diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index 5e80c73..1e4d6cf 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ $app->post('/api/auth/register', [AuthController::class, 'register']);
 
 // Authenticated routes (any logged-in user)
 $app->group('', function (RouteCollectorProxy $group) {
-    $group->get('/', [ViewController::class, 'home']);
     $group->get('/home', [ViewController::class, 'home']);
     $group->get('/today', [ViewController::class, 'today']);
     $group->get('/texts', [ViewController::class, 'userTexts']);
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
index 83415c2..4e0893c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/adminText.cy.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
   })
 
   it('clicking "Add child" reveals an inline form', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('input.child-title').should('be.visible')
     cy.get('#text-detail li').first().children('button.save-child').should('be.visible')
   })
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
 
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('New Child Node')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
 
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
 
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('Nested Child Node')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
 
@@ -72,9 +69,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
 
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li')
-      .first()
-      .activateNode()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li')
       .first()
       .find('button.toggle-children')
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
 
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
       .first()
-      .activateNode()
       .children('button.add-child')
       .click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
@@ -130,7 +123,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
   it('opening add-child on another node closes the first one', () => {
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
       .first()
-      .activateNode()
       .children('button.add-child')
       .click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
@@ -140,7 +132,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
 
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li')
       .first()
-      .activateNode()
       .children('button.add-child')
       .click()
 
@@ -161,7 +152,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
   it('opening bulk-add closes an open add-child form', () => {
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
       .first()
-      .activateNode()
       .children('button.add-child')
       .click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
@@ -171,7 +161,6 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
 
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li')
       .first()
-      .activateNode()
       .children('button.bulk-add-children')
       .click()
 
@@ -189,8 +178,7 @@ describe('The admin text detail page', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
 
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.add-child').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.add-child').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.child-title').type('Persistent Child')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-child').click()
 
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminTextBulkAdd.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminTextBulkAdd.cy.js
index 39b06d3..47d3c7f 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/adminTextBulkAdd.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/adminTextBulkAdd.cy.js
@@ -20,16 +20,14 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
   })
 
   it('clicking "Bulk add children" reveals inline form inputs', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').should('be.visible')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').should('be.visible')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-bulk').should('be.visible')
   })
 
   it('clicking "Bulk add children" again hides the form', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').should('be.visible')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').should('not.exist')
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
   it('can bulk add children to the root node', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').type('Page')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').type('3')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-bulk').click()
@@ -54,8 +51,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
 
   it('does not submit if title prefix is empty', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').type('3')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-bulk').click()
     cy.get('@bulkCreate.all').should('have.length', 0)
@@ -63,8 +59,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
 
   it('does not submit if count is empty', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').type('Page')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-bulk').click()
     cy.get('@bulkCreate.all').should('have.length', 0)
@@ -73,8 +68,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
   it('pressing Enter in the bulk-count input submits', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').type('Enter')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').type('2{enter}')
     cy.wait('@bulkCreate').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
@@ -86,8 +80,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
   it('pressing Enter in the bulk-title input submits', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').type('2')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').type('Title{enter}')
     cy.wait('@bulkCreate').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 201)
@@ -99,8 +92,7 @@ describe('Bulk add children on the admin text detail page', () => {
   it('bulk added nodes persist after page reload', () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes/bulk').as('bulkCreate')
     cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
-      .children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
+    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.bulk-add-children').click()
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-title').type('Page')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('input.bulk-count').type('3')
     cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().children('button.save-bulk').click()
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminTextLayout.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminTextLayout.cy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d741a1..0000000
--- a/cypress/e2e/adminTextLayout.cy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-describe('The admin text detail page horizontal layout', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
-    cy.loginAsAdmin()
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getText')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodes')
-    cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
-    cy.wait('@getText')
-    cy.wait('@getNodes')
-  })
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
-  })
-
-  it('renders child list to the right of the parent title', () => {
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().as('rootLi')
-    cy.get('@rootLi').children('span').first().as('rootTitle')
-    cy.get('@rootLi').children('ul').first().as('childList')
-
-    cy.get('@childList').should('be.visible')
-
-    cy.get('@rootTitle').then(($title) => {
-      const titleRect = $title[0].getBoundingClientRect()
-      cy.get('@childList').then(($list) => {
-        const listRect = $list[0].getBoundingClientRect()
-        expect(listRect.left).to.be.greaterThan(titleRect.right)
-      })
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('stacks sibling child nodes vertically within the right column', () => {
-    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/nodes').as('createNode')
-    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/nodes/0').as('getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
-      .first()
-      .activateNode()
-      .children('button.add-child')
-      .click()
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li')
-      .first()
-      .children('input.child-title')
-      .type('Sibling One{enter}')
-    cy.wait('@createNode')
-    cy.wait('@getNodesRefresh')
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').should(
-      'have.length.greaterThan',
-      1
-    )
-
-    cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li > ul > li').then(($siblings) => {
-      const firstRect = $siblings[0].getBoundingClientRect()
-      const lastRect = $siblings[$siblings.length - 1]
-        .getBoundingClientRect()
-      expect(lastRect.top).to.be.greaterThan(firstRect.top)
-      expect(Math.abs(lastRect.left - firstRect.left)).to.be.lessThan(2)
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/userText.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/userText.cy.js
index 7c3e379..2318f07 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/userText.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/userText.cy.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('The user text detail page', () => {
         cy.visit('/texts/0')
         cy.wait('@getNodes')
 
