diff --git a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.css b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.css
index 8dce0d9..8855af6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.css
+++ b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.css
@@ -65,35 +65,6 @@
   background-clip: text;
 }
 
-.hero-links {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: var(--space-xs);
-  justify-content: center;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-}
-.btn-primary {
-  padding: var(--space-2xs) var(--space-lg);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  background: var(--color-success);
-  color: var(--color-white);
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: var(--text-btn);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  transition: background 0.2s;
-}
-.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--color-success-hover); }
-.btn-ghost {
-  padding: var(--space-2xs) var(--space-lg);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-muted);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: var(--text-btn);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
-}
-.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--color-accent); background: var(--color-accent-subtle); }
-
 /* Projects section */
 .projects-section {
   max-width: 1100px;
diff --git a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.html b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.html
index 6e3e8ee..2dc32d6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.html
+++ b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.html
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
   <section class="hero">
     <div class="hero-inner">
       <h1>Alex Mickelson</h1>
-      <div class="hero-links">
-        <a href="/explore/repos" class="btn-primary">Browse All Projects</a>
-        <a href="/user/login" class="btn-ghost">Sign In</a>
-      </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.js b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.js
index f5db01b..dd8ece1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.js
+++ b/kubernetes/gitea/landingpage.js
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@
     card.href = esc(repoUrl);
     card.innerHTML = `
       <div class="repo-card-header">
+        <span class="repo-icon">📦</span>
         <span class="repo-name">${esc(shortName)}</span>
       </div>
-      <div class="repo-desc" style="color:#8b949e;font-size:0.85em">${esc(repoName)}</div>
+      <div class="repo-desc">${esc(repoName)}</div>
       <div class="repo-commit">
         <span class="commit-dot"></span>
         <span class="commit-msg">${esc(commitMsg)}</span>
@@ -147,9 +148,12 @@
     const description = item.querySelector('description')?.textContent || '';
     const when = pubDate ? timeAgo(pubDate) : '';
 
-    // Strip HTML from title for plain text display
+    // Parse title HTML — Gitea only puts <a> tags in it, safe to use as innerHTML
     const titleDoc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(title, 'text/html');
     const titleText = titleDoc.body.textContent || title;
+    // Preserve links but strip any unsafe tags (only <a> expected from Gitea)
+    titleDoc.body.querySelectorAll('*:not(a)').forEach(el => el.replaceWith(el.textContent));
+    const titleHtmlSafe = titleDoc.body.innerHTML;
 
     let icon = '⚡';
     const t = titleText.toLowerCase();
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@
     el.innerHTML = `
       <div class="activity-op-icon">${icon}</div>
       <div class="activity-body">
-        <div class="activity-headline"><a href="${esc(link)}">${esc(titleText)}</a></div>
+        <div class="activity-headline">${titleHtmlSafe}</div>
         ${commitsHtml}
       </div>
       <span class="activity-time">${when}</span>