diff --git a/site/_extensions/cookbook_gallery_generator.py b/site/_extensions/cookbook_gallery_generator.py
index 6b56e92..9f36b0f 100644
--- a/site/_extensions/cookbook_gallery_generator.py
+++ b/site/_extensions/cookbook_gallery_generator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from gallery_generator import build_from_repos, generate_menu, generate_repo_dicts
 
-
 def main(app):
 
     with open("cookbook_gallery.txt") as fid:
@@ -25,6 +24,5 @@ def main(app):
         repo_dicts, "index", title=title, subtext=subtext, menu_html=menu_html
     )
 
-
 def setup(app):
-    app.connect("builder-inited", main)
+    app.connect("builder-inited", main)
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diff --git a/site/_extensions/gallery_generator.py b/site/_extensions/gallery_generator.py
index 71701c7..00eb212 100644
--- a/site/_extensions/gallery_generator.py
+++ b/site/_extensions/gallery_generator.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import itertools, json, yaml, pathlib, subprocess, requests
 from truncatehtml import truncate
+import re
 
 
 def _grab_binder_link(repo):
@@ -113,14 +114,18 @@ def _generate_sorted_tag_keys(repo_dicts):
     return sorted(key_set)
 
 
+def _title_case_preserve(s):
+    return re.sub(r'\b(\w)', lambda m: m.group(1).upper(), s)
+
 def _generate_tag_set(repo_dicts, tag_key=None):
 
     tag_set = set()
     for repo_dict in repo_dicts:
         for k, e in repo_dict["tags"].items():
+            tags = [_title_case_preserve(t) for t in e]
             if tag_key and k != tag_key:
                 continue
-            for t in e:
+            for t in tags:
                 tag_set.add(t)
 
     return tag_set
@@ -132,20 +137,18 @@ def _generate_tag_menu(repo_dicts, tag_key):
     tag_list = sorted(tag_set)
 
     options = "".join(
-        f'<li><label class="dropdown-item checkbox {tag_key}"><input type="checkbox" rel={tag.replace(" ", "-")} onchange="change();">&nbsp;{tag}</label></li>'
+        f'<li><label class="dropdown-item checkbox {tag_key}"><input type="checkbox" rel={tag.replace(" ", "-").lower()} onchange="change();">&nbsp;{tag}</label></li>'
         for tag in tag_list
     )
 
     return f"""
-        <div class="dropdown">
-        
-        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mx-1 dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="{tag_key}Dropdown" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-        {tag_key.title()}
-        </button>
-        <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="{tag_key}Dropdown">
-        {options}
-        </ul>
-        </div>
+            :::{{dropdown}} {tag_key}
+            <div class="dropdown">
+                <ul>
+                    {options}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+            :::
     """
 
 
@@ -200,12 +203,11 @@ def build_from_repos(
         tag_list = sorted((itertools.chain(*tag_dict.values())))
         tag_list_f = [tag.replace(" ", "-") for tag in tag_list]
         tags = [
-            f'<span class="badge bg-primary mybadges">{tag}</span>'
+            f'<span class="badge bg-primary mybadges">{_title_case_preserve(tag)}</span>'
             for tag in tag_list_f
         ]
         tags = "\n".join(tags)
-
-        # tag_class_str = " ".join(tag_list_f)
+        tag_classes = " ".join(tag_list_f)
 
