diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7cff3b..2483825 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 - ⚠️ Required Hugo version is now 0.146.0 or later
 - Layouts directory restructured to align with [new Hugo templating data structure](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/pull/13541#issue-2959000250)
+- Absolute URLs are now preferred over relative URLs
 - Upgrade to Mermaid v11.7.0 ([#1035](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/1035), [#1040](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/1040))
 - Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.22 ([#1048](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/1048))
 - Upgrade to ChartJS v4.5.0 ([#1052](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/1052), [#1067](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/pull/1067))
diff --git a/exampleSite/layouts/_partials/home/custom.html b/exampleSite/layouts/_partials/home/custom.html
index 07b7db7..2c72550 100644
--- a/exampleSite/layouts/_partials/home/custom.html
+++ b/exampleSite/layouts/_partials/home/custom.html
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 <script
   defer
   type="text/javascript"
-  src="{{ $jsHome.RelPermalink }}"
+  src="{{ $jsHome.Permalink }}"
   integrity="{{ $jsHome.Data.Integrity }}"
 ></script>
diff --git a/layouts/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_markup/render-link.html
index 6e73759..f4779fb 100644
--- a/layouts/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {{- $fragment := "" }}
     {{- with $url.Fragment }}{{ $fragment = printf "#%s" . }}{{ end -}}
     {{- with .Page.GetPage $url.Path }}
-      {{ $link = printf "%s%s" .RelPermalink $fragment }}
+      {{ $link = printf "%s%s" .Permalink $fragment }}
     {{ else }}
       {{- if hasSuffix $url.Path ".md" }}
         {{ warnf "[CONGO] Can't resolve: %s" .Destination }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/article-link.html b/layouts/_partials/article-link.html
index 8e78e1c..764038b 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/article-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/article-link.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         href="{{ with $.Params.externalUrl }}
           {{ . }}
         {{ else }}
-          {{ $.RelPermalink }}
+          {{ $.Permalink }}
         {{ end }}"
         aria-label="{{ $.Title | emojify }}"
       >
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
           alt="{{ $.Params.featureAlt | default $.Params.thumbnailAlt | default "" }}"
           {{ if eq .MediaType.SubType "svg" }}
             class="w-24 max-w-[6rem] max-h-[4.5rem] rounded-md sm:max-h-[7.5rem] sm:w-40
-            sm:max-w-[10rem]" src="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+            sm:max-w-[10rem]" src="{{ .Permalink }}"
           {{ else }}
             class="w-24 rounded-md sm:w-40" srcset="
-            {{- (.Fill "160x120 smart").RelPermalink }}
-            160w, {{- (.Fill "320x240 smart").RelPermalink }} 2x"
-            src="{{ (.Fill "160x120 smart").RelPermalink }}" width="160" height="120"
+            {{- (.Fill "160x120 smart").Permalink }}
+            160w, {{- (.Fill "320x240 smart").Permalink }} 2x"
+            src="{{ (.Fill "160x120 smart").Permalink }}" width="160" height="120"
           {{ end }}
           {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
             loading="lazy"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       {{ else }}
         <a
           class="text-neutral-800 decoration-primary-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2 dark:text-neutral"
-          href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+          href="{{ .Permalink }}"
           >{{ .Title | emojify }}</a
         >
       {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/article-meta.html b/layouts/_partials/article-meta.html
index dc7b771..fa1932b 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/article-meta.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/article-meta.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         {{ if (gt (len ($context.GetTerms $taxonomy)) 0) }}
           {{ range $context.GetTerms $taxonomy }}
             <a
-              href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+              href="{{ .Permalink }}"
               class="mx-1 my-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-1 py-[1px] hover:border-primary-300 hover:text-primary-700 dark:border-neutral-600 dark:hover:border-primary-600 dark:hover:text-primary-400"
               >{{ .LinkTitle }}</a
             >
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/article-pagination.html b/layouts/_partials/article-pagination.html
index 3700500..8d938e5 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/article-pagination.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/article-pagination.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <div class="flex justify-between pt-3">
         <span>
           {{ if $prev }}
-            <a class="group flex" href="{{ $prev.RelPermalink }}">
+            <a class="group flex" href="{{ $prev.Permalink }}">
               <span
                 class="me-2 text-neutral-700 transition-transform group-hover:-translate-x-[2px] group-hover:text-primary-600 dark:text-neutral dark:group-hover:text-primary-400"
                 ><span class="ltr:inline rtl:hidden">&larr;</span
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         </span>
         <span>
           {{ if $next }}
-            <a class="group flex text-right" href="{{ $next.RelPermalink }}">
