diff --git a/hugo.yaml b/hugo.yaml
index 562736c10..6b14d1332 100644
--- a/hugo.yaml
+++ b/hugo.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ params:
     github: "https://github.com/powershellOrg"
     discord: "https://aka.ms/psdiscord"
     bluesky: "https://bsky.app/profile/powershell.org"
+    forums: "https://forums.powershell.org"
+
+  # GitHub repository URL
+  github_repo: "https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/PowerShellOrgWebsite"
   
   # Podcast settings
   podcast:
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/authors.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/authors.html
index e3f3551e5..0e68c1de2 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/authors.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/authors.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ <h1 class="text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold mb-2">{{ .Title }}</h1>
 
                     <!-- Author Info -->
                     <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-center text-gray-900 mb-2">
-                        <a href="{{ .Page.Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                        <a href="{{ .Page.RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                             {{ .Page.Title }}
                         </a>
                     </h2>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-center text-gray-900 mb-2">
                     </p>
 
                     <!-- View Profile Button -->
-                    <a href="{{ .Page.Permalink }}"
+                    <a href="{{ .Page.RelPermalink }}"
                        class="block w-full bg-blue-600 text-white text-center px-4 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium hover:bg-blue-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                         <i class="fas fa-arrow-right mr-2"></i>View Profile
                     </a>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/calendar.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/calendar.html
index c52e0364d..09d0fefbc 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/calendar.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/calendar.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h1 class="text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold mb-2">{{ .Title }}</h1>
             <p class="text-xl opacity-90 max-w-2xl mx-auto">{{ .Params.description }}</p>
             {{ with .OutputFormats.Get "Calendar" }}
             <div class="mt-6">
-                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="inline-flex items-center bg-white bg-opacity-20 hover:bg-opacity-30 text-white px-5 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium transition-colors duration-200">
+                <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="inline-flex items-center bg-white bg-opacity-20 hover:bg-opacity-30 text-white px-5 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium transition-colors duration-200">
                     <i class="fas fa-calendar-plus mr-2"></i>Subscribe (.ics)
                 </a>
             </div>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ <h3 class="font-semibold text-gray-700">{{ .Title }}</h3>
     <div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 text-center text-white">
         <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold mb-2">Have an Event to Share?</h2>
         <p class="text-xl mb-6 opacity-90">Submit your PowerShell-related conference, meetup, or community event by opening a GitHub issue.</p>
-        <a href="https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/PowerShellOrgWebsite/issues/new?template=community-event.yml" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
+        <a href="{{ .Site.Params.github_repo }}/issues/new?template=community-event.yml" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
            class="inline-flex items-center bg-white text-purple-600 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg font-semibold hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors duration-200">
             <i class="fab fa-github mr-2"></i>Submit an Event
         </a>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/learning.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/learning.html
index bfc7422da..0ced32705 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/learning.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/learning.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900">Videos & YouTube</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="grid gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
 
-            <a href="https://youtube.com/PowerShellOrg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
+            <a href="{{ .Site.Params.social.youtube }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
                class="block bg-white rounded-xl p-6 border border-gray-200 hover:border-red-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all duration-200">
                 <div class="flex items-start">
                     <div class="w-10 h-10 bg-red-600 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0 mr-4">
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900">Recommended Conferences</h2>
         </div>
         <div class="grid gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
 
-            <a href="https://powershellsummit.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
+            <a href="{{ .Site.Params.summit.registration_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
                class="block bg-gray-50 rounded-xl overflow-hidden border border-gray-200 hover:border-blue-400 hover:shadow-md transition-all duration-200">
                 <div class="bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-600 to-blue-800 p-6 text-white">
                     <i class="fas fa-terminal text-3xl mb-3"></i>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ <h3 class="text-xl font-bold">SQL Saturday Baton Rouge</h3>
     <div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 text-center text-white">
         <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold mb-2">Know a Great Resource?</h2>
         <p class="text-xl mb-6 opacity-90">Help us grow this list. Submit a pull request to add your favorite PowerShell learning resources.</p>
-        <a href="https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/PowerShellOrgWebsite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
+        <a href="{{ .Site.Params.github_repo }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
            class="inline-flex items-center bg-white text-green-600 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg font-semibold hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors duration-200">
             <i class="fab fa-github mr-2"></i>Contribute on GitHub
         </a>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/list.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/list.html
index d64835850..d575ad8bc 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ <h1 class="text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold mb-2">
                             {{ end }}
                         </div>
                         <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 {{ .Title }}
                             </a>
                         </h2>
                         <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
                         <div class="flex items-center space-x-4">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" 
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" 
                                class="inline-flex items-center bg-purple-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium hover:bg-purple-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 <i class="fas fa-play mr-2"></i>Listen
                             </a>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
                             <time>{{ .Date.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</time>
                             {{ with .Params.author }}
                             <span>•</span>
-                            <span>{{ . }}</span>
+                            <a href="{{ "/authors/" | relURL }}{{ . | urlize }}/" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">{{ . }}</a>
                             {{ end }}
                         </div>
                         {{ with .Params.categories }}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
                     </div>
                     
                     <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
-                        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                             {{ .Title }}
                         </a>
                     </h2>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
                     <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
                     
