diff --git a/archive-project-type.php b/archive-project-type.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4c295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive-project-type.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Project Type Taxonomy Archive Template (plugin override)
+ *
+ * The projects-portfolio plugin's template loader looks for this filename
+ * (archive-project-type.php) via locate_template(); when present it is used
+ * in place of the plugin's bundled template. We mirror the pattern used by
+ * the post-type archive and the Recent Projects block: a flex-row head
+ * with the term title on the left and an "All Projects" link on the right,
+ * a divider, then the project card grid.
+ *
+ * @package KsPortfolio
+ */
+
+namespace KsPortfolio;
+
+get_header();
+
+$queried   = get_queried_object();
+$term_name = $queried && ! is_wp_error( $queried ) ? $queried->name : __( 'Projects', 'ks-portfolio' );
+?>
+<section class="tax-project container mx-auto my-section">
+	<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
+		<div class="tax-project__grid grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+			<?php
+			while ( have_posts() ) :
+				the_post();
+				get_template_part( 'views/components/project-card' );
+			endwhile;
+			?>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="tax-project__pagination">
+			<?php
+			the_posts_pagination(
+				array(
+					'mid_size'  => 2,
+					'prev_text' => '&laquo; ' . esc_html__( 'Previous', 'ks-portfolio' ),
+					'next_text' => esc_html__( 'Next', 'ks-portfolio' ) . ' &raquo;',
+				)
+			);
+			?>
+		</div>
+	<?php else : ?>
+		<div class="tax-project__empty">
+			<h2 class="tax-project__empty-title"><?php echo esc_html__( 'Nothing here yet&hellip;', 'ks-portfolio' ); ?></h2>
+			<p class="tax-project__empty-desc"><?php echo esc_html__( 'No published projects found in this category.', 'ks-portfolio' ); ?></p>
+		</div>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+</section>
+
+<?php
+get_footer();
diff --git a/lib/class-breadcrumbs.php b/lib/class-breadcrumbs.php
index 3101f28..9e544da 100644
--- a/lib/class-breadcrumbs.php
+++ b/lib/class-breadcrumbs.php
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ class Breadcrumbs {
 			// Static Page - add the parent pages if any, and the page title
 			$breadcrumbs = array_merge( $breadcrumbs, self::getStaticPageBreadcrumbs( $post ) );
 		} elseif ( is_category() || is_tag() || is_tax() ) {
-			// Taxonomy Archive - add the taxonomy term name
+			// Taxonomy Archive - if this is a project-type term, surface the
+			// Projects archive as a clickable parent in the trail.
+			if ( is_tax( 'project-type' ) ) {
+				$breadcrumbs[] = self::getProjectsArchiveLinkBreadcrumb();
+			}
 			$breadcrumbs[] = self::getTaxonomyArchiveBreadcrumb();
 		} elseif ( is_post_type_archive() ) {
 			// Post Type Archive - add the post type name
@@ -205,6 +209,24 @@ class Breadcrumbs {
 		return $postType ? array( 'label' => $postType->labels->name ) : array();
 	}
 
+	/** Generates a clickable Projects archive breadcrumb.
+	 *
+	 * Used in the taxonomy archive trail so users have a working "back to
+	 * all projects" link in the breadcrumb. Distinct from
+	 * getPostTypeArchiveBreadcrumb(), which omits the URL because on the
+	 * post-type archive itself that crumb is the active leaf and shouldn't
+	 * link to itself.
+	 *
+	 * @return array Breadcrumb data with both label and url.
+	 */
+	private static function getProjectsArchiveLinkBreadcrumb() {
+		$url = get_post_type_archive_link( 'projects' );
+		return array(
+			'url'   => $url ? $url : '',
+			'label' => __( 'Projects', 'ks-portfolio' ),
+		);
+	}
+
 	/** Generates breadcrumbs for date-based archives.
 	 *
 	 * This method is responsible for creating breadcrumb navigation
diff --git a/lib/extras.php b/lib/extras.php
index 041e8c7..5a941a7 100644
--- a/lib/extras.php
+++ b/lib/extras.php
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ function getTheTitle() {
 	if ( is_home() || is_single() ) {
 		$title = get_the_title( get_option( 'page_for_posts', true ) );
 	} elseif ( is_archive() ) {
+		// get_the_archive_title() is filtered below to drop the
+		// "Project Type:" / "Category:" prefix — see stripArchiveTitlePrefix().
 		$title = get_the_archive_title();
 	} elseif ( is_search() ) {
 		$title = sprintf(
@@ -170,6 +172,26 @@ function getTheTitle() {
 	return $title;
 }
 
