diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 7f1576df4..9ac527d4a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@ Steps to reproduce the behavior:
 **Expected behavior**
 A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 
-**Screenshots**
+**Screenshots and Source**
 If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
 
+You can help speed up fixing the problem by either
+
+1. providing a simple reproduction
+2. linking to your Quartz repository where the problem can be observed
+
 **Desktop (please complete the following information):**
 
-- Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
+- Quartz Version: [e.g. v4.1.2]
+- `node` Version: [e.g. v18.16]
+- `npm` version: [e.g. v10.1.0]
 - OS: [e.g. iOS]
 - Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
 
diff --git a/docs/features/explorer.md b/docs/features/explorer.md
index fd656a888..f4d54faaf 100644
--- a/docs/features/explorer.md
+++ b/docs/features/explorer.md
@@ -179,6 +179,34 @@ Component.Explorer({
 
 ## Advanced examples
 
+> [!tip]
+> When writing more complicated functions, the `layout` file can start to look very cramped.
+> You can fix this by defining your functions in another file.
+>
+> ```ts title="functions.ts"
+> import { Options } from "./quartz/components/ExplorerNode"
+> export const mapFn: Options["mapFn"] = (node) => {
+>   // implement your function here
+> }
+> export const filterFn: Options["filterFn"] = (node) => {
+>   // implement your function here
+> }
+> export const sortFn: Options["sortFn"] = (a, b) => {
+>   // implement your function here
+> }
+> ```
+>
+> You can then import them like this:
+>
+> ```ts title="quartz.layout.ts"
+> import { mapFn, filterFn, sortFn } from "./functions.ts"
+> Component.Explorer({
+>   mapFn: mapFn,
+>   filterFn: filterFn,
+>   sortFn: sortFn,
+> })
+> ```
+
 ### Add emoji prefix
 
 To add emoji prefixes (📁 for folders, 📄 for files), you could use a map function like this:
@@ -216,30 +244,63 @@ Notice how we customized the `order` array here. This is done because the defaul
 
 To fix this, we just changed around the order and apply the `sort` function before changing the display names in the `map` function.
 
-> [!tip]
-> When writing more complicated functions, the `layout` file can start to look very cramped.
-> You can fix this by defining your functions in another file.
->
-> ```ts title="functions.ts"
-> import { Options } from "./quartz/components/ExplorerNode"
-> export const mapFn: Options["mapFn"] = (node) => {
->   // implement your function here
-> }
-> export const filterFn: Options["filterFn"] = (node) => {
->   // implement your function here
-> }
-> export const sortFn: Options["sortFn"] = (a, b) => {
->   // implement your function here
-> }
-> ```
->
-> You can then import them like this:
->
-> ```ts title="quartz.layout.ts"
-> import { mapFn, filterFn, sortFn } from "./functions.ts"
-> Component.Explorer({
->   mapFn: mapFn,
->   filterFn: filterFn,
->   sortFn: sortFn,
-> })
-> ```
+### Use `sort` with pre-defined sort order
+
+Here's another example where a map containing file/folder names (as slugs) is used to define the sort order of the explorer in quartz. All files/folders that aren't listed inside of `nameOrderMap` will appear at the top of that folders hierarchy level.
+
+It's also worth mentioning, that the smaller the number set in `nameOrderMap`, the higher up the entry will be in the explorer. Incrementing every folder/file by 100, makes ordering files in their folders a lot easier. Lastly, this example still allows you to use a `mapFn` or frontmatter titles to change display names, as it uses slugs for `nameOrderMap` (which is unaffected by display name changes).
+
+```ts title="quartz.layout.ts"
+Component.Explorer({
+  sortFn: (a, b) => {
+    const nameOrderMap: Record<string, number> = {
+      "poetry-folder": 100,
+      "essay-folder": 200,
+      "research-paper-file": 201,
+      "dinosaur-fossils-file": 300,
+      "other-folder": 400,
+    }
+
+    let orderA = 0
+    let orderB = 0
+
+    if (a.file && a.file.slug) {
+      orderA = nameOrderMap[a.file.slug] || 0
+    } else if (a.name) {
+      orderA = nameOrderMap[a.name] || 0
+    }
+
+    if (b.file && b.file.slug) {
+      orderB = nameOrderMap[b.file.slug] || 0
+    } else if (b.name) {
+      orderB = nameOrderMap[b.name] || 0
+    }
+
+    return orderA - orderB
+  },
+})
+```
+
+For reference, this is how the quartz explorer window would look like with that example:
+
+```
+📖 Poetry Folder
+📑 Essay Folder
+    ⚗️ Research Paper File
+🦴 Dinosaur Fossils File
+🔮 Other Folder
+```
+
+And this is how the file structure would look like:
+
+```
+index.md
+poetry-folder
+    index.md
+essay-folder
+    index.md
+    research-paper-file.md
+dinosaur-fossils-file.md
+other-folder
+    index.md
+```
diff --git a/docs/showcase.md b/docs/showcase.md
index 1e2ef56ae..2cd56b306 100644
--- a/docs/showcase.md
+++ b/docs/showcase.md
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ Want to see what Quartz can do? Here are some cool community gardens:
 - [Pedro MC Fernandes's Topo da Mente](https://www.pmcf.xyz/topo-da-mente/)
 - [Mau Camargo's Notkesto](https://notes.camargomau.com/)
 - [Caicai's Novels](https://imoko.cc/blog/caicai/)
+- [🌊 Collapsed Wave](https://collapsedwave.com/)
 
