/", label: "Transcribe audio files" },
       { href: "/custom-dictionary/", label: "Custom dictionary" },
+      { href: "/multilingual-dictation/", label: "Multilingual dictation" },
       { href: "/global-shortcuts/", label: "Global shortcuts" },
-      { href: "/parakeet/", label: "Parakeet engine" },
+      { href: "/shortcuts/", label: "Voice commands" },
+      { href: "/local-gateway/", label: "Local gateway" },
     ],
   },
   {
     title: "Project",
     links: [
       { href: "/faq/", label: "FAQ" },
+      { href: "/troubleshooting/", label: "Troubleshooting" },
       { href: "/privacy/", label: "Privacy" },
       { href: "/changelog/", label: "Changelog" },
       { href: GITHUB_REPO_URL, label: "Source" },
diff --git a/web/src/styles/globals.css b/web/src/styles/globals.css
index 783a9ba..e816755 100644
--- a/web/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/web/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -1522,7 +1522,8 @@
     font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 1.85rem);
   }
 
-  .subpage-content h3 {
+  .subpage-content h3,
+  .subpage-content .subpage-card-title {
     margin-top: 1.6rem;
     font-size: 1.15rem;
     letter-spacing: -0.03em;
@@ -1726,6 +1727,8 @@
     text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
+  /* /install/ uses h2 (heading order); the home page cards sit under an h2. */
+  .install-alt h2,
   .install-alt h3 {
     margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
     font-size: 1.2rem;