+/** Strip the "Project Type:" / "Category:" / "Tag:" prefix from archive titles.
+ *
+ * WordPress's get_the_archive_title() returns plain text with the taxonomy
+ * or post-type label concatenated before a colon (e.g. "Project Type: Plugins",
+ * "Category: WordPress", "Tag: php"). The site's hero partial uses the raw
+ * archive title as its <h1>, and templates render their own context-appropriate
+ * headers, so the prefix is redundant and visually noisy.
+ *
+ * @param string $title The full archive title, including prefix.
+ * @return string The title with the prefix removed.
+ */
+function stripArchiveTitlePrefix( $title ) {
+	// Drop the "<Label>: " prefix WordPress prepends. The label may be wrapped
+	// in a <span> on some archive types (date archives) — strip that too.
+	$title = (string) $title;
+	$title = preg_replace( '/^\s*(?:<[^>]+>\s*)*[^:<]+:\s*/u', '', $title );
+	return $title;
+}
+add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\stripArchiveTitlePrefix' );
+
 /** Wraps iframes and embed elements in a div with a specific class.
  *
  * This function searches for iframe and embed elements within the provided
@@ -198,6 +220,26 @@ function divWrapper( $content ) {
 
 add_filter( 'the_content', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\divWrapper' );
 
+/** Strip the "<Label>: " prefix from the document title.
+ *
+ * The SEO Framework wipes out all `pre_get_document_title` filters at
+ * `template_redirect` priority 20 and composes the title itself. To strip
+ * the archive prefix consistently across <title>, og:title, and twitter:title
+ * (which all derive from TSF's generated archive title list), hook the
+ * archive-title-items filter and return the unprefixed title.
+ *
+ * @param array $items [title, prefix, title_without_prefix]
+ * @return array The same items with the prefix removed from the title.
+ */
+function stripArchiveTitleItemsPrefix( $items ) {
+	if ( ! is_array( $items ) || empty( $items[2] ) ) {
+		return $items;
+	}
+	$items[0] = $items[2];
+	return $items;
+}
+add_filter( 'the_seo_framework_generated_archive_title_items', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\stripArchiveTitleItemsPrefix' );
+
 /** Selectively add sidebar to page.
  *
  * This function adds a custom field group to the WordPress editor for
diff --git a/styles/components/project-card.css b/styles/components/project-card.css
index 8c694ad..60b35e4 100644
--- a/styles/components/project-card.css
+++ b/styles/components/project-card.css
@@ -207,12 +207,34 @@
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
-.archive-projects__back-link {
-	color: var(--color-primary, #b6c4ff);
-	text-decoration: none;
-	font-weight: 600;
+/* Project-type taxonomy archive — the page hero renders the heading,
+ * breadcrumbs handle navigation. */
+.tax-project { padding-top: 2rem; padding-bottom: 4rem; }
+
+.tax-project__pagination {
+	margin-top: 2rem;
+}
+
+.tax-project__empty {
+	text-align: center;
+	padding: 4rem 1rem;
+	color: var(--color-on-surface-variant, #c5c5d3);
+}
+
+.tax-project__empty-title {
+	font-weight: 700;
+	font-size: 1.5rem;
+	margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
+	color: var(--color-on-surface, #e3e1e9);
+}
+
+.tax-project__pagination a,
+.tax-project__pagination span {
+	background: var(--color-surface-container, #1e1f25);
+	color: var(--color-on-surface, #e3e1e9);
+	border: 1px solid var(--color-outline-variant, #444651);
+	border-radius: 4px;
 }
-.archive-projects__back-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
 
 .single-project__hero {
 	background: var(--color-surface-container-low, #1a1b21);
diff --git a/styles/navigation/nav-main-default.css b/styles/navigation/nav-main-default.css
index 1f2bcb2..aa06edb 100644
--- a/styles/navigation/nav-main-default.css
+++ b/styles/navigation/nav-main-default.css
@@ -12,66 +12,57 @@
 
 /* desktop */
 @media screen and (min-width: 62.5rem) {
-  .nav-main .menu-vdi {
-    @apply flex items-center justify-end p-0 m-0;
+    .nav-main .menu-vdi {
+        @apply flex items-center justify-end p-0 m-0;
 