 If you want to see your own on here, submit a [Pull Request adding yourself to this file](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/blob/v4/docs/showcase.md)!
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0bc416311..73531b4b9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@jackyzha0/quartz",
-  "version": "4.1.3",
+  "version": "4.1.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@jackyzha0/quartz",
-      "version": "4.1.3",
+      "version": "4.1.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@clack/prompts": "^0.7.0",
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
         "mdast-util-to-hast": "^13.0.2",
         "mdast-util-to-string": "^4.0.0",
         "micromorph": "^0.4.5",
-        "plausible-tracker": "^0.3.8",
         "preact": "^10.19.3",
         "preact-render-to-string": "^6.3.1",
         "pretty-bytes": "^6.1.1",
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
         "remark-parse": "^11.0.0",
         "remark-rehype": "^11.0.0",
         "remark-smartypants": "^2.0.0",
+        "rfdc": "^1.3.0",
         "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
         "serve-handler": "^6.1.5",
         "shikiji": "^0.9.9",
@@ -4450,14 +4450,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/plausible-tracker": {
-      "version": "0.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plausible-tracker/-/plausible-tracker-0.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lmOWYQ7s9KOUJ1R+YTOR3HrjdbxIS2Z4de0P/Jx2dQPteznJl2eX3tXxKClpvbfyGP59B5bbhW8ftN59HbbFSg==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/preact": {
       "version": "10.19.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/preact/-/preact-10.19.3.tgz",
@@ -5161,6 +5153,11 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/rfdc": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-V2hovdzFbOi77/WajaSMXk2OLm+xNIeQdMMuB7icj7bk6zi2F8GGAxigcnDFpJHbNyNcgyJDiP+8nOrY5cZGrA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/rimraf": {
       "version": "5.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-5.0.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 252467e14..bb79280d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@jackyzha0/quartz",
   "description": "🌱 publish your digital garden and notes as a website",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "4.1.3",
+  "version": "4.1.4",
   "type": "module",
   "author": "jackyzha0 <j.zhao2k19@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "mdast-util-to-hast": "^13.0.2",
     "mdast-util-to-string": "^4.0.0",
     "micromorph": "^0.4.5",
-    "plausible-tracker": "^0.3.8",
     "preact": "^10.19.3",
     "preact-render-to-string": "^6.3.1",
     "pretty-bytes": "^6.1.1",
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@
     "remark-parse": "^11.0.0",
     "remark-rehype": "^11.0.0",
     "remark-smartypants": "^2.0.0",
+    "rfdc": "^1.3.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "serve-handler": "^6.1.5",
     "shikiji": "^0.9.9",
diff --git a/quartz.layout.ts b/quartz.layout.ts
index 44710c55b..ec3ffffe2 100644
--- a/quartz.layout.ts
+++ b/quartz.layout.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const defaultContentPageLayout: PageLayout = {
 
 // components for pages that display lists of pages  (e.g. tags or folders)
 export const defaultListPageLayout: PageLayout = {
-  beforeBody: [Component.ArticleTitle()],
+  beforeBody: [Component.Breadcrumbs(), Component.ArticleTitle()],
   left: [
     Component.PageTitle(),
     Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
diff --git a/quartz/cfg.ts b/quartz/cfg.ts
index 8371b5e2b..7f0f206e1 100644
--- a/quartz/cfg.ts
+++ b/quartz/cfg.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type Analytics =
   | null
   | {
       provider: "plausible"
+      host?: string
     }
   | {
       provider: "google"
diff --git a/quartz/cli/handlers.js b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
index 586881af9..37762a4fb 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/handlers.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/handlers.js
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ export async function handleCreate(argv) {
     }
   }
 