-        cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first().activateNode()
+        cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first()
             .children('button.add-child').click()
         cy.get('#text-detail > ul > li').first()
             .children('input.child-title').type('My new child')
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index af58025..1c1d028 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -17,8 +17,3 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('loginAsUser', () => {
 Cypress.Commands.add('loginAsSecondUser', () => {
     cy.login('user2@example.com', 'password2')
 })
-
-Cypress.Commands.add('activateNode', { prevSubject: 'element' }, ($li) => {
-    cy.wrap($li).children('span').first().click()
-    return cy.wrap($li)
-})
diff --git a/public/css/app.css b/public/css/app.css
index 9e3c2cf..767dddd 100644
--- a/public/css/app.css
+++ b/public/css/app.css
@@ -444,12 +444,6 @@ form {
    elements added.
 */
 
-.node-tree ul {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: var(--space-2);
-}
-
 .node-tree > ul {
     border-left: 2px solid var(--color-border);
     padding-left: var(--space-4);
@@ -457,41 +451,26 @@ form {
 
 .node-tree ul ul {
     border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-    margin-left: var(--space-3);
+    margin-top: var(--space-2);
+    margin-left: var(--space-2);
     padding-left: var(--space-4);
 }
 
 .node-tree li {
     display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: nowrap;
-    align-items: flex-start;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    align-items: center;
     gap: var(--space-2);
-    padding: 0;
+    padding: var(--space-2) 0;
 }
 
 .node-tree li > ul {
-    flex-shrink: 0;
+    flex-basis: 100%;
+    margin-top: var(--space-2);
 }
 
 .node-tree li > span {
-    flex-shrink: 0;
     font-weight: 500;
-    cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.node-tree li > span:hover,
-.node-tree li.is-active > span {
-    color: var(--color-primary);
-}
-
-.node-tree li > button.add-child,
-.node-tree li > button.bulk-add-children {
-    display: none;
-}
-
-.node-tree li.is-active > button.add-child,
-.node-tree li.is-active > button.bulk-add-children {
-    display: inline-block;
 }
 
 .node-tree li > button {
diff --git a/public/js/text.js b/public/js/text.js
index aca2210..7566869 100644
--- a/public/js/text.js
+++ b/public/js/text.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-const expandedChildByParent = new Map();
-let activeNodeId = null;
+const expandedNodeIds = new Set();
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     const textId = window.location.pathname.split('/').pop();
@@ -76,36 +75,12 @@ function renderTree(nodes, textId, depth = 0) {
 
         const titleSpan = document.createElement('span');
         titleSpan.textContent = node.title;
-        titleSpan.addEventListener('click', () => {
-            if (activeNodeId === node.id) {
-                activeNodeId = null;
-                li.classList.remove('is-active');
-                closeAllAddForms();
-                return;
-            }
-            const previousActive = document.querySelector(
-                '#text-detail li.is-active'
-            );
-            if (previousActive) {
-                previousActive.classList.remove('is-active');
-            }
-            closeAllAddForms();
-            li.classList.add('is-active');
-            activeNodeId = node.id;
-        });
         li.appendChild(titleSpan);
 
