diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2e24ce8..71517a12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ _⚠️ READ BEFORE PROCEEDING_
 Application behavior can be changed by configuring the following environment variables:
 
 #### Content
-- `NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE` (seen in browser tab)
-- `NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION` (seen in nav, beneath title)
-- `NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ABOUT` (seen in grid sidebar—accepts rich formatting tags: `<b>`, `<strong>`, `<i>`, `<em>`, `<u>`, `<br>`)
+- `NEXT_PUBLIC_META_TITLE` (seen in browser tab)
+- `NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION` (seen in nav, beneath title)
+- `NEXT_PUBLIC_NAV_TITLE` (seen in navigation, defaults to domain when not configured)
+- `NEXT_PUBLIC_PAGE_ABOUT` (seen in grid sidebar—accepts rich formatting tags: `<b>`, `<strong>`, `<i>`, `<em>`, `<u>`, `<br>`)
 
 #### Performance
 > ⚠️ Enabling may result in increased project usage. Static optimization [troubleshooting hints](#why-do-production-deployments-fail-when-static-optimization-is-enabled) in FAQ.
diff --git a/app/api/route.ts b/app/api/route.ts
index 9d46cd8a..fe566c70 100644
--- a/app/api/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/route.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { API_PHOTO_REQUEST_LIMIT, formatPhotoForApi } from '@/app/api';
 import {
   BASE_URL,
   PUBLIC_API_ENABLED,
-  SITE_TITLE,
+  META_TITLE,
 } from '@/app/config';
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function GET() {
     const photos = await getPhotosCached({ limit: API_PHOTO_REQUEST_LIMIT });
     return Response.json({
       meta: {
-        title: SITE_TITLE,
+        title: META_TITLE,
         url: BASE_URL,
       },
       photos: photos.map(formatPhotoForApi),
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 7783cb75..7a6bf424 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import {
   BASE_URL,
   DEFAULT_THEME,
   PRESERVE_ORIGINAL_UPLOADS,
-  SITE_DESCRIPTION,
-  SITE_DOMAIN_OR_TITLE,
-  SITE_TITLE,
+  META_DESCRIPTION,
+  NAV_TITLE_OR_DOMAIN,
+  META_TITLE,
 } from '@/app/config';
 import AppStateProvider from '@/state/AppStateProvider';
 import ToasterWithThemes from '@/toast/ToasterWithThemes';
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ import RecipeModal from '@/recipe/RecipeModal';
 import '../tailwind.css';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: SITE_TITLE,
-  description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
+  title: META_TITLE,
+  description: META_DESCRIPTION,
   ...BASE_URL && { metadataBase: new URL(BASE_URL) },
   openGraph: {
-    title: SITE_TITLE,
-    description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
+    title: META_TITLE,
+    description: META_DESCRIPTION,
   },
   twitter: {
-    title: SITE_TITLE,
-    description: SITE_DESCRIPTION,
+    title: META_TITLE,
+    description: META_DESCRIPTION,
   },
   icons: [{
     url: '/favicon.ico',
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
                 'mx-3 mb-3',
                 'lg:mx-6 lg:mb-6',
               )}>
-                <Nav siteDomainOrTitle={SITE_DOMAIN_OR_TITLE} />
+                <Nav navTitleOrDomain={NAV_TITLE_OR_DOMAIN} />
                 <main>
                   <ShareModals />
                   <RecipeModal />
diff --git a/app/template-url/route.tsx b/app/template-url/route.tsx
index 89e67847..f55ba954 100644
--- a/app/template-url/route.tsx
+++ b/app/template-url/route.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function GET() {
     url.searchParams.set('env-description', 'Configure your photo blog meta');
     url.searchParams.set('env-link', 'BLANK');
     url.searchParams.set('env', [
-      'NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE',
+      'NEXT_PUBLIC_META_TITLE',
     ].join(','));
   }
   url.searchParams.set('teamCreateStatus', 'hidden');
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
index 3a0e9615..796b507b 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminAppConfigurationClient.tsx
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export default function AdminAppConfigurationClient({
           optional
         >
           Store in environment variable (seen in browser tab):
-          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE'])}
+          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_META_TITLE'])}
         </ChecklistRow>
         <ChecklistRow
           title="Add description"
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export default function AdminAppConfigurationClient({
           optional
         >
           Store in environment variable (seen in nav, under title):
-          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION'])}
+          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION'])}
         </ChecklistRow>
         <ChecklistRow
           title="Add about"
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export default function AdminAppConfigurationClient({
           optional
         >
           Store in environment variable (seen in grid sidebar):
-          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ABOUT'])}
+          {renderEnvVars(['NEXT_PUBLIC_PAGE_ABOUT'])}
         </ChecklistRow>
       </ChecklistGroup>
       {!simplifiedView && <>
diff --git a/src/app/Nav.tsx b/src/app/Nav.tsx
index 147bdf50..97dc68d9 100644
--- a/src/app/Nav.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Nav.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import AnimateItems from '../components/AnimateItems';
 import {
   GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED,
   HAS_DEFINED_SITE_DESCRIPTION,
-  SITE_DESCRIPTION,
+  META_DESCRIPTION,
 } from './config';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
 import useStickyNav from './useStickyNav';
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ const NAV_HEIGHT_CLASS = HAS_DEFINED_SITE_DESCRIPTION
   : 'min-h-[4rem]';
 
 export default function Nav({
-  siteDomainOrTitle,
+  navTitleOrDomain,
 }: {
-  siteDomainOrTitle: string;
+  navTitleOrDomain: string;
 }) {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
 
