diff --git a/web_interface/app.py b/web_interface/app.py
index 5e857cd5..d3121856 100644
--- a/web_interface/app.py
+++ b/web_interface/app.py
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ except Exception as _hm_err: # pragma: no cover - defensive startup guard
"Could not enable plugin health/metrics for web UI: %s", _hm_err
)
-app.register_blueprint(pages_v3, url_prefix='/v3')
+# Pages are served un-prefixed (the interface lives at /); the /v3 mount is a
+# legacy alias kept so existing bookmarks and the hardcoded /v3/partials/...
+# fetches in templates/JS keep working unchanged. url_for('pages_v3.*')
+# resolves against the primary (un-prefixed) registration.
+app.register_blueprint(pages_v3, url_prefix='')
+app.register_blueprint(pages_v3, url_prefix='/v3', name='pages_v3_legacy')
app.register_blueprint(api_v3, url_prefix='/api/v3')
# Route to serve plugin asset files (registered on main app, not blueprint, for /assets/... path)
@@ -407,7 +412,11 @@ def captive_portal_redirect():
# List of paths that should NOT be redirected (allow normal operation)
allowed_paths = [
- '/v3', # Main interface and all sub-paths (includes /v3/setup)
+ '/v3', # Legacy-prefixed interface and all sub-paths
+ '/setup', # Captive setup page itself (un-prefixed mount)
+ '/partials/', # HTMX partials (un-prefixed mount)
+ '/settings/', # Settings search index (un-prefixed mount)
+ '/plugin-ui/', # Plugin-provided web UI assets (un-prefixed mount)
'/api/v3/', # All API endpoints
'/static/', # Static files (CSS, JS, images)
'/hotspot-detect.html', # iOS/macOS detection
@@ -799,11 +808,8 @@ if limiter:
limiter.limit("200 per minute")(stream_display)
limiter.limit("200 per minute")(stream_logs)
-# Main route - redirect to v3 interface as default
-@app.route('/')
-def index():
- """Redirect to v3 interface"""
- return redirect(url_for('pages_v3.index'))
+# The pages blueprint's index now serves '/' directly (see the un-prefixed
+# blueprint registration above), so no redirect route is needed here.
@app.route('/favicon.ico')
def favicon():
diff --git a/web_interface/templates/v3/captive_setup.html b/web_interface/templates/v3/captive_setup.html
index 5490d845..bce4cd5e 100644
--- a/web_interface/templates/v3/captive_setup.html
+++ b/web_interface/templates/v3/captive_setup.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ select:focus,input:focus{outline:none;border-color:#3b82f6;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px