diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39f4066..957bb22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -271,12 +271,11 @@ The resolved locale also drives date formatting (`Intl.DateTimeFormat`), search
 tag-label sorting (`localeCompare`), via `getLocale()` in the same module — so a translation
 file doesn't just relabel text, it affects how dates and sorting behave too.
 
-The page `<title>` and an optional `#site-title` header link (see "Embedding in an existing
-page" below) are both set from the `siteName` string at startup, so they stay in sync with the
-resolved locale automatically — translate `siteName` in `strings/xx.json` rather than editing
-the page. Other site-specific branding in the embedding page itself (the header search
-placeholder, the sidebar section headings) is plain static HTML, not JS-templated — translate
-that by editing the page directly (`demo/index.html` for this repo's own demo).
+cmkiss never names the page: the `<title>`, the site header, and any other branding (the header
+search placeholder, the sidebar section headings) belong to the embedding page and are plain
+static HTML — translate them by editing the page directly (`demo/index.html` for this repo's own
+demo). The only change cmkiss makes to the tab title is in the article view, where it shows
+`<article title> | <page's own title>`; list views restore the page's original `<title>` exactly.
 
 ## Embedding in an existing page
 
@@ -353,11 +352,6 @@ demo does.
   ```html
   <nav id="tag-filters" aria-label="Filter by tag"></nav>
   ```
-- **Site title link — `#site-title`.** Optional; its text is set to the `siteName` string once at
-  startup, so it stays in sync with the resolved locale without editing the page per language.
-  ```html
-  <a href="#" id="site-title">My Site</a>
-  ```
 
 `#tag-filters` is optional — omit it and nothing breaks, the article list and search still work
 standalone.
diff --git a/js/router.js b/js/router.js
index e9fa7e1..bcdf633 100644
--- a/js/router.js
+++ b/js/router.js
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ function init() {
         if (!document.getElementById('list-view') || !document.getElementById('article-view')) {
             throw new Error('Missing required #list-view and/or #article-view element — see the "Embedding in an existing page" section of the README.');
         }
-        // Optional embedding-page markup (see "Embedding in an existing
-        // page" in the README) — set once here rather than in
-        // showListView()/loadArticle() so a page that loads straight into
-        // an article route (a direct link) still gets it, not just one that
-        // starts on the list view.
-        const siteTitle = document.getElementById('site-title');
-        if (siteTitle) siteTitle.textContent = t('siteName');
     });
 
     // Show a top-level error if dependencies fail to load (or a mount point
diff --git a/js/views.js b/js/views.js
index 2bedb1d..be652bc 100644
--- a/js/views.js
+++ b/js/views.js
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ let currentGeneration = 0;
 // everything.
 let lastListHash = '#';
 
+// The embedding page's own <title>, captured once when this module first
+// runs (module scripts are deferred, so <title> is already parsed). cmkiss
+// never names the page itself — list views restore this exactly, and the
+// article view only prefixes it with the article's title.
+const pageTitle = document.title;
+
 function formatDate(value) {
     if (!value) return '';
     const date = new Date(`${String(value).slice(0, 10)}T12:00:00`);
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@ function formatDate(value) {
 export function showListView() {
     document.getElementById('list-view').hidden = false;
     document.getElementById('article-view').hidden = true;
-    document.title = t('siteName');
+    document.title = pageTitle;
 }
 
 export function showArticleView() {
@@ -552,7 +558,8 @@ export async function loadArticle(hash) {
         // cards, the description field here stays frontmatter-only (no
         // auto-excerpt) — the full content is right below it either way.
         const { readingTime, coverUrl } = deriveContentFields(meta, content, article.path);
-        document.title = `${meta.title || article.slug} | ${t('siteName')}`;
+        // Skip the separator when the embedding page has no <title> of its own.
+        document.title = `${meta.title || article.slug}${pageTitle ? ` | ${pageTitle}` : ''}`;
         const element = document.importNode(templates.article, true);
         const field = name => element.querySelector(`[data-field="${name}"]`);
         field('title').textContent = meta.title || article.slug;
diff --git a/strings/cs.json b/strings/cs.json
index d82ed90..d9c4c2f 100644
--- a/strings/cs.json
+++ b/strings/cs.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "siteName": "Ukázkový blog",
   "appStartError": "Blog se nepodařilo spustit: {message}",
   "articleNotFound": "Článek nebyl nalezen",
 
diff --git a/strings/en.json b/strings/en.json
index 02f9964..ed633b8 100644
--- a/strings/en.json
+++ b/strings/en.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "siteName": "Example Blog",
   "appStartError": "Failed to start the blog: {message}",
   "articleNotFound": "Article not found",
 
diff --git a/strings/sk.json b/strings/sk.json
index ff81b7b..351af10 100644
--- a/strings/sk.json
+++ b/strings/sk.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "siteName": "Ukážkový blog",
   "appStartError": "Blog sa nepodarilo spustiť: {message}",
   "articleNotFound": "Článok nebol nájdený",