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ export default function Nav({
                   'truncate overflow-hidden select-none',
                   HAS_DEFINED_SITE_DESCRIPTION && 'sm:font-bold',
                 )}>
-                  {renderLink(siteDomainOrTitle, PATH_ROOT)}
+                  {renderLink(navTitleOrDomain, PATH_ROOT)}
                 </div>
                 {HAS_DEFINED_SITE_DESCRIPTION &&
                   <div className={clsx(
                     'hidden sm:block truncate overflow-hidden',
                     'leading-tight',
                   )}>
-                    {SITE_DESCRIPTION}
+                    {META_DESCRIPTION}
                   </div>}
               </div>
             </nav>]
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
index da190c59..f731360d 100644
--- a/src/app/config.ts
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ export const IS_BUILDING = process.env.NEXT_PHASE === 'phase-production-build';
 export const VERCEL_BYPASS_KEY = 'x-vercel-protection-bypass';
 export const VERCEL_BYPASS_SECRET = process.env.VERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET;
 
-// SITE META
-
-export const SITE_TITLE =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE ||
-  TEMPLATE_TITLE;
+// DOMAIN
 
 // User-facing domain, potential site title
 const SITE_DOMAIN =
@@ -91,17 +87,37 @@ export const BASE_URL = makeUrlAbsolute((
 
 const SITE_DOMAIN_SHORT = shortenUrl(SITE_DOMAIN);
 
-export const SITE_DOMAIN_OR_TITLE =
-  SITE_DOMAIN_SHORT ||
-  SITE_TITLE;
+// SITE META
 
-export const SITE_DESCRIPTION =
+export const NAV_TITLE =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NAV_TITLE;
+
+export const META_TITLE =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_META_TITLE ||
+  // Legacy environment variable
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE ||
+  NAV_TITLE ||
+  TEMPLATE_TITLE;
+
+export const META_DESCRIPTION =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION ||
+  // Legacy environment variable
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION ||
   SITE_DOMAIN;
 
-export const SITE_ABOUT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ABOUT;
+export const NAV_TITLE_OR_DOMAIN =
+  NAV_TITLE ||
+  SITE_DOMAIN_SHORT ||
+  META_TITLE;
+
+export const PAGE_ABOUT =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PAGE_ABOUT ||
+  // Legacy environment variable
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ABOUT;
 
 export const HAS_DEFINED_SITE_DESCRIPTION =
+  Boolean(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_META_DESCRIPTION) ||
+  // Legacy environment variable
   Boolean(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION);
 
 // STORAGE
@@ -169,11 +185,11 @@ export const AI_TEXT_AUTO_GENERATED_FIELDS = parseAiAutoGeneratedFieldsString(
 
 export const STATICALLY_OPTIMIZED_PHOTOS =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STATICALLY_OPTIMIZE_PHOTOS === '1' ||
-  // Legacy environment variable name
+  // Legacy environment variable
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STATICALLY_OPTIMIZE_PAGES === '1';
 export const STATICALLY_OPTIMIZED_PHOTO_OG_IMAGES =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STATICALLY_OPTIMIZE_PHOTO_OG_IMAGES === '1' ||
-  // Legacy environment variable name
+  // Legacy environment variable
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STATICALLY_OPTIMIZE_OG_IMAGES === '1';
 export const STATICALLY_OPTIMIZED_PHOTO_CATEGORIES =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STATICALLY_OPTIMIZE_PHOTO_CATEGORIES === '1';
@@ -187,7 +203,7 @@ export const HAS_STATIC_OPTIMIZATION =
 
 export const PRESERVE_ORIGINAL_UPLOADS =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PRESERVE_ORIGINAL_UPLOADS === '1' ||
-  // Legacy environment variable name
+  // Legacy environment variable
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PRO_MODE === '1';
 export const IMAGE_QUALITY =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGE_QUALITY
diff --git a/src/image-response/HomeImageResponse.tsx b/src/image-response/HomeImageResponse.tsx
index 3deeac53..cb06abbe 100644
--- a/src/image-response/HomeImageResponse.tsx
+++ b/src/image-response/HomeImageResponse.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SITE_DOMAIN_OR_TITLE } from '@/app/config';
+import { NAV_TITLE_OR_DOMAIN } from '@/app/config';
 import { Photo } from '../photo';
 import ImageCaption from './components/ImageCaption';
 import ImageContainer from './components/ImageContainer';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function HomeImageResponse({
         width,
         height,
         fontFamily,
-        title: SITE_DOMAIN_OR_TITLE,
+        title: NAV_TITLE_OR_DOMAIN,
       }} />
     </ImageContainer>
   );
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoGridSidebar.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoGridSidebar.tsx
index 356f07be..42184192 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoGridSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoGridSidebar.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import FavsTag from '../tag/FavsTag';
 import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
 import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import HiddenTag from '@/tag/HiddenTag';
-import { CATEGORY_VISIBILITY, SITE_ABOUT } from '@/app/config';
+import { CATEGORY_VISIBILITY, PAGE_ABOUT } from '@/app/config';
 import {
   htmlHasBrParagraphBreaks,
   safelyParseFormattedHtml,
@@ -244,16 +244,16 @@ export default function PhotoGridSidebar({
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
-      {SITE_ABOUT && <HeaderList
+      {PAGE_ABOUT && <HeaderList
         items={[<p
           key="about"
           ref={aboutRef}
           className={clsx(
             'max-w-60 normal-case text-dim',
-            htmlHasBrParagraphBreaks(SITE_ABOUT) && 'pb-2',
+            htmlHasBrParagraphBreaks(PAGE_ABOUT) && 'pb-2',
           )}
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-            __html: safelyParseFormattedHtml(SITE_ABOUT),
+            __html: safelyParseFormattedHtml(PAGE_ABOUT),
           }}
         />]}
       />}