diff --git a/core.php b/core.php
index 71c8dcf..f6c1445 100644
--- a/core.php
+++ b/core.php
@@ -159,25 +159,30 @@ function renderpage($title, $content, $minimal = false)
 		else
 			$html .= "\t\tBrowsing as Anonymous. <a href='index.php?action=login'>Login</a>. | \n";
 
-		foreach($navlinks as $display => $url)
+		foreach($navlinks as $item)
 		{
-			if($display == "{search}")
+			if(is_string($item))
 			{
-				//output a search bar
-				$html .= "<form method='get' action='index.php' style='display: inline;'><input type='search' name='page' list='allpages' placeholder='Type a page name here and hit enter' /></form>";
-			}
-			else if(strlen($url) === 0)
-			{
-				//the url has not been set, output $display directly
-				$html .= " " . trim($display) . " ";
+				//the item is a string
+				switch($item)
+				{
+					//keywords
+					case "search": //displays a search bar
+						$html .= "<form method='get' action='index.php' style='display: inline;'><input type='search' name='page' list='allpages' placeholder='Type a page name here and hit enter' /></form>";
+						break;
+
+					//it isn't a keyword, so just output it directly
+					default:
+						$html .= $item;
+				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				//output the display as a link to the url
-				$html .= "\t\t<a href='" . str_replace("{page}", $_GET["page"], $url) . "'>$display</a>\n";
+				$html .= "\t\t<a href='" . str_replace("{page}", $_GET["page"], $item[1]) . "'>$item[0]</a>\n";
 			}
 		}
-	
+
 		$html .= "	</nav>
 	<h1 class='sitename'>$sitename</h1>
 	$content
diff --git a/settings.fragment.php b/settings.fragment.php
index 37ae832..3bc2423 100644
--- a/settings.fragment.php
+++ b/settings.fragment.php
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ $users = [
 
 //array of links and display text to display at the top of the site
 $navlinks = [
-	"Home" => "index.php",
-	"Login" => "index.php?action=login",
-	" | " => "",
-	"{search}" => "",
-	" |  " => "",
-	"Read" => "index.php?page={page}",
-	"Edit" => "index.php?action=edit&page={page}",
-	"Printable" => "index.php?action=view&printable=yes&page={page}",
-	"  |  " => "",
-	"All Pages" => "index.php?action=list",
-	"  |  " => "",
-	"Credits" => "index.php?action=credits",
-	"Help" => "index.php?action=help"
+	[ "Home", "index.php" ],
+	[ "Login", "index.php?action=login" ],
+	" | ",
+	"search",
+	" | ",
+	[ "Read", "index.php?page={page}" ],
+	[ "Edit", "index.php?action=edit&page={page}" ],
+	[ "Printable", "index.php?action=view&printable=yes&page={page}" ],
+	" | ",
+	[ "All Pages", "index.php?action=list" ],
+	" | ",
+	[ "Credits", "index.php?action=credits" ],
+	[ "Help", "index.php?action=help" ]
 ];
 
 //contact details for the site administrator. Since user can only be added by editing this file, people will need a contact address to use to ask for an account. Displayed at the bottom of the page, and will be appropriatly obfusticateed to  deter spammers.