diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index 26faccf..0b95597 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ RewriteRule ^ - [L]
 # URL propre pour les articles : /post/<slug>
 RewriteRule ^post/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*)/?$ /index.php?action=view&slug=$1 [L,QSA]
 
+# Filtre par catégorie : /categorie/<nom>
+RewriteRule ^categorie/(.+?)/?$ /index.php?cat=$1 [L,QSA,NE]
+
+# Pagination par curseur : /cursor/<uuid>
+RewriteRule ^cursor/([0-9a-f-]{36})/?$ /index.php?cursor=$1 [L,QSA]
+
 # Édition / création
 RewriteRule ^edit/([0-9a-f-]{36})/?$ /index.php?action=edit&uuid=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^new/?$ /index.php?action=create [L,QSA]
diff --git a/templates/layout.php b/templates/layout.php
index 365b87f..5ca6ca5 100644
--- a/templates/layout.php
+++ b/templates/layout.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                         $isPriv = in_array($catName, $_layoutPrivateCats, true); ?>
                     <li class="nav-item">
                         <a class="nav-link nav-cat <?= $_layoutCurrentCat === $catName ? 'active' : '' ?>"
-                           href="/?cat=<?= rawurlencode($catName) ?>">
+                           href="/categorie/<?= rawurlencode($catName) ?>">
                             <?= htmlspecialchars($catName) ?>
                             <?php if ($isPriv): ?><span class="ms-1" style="font-size:.65em;opacity:.6">🔒</span><?php endif; ?>
                         </a>
diff --git a/templates/post_list.php b/templates/post_list.php
index 094e7a9..322c25d 100644
--- a/templates/post_list.php
+++ b/templates/post_list.php
@@ -75,14 +75,24 @@ ob_start();
 <?php if ($prevCursor !== null || $nextCursor !== null): ?>
 <nav class="pagination-nav mt-5" aria-label="Navigation">
     <?php
-    $catParam = $filterCat !== '' ? 'cat=' . rawurlencode($filterCat) . '&' : '';
+    $hasCat = $filterCat !== '';
+    $catBase = $hasCat ? '/categorie/' . rawurlencode($filterCat) : null;
     ?>
     <?php if ($prevCursor !== null): ?>
-        <?php $prevHref = $prevCursor === '' ? '/?' . rtrim($catParam, '&') : '/?' . $catParam . 'cursor=' . rawurlencode($prevCursor); ?>
+        <?php
+        if ($prevCursor === '') {
+            $prevHref = $hasCat ? $catBase : '/';
+        } elseif ($hasCat) {
+            $prevHref = $catBase . '?cursor=' . rawurlencode($prevCursor);
+        } else {
+            $prevHref = '/cursor/' . rawurlencode($prevCursor);
+        }
+        ?>
         <a class="pagination-btn" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($prevHref) ?>">← Plus récents</a>
     <?php endif; ?>
     <?php if ($nextCursor !== null): ?>
-        <a class="pagination-btn ms-auto" href="/?<?= $catParam ?>cursor=<?= rawurlencode($nextCursor) ?>">Plus anciens →</a>
+        <?php $nextHref = $hasCat ? $catBase . '?cursor=' . rawurlencode($nextCursor) : '/cursor/' . rawurlencode($nextCursor); ?>
+        <a class="pagination-btn ms-auto" href="<?= htmlspecialchars($nextHref) ?>">Plus anciens →</a>
     <?php endif; ?>
 </nav>
 <?php endif; ?>
@@ -96,7 +106,7 @@ if (!empty($cursor)) {
     $metaRobots = 'noindex, follow';
     $canonical  = rtrim(APP_URL, '/') . '/';
 } elseif ($filterCat !== '') {
-    $canonical = rtrim(APP_URL, '/') . '/?' . http_build_query(['cat' => $filterCat]);
+    $canonical = rtrim(APP_URL, '/') . '/categorie/' . rawurlencode($filterCat);
 } else {
     $canonical = rtrim(APP_URL, '/') . '/';
 }
diff --git a/templates/post_view.php b/templates/post_view.php
index 582b406..3c31e10 100644
--- a/templates/post_view.php
+++ b/templates/post_view.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $hasLeftSidebar = !empty($categorySidebar ?? []);
     <aside class="left-sidebar">
         <?php foreach ($categorySidebar as $catName => $catArticles): ?>
         <div class="left-sidebar-section">
-            <a href="/?cat=<?= rawurlencode($catName) ?>" class="left-sidebar-cat">
+            <a href="/categorie/<?= rawurlencode($catName) ?>" class="left-sidebar-cat">
                 <?= htmlspecialchars($catName) ?>
             </a>
             <ul class="left-sidebar-list">
diff --git a/templates/search.php b/templates/search.php
index 784925b..e4b185a 100644
--- a/templates/search.php
+++ b/templates/search.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 <article class="search-result">
                     <div class="search-result-meta">
                         <?php if ($cat !== ''): ?>
-                            <a class="search-result-cat" href="/?cat=<?= rawurlencode($cat) ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($cat) ?></a>
+                            <a class="search-result-cat" href="/categorie/<?= rawurlencode($cat) ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($cat) ?></a>
                         <?php endif; ?>
                         <?php if ($date !== ''): ?>
                             <time class="search-result-date"><?= $date ?></time>