diff --git a/web_interface/static/v3/js/htmx-config.js b/web_interface/static/v3/js/htmx-config.js
index 3899ce35..8b9d6109 100644
--- a/web_interface/static/v3/js/htmx-config.js
+++ b/web_interface/static/v3/js/htmx-config.js
@@ -162,14 +162,35 @@
                         console.warn('HTMX swap error:', event.detail);
                     });
 
-                    // Note: no custom htmx:afterSwap script re-execution here.
-                    // htmx's own default config (allowScriptTags: true, on by
-                    // default - confirmed in the vendored htmx.min.js) already
-                    // clones and re-inserts <script> tags in swapped content
-                    // to make the browser execute them, exactly like a real
-                    // page load. A duplicate handler here previously did the
-                    // same clone-and-reinsert a second time, executing every
-                    // inline <script> in every HTMX-loaded partial TWICE.
+                    // Execute <script> tags in swapped content ourselves, on
+                    // htmx:afterSwap (synchronous, right after the swap) rather
+                    // than relying on htmx's own script handling, which runs
+                    // during its later "settle" phase (~20ms after swap, per
+                    // htmx's defaultSettleDelay). Alpine's MutationObserver
+                    // processes newly-inserted x-data elements synchronously
+                    // as soon as the swap lands, which is BEFORE htmx's settle
+                    // phase - so any partial whose x-data component function
+                    // (e.g. wifiSetup()) is defined by an inline <script> in
+                    // that same partial would have that script still un-run
+                    // when Alpine evaluates x-data, permanently failing with
+                    // "wifiSetup is not defined" (Alpine does not retry).
+                    // Disable htmx's own native script re-execution so the
+                    // same script doesn't also run a second time via settle.
+                    if (typeof htmx !== 'undefined' && htmx.config) {
+                        htmx.config.allowScriptTags = false;
+                    }
+                    document.body.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', function(event) {
+                        const target = event.detail && event.detail.target;
+                        if (!target || !(target instanceof Element)) return;
+                        target.querySelectorAll('script').forEach(function(oldScript) {
+                            const newScript = document.createElement('script');
+                            for (const attr of oldScript.attributes) {
+                                newScript.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+                            }
+                            newScript.textContent = oldScript.textContent;
+                            oldScript.replaceWith(newScript);
+                        });
+                    });
 
                     // Mark tab containers as loaded once their content settles, so switching
                     // away and back doesn't re-fetch. Scoped to the "loadtab" trigger (tab
diff --git a/web_interface/static/v3/plugins_manager.js b/web_interface/static/v3/plugins_manager.js
index fb7b0ae4..8c9b37d4 100644
--- a/web_interface/static/v3/plugins_manager.js
+++ b/web_interface/static/v3/plugins_manager.js
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ window.handleGitHubPluginInstall = function() {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!repoUrl.includes('github.com')) {
+    if (!isGithubUrl(repoUrl)) {
         if (statusDiv) {
             statusDiv.innerHTML = '<span class="text-red-600"><i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle mr-1"></i>Please enter a valid GitHub URL</span>';
         }
@@ -4022,9 +4022,9 @@ function renderSavedRepositories(repositories) {
                 <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
                     <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
                         <i class="fas ${repoType === 'registry' ? 'fa-folder-open' : 'fa-code-branch'} text-gray-400 text-xs"></i>
-                        <span class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate" title="${repoUrl}">${escapeHtml(repoName)}</span>
+                        <span class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate" title="${escapeAttribute(repoUrl)}">${escapeHtml(repoName)}</span>
                     </div>
-                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 truncate" title="${repoUrl}">${escapeHtml(repoUrl)}</p>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 truncate" title="${escapeAttribute(repoUrl)}">${escapeHtml(repoUrl)}</p>
                 </div>
                 <button onclick='if(window.removeSavedRepository){window.removeSavedRepository(${escapeJs(repoUrl)})}else{console.error("removeSavedRepository not available")}' class="ml-2 text-red-600 hover:text-red-800 text-xs px-2 py-1" title="Remove repository">
                     <i class="fas fa-trash"></i>
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ function attachInstallButtonHandler() {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (!repoUrl.includes('github.com')) {
+                if (!isGithubUrl(repoUrl)) {
                     if (pluginStatusDiv) {
                         pluginStatusDiv.innerHTML = '<span class="text-red-600"><i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle mr-1"></i>Please enter a valid GitHub URL</span>';
                     }
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ function setupGitHubInstallHandlers() {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!repoUrl.includes('github.com')) {
+            if (!isGithubUrl(repoUrl)) {
                 registryStatusDiv.innerHTML = '<span class="text-red-600"><i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle mr-1"></i>Please enter a valid GitHub URL</span>';
                 return;
             }
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@ function setupGitHubInstallHandlers() {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!repoUrl.includes('github.com')) {
+            if (!isGithubUrl(repoUrl)) {
                 showError('Please enter a valid GitHub URL');
                 return;
             }
@@ -4480,6 +4480,19 @@ function showError(message) {
 }
 
 
+// Validate that a URL's actual host is github.com (not just a substring
+// match, which 'evil.com/github.com' or 'github.com.evil.com' would pass).
+// This is only a UX nicety pointing users at a valid URL - the server does
+// its own proper hostname validation before actually acting on the URL.
+function isGithubUrl(url) {
+    try {
+        const hostname = new URL(url).hostname.toLowerCase();
+        return hostname === 'github.com' || hostname === 'www.github.com';
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 // Utility function to escape HTML
 function escapeHtml(text) {
     const div = document.createElement('div');