-  await fs.promises.unlink(path.join(contentFolder, ".gitkeep"))
+  const gitkeepPath = path.join(contentFolder, ".gitkeep")
+  if (fs.existsSync(gitkeepPath)) {
+    await fs.promises.unlink(gitkeepPath)
+  }
   if (setupStrategy === "copy" || setupStrategy === "symlink") {
     let originalFolder = sourceDirectory
 
diff --git a/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx b/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
index 8998c4064..175f6f39d 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<BreadcrumbOptions>) => {
       // construct the index for the first time
       for (const file of allFiles) {
         if (file.slug?.endsWith("index")) {
-          const folderParts = file.filePath?.split("/")
+          const folderParts = file.slug?.split("/")
           if (folderParts) {
+            // 2nd last to exclude the /index
             const folderName = folderParts[folderParts?.length - 2]
             folderIndex.set(folderName, file)
           }
@@ -88,7 +89,10 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<BreadcrumbOptions>) => {
         // Try to resolve frontmatter folder title
         const currentFile = folderIndex?.get(curPathSegment)
         if (currentFile) {
-          curPathSegment = currentFile.frontmatter!.title
+          const title = currentFile.frontmatter!.title
+          if (title !== "index") {
+            curPathSegment = title
+          }
         }
 
         // Add current slug to full path
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ export default ((opts?: Partial<BreadcrumbOptions>) => {
       }
 
       // Add current file to crumb (can directly use frontmatter title)
-      if (options.showCurrentPage) {
+      if (options.showCurrentPage && slugParts.at(-1) === "") {
         crumbs.push({
           displayName: fileData.frontmatter!.title,
           path: "",
diff --git a/quartz/components/Darkmode.tsx b/quartz/components/Darkmode.tsx
index a668c5b9a..f1a7d080a 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Darkmode.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Darkmode.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function Darkmode({ displayClass }: QuartzComponentProps) {
           x="0px"
           y="0px"
           viewBox="0 0 35 35"
-          style="enable-background:new 0 0 35 35;"
+          style="enable-background:new 0 0 35 35"
           xmlSpace="preserve"
         >
           <title>Light mode</title>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function Darkmode({ displayClass }: QuartzComponentProps) {
           x="0px"
           y="0px"
           viewBox="0 0 100 100"
-          style="enable-background='new 0 0 100 100'"
+          style="enable-background:new 0 0 100 100"
           xmlSpace="preserve"
         >
           <title>Dark mode</title>
diff --git a/quartz/components/Explorer.tsx b/quartz/components/Explorer.tsx
index 95eac4304..e3ed9b1cc 100644
--- a/quartz/components/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/Explorer.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   folderClickBehavior: "collapse",
   folderDefaultState: "collapsed",
   useSavedState: true,
+  mapFn: (node) => {
+    return node
+  },
   sortFn: (a, b) => {
     // Sort order: folders first, then files. Sort folders and files alphabetically
     if ((!a.file && !b.file) || (a.file && b.file)) {
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
         sensitivity: "base",
       })
     }
+
     if (a.file && !b.file) {
       return 1
     } else {
@@ -41,46 +45,34 @@ export default ((userOpts?: Partial<Options>) => {
   let jsonTree: string
 
   function constructFileTree(allFiles: QuartzPluginData[]) {
-    if (!fileTree) {
-      // Construct tree from allFiles
-      fileTree = new FileNode("")
-      allFiles.forEach((file) => fileTree.add(file, 1))
+    if (fileTree) {
+      return
+    }
 
-      /**
-       * Keys of this object must match corresponding function name of `FileNode`,
-       * while values must be the argument that will be passed to the function.
-       *
-       * e.g. entry for FileNode.sort: `sort: opts.sortFn` (value is sort function from options)
-       */
-      const functions = {
-        map: opts.mapFn,
-        sort: opts.sortFn,
-        filter: opts.filterFn,
-      }
+    // Construct tree from allFiles
+    fileTree = new FileNode("")
+    allFiles.forEach((file) => fileTree.add(file))
 