         description = repo_dict["description"]
         ellipsis_str = '<a class="modal-btn"> ... more</a>'
@@ -214,53 +216,53 @@ def build_from_repos(
         if ellipsis_str in short_description:
             modal_str = f"""
             <div class="modal">
-            <div class="content">
-            <img src="{thumbnail_url}" class="modal-img" />
-            <h3 class="display-3">{cookbook_title}</h3>
-            {authors_str}
-            <p class="my-2">{description}</p>
-            <p class="my-2">{tags}</p>
-            <p class="mt-3 mb-0"><a href="{cookbook_url}" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-block">Visit Website</a></p>
-            </div>
+                <div class="content">
+                    <img src="{thumbnail_url}" class="modal-img" />
+                    <h3 class="display-3">{cookbook_title}</h3>
+                    {authors_str}
+                    <p class="my-2">{description}</p>
+                    <p class="my-2">{tags}</p>
+                    <p class="mt-3 mb-0"><a href="{cookbook_url}" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-block">Visit Website</a></p>
+                </div>
             </div>
             """
             modal_str = '\n'.join([m.lstrip() for m in modal_str.split('\n')])
         else:
             modal_str = ""
-            
-        new_card = f"""\
-                    :::{{grid-item-card}}
-                    :shadow: md
-                    :class-footer: card-footer
-                    <div class="d-flex gallery-card">
-                    <img src="{thumbnail_url}" class="gallery-thumbnail" />
-                    <div class="container">
-                    <a href="{cookbook_url}" class="text-decoration-none"><h4 class="display-4 p-0">{cookbook_title}</h4></a>
-                    <p class="card-subtitle">{authors_str}</p>
-                    <p class="my-2">{short_description} </p>
-                    </div>
-                    </div>
-                    {modal_str}
-                    
-                    +++
-                    
-                    <div class="tagsandbadges">
-                        {tags}
-                        <div>{status_badges}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    
-                    :::
-
-                    """
 
-        grid_body.append('\n'.join([m.lstrip() for m in new_card.split('\n')]))
+        new_card = f"""
+                        :::{{grid-item-card}}
+                        :shadow: md
+                        :class-footer: card-footer
+                        :class-card: tagged-card {tag_classes}
+
+                            <div class="d-flex gallery-card">
+                                <img src="{thumbnail_url}" class="gallery-thumbnail" />
+                                <div class="container">
+                                    <a href="{cookbook_url}" class="text-decoration-none"><h4 class="display-4 p-0">{cookbook_title}</h4></a>
+                                    <p class="card-subtitle">{authors_str}</p>
+                                    <p class="my-2">{short_description} </p>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            {modal_str}
+                            
+                            +++
+                            
+                            <div class="tagsandbadges">
+                                {tags}
+                                <div>{status_badges}</div>
+                            </div>
+                        :::
+                        """
 
+        grid_body.append('\n'.join([m.lstrip() for m in new_card.split('\n')]))
 
-    grid_body = "\n".join(grid_body)
 
     stitle = f"#### {subtitle}" if subtitle else ""
     stext = subtext if subtext else ""
 
+    grid_body = "\n".join(grid_body)
+
     grid = f"""
         # {title}
         
@@ -270,12 +272,12 @@ def build_from_repos(
         {menu_html}
         
         ::::{{grid}} 1
-        :gutter: 4
+        :gutter: 0
         
         {grid_body}
         
         <div class="modal-backdrop"></div>
-        <script src="/_static/custom.js"></script>
+        <script src="../html/_static/custom.js"></script>
     """
 
     grid = '\n'.join([m.lstrip() for m in grid.split('\n')])
diff --git a/site/_static/custom.css b/site/_static/custom.css
index 97d45a9..d9e0cdb 100644
--- a/site/_static/custom.css
+++ b/site/_static/custom.css
@@ -153,3 +153,49 @@ main.banner-main #project-pythia {
 .tagsandbadges {
   padding: 0 0;
 }
+
+.dropdown ul {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.dropdown-item {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.dropdown-item input[type="checkbox"] {
+  margin-right: 0.5em;
+}
+
+details.sd-dropdown {
+  box-shadow: none !important;
+}
+
+details.sd-dropdown summary.sd-card-header + div.sd-summary-content {
+  background-color: white !important;
+  border: 0.2rem solid var(--pst-sd-dropdown-color) !important;
+  border-radius: calc(.25rem - 1px);
+}
+
+.bd-content .sd-card .sd-card-header {
+  background-color: var(--pst-color-panel-background) !important;
+}
+
+.sd-summary-content.sd-card-body.docutils {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 100;
+}
+
+details.sd-dropdown summary.sd-card-header {
+  border: 0.2rem solid var(--pst-sd-dropdown-color) !important;
+  border-radius: calc(.25rem - 1px);
+}
+
+p {
+  color: black;
+}
+
+.sd-col.sd-d-flex-row.docutils.has-visible-card {
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
diff --git a/site/_static/custom.js b/site/_static/custom.js
index f0f3d57..26420cf 100644
--- a/site/_static/custom.js
+++ b/site/_static/custom.js
@@ -1,184 +1,91 @@
-var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('.modal-btn')
-var backdrop = document.querySelector('.modal-backdrop')
-var modals = document.querySelectorAll('.modal')
-
-function openModal(i) {
-  backdrop.style.display = 'block'
-  modals[i].style.display = 'block'
-}
-
-function closeModal(i) {
-  backdrop.style.display = 'none'
-  modals[i].style.display = 'none'
-}
-
-for (i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
-  buttons[i].addEventListener(
-    'click',
-    (function (j) {
-      return function () {
-        openModal(j)
-      }
-    })(i)
-  )
-  backdrop.addEventListener(
-    'click',
-    (function (j) {
-      return function () {
-        closeModal(j)
-      }
-    })(i)
-  )
+function getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(checkboxes) {
+  var tags = [];
+  checkboxes.forEach(function (cb) {
+    if (cb.checked) {
+      tags.push(cb.getAttribute("rel"));
+    }
+  });
+  return tags;
 }
 
