diff --git a/frontend/public/index.html b/frontend/public/index.html
index 1d0712a..2671cb0 100644
--- a/frontend/public/index.html
+++ b/frontend/public/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
   <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/">
   <link rel="canonical" href="/">
   <title>DBIS Explorer</title>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
     <h1>DBIS Explorer</h1>
     <p>Redirecting to the current Chain 138 explorer…</p>
     <p><a href="/">Continue to explorer</a></p>
-    <p><a href="/legacy/index.html">Open legacy SPA fallback</a></p>
+    <p class="legacy-fallback"><small>Legacy SPA fallback (deprecated): <a href="/legacy/index.html">/legacy/</a></small></p>
   </main>
   <script>
     if (window.location.pathname === '/index.html') {
diff --git a/frontend/public/legacy/index.html b/frontend/public/legacy/index.html
index 7dbce06..609e92b 100644
--- a/frontend/public/legacy/index.html
+++ b/frontend/public/legacy/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
     <meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate">
     <meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">
     <meta http-equiv="Expires" content="0">
@@ -1217,6 +1218,9 @@
     </style>
 </head>
 <body>
+<div id="legacy-deprecation-banner" role="status" style="position:sticky;top:0;z-index:9999;padding:0.75rem 1rem;background:#7c2d12;color:#ffedd5;font:500 0.875rem/1.4 system-ui,sans-serif;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #ea580c;">
+  Deprecated legacy explorer UI. <a href="/" style="color:#fdba74;text-decoration:underline;">Switch to the current DBIS Explorer</a>.
+</div>
     <script>
     (function() {
         function doToggleNav() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
index 047953c..ad5870f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
@@ -35,12 +35,22 @@ export default function Footer() {
             <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm">
               <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/search">Search</Link></li>
               <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/docs">Documentation</Link></li>
-              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/bridge">Bridge Monitoring</Link></li>
-              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/liquidity">Liquidity Access</Link></li>
-              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/routes">Routes</Link></li>
-              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/operations">Operations Hub</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/blocks">Blocks</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/transactions">Transactions</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/tokens">Tokens</Link></li>
               <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/addresses">Addresses</Link></li>
               <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/watchlist">Watchlist</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/access">Account access</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/wallet">Wallet tools</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/operations">Operations hub</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/bridge">Bridge</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/routes">Routes</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/liquidity">Liquidity</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/pools">Pools</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/analytics">Analytics</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/operator">Operator</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/system">System</Link></li>
+              <li><Link className={footerLinkClass} href="/weth">WETH</Link></li>
               <li><a className={footerLinkClass} href="/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li>
               <li><a className={footerLinkClass} href="/terms.html">Terms of Service</a></li>
               <li><a className={footerLinkClass} href="/acknowledgments.html">Acknowledgments</a></li>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Navbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/Navbar.tsx
index fd864e5..a26a6b9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Navbar.tsx
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ function UiModeToggle({ mobile = false }: { mobile?: boolean }) {
 function AccountButton({
   walletSession,
   connectingWallet,
+  connectError,
   onConnect,
   onCopyAddress,
   onSwitchWallet,
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ function AccountButton({
 }: {
   walletSession: WalletAccessSession | null
   connectingWallet: boolean
+  connectError?: string | null
   onConnect: () => void
   onCopyAddress: () => void
   onSwitchWallet: () => void
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ function AccountButton({
     },
     {
       href: '/wallet',
-      label: 'Settings',
+      label: 'Wallet tools',
       description: 'Review network, token-list, and wallet configuration guidance.',
     },
     {
@@ -407,14 +409,21 @@ function AccountButton({
 
   if (!walletSession) {
     return (
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={onConnect}
-        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-2xl bg-gray-950 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-black focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 dark:bg-white dark:text-gray-950 dark:hover:bg-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-offset-gray-900"
-      >
-        <span className="inline-flex h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400" aria-hidden />
-        <span>{connectingWallet ? 'Connecting…' : 'Connect Wallet'}</span>
-      </button>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-1">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onConnect}
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-2xl bg-gray-950 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-black focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 dark:bg-white dark:text-gray-950 dark:hover:bg-gray-100 dark:focus-visible:ring-offset-gray-900"
+        >
+          <span className="inline-flex h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-400" aria-hidden />
+          <span>{connectingWallet ? 'Connecting…' : 'Connect Wallet'}</span>
+        </button>
+        {connectError ? (
+          <p role="alert" className="max-w-xs text-right text-xs text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+            {connectError}
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
     )
   }
 