-      // Execute all functions (sort, filter, map) that were provided (if none were provided, only default "sort" is applied)
-      if (opts.order) {
-        // Order is important, use loop with index instead of order.map()
-        for (let i = 0; i < opts.order.length; i++) {
-          const functionName = opts.order[i]
-          if (functions[functionName]) {
-            // for every entry in order, call matching function in FileNode and pass matching argument
-            // e.g. i = 0; functionName = "filter"
-            // converted to: (if opts.filterFn) => fileTree.filter(opts.filterFn)
-
-            // @ts-ignore
-            // typescript cant statically check these dynamic references, so manually make sure reference is valid and ignore warning
-            fileTree[functionName].call(fileTree, functions[functionName])
-          }
+    // Execute all functions (sort, filter, map) that were provided (if none were provided, only default "sort" is applied)
+    if (opts.order) {
+      // Order is important, use loop with index instead of order.map()
+      for (let i = 0; i < opts.order.length; i++) {
+        const functionName = opts.order[i]
+        if (functionName === "map") {
+          fileTree.map(opts.mapFn)
+        } else if (functionName === "sort") {
+          fileTree.sort(opts.sortFn)
+        } else if (functionName === "filter") {
+          fileTree.filter(opts.filterFn)
         }
       }
-
-      // Get all folders of tree. Initialize with collapsed state
-      const folders = fileTree.getFolderPaths(opts.folderDefaultState === "collapsed")
-
-      // Stringify to pass json tree as data attribute ([data-tree])
-      jsonTree = JSON.stringify(folders)
     }
+
+    // Get all folders of tree. Initialize with collapsed state
+    const folders = fileTree.getFolderPaths(opts.folderDefaultState === "collapsed")
+
+    // Stringify to pass json tree as data attribute ([data-tree])
+    jsonTree = JSON.stringify(folders)
   }
 
   function Explorer({ allFiles, displayClass, fileData }: QuartzComponentProps) {
@@ -120,6 +112,7 @@ export default ((userOpts?: Partial<Options>) => {
       </div>
     )
   }
+
   Explorer.css = explorerStyle
   Explorer.afterDOMLoaded = script
   return Explorer
diff --git a/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx b/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
index e5ceb0bf3..60966b3b1 100644
--- a/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
+++ b/quartz/components/ExplorerNode.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 import { QuartzPluginData } from "../plugins/vfile"
-import { resolveRelative } from "../util/path"
+import {
+  joinSegments,
+  resolveRelative,
+  clone,
+  simplifySlug,
+  SimpleSlug,
+  FilePath,
+} from "../util/path"
 
 type OrderEntries = "sort" | "filter" | "map"
 
@@ -10,9 +17,9 @@ export interface Options {
   folderClickBehavior: "collapse" | "link"
   useSavedState: boolean
   sortFn: (a: FileNode, b: FileNode) => number
-  filterFn?: (node: FileNode) => boolean
-  mapFn?: (node: FileNode) => void
-  order?: OrderEntries[]
+  filterFn: (node: FileNode) => boolean
+  mapFn: (node: FileNode) => void
+  order: OrderEntries[]
 }
 
 type DataWrapper = {
@@ -25,59 +32,74 @@ export type FolderState = {
   collapsed: boolean
 }
 
+function getPathSegment(fp: FilePath | undefined, idx: number): string | undefined {
+  if (!fp) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return fp.split("/").at(idx)
+}
+
 // Structure to add all files into a tree
 export class FileNode {
-  children: FileNode[]
-  name: string
+  children: Array<FileNode>
+  name: string // this is the slug segment
   displayName: string
   file: QuartzPluginData | null
   depth: number
 
-  constructor(name: string, file?: QuartzPluginData, depth?: number) {
+  constructor(slugSegment: string, displayName?: string, file?: QuartzPluginData, depth?: number) {
     this.children = []
-    this.name = name
-    this.displayName = name
-    this.file = file ? structuredClone(file) : null
+    this.name = slugSegment
+    this.displayName = displayName ?? file?.frontmatter?.title ?? slugSegment
+    this.file = file ? clone(file) : null
     this.depth = depth ?? 0
   }
 