-        if (node.id === activeNodeId) {
-            li.classList.add('is-active');
-        }
-
         const addBtn = document.createElement('button');
         addBtn.textContent = 'Add child';
         addBtn.className = 'add-child';
-        addBtn.addEventListener(
-            'click',
-            () => toggleAddForm(li, node.id, node.parentNodeId, textId)
-        );
+        addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => toggleAddForm(li, node.id, textId));
         li.appendChild(addBtn);
 
         const bulkBtn = document.createElement('button');
@@ -113,32 +88,31 @@ function renderTree(nodes, textId, depth = 0) {
         bulkBtn.className = 'bulk-add-children';
         bulkBtn.addEventListener(
             'click',
-            () => toggleBulkAddForm(li, node.id, node.parentNodeId, textId)
+            () => toggleBulkAddForm(li, node.id, textId)
         );
         li.appendChild(bulkBtn);
 
         if (node.children.length > 0) {
             const childUl = renderTree(node.children, textId, depth + 1);
             const childrenVisible =
-                depth === 0 ||
-                expandedChildByParent.get(node.parentNodeId) === node.id;
+                expandedNodeIds.has(node.id) || depth === 0;
+            if (childrenVisible) {
+                expandedNodeIds.add(node.id);
+            }
             childUl.style.display = childrenVisible ? '' : 'none';
 
             const toggleBtn = document.createElement('button');
             toggleBtn.className = 'toggle-children';
             toggleBtn.textContent = childrenVisible ? '▼' : '▶';
             toggleBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-                if (depth === 0) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                const expandedSibling =
-                    expandedChildByParent.get(node.parentNodeId);
-                if (expandedSibling === node.id) {
-                    expandedChildByParent.delete(node.parentNodeId);
+                const isHidden = childUl.style.display === 'none';
+                childUl.style.display = isHidden ? '' : 'none';
+                toggleBtn.textContent = isHidden ? '▼' : '▶';
+                if (isHidden) {
+                    expandedNodeIds.add(node.id);
                 } else {
-                    expandedChildByParent.set(node.parentNodeId, node.id);
+                    expandedNodeIds.delete(node.id);
                 }
-                fetchAndRenderNodes(textId);
             });
 
             li.appendChild(toggleBtn);
@@ -165,7 +139,7 @@ function closeAllAddForms() {
     });
 }
 
-function toggleAddForm(li, parentNodeId, grandparentId, textId) {
+function toggleAddForm(li, parentNodeId, textId) {
     const existing = li.querySelector('input.child-title');
     if (existing) {
         existing.remove();
@@ -188,7 +162,7 @@ function toggleAddForm(li, parentNodeId, grandparentId, textId) {
         const title = input.value.trim();
         if (!title) return;
 
-        expandedChildByParent.set(grandparentId, parentNodeId);
+        expandedNodeIds.add(parentNodeId);
         fetch('/api/nodes', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -215,7 +189,7 @@ function toggleAddForm(li, parentNodeId, grandparentId, textId) {
     input.focus();
 }
 
-function toggleBulkAddForm(li, parentNodeId, grandparentId, textId) {
+function toggleBulkAddForm(li, parentNodeId, textId) {
     const existing = li.querySelector('input.bulk-title');
     if (existing) {
         existing.remove();
@@ -246,7 +220,7 @@ function toggleBulkAddForm(li, parentNodeId, grandparentId, textId) {
         const count = parseInt(countInput.value);
         if (!titlePrefix || !count || count < 1) return;
 
-        expandedChildByParent.set(grandparentId, parentNodeId);
+        expandedNodeIds.add(parentNodeId);
         fetch('/api/nodes/bulk', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },