diff --git a/changelogs/header.md b/changelogs/header.md
index a8fd04ba..21f3b4d2 100644
--- a/changelogs/header.md
+++ b/changelogs/header.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/VERSION">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/VERSION</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>DATE</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/VERSION/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/VERSION" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.1.md b/content/changelog/v1.1.md
index 91a79581..7e31122d 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.1.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.1.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/tree/v1.1">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/tree/v1.1</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>November 09, 2021</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.1/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.1" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.10.md b/content/changelog/v1.10.md
index 38fb0501..8a0e496d 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.10.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.10.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.10">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.10</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>March 22, 2024</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.10/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.10" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.11.md b/content/changelog/v1.11.md
index cb20f57b..d38d874b 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.11.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.11.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.11">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.11</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>June 20, 2024</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.11/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.11" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.12.md b/content/changelog/v1.12.md
index 61c2cc80..8124ca28 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.12.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.12.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.12">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.12</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>October 07, 2024</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.12/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.12" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.2.md b/content/changelog/v1.2.md
index 5f06e8a7..224da53f 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.2.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.2.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/tree/v1.2">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/tree/v1.2</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>February 02, 2022</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.2/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.2" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.3.md b/content/changelog/v1.3.md
index 46e7f0d4..b8c99a7c 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.3.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.3.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.3">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.3</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>June 15, 2022</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.3/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.3" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.4.md b/content/changelog/v1.4.md
index 6515e570..10510d80 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.4.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.4.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.4">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.4</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>September 29, 2022</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.4/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.4" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.5.md b/content/changelog/v1.5.md
index cc099ebe..9f23a019 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.5.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.5.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.5">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.5</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>November 17, 2022</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.5/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.5" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.6.md b/content/changelog/v1.6.md
index d0e14a0a..d47c36b5 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.6.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.6.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.6">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.6</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>February 14, 2023</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.6/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.6" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.7.md b/content/changelog/v1.7.md
index 8cbe1985..f4b2b63e 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.7.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.7.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.7">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.7</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>May 25, 2023</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.7/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.7" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.8.md b/content/changelog/v1.8.md
index 2ff0e7a4..1883d10a 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.8.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.8.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.8">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.8</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>August 23, 2023</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.8/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.8" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
 <!-- Intentionally blank line to ensure headers work in the concatenated changelog -->
diff --git a/content/changelog/v1.9.md b/content/changelog/v1.9.md
index 6679dd98..a3971bd2 100644
--- a/content/changelog/v1.9.md
+++ b/content/changelog/v1.9.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Variables:
 <table class="release-info">
 <tr><th>Git commit</th><td><a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.9">https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.9</a></td>
 <tr><th>Release date</th><td>November 29, 2023</td>
-<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="/changelog/v1.9/checklist.md">checklist.md</a></td>
+<tr><th>Checklist</th><td><a href="{{< relref path="changelog/v1.9" outputFormat="Checklist" >}}">checklist.md</a></td>
 </table>
 
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diff --git a/data/string-formats.yaml b/data/string-formats.yaml
index e4ebc523..39eaa1a1 100644
--- a/data/string-formats.yaml
+++ b/data/string-formats.yaml
@@ -38,27 +38,27 @@
 
 mx-user-id:
   title: User ID
-  url: /appendices#user-identifiers
+  url: appendices#user-identifiers
   # regex: "^@"
 
 mx-event-id:
   title: Event ID
-  url: /appendices#event-ids
+  url: appendices#event-ids
   # regex: "^\\$"
 
 mx-room-id:
   title: Room ID
-  url: /appendices#room-ids
+  url: appendices#room-ids
   # regex: "^!"
 
 mx-server-name:
   title: Server Name
-  url: /appendices#server-name
+  url: appendices#server-name
   # no regex
 
 mx-mxc-uri:
   title: Matrix Content URI
-  url: /client-server-api#matrix-content-mxc-uris
+  url: client-server-api#matrix-content-mxc-uris
   # regex: "^mxc:\\/\\/"
 
 uri:
diff --git a/layouts/404.html b/layouts/404.html
index 212e20ba..c8a3523b 100644
--- a/layouts/404.html
+++ b/layouts/404.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <main id="main">
       <div>
        <h1 id="title">Not found</h1>
-          <p>This page doesn't exist. Try going back to the <a href="{{ "/" | relURL }}">main page for the Matrix Specification</a>.</p>
+          <p>This page doesn't exist. Try going back to the <a href="{{ "" | relURL }}">main page for the Matrix Specification</a>.</p>
       </div>
     </main>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/hooks/head-end.html b/layouts/partials/hooks/head-end.html
index 9ce7e3e5..c0153669 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/hooks/head-end.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/hooks/head-end.html
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
  Google Fonts manually via a script:
  https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/main/static/css/fonts
 */}}
-<link rel="preload" href="{{ "/css/fonts/Inter.css" | relURL }}" as="style">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "/css/fonts/Inter.css" | relURL }}">
+<link rel="preload" href="{{ "css/fonts/Inter.css" | relURL }}" as="style">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/fonts/Inter.css" | relURL }}">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html b/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
index c757140f..bae7a3d9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ resolve-additional-types.)
   {{ $stringFormat := "" }}
 
   {{ with index site.Data "string-formats" . }}
-    {{ $stringFormat = printf "<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>" (htmlEscape .url) (htmlEscape .title) }}
+    {{ $stringFormat = printf "<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>" (htmlEscape .url | relURL) (htmlEscape .title) }}
   {{ end }}
 
   {{ return $stringFormat }}