-    >li {
-      >a,
-      >.menu-vdi__toggle {
-        /* text*/
-        @apply font-bold text-20px text-black hover:text-light no-underline leading-snug;
-        /* spacing & display */
-        @apply mx-4 p-0 no-underline;
-      }
+        >li {
+            >a,
+            >.menu-vdi__toggle {
+                /* text*/
+                @apply font-bold text-20px text-black hover:text-light no-underline leading-snug;
+                /* spacing & display */
+                @apply mx-4 p-0 no-underline;
+            }
+        }
     }
-  }
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 62.5rem) {
-  .menu-vdi {
-    .menu-vdi__toggle {
-      @apply flex items-center gap-2;
-    }
+    .menu-vdi {
+        .menu-vdi__toggle { @apply flex items-center gap-2; }
 
-    .menu-vdi__item--parent {
-      @apply relative;
-    }
+        .menu-vdi__item--parent { @apply relative; }
 
-    .menu-vdi__submenu {
-      @apply bg-white shadow-lg left-4 w-64 flex-col;
-      top: calc(100% + 1rem);
+        .menu-vdi__submenu {
+            @apply bg-white shadow-lg left-4 w-64 flex-col;
+            top: calc(100% + 1rem);
 
-      >li {
-        @apply w-full;
-      }
+            >li { @apply w-full; }
 
-      .menu-vdi__item {
-        /* text */
-        @apply font-bold text-18px text-black hover:text-light no-underline leading-snug;
-        /* spacing & display */
-        @apply block w-full;
-        /* interaction */
-        @apply focus-visible:bg-secondary-200 hover:bg-secondary-200;
+            .menu-vdi__item {
+                /* text */
+                @apply font-bold text-18px text-black! hover:text-light! no-underline leading-snug;
+                /* spacing & display */
+                @apply block w-full;
+                /* interaction */
+                @apply focus-visible:bg-secondary-200 hover:bg-secondary-200;
 
-        a {
-          @apply block w-full;
+                a { @apply block w-full; }
+            }
+
+            a.menu-vdi__item,
+            .menu-vdi__item a { @apply p-4; }
         }
-      }
-
-      a.menu-vdi__item,
-      .menu-vdi__item a {
-        @apply p-4;
-      }
     }
-  }
 }
 
 .nav-main a,
 .nav-aux a {
-	color: var(--color-on-surface, #e3e1e9);
+    color: #000;
+    text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 .nav-main a:hover,
 .nav-aux a:hover {
-	color: var(--color-primary, #b6c4ff);
+	color: var(--color-primary);
 }
diff --git a/taxonomy-project-type.php b/taxonomy-project-type.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a87706b..0000000
--- a/taxonomy-project-type.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Project Type Taxonomy Archive Template
- *
- * @package KsPortfolio
- */
-
-namespace KsPortfolio;
-
-get_header();
-
-$queried   = get_queried_object();
-$term_name = $queried && ! is_wp_error( $queried ) ? $queried->name : __( 'Projects', 'ks-portfolio' );
-?>
-<section class="archive-projects">
-	<div class="container mx-auto my-section">
-		<header class="archive-projects__head">
-			<h1 class="archive-projects__title"><?php echo esc_html( $term_name ); ?></h1>
-			<p class="archive-projects__intro">
-				<a class="archive-projects__back-link" href="<?php echo esc_url( get_post_type_archive_link( 'projects' ) ); ?>">
-					<?php echo esc_html__( '&larr; All Projects', 'ks-portfolio' ); ?>
-				</a>
-			</p>
-		</header>
-
-		<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
-			<div class="archive-projects__grid grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
-				<?php
-				while ( have_posts() ) :
-					the_post();
-					get_template_part( 'views/components/project-card' );
-				endwhile;
-				?>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="archive-projects__pagination">
-				<?php
-				the_posts_pagination(
-					array(
-						'mid_size'  => 2,
-						'prev_text' => '&laquo; ' . esc_html__( 'Previous', 'ks-portfolio' ),
-						'next_text' => esc_html__( 'Next', 'ks-portfolio' ) . ' &raquo;',
-					)
-				);
-				?>
-			</div>
-		<?php else : ?>
-			<div class="archive-projects__empty">
-				<h2 class="archive-projects__empty-title"><?php echo esc_html__( 'Nothing here yet&hellip;', 'ks-portfolio' ); ?></h2>
-				<p class="archive-projects__empty-desc"><?php echo esc_html__( 'No published projects found in this category.', 'ks-portfolio' ); ?></p>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-	</div>
-</section>
-
-<?php
-get_footer();