diff --git a/assets/js/bundle.js b/assets/js/bundle.js
index f07328e..46a40f6 100644
--- a/assets/js/bundle.js
+++ b/assets/js/bundle.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Cook The Books v2.1.0
+Cook The Books v2.1.1
 Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
 Copyright 2022-2024 Oldgate Studios
 Copyright 2019-2024 ScriptsTown
diff --git a/assets/scss/template-styles.scss b/assets/scss/template-styles.scss
index ef51c2e..2fad333 100644
--- a/assets/scss/template-styles.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/template-styles.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @charset "UTF-8";
 /*
-Cook The Books v2.1.0
+Cook The Books v2.1.1
 Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
 Copyright 2022-2024 Oldgate Studios
 Copyright 2019-2024 ScriptsTown
diff --git a/layouts/404.html b/layouts/404.html
index f9f65e0..62292e4 100644
--- a/layouts/404.html
+++ b/layouts/404.html
@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@
         <div class="ctb-content">
           <div class="entry-content has-text-align-center">
             <h1 class="block-heading pulse">404</h1>
-            <h2 class="block-heading">Lost in cyberspace!</h2>
-            <p class="block-heading">Uh-oh! It seems like the page you're looking for has gone on an unexpected interstellar journey. We're currently navigating through the digital cosmos to retrieve it.</p>
-            <div class="block-image">
-              <figure class="aligncenter size-full">
-                <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="auto" height="512px" src="https://git.oldgate.org/OGS/Branding/raw/branch/main/Characters/vector/white/white-404-ojer.svg" alt="">
-              </figure>
-            </div>
+            <h2 class="block-heading">
+              {{ with .Site.Params.notfound.header }}{{ . }}{{ else }}Page Not Found{{ end }}
+            </h2>
+            <p class="block-heading">
+              {{ with .Site.Params.notfound.paragraph }}{{ . }}{{ else }}Sorry, the page you are looking for could not be found.{{ end }}
+            </p>
+            {{ with .Site.Params.notfound.image }}
+              <div class="block-image">
+                <figure class="aligncenter size-full">
+                  <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="auto" height="512px"
+                       src="{{ . | safeURL }}"
+                       alt="{{ with $.Site.Params.notfound.alt }}{{ . }}{{ end }}">
+                </figure>
+              </div>
+            {{ end }}
           </div>
         </div>
       </article>
     </main>
   </div>
 </div>
-{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/403.html b/layouts/_default/403.html
index dac5cca..64ea06d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/403.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/403.html
@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@
         <div class="ctb-content">
           <div class="entry-content has-text-align-center">
             <h1 class="block-heading pulse">403</h1>
-            <h2 class="block-heading">The Path Ahead Is Forbidden</h2>
-            <p class="block-heading">We regret to inform you that the journey you are attempting to embark upon has been deemed forbidden. You stand at the threshold of a path barred by digital locks and guarded by impenetrable gates.</p>
-            <div class="block-image">
-              <figure class="aligncenter size-full">
-              <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="auto" height="512px" src="https://git.oldgate.org/OGS/Branding/raw/branch/main/Characters/vector/white/white-stop-ojer.svg" alt="">
-              </figure>
-            </div>
+            <h2 class="block-heading">
+              {{ with .Site.Params.forbidden.header }}{{ . }}{{ else }}Forbidden{{ end }}
+            </h2>
+            <p class="block-heading">
+              {{ with .Site.Params.forbidden.paragraph }}{{ . }}{{ else }}Sorry, you do not have permission to access this page.{{ end }}
+            </p>
+            {{ with .Site.Params.forbidden.image }}
+              <div class="block-image">
+                <figure class="aligncenter size-full">
+                  <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="auto" height="512px"
+                       src="{{ . | safeURL }}"
+                       alt="{{ with $.Site.Params.forbidden.alt }}{{ . }}{{ end }}">
+                </figure>
+              </div>
+            {{ end }}
           </div>
         </div>
       </article>
     </main>
   </div>
 </div>
-{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/branding.html b/layouts/partials/branding.html
index df3c817..3d29fa4 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/branding.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/branding.html
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <div class="site-branding">
   <div class="u-wrapper site-branding-wrap">
     <a href="{{ .Site.BaseURL | safeURL }}" aria-label="{{ i18n "homepage" }}">
-      <img id="wordmark"
-           src="{{ with .Site.Params.wordmark.image }}{{ . | safeURL }}{{ end }}"
-           alt="{{ with .Site.Params.wordmark.alt }}{{ . }}{{ end }}"
-           loading="lazy" />
+      <img id="wordmark" src="{{ with .Site.Params.wordmark.image }}{{ . | safeURL }}{{ end }}" alt="{{ with .Site.Params.wordmark.alt }}{{ . }}{{ end }}" />
     </a>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/manualnavbar.html b/layouts/partials/manualnavbar.html
index 9b96b95..3dd592c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/manualnavbar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/manualnavbar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Site.Menus.projects }}
 <li class="menu-item menu-item-has-children">
     <button class="main-navigation-arrow-btn" aria-expanded="false">
         <span class="screen-reader-text">{{ i18n "sub-menu-toggle" }}</span>
@@ -11,20 +12,21 @@
             <use xlink:href="#aXRKiF9KfND" mask="url(#f)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use1" />
             <use xlink:href="#bEbTfLzOf3X" mask="url(#h)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use2" />
             <use xlink:href="#cCW18mz3Gnz" mask="url(#j)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use3" />
-          </svg>
-          
+        </svg>
     </button>
     <ul class="sub-menu">
-        {{ with .Site.Menus.projects }} 
+        {{ with .Site.Menus.projects }}
             {{ range sort . }}
                 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page">
                     <a href="{{ .URL }}" {{ if eq $.RelPermalink .URL }} class="active" {{ end }}>{{ .Name }}</a>
                 </li>
-            {{ end }} 
+            {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
     </ul>
 </li>
+{{- end }}
 
+{{- if .Site.Menus.resources }}
 <li class="menu-item menu-item-has-children">
     <button class="main-navigation-arrow-btn" aria-expanded="false">
         <span class="screen-reader-text">{{ i18n "sub-menu-toggle" }}</span>
@@ -38,16 +40,16 @@
             <use xlink:href="#aXRKiF9KfND" mask="url(#f)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use1" />
             <use xlink:href="#bEbTfLzOf3X" mask="url(#h)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use2" />
             <use xlink:href="#cCW18mz3Gnz" mask="url(#j)" transform="matrix(0.375,0,0,0.35897436,3,3.5192308)" id="use3" />
-          </svg>
-          
+        </svg>
     </button>
     <ul class="sub-menu">
-        {{ with .Site.Menus.resources }} 
+        {{ with .Site.Menus.resources }}
             {{ range sort . }}
                 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page">
                     <a href="{{ .URL }}" {{ if eq $.RelPermalink .URL }} class="active" {{ end }}>{{ .Name }}</a>
                 </li>
-            {{ end }} 
+            {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
     </ul>
 </li>
+{{- end }}