-  private insert(file: DataWrapper) {
-    if (file.path.length === 1) {
-      if (file.path[0] !== "index.md") {
-        this.children.push(new FileNode(file.file.frontmatter!.title, file.file, this.depth + 1))
-      } else {
-        const title = file.file.frontmatter?.title
-        if (title && title !== "index" && file.path[0] === "index.md") {
+  private insert(fileData: DataWrapper) {
+    if (fileData.path.length === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const nextSegment = fileData.path[0]
+
+    // base case, insert here
+    if (fileData.path.length === 1) {
+      if (nextSegment === "") {
+        // index case (we are the root and we just found index.md), set our data appropriately
+        const title = fileData.file.frontmatter?.title
+        if (title && title !== "index") {
           this.displayName = title
         }
-      }
-    } else {
-      const next = file.path[0]
-      file.path = file.path.splice(1)
-      for (const child of this.children) {
-        if (child.name === next) {
-          child.insert(file)
-          return
-        }
+      } else {
+        // direct child
+        this.children.push(new FileNode(nextSegment, undefined, fileData.file, this.depth + 1))
       }
 
-      const newChild = new FileNode(next, undefined, this.depth + 1)
-      newChild.insert(file)
-      this.children.push(newChild)
+      return
     }
+
+    // find the right child to insert into
+    fileData.path = fileData.path.splice(1)
+    const child = this.children.find((c) => c.name === nextSegment)
+    if (child) {
+      child.insert(fileData)
+      return
+    }
+
+    const newChild = new FileNode(
+      nextSegment,
+      getPathSegment(fileData.file.relativePath, this.depth),
+      undefined,
+      this.depth + 1,
+    )
+    newChild.insert(fileData)
+    this.children.push(newChild)
   }
 
   // Add new file to tree
-  add(file: QuartzPluginData, splice: number = 0) {
-    this.insert({ file, path: file.filePath!.split("/").splice(splice) })
-  }
-
-  // Print tree structure (for debugging)
-  print(depth: number = 0) {
-    let folderChar = ""
-    if (!this.file) folderChar = "|"
-    console.log("-".repeat(depth), folderChar, this.name, this.depth)
-    this.children.forEach((e) => e.print(depth + 1))
+  add(file: QuartzPluginData) {
+    this.insert({ file: file, path: simplifySlug(file.slug!).split("/") })
   }
 
   /**
@@ -95,7 +117,6 @@ export class FileNode {
    */
   map(mapFn: (node: FileNode) => void) {
     mapFn(this)
-
     this.children.forEach((child) => child.map(mapFn))
   }
 
@@ -110,16 +131,16 @@ export class FileNode {
 
     const traverse = (node: FileNode, currentPath: string) => {
       if (!node.file) {
-        const folderPath = currentPath + (currentPath ? "/" : "") + node.name
+        const folderPath = joinSegments(currentPath, node.name)
         if (folderPath !== "") {
           folderPaths.push({ path: folderPath, collapsed })
         }
+
         node.children.forEach((child) => traverse(child, folderPath))
       }
     }
 
     traverse(this, "")
-
     return folderPaths
   }
 
@@ -147,14 +168,13 @@ export function ExplorerNode({ node, opts, fullPath, fileData }: ExplorerNodePro
   const isDefaultOpen = opts.folderDefaultState === "open"
 
   // Calculate current folderPath
-  let pathOld = fullPath ? fullPath : ""
   let folderPath = ""
   if (node.name !== "") {
-    folderPath = `${pathOld}/${node.name}`
+    folderPath = joinSegments(fullPath ?? "", node.name)
   }
 
   return (
-    <li>
+    <>
       {node.file ? (
         // Single file node
         <li key={node.file.slug}>
@@ -163,7 +183,7 @@ export function ExplorerNode({ node, opts, fullPath, fileData }: ExplorerNodePro
           </a>
         </li>
       ) : (
-        <div>
+        <li>
           {node.name !== "" && (
             // Node with entire folder
             // Render svg button + folder name, then children
@@ -185,12 +205,16 @@ export function ExplorerNode({ node, opts, fullPath, fileData }: ExplorerNodePro
               {/* render <a> tag if folderBehavior is "link", otherwise render <button> with collapse click event */}
               <div key={node.name} data-folderpath={folderPath}>
                 {folderBehavior === "link" ? (
-                  <a href={`${folderPath}`} data-for={node.name} class="folder-title">
+                  <a
+                    href={resolveRelative(fileData.slug!, folderPath as SimpleSlug)}
+                    data-for={node.name}
+                    class="folder-title"
+                  >
                     {node.displayName}
                   </a>
                 ) : (
                   <button class="folder-button">
-                    <p class="folder-title">{node.displayName}</p>
+                    <span class="folder-title">{node.displayName}</span>
                   </button>
                 )}
               </div>
@@ -217,8 +241,8 @@ export function ExplorerNode({ node, opts, fullPath, fileData }: ExplorerNodePro
               ))}
             </ul>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        </li>
       )}
-    </li>
+    </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/explorer.inline.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/explorer.inline.ts
index 72404ed23..8e79d200e 100644
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/explorer.inline.ts
+++ b/quartz/components/scripts/explorer.inline.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ function toggleFolder(evt: MouseEvent) {
   // Save folder state to localStorage
   const clickFolderPath = currentFolderParent.dataset.folderpath as string
 
