diff --git a/_includes/layouts/post.njk b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
index 1806f0e..9a259c0 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/post.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ withBlogSidebar: true
       {% set _relPost = collections.posts | postByUrl(relUrl) %}
       <li>
         <a href="{{ relUrl }}" class="text-sm text-accent-700 dark:text-accent-300 hover:underline">
-          {{ (_relPost.data.title if _relPost else null) or relUrl }}
+          {{ (_relPost.data.title if _relPost else null) or (relUrl | pathOnly) }}
         </a>
       </li>
       {% endfor %}
       {% for stp in _sameTarget %}
       <li>
         <a href="{{ stp.url }}" class="text-sm text-accent-700 dark:text-accent-300 hover:underline">
-          {{ stp.data.title or stp.url }}
+          {{ stp.data.title or (stp.url | pathOnly) }}
         </a>
       </li>
       {% endfor %}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ withBlogSidebar: true
       {% for post in _backlinks %}
       <li>
         <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="text-sm text-accent-700 dark:text-accent-300 hover:underline">
-          {{ post.data.title or post.url }}
+          {{ post.data.title or (post.url | pathOnly) }}
         </a>
       </li>
       {% endfor %}
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index dc8545c..3c20114 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -1357,13 +1357,19 @@ export default function (eleventyConfig) {
     try {
       const content = readFileSync(inputPath, "utf-8");
       const escaped = siteUrl.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
-      const re = new RegExp(`\\]\\((${escaped}/[^)\\s]+)\\)`, "g");
+      const re = new RegExp(`(?<!!)\\]\\((${escaped}/[^)\\s]+)\\)`, "g");
       let m;
       while ((m = re.exec(content)) !== null) add(m[1]);
     } catch { /* ignore */ }
     return result;
   });
 
+  // Strip origin from a URL, returning just the path (and query/hash if present).
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter("pathOnly", function (url) {
+    try { return new URL(String(url)).pathname.replace(/\/$/, "") || "/"; }
+    catch { return String(url); }
+  });
+
   // Find other published posts that share the same external target URL
   // (repostOf, likeOf, bookmarkOf, inReplyTo). Used to cross-link related posts.
   eleventyConfig.addFilter("sameTargetPosts", function (posts, targetUrl, currentUrl) {