diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markup/asciidoctorPostProcessor.ts b/src/lib/utils/markup/asciidoctorPostProcessor.ts
index dcfa2bc..f2d9318 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markup/asciidoctorPostProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markup/asciidoctorPostProcessor.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ function replaceWikilinks(html: string): string {
     (_match, target, label) => {
       const normalized = normalizeDTag(target.trim());
       const display = (label || target).trim();
-      const url = `./events?d=${normalized}`;
+      const url = `/events?d=${normalized}`;
       // Output as a clickable <a> with the [[display]] format and matching link colors
-      return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}">${display}</a>`;
+      // Use onclick to bypass SvelteKit routing and navigate directly
+      return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}" onclick="window.location.href='${url}'; return false;">${display}</a>`;
     },
   );
 }
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ function replaceWikilinks(html: string): string {
 function replaceAsciiDocAnchors(html: string): string {
   return html.replace(/<a id="([^"]+)"><\/a>/g, (_match, id) => {
     const normalized = normalizeDTag(id.trim());
-    const url = `./events?d=${normalized}`;
-    return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}">${id}</a>`;
+    const url = `/events?d=${normalized}`;
+    // Use onclick to bypass SvelteKit routing and navigate directly
+    return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}" onclick="window.location.href='${url}'; return false;">${id}</a>`;
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markup/basicMarkupParser.ts b/src/lib/utils/markup/basicMarkupParser.ts
index 953fba5..fd7fd14 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markup/basicMarkupParser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markup/basicMarkupParser.ts
@@ -160,9 +160,10 @@ function replaceWikilinks(text: string): string {
     (_match, target, label) => {
       const normalized = normalizeDTag(target.trim());
       const display = (label || target).trim();
-      const url = `./events?d=${normalized}`;
+      const url = `/events?d=${normalized}`;
       // Output as a clickable <a> with the [[display]] format and matching link colors
-      return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}">${display}</a>`;
+      // Use onclick to bypass SvelteKit routing and navigate directly
+      return `<a class="wikilink text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline" data-dtag="${normalized}" data-url="${url}" href="${url}" onclick="window.location.href='${url}'; return false;">${display}</a>`;
     },
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
index 3d67c57..73fe4e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function createProfileLink(
   const escapedText = escapeHtml(displayText || defaultText);
 
   // Remove target="_blank" for internal navigation
-  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="npub-badge">@${escapedText}</a>`;
+  return `<a href="/events?id=${escapedId}" class="npub-badge">@${escapedText}</a>`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ export async function createProfileLinkWithVerification(
   const type = nip05.endsWith("edu") ? "edu" : "standard";
   switch (type) {
     case "edu":
-      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${graduationCapSvg}</span>`;
+      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="/events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${graduationCapSvg}</span>`;
     case "standard":
-      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="./events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${badgeCheckSvg}</span>`;
+      return `<span class="npub-badge"><a href="/events?id=${escapedId}">@${displayIdentifier}</a>${badgeCheckSvg}</span>`;
   }
 }
 /**
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function createNoteLink(identifier: string): string {
   const escapedId = escapeHtml(cleanId);
   const escapedText = escapeHtml(shortId);
 
-  return `<a href="./events?id=${escapedId}" class="inline-flex items-center text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline break-all">${escapedText}</a>`;
+  return `<a href="/events?id=${escapedId}" class="inline-flex items-center text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline break-all">${escapedText}</a>`;
 }
 
 /**