-
 function change() {
-  var affiliationCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".affiliation input[type='checkbox']");
+  console.log("Change event fired.");
   var domainsCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".domains input[type='checkbox']");
-  var formatsCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".formats input[type='checkbox']");
   var packagesCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".packages input[type='checkbox']");
 
+  var domainTags = getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(domainsCbs);
+  var packageTags = getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(packagesCbs);
+
   var filters = {
-    affiliation: getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(affiliationCbs),
-    domains: getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(domainsCbs),
-    formats: getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(formatsCbs),
-    packages: getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(packagesCbs)
+    domains: domainTags,
+    packages: packageTags
   };
 
   filterResults(filters);
 }
 
-function getClassOfCheckedCheckboxes(checkboxes) {
-  var classes = [];
-
-  if (checkboxes && checkboxes.length > 0) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; i++) {
-      var cb = checkboxes[i];
-
-      if (cb.checked) {
-        classes.push(cb.getAttribute("rel"));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return classes;
-}
-
 function filterResults(filters) {
+  console.log("Filtering results...");
   var rElems = document.querySelectorAll(".tagged-card");
-  var hiddenElems = [];
-
-  if (!rElems || rElems.length <= 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < rElems.length; i++) {
-    var el = rElems[i];
-
-    if (filters.affiliation.length > 0) {
-      var isHidden = true;
 
-      for (var j = 0; j < filters.affiliation.length; j++) {
-        var filter = filters.affiliation[j];
+  rElems.forEach(function (el) {
+    var isVisible = true; // Assume visible by default
 
-        if (el.classList.contains(filter)) {
-          isHidden = false;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+    // Check if the element has any domain or package filter
+    if (filters.domains.length > 0 || filters.packages.length > 0) {
+      var hasMatchingDomain = filters.domains.length === 0 || filters.domains.some(domain => el.classList.contains(domain));
+      var hasMatchingPackage = filters.packages.length === 0 || filters.packages.some(package => el.classList.contains(package));
 
-      if (isHidden) {
-        hiddenElems.push(el);
-      }
+      // The element should be visible if it matches any filter within each category
+      isVisible = hasMatchingDomain && hasMatchingPackage;
     }
 
-    if (filters.domains.length > 0) {
-      var isHidden = true;
-
-      for (var j = 0; j < filters.domains.length; j++) {
-        var filter = filters.domains[j];
-
-        if (el.classList.contains(filter)) {
-          isHidden = false;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (isHidden) {
-        hiddenElems.push(el);
-      }
+    // Toggle visibility based on the result
+    if (isVisible) {
+      el.classList.remove("d-none");
+      el.classList.add("d-flex");
+    } else {
+      el.classList.remove("d-flex");
+      el.classList.add("d-none");
     }
+  });
 
-    if (filters.formats.length > 0) {
-      var isHidden = true;
-
-      for (var j = 0; j < filters.formats.length; j++) {
-        var filter = filters.formats[j];
-
-        if (el.classList.contains(filter)) {
-          isHidden = false;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (isHidden) {
-        hiddenElems.push(el);
-      }
-    }
+  // Update the margins after filtering
+  updateMargins();
+}
 
-    if (filters.packages.length > 0) {
-      var isHidden = true;
+var checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]');
+checkboxes.forEach(function (checkbox) {
+  checkbox.addEventListener("change", change);
+});
 
