diff --git a/cypress/e2e/adminNavLink.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/adminNavLink.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0ae36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/adminNavLink.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+describe('The admin nav link', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
+    })
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
+    })
+
+    describe('when logged in as an admin', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            cy.loginAsAdmin()
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the home page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the today page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/today')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the user texts page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/texts')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('navigates to the admin page when clicked', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').click()
+            cy.url().should('include', '/admin')
+            cy.get('h1').should('contain', 'Admin')
+        })
+    })
+
+    describe('when logged in as a regular user', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            cy.loginAsUser()
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the home page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the today page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/today')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the user texts page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/texts')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on a user text page', () => {
+            cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getText')
+            cy.visit('/texts/0')
+            cy.wait('@getText')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+    })
+})
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/auth.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/auth.cy.js
index ae22d22..bc44396 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/auth.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/auth.cy.js
@@ -69,6 +69,60 @@ describe('Authentication flows', () => {
         cy.url().should('include', '/login')
     })
 
+    it('logout button on today page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/today')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/today')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('logout button on user texts list page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/texts')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/texts')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('logout button on user specific text page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsUser()
+        cy.visit('/texts/0')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/texts/0')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('logout button on admin page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsAdmin()
+        cy.visit('/admin')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/admin')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('logout button on admin texts list page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsAdmin()
+        cy.visit('/admin/texts')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/admin/texts')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
+    it('logout button on admin specific text page works', () => {
+        cy.loginAsAdmin()
+        cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
+        cy.get('#logout').click()
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+        cy.visit('/admin/texts/0')
+        cy.url().should('include', '/login')
+    })
+
     it('non-admin user hitting /admin gets 403', () => {
         cy.loginAsUser()
         cy.request({
diff --git a/data/seedMore.php b/data/seedMore.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abea97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/seedMore.php
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+<?php
+
+$texts = [
+    [
+        'id' => 0,
+        'name' => 'Tanach',
+        'userId' => 1,
+    ],
+];
+
+$nodes = [
+    [
+        'id' => 0,
+        'title' => 'Tanach',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => null,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 1,
+        'title' => 'Torah',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 0,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 2,
+        'title' => 'Neviim',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 0,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 3,
+        'title' => 'Kesuvim',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 0,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 4,
+        'title' => 'Bereishis',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 1,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 5,
+        'title' => 'Shmos',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 1,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 6,
+        'title' => 'Vayikra',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 1,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 7,
+        'title' => 'Bamidbar',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 1,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 8,
+        'title' => 'Devarim',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 1,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 9,
+        'title' => 'Bereishis',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 4,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 10,
+        'title' => 'Noach',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 4,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 11,
+        'title' => 'Lech Lecha',
+        'textId' => 0,
+        'parentNodeId' => 4,
+    ],
+];
+
+// Default credentials:
+//   admin@example.com / admin1234 (admin)
+//   user@example.com  / password1 (regular user)
+//   user2@example.com / password2 (second regular user, no texts seeded)
+$users = [
+    [
+        'id' => 0,
+        'email' => 'admin@example.com',
+        'passwordHash' => password_hash('admin1234', PASSWORD_DEFAULT),
+        'isAdmin' => true,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 1,
+        'email' => 'user@example.com',
+        'passwordHash' => password_hash('password1', PASSWORD_DEFAULT),
+        'isAdmin' => false,
+    ],
+    [
+        'id' => 2,
+        'email' => 'user2@example.com',
+        'passwordHash' => password_hash('password2', PASSWORD_DEFAULT),
+        'isAdmin' => false,
+    ],
+];
+