-  // Remove leading "/"
-  const fullFolderPath = clickFolderPath.substring(1)
+  const fullFolderPath = clickFolderPath
   toggleCollapsedByPath(explorerState, fullFolderPath)
 
   const stringifiedFileTree = JSON.stringify(explorerState)
@@ -108,9 +107,7 @@ function setupExplorer() {
     explorerState = JSON.parse(storageTree)
     explorerState.map((folderUl) => {
       // grab <li> element for matching folder path
-      const folderLi = document.querySelector(
-        `[data-folderpath='/${folderUl.path}']`,
-      ) as HTMLElement
+      const folderLi = document.querySelector(`[data-folderpath='${folderUl.path}']`) as HTMLElement
 
       // Get corresponding content <ul> tag and set state
       if (folderLi) {
diff --git a/quartz/components/scripts/plausible.inline.ts b/quartz/components/scripts/plausible.inline.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 704f5d5fe..000000000
--- a/quartz/components/scripts/plausible.inline.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import Plausible from "plausible-tracker"
-const { trackPageview } = Plausible()
-document.addEventListener("nav", () => trackPageview())
diff --git a/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss b/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
index 28e9f9bb2..ff046a665 100644
--- a/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
+++ b/quartz/components/styles/explorer.scss
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ svg {
     align-items: center;
     font-family: var(--headerFont);
 
-    & p {
+    & span {
       font-size: 0.95rem;
       display: inline-block;
       color: var(--secondary);
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts b/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
index 884db4dd1..e8a81bc0b 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/componentResources.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { QuartzEmitterPlugin } from "../types"
 // @ts-ignore
 import spaRouterScript from "../../components/scripts/spa.inline"
 // @ts-ignore
-import plausibleScript from "../../components/scripts/plausible.inline"
-// @ts-ignore
 import popoverScript from "../../components/scripts/popover.inline"
 import styles from "../../styles/custom.scss"
 import popoverStyle from "../../components/styles/popover.scss"
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ import { StaticResources } from "../../util/resources"
 import { QuartzComponent } from "../../components/types"
 import { googleFontHref, joinStyles } from "../../util/theme"
 import { Features, transform } from "lightningcss"
+import { transform as transpile } from "esbuild"
 
 type ComponentResources = {
   css: string[]
@@ -56,9 +55,16 @@ function getComponentResources(ctx: BuildCtx): ComponentResources {
   }
 }
 
-function joinScripts(scripts: string[]): string {
+async function joinScripts(scripts: string[]): Promise<string> {
   // wrap with iife to prevent scope collision
-  return scripts.map((script) => `(function () {${script}})();`).join("\n")
+  const script = scripts.map((script) => `(function () {${script}})();`).join("\n")
+
+  // minify with esbuild
+  const res = await transpile(script, {
+    minify: true,
+  })
+
+  return res.code
 }
 
 function addGlobalPageResources(
@@ -95,7 +101,20 @@ function addGlobalPageResources(
         });
       });`)
   } else if (cfg.analytics?.provider === "plausible") {
-    componentResources.afterDOMLoaded.push(plausibleScript)
+    const plausibleHost = cfg.analytics.host ?? "https://plausible.io"
+    componentResources.afterDOMLoaded.push(`
+      const plausibleScript = document.createElement("script")
+      plausibleScript.src = "${plausibleHost}/js/script.manual.js"
+      plausibleScript.setAttribute("data-domain", location.hostname)
+      plausibleScript.defer = true
+      document.head.appendChild(plausibleScript)
+
+      window.plausible = window.plausible || function() { (window.plausible.q = window.plausible.q || []).push(arguments) }
+
+      document.addEventListener("nav", () => {
+        plausible("pageview")
+      })
+    `)
   } else if (cfg.analytics?.provider === "umami") {
     componentResources.afterDOMLoaded.push(`
       const umamiScript = document.createElement("script")
@@ -165,8 +184,11 @@ export const ComponentResources: QuartzEmitterPlugin<Options> = (opts?: Partial<
       addGlobalPageResources(ctx, resources, componentResources)
 