                     <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
-                        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" 
+                        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" 
                            class="inline-flex items-center text-blue-600 font-medium hover:text-blue-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                             Read More <i class="fas fa-arrow-right ml-2"></i>
                         </a>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/single.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/single.html
index b685f44d2..e8aea091e 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <h1 class="text-3xl lg:text-4xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4 leading-tight">{{ .
                         <div class="w-8 h-8 bg-blue-600 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mr-3">
                             <i class="fas fa-user text-white text-sm"></i>
                         </div>
-                        <span class="font-medium">{{ . }}</span>
+                        <a href="{{ "/authors/" | relURL }}{{ . | urlize }}/" class="font-medium hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">{{ . }}</a>
                     </div>
                     {{ end }}
                     <span class="text-gray-400">•</span>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3">Tags</h3>
                         <i class="fas fa-user text-white text-xl"></i>
                     </div>
                     <div class="flex-1">
-                        <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-2">About {{ $.Params.author }}</h3>
+                        <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-2">About <a href="{{ "/authors/" | relURL }}{{ $.Params.author | urlize }}/" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">{{ $.Params.author }}</a></h3>
                         <p class="text-gray-600">{{ . }}</p>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ <h3 class="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-6">Related Articles</h3>
                     <div class="p-6">
                         <div class="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-2">{{ .Date.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</div>
                         <h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 {{ .Title }}
                             </a>
                         </h4>
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ <h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
             </div>
         </div>
         {{ end }}
-        
+
         <!-- Navigation -->
         <nav class="mt-8 pt-6 border-t border-gray-200">
             <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
                 {{ with .PrevInSection }}
-                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" 
+                <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                    class="flex items-center text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-700 font-medium transition-colors duration-200">
                     <i class="fas fa-chevron-left mr-2"></i>
                     <span class="truncate max-w-xs">{{ .Title }}</span>
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ <h4 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
                 {{ else }}
                 <div></div>
                 {{ end }}
-                
+
                 {{ with .NextInSection }}
-                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" 
+                <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                    class="flex items-center text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-700 font-medium transition-colors duration-200">
                     <span class="truncate max-w-xs">{{ .Title }}</span>
                     <i class="fas fa-chevron-right ml-2"></i>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/index.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/index.html
index 6769b28f1..8fefb6f44 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/index.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/index.html
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-gray-800 mb-4 flex items-center">
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-gray-200">
-                        <a href="https://forums.powershell.org"
+                        <a href="{{ .Site.Params.social.forums }}"
                             class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-700 text-sm font-bold flex items-center transition-colors">
                             <i class="fas fa-comments mr-2"></i>
                             Visit Forums →
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Latest Podcast Episodes</h2>
                         {{ .Date.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}
                     </div>
                     <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
-                        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                             {{ .Title }}
                         </a>
                     </h3>
                     <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
-                    <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"
+                    <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                         class="inline-flex items-center text-blue-600 font-medium hover:text-blue-700">
                         Listen Now <i class="fas fa-play ml-2"></i>
                     </a>
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Recent Articles</h2>
                         {{ end }}
                     </div>
                     <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
-                        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                             {{ .Title }}
                         </a>
                     </h3>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 line-clamp-2">
                     {{ with .Params.author }}
                     <div class="flex items-center text-sm text-gray-500">
                         <i class="fas fa-user-circle mr-2"></i>
-                        <span>{{ . }}</span>
+                        <a href="{{ "/authors/" | relURL }}{{ . | urlize }}/" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">{{ . }}</a>
                     </div>
                     {{ end }}
                 </div>
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-2">Discord Community</h3>
                 </div>
                 <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-2">Forums</h3>
                 <p class="text-gray-600 text-sm mb-4">Ask questions and share knowledge</p>
-                <a href="https://forums.powershell.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
+                <a href="{{ .Site.Params.social.forums }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
                     class="text-green-600 font-medium hover:text-green-700">Browse Topics</a>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/partials/footer.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 4676e4dc6..69336d3d2 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <h3 class="text-lg font-semibold text-white mb-4">Quick Links</h3>
                     <li><a href="/summit/" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">Summit</a></li>
                     <li><a href="/learning/" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">Learning Resources</a></li>
                     <li><a href="/community/" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">Community</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="https://forums.powershell.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">Forums</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ .Site.Params.social.forums }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="text-gray-400 hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">Forums</a></li>
                 </ul>
             </div>
             
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/podcast/list.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/podcast/list.html
index 626edd2da..6113f83a5 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/podcast/list.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/podcast/list.html
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ <h1 class="text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold mb-2">{{ .Site.Params.podcast.title }}
                             {{ end }}
                         </div>
                         <h2 class="text-xl lg:text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 {{ .Title }}
                             </a>
                         </h2>
                         <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
                         <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" 
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                                class="inline-flex items-center bg-purple-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium hover:bg-purple-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 <i class="fas fa-play mr-2"></i>Listen Now
                             </a>
diff --git a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/taxonomy/author.html b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/taxonomy/author.html
index 2102a54f3..7e0fbd1f4 100644
--- a/themes/powershell-community/layouts/taxonomy/author.html
+++ b/themes/powershell-community/layouts/taxonomy/author.html
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900">{{ .Title }}</h2>
                             {{ end }}
                         </div>
                         <h2 class="text-xl lg:text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-purple-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 {{ .Title }}
                             </a>
                         </h2>
                         <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
                         <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                                class="inline-flex items-center bg-purple-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium hover:bg-purple-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 <i class="fas fa-play mr-2"></i>Listen to Episode
                             </a>
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ <h2 class="text-xl lg:text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
                             {{ end }}
                         </div>
                         <h2 class="text-xl lg:text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-3">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" class="hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 {{ .Title }}
                             </a>
                         </h2>
                         <p class="text-gray-600 mb-4 line-clamp-3">{{ .Summary }}</p>
                         <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4">
-                            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"
+                            <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
                                class="inline-flex items-center bg-blue-600 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-lg font-medium hover:bg-blue-700 transition-colors duration-200">
                                 <i class="fas fa-book mr-2"></i>Read Article
                             </a>