+            <a class="group flex text-right" href="{{ $next.Permalink }}">
               <span class="flex flex-col">
                 <span
                   class="mt-[0.1rem] leading-6 group-hover:underline group-hover:decoration-primary-500"
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
index 8003504..be8176e 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <li class="{{ if or (eq .p1 .p2) (.p1.IsHome) }}hidden{{ end }} inline">
     <a
       class="dark:underline-neutral-600 decoration-neutral-300 hover:underline"
-      href="{{ .p1.RelPermalink }}"
+      href="{{ .p1.Permalink }}"
       >{{ if .p1.Title }}
         {{- .p1.Title -}}
       {{ else }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/head.html b/layouts/_partials/head.html
index b8f8385..c480523 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/head.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   {{ $jsAppearance = $jsAppearance | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint $algorithm }}
   <script
     type="text/javascript"
-    src="{{ $jsAppearance.RelPermalink }}"
+    src="{{ $jsAppearance.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $jsAppearance.Data.Integrity }}"
   ></script>
   {{ $cssScheme := resources.Get (printf "css/schemes/%s.css" (lower .Site.Params.colorScheme | default "congo")) }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <link
     type="text/css"
     rel="stylesheet"
-    href="{{ $bundleCSS.RelPermalink }}"
+    href="{{ $bundleCSS.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $bundleCSS.Data.Integrity }}"
   />
   {{ if .Site.Params.enableSearch | default false }}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       defer
       type="text/javascript"
       id="script-bundle"
-      src="{{ $bundleJS.RelPermalink }}"
+      src="{{ $bundleJS.Permalink }}"
       integrity="{{ $bundleJS.Data.Integrity }}"
       data-copy="{{ i18n "code.copy" }}"
       data-copied="{{ i18n "code.copied" }}"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     <link rel="canonical" href="{{ .Permalink }}" />
   {{ end }}
   {{ range .AlternativeOutputFormats -}}
-    {{ printf `<link rel="%s" type="%s" href="%s" title="%s" />` .Rel .MediaType.Type .RelPermalink ($.Site.Title | emojify) | safeHTML }}
+    {{ printf `<link rel="%s" type="%s" href="%s" title="%s" />` .Rel .MediaType.Type .Permalink ($.Site.Title | emojify) | safeHTML }}
   {{ end -}}
   {{/* Icons */}}
   {{ if templates.Exists "partials/favicons.html" }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/logo.html b/layouts/_partials/logo.html
index 03a38a7..2efe00e 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/logo.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/logo.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <a href="{{ "" | relLangURL }}" class="mr-2">
       <!-- prettier-ignore-attribute -->
       <img
-        src="{{ $logo.RelPermalink }}"
+        src="{{ $logo.Permalink }}"
         width="{{ div $logo.Width 2 }}"
         height="{{ div $logo.Height 2 }}"
         class="max-h-[10rem] max-w-[10rem] object-scale-down object-left
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       />
       {{- if $logo_dark }}
         <img
-          src="{{ $logo_dark.RelPermalink }}"
+          src="{{ $logo_dark.Permalink }}"
           width="{{ div $logo_dark.Width 2 }}"
           height="{{ div $logo_dark.Height 2 }}"
           class="hidden max-h-[10rem] max-w-[10rem] object-scale-down object-left dark:flex"
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/picture.html b/layouts/_partials/picture.html
index 21b9cb5..0d68a60 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/picture.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/picture.html
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
     {{ if (eq "" $width $height) }}
-      {{ warnf "[CONGO] Can't detect width and height for SVG %s" .RelPermalink }}
+      {{ warnf "[CONGO] Can't detect width and height for SVG %s" .Permalink }}
       {{/* do not use lazy without dimensions */}}
       {{ $lazy = false }}
     {{ end }}
     <!-- prettier-ignore -->
     <picture {{ with $class }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>
       <img
-        src="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+        src="{{ .Permalink }}"
         {{ with $width }}width="{{ . }}"{{ end }}
         {{ with $height }}height="{{ . }}"{{ end }}
         {{ with $class }}class="{{ . }}"{{ end }}
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@
         <source
           {{ if lt .Width 660 }}
             {{ with .Resize (printf "%dx%d webp" .Width .Height) }}
-              srcset="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+              srcset="{{ .Permalink }}"
             {{ end }}
           {{ else }}
-            srcset=" {{- (.Resize "330x webp").RelPermalink }} 330w,
-            {{- (.Resize "660x webp").RelPermalink }} 660w
+            srcset=" {{- (.Resize "330x webp").Permalink }} 330w,
+            {{- (.Resize "660x webp").Permalink }} 660w
             {{ if gt .Width 1024 }}
-              ,{{ (.Resize "1024x webp").RelPermalink }} 1024w
+              ,{{ (.Resize "1024x webp").Permalink }} 1024w
             {{ else }}
               {{ with .Resize (printf "%dx%d webp" .Width .Height) }}
-                ,{{ .RelPermalink }} {{ .Width }}w
+                ,{{ .Permalink }} {{ .Width }}w
               {{ end }}
             {{ end }}
             {{ if gt .Width 1320 }}
-              ,{{ (.Resize "1320x webp").RelPermalink }} 1320w