@@ -469,6 +478,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
   const [commandPaletteOpen, setCommandPaletteOpen] = useState(false)
   const [walletSession, setWalletSession] = useState<WalletAccessSession | null>(null)
   const [connectingWallet, setConnectingWallet] = useState(false)
+  const [walletConnectError, setWalletConnectError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const mobilePanelId = useId()
 
   const isExploreActive =
@@ -528,13 +538,14 @@ export default function Navbar() {
   const handleConnectWallet = async () => {
     try {
       setConnectingWallet(true)
+      setWalletConnectError(null)
       await accessApi.connectWalletSession()
-      router.push('/access')
       setMobileMenuOpen(false)
+      router.push('/wallet')
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Wallet connect failed', error)
-      router.push('/access')
-      setMobileMenuOpen(false)
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Wallet connection failed.'
+      setWalletConnectError(message)
     } finally {
       setConnectingWallet(false)
     }
@@ -588,13 +599,13 @@ export default function Navbar() {
   )
   const operationsItems: MenuItem[] = useMemo(
     () => [
-      { href: '/operations', label: 'Operations Hub', description: 'Open the consolidated operator surface for live support workflows.' },
-      { href: '/bridge', label: 'Bridge Monitoring', description: 'Inspect relay lanes, queue posture, and bridge trace tooling.' },
+      { href: '/operations', label: 'Operations hub', description: 'Open the consolidated operator surface for live support workflows.' },
+      { href: '/bridge', label: 'Bridge', description: 'Inspect relay lanes, queue posture, and bridge trace tooling.' },
       { href: '/routes', label: 'Routes', description: 'Review live route coverage, same-chain lanes, and bridge paths.' },
       { href: '/liquidity', label: 'Liquidity', description: 'Check planner-backed route access and live liquidity posture.' },
       { href: '/system', label: 'System', description: 'Inspect topology, RPC capability, and public integration inventory.' },
-      { href: '/operator', label: 'Operator Surface', description: 'Open planner, route, and relay shortcuts in one public page.' },
-      { href: '/weth', label: 'WETH References', description: 'Review wrapped-asset references and bridge-oriented WETH context.' },
+      { href: '/operator', label: 'Operator', description: 'Open planner, route, and relay shortcuts in one public page.' },
+      { href: '/weth', label: 'WETH', description: 'Review wrapped-asset references and bridge-oriented WETH context.' },
       { href: '/chain138-command-center.html', label: 'Command Center', description: 'Open the visual command-center reference.', external: true },
     ],
     [],
@@ -727,12 +738,13 @@ export default function Navbar() {
               </div>
             </nav>
 
-            <div className="ml-auto hidden items-center gap-3 lg:flex">
+            <div className="ml-auto hidden items-center gap-3 xl:flex">
               <SearchControl active={isSearchActive} onSelect={() => setCommandPaletteOpen(true)} />
               <UiModeToggle />
               <AccountButton
                 walletSession={walletSession}
                 connectingWallet={connectingWallet}
+                connectError={walletConnectError}
                 onConnect={() => void handleConnectWallet()}
                 onCopyAddress={() => void handleCopyAddress()}
                 onSwitchWallet={() => void handleSwitchWallet()}
@@ -740,7 +752,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
               />
             </div>
 