       const stylesheet = joinStyles(ctx.cfg.configuration.theme, ...componentResources.css, styles)
-      const prescript = joinScripts(componentResources.beforeDOMLoaded)
-      const postscript = joinScripts(componentResources.afterDOMLoaded)
+      const [prescript, postscript] = await Promise.all([
+        joinScripts(componentResources.beforeDOMLoaded),
+        joinScripts(componentResources.afterDOMLoaded),
+      ])
+
       const fps = await Promise.all([
         emit({
           slug: "index" as FullSlug,
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.ts b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.ts
index c5170c64a..bc4c6c325 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/emitters/contentIndex.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Root } from "hast"
 import { GlobalConfiguration } from "../../cfg"
 import { getDate } from "../../components/Date"
 import { escapeHTML } from "../../util/escape"
-import { FilePath, FullSlug, SimpleSlug, simplifySlug } from "../../util/path"
+import { FilePath, FullSlug, SimpleSlug, joinSegments, simplifySlug } from "../../util/path"
 import { QuartzEmitterPlugin } from "../types"
 import { toHtml } from "hast-util-to-html"
 import path from "path"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const defaultOptions: Options = {
 function generateSiteMap(cfg: GlobalConfiguration, idx: ContentIndex): string {
   const base = cfg.baseUrl ?? ""
   const createURLEntry = (slug: SimpleSlug, content: ContentDetails): string => `<url>
-    <loc>https://${base}/${encodeURI(slug)}</loc>
+    <loc>https://${joinSegments(base, encodeURI(slug))}</loc>
     <lastmod>${content.date?.toISOString()}</lastmod>
   </url>`
   const urls = Array.from(idx)
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ function generateRSSFeed(cfg: GlobalConfiguration, idx: ContentIndex, limit?: nu
 
   const createURLEntry = (slug: SimpleSlug, content: ContentDetails): string => `<item>
     <title>${escapeHTML(content.title)}</title>
-    <link>${root}/${encodeURI(slug)}</link>
-    <guid>${root}/${encodeURI(slug)}</guid>
+    <link>${joinSegments(root, encodeURI(slug))}</link>
+    <guid>${joinSegments(root, encodeURI(slug))}</guid>
     <description>${content.richContent ?? content.description}</description>
     <pubDate>${content.date?.toUTCString()}</pubDate>
   </item>`
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/index.ts b/quartz/plugins/index.ts
index 9753d2ea9..f35d05353 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/index.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ declare module "vfile" {
   interface DataMap {
     slug: FullSlug
     filePath: FilePath
+    relativePath: FilePath
   }
 }
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
index d50217ba6..26a665d8f 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/frontmatter.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,19 @@ export const FrontMatter: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined>
               data.title = file.stem ?? "Untitled"
             }
 
-            if (data.tags && !Array.isArray(data.tags)) {
+            if (data.tags) {
+              // coerce to array
+              if (!Array.isArray(data.tags)) {
+                data.tags = data.tags
+                  .toString()
+                  .split(oneLineTagDelim)
+                  .map((tag: string) => tag.trim())
+              }
+
+              // remove all non-string tags
               data.tags = data.tags
-                .toString()
-                .split(oneLineTagDelim)
-                .map((tag: string) => tag.trim())
+                .filter((tag: unknown) => typeof tag === "string" || typeof tag === "number")
+                .map((tag: string | number) => tag.toString())
             }
 
             // slug them all!!
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
index 3072959df..50d2d1a0a 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import path from "path"
 import { visit } from "unist-util-visit"
 import isAbsoluteUrl from "is-absolute-url"
+import { Root } from "hast"
 
 interface Options {
   /** How to resolve Markdown paths */
@@ -19,12 +20,14 @@ interface Options {
   /** Strips folders from a link so that it looks nice */
   prettyLinks: boolean
   openLinksInNewTab: boolean
+  lazyLoad: boolean
 }
 
 const defaultOptions: Options = {
   markdownLinkResolution: "absolute",
   prettyLinks: true,
   openLinksInNewTab: false,
+  lazyLoad: false,
 }
 
 export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> = (userOpts) => {
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
     htmlPlugins(ctx) {
       return [
         () => {
-          return (tree, file) => {
+          return (tree: Root, file) => {
             const curSlug = simplifySlug(file.data.slug!)
             const outgoing: Set<SimpleSlug> = new Set()
 
