diff --git a/docs/navigation.base b/docs/navigation.base
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f085979ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/navigation.base
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+filters:
+  and:
+    - file.ext == "md"
+formulas:
+  doc_type: |
+    if(file.hasTag("plugin/transformer"), "transformer",
+    if(file.hasTag("plugin/emitter"), "emitter",
+    if(file.hasTag("plugin/filter"), "filter",
+    if(file.hasTag("component"), "component",
+    if(file.inFolder("features"), "feature",
+    if(file.inFolder("advanced"), "advanced",
+    if(file.inFolder("plugins"), "plugin", "guide")))))))
+  last_modified: file.mtime.relative()
+  section: |
+    if(file.inFolder("plugins"), "plugins",
+    if(file.inFolder("features"), "features",
+    if(file.inFolder("advanced"), "advanced",
+    if(file.inFolder("tags"), "tags", "core"))))
+properties:
+  title:
+    displayName: Title
+  formula.doc_type:
+    displayName: Type
+  formula.last_modified:
+    displayName: Updated
+  formula.section:
+    displayName: Section
+views:
+  - type: table
+    name: All Documentation
+    groupBy:
+      property: formula.section
+      direction: ASC
+    order:
+      - file.name
+      - title
+      - formula.doc_type
+      - formula.section
+      - formula.last_modified
+    sort:
+      - property: formula.doc_type
+        direction: ASC
+      - property: file.name
+        direction: ASC
+    columnSize:
+      file.name: 185
+      note.title: 268
+      formula.doc_type: 146
+      formula.section: 276
+  - type: table
+    name: Plugins
+    filters:
+      or:
+        - file.hasTag("plugin/transformer")
+        - file.hasTag("plugin/emitter")
+        - file.hasTag("plugin/filter")
+    groupBy:
+      property: formula.doc_type
+      direction: ASC
+    order:
+      - file.name
+      - title
+      - formula.doc_type
+      - formula.last_modified
+  - type: table
+    name: Components & Features
+    filters:
+      or:
+        - file.hasTag("component")
+        - file.inFolder("features")
+    order:
+      - file.name
+      - title
+      - formula.doc_type
+      - formula.last_modified
+  - type: list
+    name: Recently Updated
+    order:
+      - file.name
+      - formula.last_modified
+    limit: 15
+  - type: table
+    name: Core Guides
+    filters:
+      not:
+        - file.inFolder("plugins")
+        - file.inFolder("features")
+        - file.inFolder("advanced")
+        - file.inFolder("tags")
+    order:
+      - file.name
+      - title
+      - formula.last_modified
diff --git a/quartz.config.default.yaml b/quartz.config.default.yaml
index 418846886..7a38b41fa 100644
--- a/quartz.config.default.yaml
+++ b/quartz.config.default.yaml
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ plugins:
       delimiters: "---"
       language: yaml
     order: 5
-    layout:
-      position: beforeBody
-      priority: 15
   - source: github:quartz-community/created-modified-date
     enabled: true
     options:
diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index e302c6ca5..64d92a2b3 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
   },
   plugins: {
     transformers: [
-      // FrontMatter processing now handled by note-properties plugin (via quartz.config.yaml)
+      ExternalPlugin.NoteProperties({
+        includeAll: false,
+        includedProperties: ["description", "tags", "aliases"],
+        excludedProperties: [],
+        hidePropertiesView: false,
+        delimiters: "---",
+        language: "yaml",
+      }),
       ExternalPlugin.CreatedModifiedDate({
         priority: ["frontmatter", "git", "filesystem"],
       }),
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
     ],
     pageTypes: [
       ExternalPlugin.CanvasPage(),
+      ExternalPlugin.BasesPage(),
       ExternalPlugin.ContentPage(),
       ExternalPlugin.FolderPage(),
       ExternalPlugin.TagPage(),
@@ -132,6 +140,11 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
     "github:quartz-community/content-index",
     "github:quartz-community/og-image",
     "github:quartz-community/canvas-page",
+    "github:quartz-community/note-properties",
+    "github:quartz-community/bases-page",
+    "github:quartz-community/breadcrumbs",
+    "github:quartz-community/spacer",
+    "github:quartz-community/recent-notes",
   ],
 }
 
diff --git a/quartz.layout.ts b/quartz.layout.ts
index a9f3aad4e..3d7e606e9 100644
--- a/quartz.layout.ts
+++ b/quartz.layout.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const pageTitleComponent = Plugin.PageTitle()
 const darkmodeComponent = Plugin.Darkmode()
 const readerModeComponent = Plugin.ReaderMode()
 const breadcrumbsComponent = Plugin.Breadcrumbs()
+const notePropertiesComponent = Plugin.NotePropertiesComponent()
 
 export const layout: {
   defaults: Partial<FullPageLayout>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export const layout: {
           condition: (page) => page.fileData.slug !== "index",
         }),
         articleTitleComponent,
+        notePropertiesComponent,
         contentMetaComponent,
         tagListComponent,
       ],
@@ -70,7 +72,12 @@ export const layout: {
 
     // Folder listing pages
     folder: {
-      beforeBody: [breadcrumbsComponent, articleTitleComponent, contentMetaComponent],
+      beforeBody: [
+        breadcrumbsComponent,
+        articleTitleComponent,
+        notePropertiesComponent,
+        contentMetaComponent,
+      ],
       left: [
         pageTitleComponent,
         Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
@@ -90,7 +97,12 @@ export const layout: {
 
     // Tag listing pages
     tag: {
-      beforeBody: [breadcrumbsComponent, articleTitleComponent, contentMetaComponent],
+      beforeBody: [
+        breadcrumbsComponent,
+        articleTitleComponent,
+        notePropertiesComponent,
+        contentMetaComponent,
+      ],
       left: [
         pageTitleComponent,
         Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ export const layout: {
 
     // Canvas pages — expansive layout, no sidebars
     canvas: {
-      beforeBody: [breadcrumbsComponent, articleTitleComponent],
+      beforeBody: [breadcrumbsComponent, articleTitleComponent, notePropertiesComponent],
       left: [
         pageTitleComponent,
         Component.MobileOnly(Component.Spacer()),
diff --git a/quartz.lock.json b/quartz.lock.json
index f72c38656..eb11b000a 100644
--- a/quartz.lock.json
+++ b/quartz.lock.json
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
     "note-properties": {
       "source": "github:quartz-community/note-properties",
       "resolved": "https://github.com/quartz-community/note-properties.git",
-      "commit": "75ba1049957293bb726672fa5f1b06bb43cf4ad1",
-      "installedAt": "2026-02-23T08:37:39.042Z"
+      "commit": "a67025816e6410254c9210405daeeba1da6b1142",
+      "installedAt": "2026-02-23T18:37:33.084Z"
     },
     "obsidian-flavored-markdown": {
       "source": "github:quartz-community/obsidian-flavored-markdown",