diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ebc842d..bd9cafd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   StringVocabularyTest fails the build when a game's word lands in the wrong file.
 -->
 <resources>
-    <!-- Fixed launcher name, baked at build even though in-app branding is per-shard (PLAN.md §13). -->
+    <!-- Fixed launcher name, baked at build even though in-app branding is per-site (PLAN.md §13). -->
     <string name="app_name">Runic Gateway</string>
 
     <!-- ── Shared actions / errors ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@
     <string name="error_network">Can\'t reach the site. Check your connection and try again.</string>
     <string name="error_not_found">This content couldn\'t be found.</string>
     <string name="error_rate_limited">Too many requests. Please try again in a moment.</string>
-    <string name="error_shard_offline">The shard is offline right now.</string>
-    <string name="error_feature_unavailable">This shard doesn\'t publish this here.</string>
+    <string name="error_shard_offline">The game server is offline right now.</string>
+    <string name="error_feature_unavailable">This site doesn\'t publish this here.</string>
     <string name="error_server">Something went wrong on the server. Please try again.</string>
 
     <!-- ── First-run connect (§3) ──────────────────────────────────────── -->
-    <string name="connect_title">Connect to your shard</string>
-    <string name="connect_subtitle">Enter your shard\'s website address to get started.</string>
+    <string name="connect_title">Connect to your community</string>
+    <string name="connect_subtitle">Enter your community\'s website address to get started.</string>
     <string name="connect_url_label">Website address</string>
-    <string name="connect_url_hint">https://your-shard.example.com</string>
+    <string name="connect_url_hint">https://your-community.example.com</string>
     <string name="connect_button">Connect</string>
     <string name="connect_connecting">Connecting…</string>
     <string name="connect_error_blank">Enter a website address.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_malformed">That doesn\'t look like a valid web address.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_scheme">Only http and https addresses are supported.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_insecure">A secure https address is required.</string>
-    <string name="connect_error_not_runic">That site isn\'t a Runic Gateway shard.</string>
+    <string name="connect_error_not_runic">That site isn\'t a Runic Gateway site.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_version">This app is out of date for that site (it speaks API %1$s). Update the app and try again.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_unreachable">Couldn\'t reach that site. Check the address and your connection.</string>
     <string name="connect_error_server">The site responded with an error (%1$d). Try again shortly.</string>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
     <!-- ── Auth: login (§4.1) ──────────────────────────────────────────── -->
     <string name="login_title">Sign in</string>
-    <string name="login_subtitle">Sign in with your shard account.</string>
+    <string name="login_subtitle">Sign in with your account on this site.</string>
     <string name="login_username">Username</string>
     <string name="login_password">Password</string>
     <string name="login_totp_code">Authentication code</string>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     <string name="login_button">Sign in</string>
     <string name="login_register">Create an account</string>
     <string name="login_forgot">Forgot your password?</string>
-    <!-- Single SSO entry point; the picker lists the shard's providers (native SSO, M9/M10). -->
+    <!-- Single SSO entry point; the picker lists the site's providers (native SSO, M9/M10). -->
     <string name="login_sso_button">Sign in with SSO</string>
     <string name="login_sso_pick_title">Choose a sign-in provider</string>
     <!-- %1$s is the provider name, e.g. "Google" or "Discord". -->
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@
     <!-- ── Push notifications (§11, M7 Part 2) ─────────────────────────── -->
     <string name="menu_notifications">Notifications</string>
     <string name="notifications_title">Notifications</string>
-    <string name="notifications_subtitle">Choose what this shard notifies you about, and how it reaches you. Nothing is sent unless you turn it on.</string>
+    <string name="notifications_subtitle">Choose what this site notifies you about, and how it reaches you. Nothing is sent unless you turn it on.</string>
     <string name="notifications_section_general">General</string>
     <string name="notifications_section_personal">Your game account</string>
     <string name="notifications_requires_link">Link a game account to get this as a push notification.</string>
-    <string name="notifications_empty">This shard offers no notification streams yet.</string>
-    <string name="notifications_unsupported">This shard hasn\'t set up push notifications yet.</string>
+    <string name="notifications_empty">This site offers no notification streams yet.</string>
+    <string name="notifications_unsupported">This site hasn\'t set up push notifications yet.</string>
     <string name="notifications_saved">Notification settings saved.</string>
     <string name="notifications_all_off">Notifications turned off.</string>
     <string name="notifications_save_error">Couldn\'t save your notification settings. Try again.</string>
-    <string name="notifications_relay_error">This shard\'s push relay isn\'t reachable right now.</string>
+    <string name="notifications_relay_error">This site\'s push relay isn\'t reachable right now.</string>
 
     <!-- The in-app inbox and the per-channel settings (ENGAGEMENT.md phase 8). -->
     <string name="notifications_mode_off">Off</string>
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@
     <string name="inbox_offline_cached">Offline — showing what was saved on this device.</string>
 
     <!-- Notification channels + the ongoing foreground-service notification. -->
-    <string name="push_channel_messages">Shard notifications</string>
-    <string name="push_channel_messages_desc">Alerts you opted into from this shard.</string>
+    <string name="push_channel_messages">Notifications from your community</string>
+    <string name="push_channel_messages_desc">Alerts you opted into from this site.</string>
     <string name="push_channel_service">Background connection</string>
     <string name="push_channel_service_desc">Keeps the connection open to deliver notifications.</string>
     <string name="push_service_title">Notifications active</string>
-    <string name="push_service_text">Listening for shard notifications.</string>
+    <string name="push_service_text">Listening for notifications from your community.</string>
 
     <!-- Per-stream notification titles (content-free tickle → generic title, §11). -->
     <string name="push_stream_news_post">New post</string>