+              ,{{ (.Resize "1320x webp").Permalink }} 1320w
             {{ else }}
               {{ with .Resize (printf "%dx%d webp" .Width .Height) }}
-                ,{{ .RelPermalink }} {{ .Width }}w
+                ,{{ .Permalink }} {{ .Width }}w
               {{ end }}
             {{ end }}"
           {{ end }}
@@ -88,20 +88,19 @@
         {{ with $alt }}alt="{{ . }}"{{ end }}
         {{ with $lazy }}loading="lazy" decoding="async"{{ end }}
         {{ if lt .Width 660 }}
-          src="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+          src="{{ .Permalink }}"
         {{ else }}
-          src="{{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }}"
-          srcset=" {{- (.Resize "330x").RelPermalink }} 330w,
-          {{- (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }} 660w
+          src="{{ (.Resize "660x").Permalink }}" srcset=" {{- (.Resize "330x").Permalink }} 330w,
+          {{- (.Resize "660x").Permalink }} 660w
           {{ if gt .Width 1024 }}
-            ,{{ (.Resize "1024x").RelPermalink }} 1024w
+            ,{{ (.Resize "1024x").Permalink }} 1024w
           {{ else }}
-            ,{{ .RelPermalink }} {{ .Width }}w
+            ,{{ .Permalink }} {{ .Width }}w
           {{ end }}
           {{ if gt .Width 1320 }}
-            ,{{ (.Resize "1320x").RelPermalink }} 1320w
+            ,{{ (.Resize "1320x").Permalink }} 1320w
           {{ else }}
-            ,{{ .RelPermalink }} {{ .Width }}w
+            ,{{ .Permalink }} {{ .Width }}w
           {{ end }}"
           sizes="100vw"
         {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/translations.html b/layouts/_partials/translations.html
index 8a9c166..dbdee03 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/translations.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/translations.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 <div class="flex flex-grow">
                   {{ if eq $pageLang .Lang }}
                     <a
-                      href="{{ cond hugo.IsMultihost $translation.Permalink $translation.RelPermalink }}"
+                      href="{{ cond hugo.IsMultihost $translation.Permalink $translation.Permalink }}"
                       class="flex w-full items-center justify-between bg-primary-100 px-2 py-1 dark:bg-primary-900"
                       >{{ .LanguageName }}<span
                         class="ms-2 w-6 text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     >
                   {{ else }}
                     <a
-                      href="{{ cond hugo.IsMultihost $translation.Permalink $translation.RelPermalink }}"
+                      href="{{ cond hugo.IsMultihost $translation.Permalink $translation.Permalink }}"
                       class="w-full py-1 pe-10 ps-2 decoration-primary-500 hover:underline hover:decoration-2 hover:underline-offset-2"
                       >{{ .LanguageName }}</a
                     >
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/vendor.html b/layouts/_partials/vendor.html
index 3ee1094..08ca6e4 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/vendor.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/vendor.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <script
     defer
     type="text/javascript"
-    src="{{ $mermaidJS.RelPermalink }}"
+    src="{{ $mermaidJS.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $mermaidJS.Data.Integrity }}"
   ></script>
 {{ end }}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <script
     defer
     type="text/javascript"
-    src="{{ $chartJS.RelPermalink }}"
+    src="{{ $chartJS.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $chartJS.Data.Integrity }}"
   ></script>
 {{ end }}
@@ -32,21 +32,17 @@
   <link
     type="text/css"
     rel="stylesheet"
-    href="{{ $katexCSS.RelPermalink }}"
+    href="{{ $katexCSS.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $katexCSS.Data.Integrity }}"
   />
   {{ $katexJS := resources.Get "lib/katex/katex.min.js" }}
   {{ $katexJS := $katexJS | resources.Fingerprint $algorithm }}
-  <script
-    defer
-    src="{{ $katexJS.RelPermalink }}"
-    integrity="{{ $katexJS.Data.Integrity }}"
-  ></script>
+  <script defer src="{{ $katexJS.Permalink }}" integrity="{{ $katexJS.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
   {{ $katexRenderJS := resources.Get "lib/katex/auto-render.min.js" }}
   {{ $katexRenderJS := $katexRenderJS | resources.Fingerprint $algorithm }}
   <script
     defer
-    src="{{ $katexRenderJS.RelPermalink }}"
+    src="{{ $katexRenderJS.Permalink }}"
     integrity="{{ $katexRenderJS.Data.Integrity }}"
     onload="renderMathInElement(document.body);"
   ></script>
diff --git a/layouts/index.json b/layouts/index.json
index d4e5dc6..f815191 100644
--- a/layouts/index.json
+++ b/layouts/index.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "section" ($section.Title | emojify | safeJS)
     "summary" (.Summary | emojify | safeJS)
     "content" (.Plain | emojify | safeJS)
-    "permalink" .RelPermalink
+    "permalink" .Permalink
     )
   -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/taxonomy.html b/layouts/taxonomy.html
index a2a56f5..88bfb29 100644
--- a/layouts/taxonomy.html
+++ b/layouts/taxonomy.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <h2 class="flex items-center">
           <a
             class="text-xl font-medium decoration-primary-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2"
-            href="{{ .Page.RelPermalink }}"
+            href="{{ .Page.Permalink }}"
             >{{ .Page.Title }}</a
           >
           {{ if $.Site.Params.taxonomy.showTermCount | default true }}