diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 818306d..7d2a656 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -187,14 +187,17 @@ url = "mailto:jbowdre@omg.lol"
 [[slashPages]]
 title = "/changelog"
 url = "/changelog"
+label = "recent changes to the site"
 
 [[slashPages]]
 title = "/colophon"
 url = "/colophon"
+label = "how this site works"
 
 [[slashPages]]
 title = "/homelab"
 url = "/homelab"
+label = "my homelab setup"
 
 [[verifyLinks]]
 title = "omg.lol"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index dc63590..cde209f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <p class="copyright">{{ .Site.Copyright | markdownify }}</p>
-<p class="footer_links">{"<a href="https://slashpages.net/" target="_blank">slashpages</a>": [{{- range $i, $link :=  .Site.Params.slashPages }}{{ if $i }}, {{ end }}&quot;<a href="{{ $link.url }}">{{ $link.title }}</a>&quot;{{ end }}]}
+<p class="footer_links">{"<a href="https://slashpages.net/" title="what's a slashpage?" target="_blank">slashpages</a>": [{{- range $i, $link :=  .Site.Params.slashPages }}{{ if $i }}, {{ end }}&quot;<a href="{{ $link.url }}" title="{{ $link.label }}">{{ $link.title }}</a>&quot;{{ end }}]}
 <br>&lt;<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/jbowdre/runtimeterror">view source</a>&gt;</p>
 
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