-      for (var j = 0; j < filters.packages.length; j++) {
-        var filter = filters.packages[j];
+function updateMargins() {
+  const columns = document.querySelectorAll('.sd-col.sd-d-flex-row.docutils');
 
-        if (el.classList.contains(filter)) {
-          isHidden = false;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+  columns.forEach(column => {
+    // Check if this column has any visible cards
+    const hasVisibleCard = Array.from(column.children).some(child => !child.classList.contains('d-none'));
 
-      if (isHidden) {
-        hiddenElems.push(el);
-      }
+    // Toggle a class based on whether there are visible cards
+    if (hasVisibleCard) {
+      column.classList.add('has-visible-card');
+    } else {
+      column.classList.remove('has-visible-card');
     }
-  }
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < rElems.length; i++) {
-    rElems[i].classList.replace("d-none", "d-flex");
-  }
-
-  if (hiddenElems.length <= 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < hiddenElems.length; i++) {
-    hiddenElems[i].classList.replace("d-flex", "d-none");
-  }
+  });
 }
 
-
 function clearCbs() {
-  var affiliationCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".affiliation input[type='checkbox']");
-  var domainsCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".domains input[type='checkbox']");
-  var formatsCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".formats input[type='checkbox']");
-  var packagesCbs = document.querySelectorAll(".packages input[type='checkbox']");
+  // Select all checkbox inputs and uncheck them
+  var checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]');
+  checkboxes.forEach(function(checkbox) {
+    checkbox.checked = false;
+  });
 
-  for (var i = 0; i < affiliationCbs.length; i++) {
-    affiliationCbs[i].checked=false;
-  }
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < domainsCbs.length; i++) {
-    domainsCbs[i].checked=false;
-  }
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < formatsCbs.length; i++) {
-    formatsCbs[i].checked=false;
-  }
+  change(); 
+}
 
-  for (var i = 0; i < packagesCbs.length; i++) {
-    packagesCbs[i].checked=false;
-  }
+// Initial call to set up correct margins when the page loads
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', updateMargins);
 
-  change();
-}
+console.log("Script loaded.");
diff --git a/site/conf.py b/site/conf.py
index f601cc2..c9deebe 100644
--- a/site/conf.py
+++ b/site/conf.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
 html_static_path = ["_static"]
 html_css_files = ["custom.css"]
-# html_js_files = ['custom.js']
+html_js_files = ['custom.js']
 
 # Disable Sidebars on special pages
 html_sidebars = {
diff --git a/site/cookbook_gallery.txt b/site/cookbook_gallery.txt
index 23b6bb6..dfe4245 100644
--- a/site/cookbook_gallery.txt
+++ b/site/cookbook_gallery.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ gridding-cookbook
 vapor-python-cookbook
 advanced-viz-cookbook
 unstructured-grid-viz-cookbook
-na-cordex-viz-cookbook
+na-cordex-viz-cookbook
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diff --git a/site/cookbook_gallery_subtext.md b/site/cookbook_gallery_subtext.md
index f43137f..891c24f 100644
--- a/site/cookbook_gallery_subtext.md
+++ b/site/cookbook_gallery_subtext.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Pythia Cookbooks provide example workflows on more advanced and domain-specific
 
 Cookbooks are created from Jupyter Notebooks that we strive to binderize so each Cookbook can be [executed in the cloud with a single click from your browser](https://foundations.projectpythia.org/preamble/how-to-use.html#interacting-with-jupyter-notebooks-in-the-cloud-via-binder), but in some instances executing a Cookbook will require [running the notebooks locally](https://foundations.projectpythia.org/preamble/how-to-use.html#interacting-with-jupyter-books-locally).
 
-Interested in contributing a new Cookbook or contributing to an existing Cookbook? Great! Please see the [Project Pythia Cookbook Contributor's Guide](https://projectpythia.org/cookbook-guide.html), and consider opening a discussion under the [Project Pythia category of the Pangeo Discourse](https://discourse.pangeo.io/c/education/project-pythia/60).
+Interested in contributing a new Cookbook or contributing to an existing Cookbook? Great! Please see the [Project Pythia Cookbook Contributor's Guide](https://projectpythia.org/cookbook-guide.html), and consider opening a discussion under the [Project Pythia category of the Pangeo Discourse](https://discourse.pangeo.io/c/education/project-pythia/60).
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