+$plans = [];
+$scheduledNodes = [];
+$sessions = [];
+
+$fileDataMap = [
+    'texts.json' => $texts,
+    'nodes.json' => $nodes,
+    'users.json' => $users,
+    'plans.json' => $plans,
+    'scheduledNodes.json' => $scheduledNodes,
+    'sessions.json' => $sessions,
+];
+
+foreach ($fileDataMap as $file => $data) {
+    $path = __DIR__ . "/$file";
+    file_put_contents($path, json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+}
diff --git a/public/js/nav.js b/public/js/nav.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0ac386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/js/nav.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
+    const adminLink = document.getElementById('admin-link');
+    if (adminLink === null) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const response = await fetch('/api/auth/me', {
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const body = await response.json();
+    if (body.user && body.user.isAdmin === true) {
+        adminLink.hidden = false;
+    }
+});
diff --git a/public/js/text.js b/public/js/text.js
index 2b021d0..7566869 100644
--- a/public/js/text.js
+++ b/public/js/text.js
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
 function fetchAndRenderNodes(textId) {
     return fetch('/api/nodes/' + textId, { credentials: 'same-origin' })
-        .then(res => res.json())
+        .then(function (response) {
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return response.json();
+        })
         .then(nodes => {
+            if (!Array.isArray(nodes)) return;
+
             const existing = document.querySelector('#text-detail > ul');
             if (existing) existing.remove();
 
diff --git a/views/templates/home.php b/views/templates/home.php
index 63cfbfd..2a0e13c 100644
--- a/views/templates/home.php
+++ b/views/templates/home.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
                 <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/today">
                     Today's schedule
                 </a>
+                <a id="admin-link" class="btn btn-secondary"
+                   href="/admin" hidden>Admin</a>
                 <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
+    <script src="/js/nav.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/home.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/views/templates/text.php b/views/templates/text.php
index 6d41421..6c62559 100644
--- a/views/templates/text.php
+++ b/views/templates/text.php
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@
 <body>
     <header class="site-header">
         <div class="site-header-inner">
-            <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/admin/texts" id="back">
-                Back to Texts
-            </a>
+            <div class="cluster">
+                <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/admin/texts" id="back">
+                    Back to Texts
+                </a>
+                <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </header>
     <main class="container container-wide stack">
         <div id="text-detail" class="node-tree stack"></div>
     </main>
+    <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/text.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/views/templates/texts.php b/views/templates/texts.php
index a37bd1e..2da7733 100644
--- a/views/templates/texts.php
+++ b/views/templates/texts.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/admin" id="back">
                     Back to Admin
                 </a>
+                <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
             </div>
         </div>
     </header>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
             </div>
         </form>
     </main>
+    <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/texts.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/views/templates/today.php b/views/templates/today.php
index 4a5ed8a..e6c880f 100644
--- a/views/templates/today.php
+++ b/views/templates/today.php
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
             <h1>Today</h1>
             <div class="cluster">
                 <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/home">Home</a>
+                <a id="admin-link" class="btn btn-secondary"
+                   href="/admin" hidden>Admin</a>
+                <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
             </div>
         </div>
     </header>
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@
         </p>
     </main>
     <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
+    <script src="/js/nav.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/today.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/views/templates/userText.php b/views/templates/userText.php
index c9b568a..51e5adb 100644
--- a/views/templates/userText.php
+++ b/views/templates/userText.php
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@
 <body>
     <header class="site-header">
         <div class="site-header-inner">
-            <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/texts" id="back">
-                Back to My Texts
-            </a>
+            <h1>Text</h1>
+            <div class="cluster">
+                <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/texts" id="back">
+                    My texts
+                </a>
+                <a id="admin-link" class="btn btn-secondary"
+                   href="/admin" hidden>Admin</a>
+                <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </header>
     <main class="container container-wide stack">
         <div id="text-detail" class="node-tree stack"></div>
     </main>
+    <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
+    <script src="/js/nav.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/text.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/views/templates/userTexts.php b/views/templates/userTexts.php
index a90ca94..dbb6f5b 100644
--- a/views/templates/userTexts.php
+++ b/views/templates/userTexts.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
                 <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/home" id="back">
                     Back to Home
                 </a>
+                <a id="admin-link" class="btn btn-secondary"
+                   href="/admin" hidden>Admin</a>
                 <button id="logout" class="btn btn-danger">Logout</button>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
         </form>
     </main>
     <script src="/js/auth.js"></script>
+    <script src="/js/nav.js"></script>
     <script src="/js/userTexts.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>