-            <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2 lg:hidden">
+            <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2 xl:hidden">
               {walletSession ? (
                 <Link
                   href="/access"
@@ -793,7 +805,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
           {mobileMenuOpen ? (
             <div
               id={mobilePanelId}
-              className="border-t border-gray-200 py-4 dark:border-gray-800 lg:hidden"
+              className="border-t border-gray-200 py-4 dark:border-gray-800 xl:hidden"
             >
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
                 <SearchControl
@@ -806,6 +818,12 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                 />
                 <UiModeToggle mobile />
 
+                {walletConnectError ? (
+                  <p role="alert" className="rounded-xl border border-red-200 bg-red-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-red-700 dark:border-red-900/60 dark:bg-red-950/40 dark:text-red-300">
+                    {walletConnectError}
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
+
               <div className="grid gap-4">
                 <div>
                   <div className="mb-2 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/ContractVerificationCallout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/ContractVerificationCallout.tsx
index 80174fc..beec701 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/ContractVerificationCallout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/ContractVerificationCallout.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ export default function ContractVerificationCallout({ address, verified }: Contr
           </Link>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <strong>Native Blockscout UI (LAN):</strong> use contract verification on the VM Blockscout instance when the custom explorer UI does not expose the form.
+          <strong>Explorer contract tab:</strong>{' '}
+          <Link href={`/addresses/${address}`} className="text-primary-600 hover:underline">
+            Open this address and review the Contract tab
+          </Link>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </Card>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/home/HomePage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/home/HomePage.tsx
index 479986c..c449200 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/home/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/home/HomePage.tsx
@@ -1003,10 +1003,13 @@ export default function Home({
             Wallet & MetaMask
           </Link>
           <Link href="/routes" className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:border-primary-400 dark:border-gray-800">
-            Liquidity & routes
+            Routes
+          </Link>
+          <Link href="/liquidity" className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:border-primary-400 dark:border-gray-800">
+            Liquidity
           </Link>
           <Link href="/bridge" className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:border-primary-400 dark:border-gray-800">
-            Bridge monitoring
+            Bridge
           </Link>
           <Link href="/analytics" className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:border-primary-400 dark:border-gray-800">
             Analytics
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts b/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
index 54ab0eb..c1e470c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ export const explorerOperationsSurfaces: ExplorerOperationsSurface[] = [
     label: 'Liquidity',
     description: 'PMM access points and planner capabilities.',
   },
+  {
+    href: '/weth',
+    label: 'WETH',
+    description: 'Wrapped-asset references and bridge context.',
+  },
   {
     href: '/pools',
     label: 'Pools',
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts b/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
index 2df3e0b..7167cf8 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -38,17 +38,26 @@ test.describe('Explorer sprint smoke', () => {
     await expect(page.getByText(/CCIP route catalog/i).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
   })
 
-  test('operations hub shows surface navigation', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('operations hub shows WETH in surface navigation', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 })
     await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/operations`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 30000 })
-    await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: /Operations surfaces/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
-    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: /Bridge/i }).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: /Operations surfaces/i }).getByRole('link', { name: /^WETH$/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
   })
 
-  test('footer lists public API endpoints', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('footer lists public API endpoints and explorer surfaces', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 20000 })
     await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByText(/Public APIs/i)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
     await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByRole('link', { name: /Blockscout stats/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByRole('link', { name: /Wallet tools/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByRole('link', { name: /Account access/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+  })
+
+  test('tablet viewport exposes mobile navigation menu', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1100, height: 800 })
+    await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 20000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /Open navigation menu/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /Open navigation menu/i }).click()
+    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: /Operations hub/i }).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
   })
 
   test('analytics page shows track 3 surface note', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -63,9 +72,10 @@ test.describe('Explorer sprint smoke', () => {
     await expect(page.getByText(/Track 4 public surface/i).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
   })
 
-  test('legacy SPA fallback loads', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('legacy SPA fallback loads with deprecation banner', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/legacy/index.html`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 30000 })
     await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/DBIS Explorer/i)
+    await expect(page.getByText(/Deprecated legacy explorer UI/i)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /Latest Blocks/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
   })
 