@@ -51,8 +54,8 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
                 typeof node.properties.href === "string"
               ) {
                 let dest = node.properties.href as RelativeURL
-                node.properties.className ??= []
-                node.properties.className.push(isAbsoluteUrl(dest) ? "external" : "internal")
+                const classes = (node.properties.className ?? []) as string[]
+                classes.push(isAbsoluteUrl(dest) ? "external" : "internal")
 
                 // Check if the link has alias text
                 if (
@@ -61,8 +64,9 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
                   node.children[0].value !== dest
                 ) {
                   // Add the 'alias' class if the text content is not the same as the href
-                  node.properties.className.push("alias")
+                  classes.push("alias")
                 }
+                node.properties.className = classes
 
                 if (opts.openLinksInNewTab) {
                   node.properties.target = "_blank"
@@ -111,6 +115,10 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
                 node.properties &&
                 typeof node.properties.src === "string"
               ) {
+                if (opts.lazyLoad) {
+                  node.properties.loading = "lazy"
+                }
+
                 if (!isAbsoluteUrl(node.properties.src)) {
                   let dest = node.properties.src as RelativeURL
                   dest = node.properties.src = transformLink(
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
index f8a83930a..5aa09c5bb 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const calloutLineRegex = new RegExp(/^> *\[\!\w+\][+-]?.*$/, "gm")
 // #(...)               -> capturing group, tag itself must start with #
 // (?:[-_\p{L}\d\p{Z}])+       -> non-capturing group, non-empty string of (Unicode-aware) alpha-numeric characters and symbols, hyphens and/or underscores
 // (?:\/[-_\p{L}\d\p{Z}]+)*)   -> non-capturing group, matches an arbitrary number of tag strings separated by "/"
-const tagRegex = new RegExp(/(?:^| )#((?:[-_\p{L}\d])+(?:\/[-_\p{L}\d]+)*)/, "gu")
+const tagRegex = new RegExp(/(?:^| )#((?:[-_\p{L}\p{Emoji}\d])+(?:\/[-_\p{L}\p{Emoji}\d]+)*)/, "gu")
 const blockReferenceRegex = new RegExp(/\^([A-Za-z0-9]+)$/, "g")
 
 export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> = (
diff --git a/quartz/processors/parse.ts b/quartz/processors/parse.ts
index fab179549..3950fee09 100644
--- a/quartz/processors/parse.ts
+++ b/quartz/processors/parse.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ export function createFileParser(ctx: BuildCtx, fps: FilePath[]) {
         }
 
         // base data properties that plugins may use
-        file.data.slug = slugifyFilePath(path.posix.relative(argv.directory, file.path) as FilePath)
-        file.data.filePath = fp
+        file.data.filePath = file.path as FilePath
+        file.data.relativePath = path.posix.relative(argv.directory, file.path) as FilePath
+        file.data.slug = slugifyFilePath(file.data.relativePath)
 
         const ast = processor.parse(file)
         const newAst = await processor.run(ast, file)
diff --git a/quartz/util/path.ts b/quartz/util/path.ts
index 92cfabe49..6cedffdb6 100644
--- a/quartz/util/path.ts
+++ b/quartz/util/path.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { slug as slugAnchor } from "github-slugger"
 import type { Element as HastElement } from "hast"
+import rfdc from "rfdc"
+
+export const clone = rfdc()
+
 // this file must be isomorphic so it can't use node libs (e.g. path)
 
 export const QUARTZ = "quartz"
@@ -121,7 +125,8 @@ const _rebaseHastElement = (
   }
 }
 
-export function normalizeHastElement(el: HastElement, curBase: FullSlug, newBase: FullSlug) {
+export function normalizeHastElement(rawEl: HastElement, curBase: FullSlug, newBase: FullSlug) {
+  const el = clone(rawEl) // clone so we dont modify the original page
   _rebaseHastElement(el, "src", curBase, newBase)
   _rebaseHastElement(el, "href", curBase, newBase)
   if (el.children) {