diff --git a/config/webpack.dev.js b/config/webpack.dev.js
index a7b798f1..935f19b1 100644
--- a/config/webpack.dev.js
+++ b/config/webpack.dev.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const common = require("./webpack.common.js");
 const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require("html-webpack-plugin");
 const fs = require("fs");
 
+const htmlLayout = fs.readFileSync("./site/layout.html");
+
 module.exports = (env, argv) => {
     // add --mode=production to flip this into a pseudo-production server
     const emulateProdServer = argv.mode === "production";
@@ -17,22 +19,6 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
             },
             mode: emulateProdServer ? "production" : "development",
             devtool: emulateProdServer ? false : "inline-source-map",
-            module: {
-                rules: [
-                    {
-                        test: /\.html$/,
-                        use: [
-                            "html-loader",
-                            {
-                                loader: "liquidjs-loader",
-                                options: {
-                                    root: "./site/",
-                                },
-                            },
-                        ],
-                    },
-                ],
-            },
             devServer: {
                 open: false,
                 host:
@@ -51,13 +37,20 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
             },
             plugins: [
                 // create an html page for every item in ./site/views
-                ...fs.readdirSync("./site/views").map(
-                    (f) =>
-                        new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
-                            template: "./site/views/" + f,
-                            filename: f,
-                        })
-                ),
+                ...fs.readdirSync("./site/views").map((f) => {
+                    const htmlView = fs.readFileSync(
+                        `./site/views/${f}`,
+                        "utf8"
+                    );
+
+                    return new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
+                        templateContent: new Function(
+                            ["content"],
+                            `return \`${htmlLayout}\`;`
+                        )(htmlView),
+                        filename: f,
+                    });
+                }),
             ],
             optimization: {
                 splitChunks: {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e5187201..a3e78514 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
                 "husky": "^9.0.11",
                 "jest": "^29.7.0",
                 "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.7.0",
-                "liquidjs-loader": "^1.0.1",
                 "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.8.1",
                 "mini-svg-data-uri": "^1.4.4",
                 "postcss": "^8.4.38",
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "node_modules/big.js": {
-            "version": "5.2.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/big.js/-/big.js-5.2.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-vyL2OymJxmarO8gxMr0mhChsO9QGwhynfuu4+MHTAW6czfq9humCB7rKpUjDd9YUiDPU4mzpyupFSvOClAwbmQ==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "engines": {
-                "node": "*"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
             "version": "2.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz",
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "node_modules/emojis-list": {
-            "version": "3.0.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emojis-list/-/emojis-list-3.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-/kyM18EfinwXZbno9FyUGeFh87KC8HRQBQGildHZbEuRyWFOmv1U10o9BBp8XVZDVNNuQKyIGIu5ZYAAXJ0V2Q==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">= 4"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/encodeurl": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl/-/encodeurl-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -9011,33 +8992,6 @@
                 "uc.micro": "^1.0.1"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/liquidjs": {
-            "version": "9.43.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/liquidjs/-/liquidjs-9.43.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-qZZuL5Emja2UgCqiLewiw9bvwZQwm19TTGFxDkonVzB4YSTOZ8tuTVo/7Uu/AeW1cL2Qb/at3DSoV8wwyFXQCw==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "bin": {
-                "liquid": "bin/liquid.js",
-                "liquidjs": "bin/liquid.js"
-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=4.8.7"
-            },
-            "funding": {
-                "type": "opencollective",
-                "url": "https://opencollective.com/liquidjs"
-            }
-        },
-        "node_modules/liquidjs-loader": {
-            "version": "1.0.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/liquidjs-loader/-/liquidjs-loader-1.0.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-5OmXG5Vphlv7Nvvzn5sZxnGLfFOvt5K6g54gfe52PeiBEUurxDEJqO1hOM+sKa/kivD1SbEs73klHJeiMgZRfA==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "dependencies": {
-                "liquidjs": "^9.16.1",
-                "loader-utils": "^2.0.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/load-json-file": {
             "version": "4.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9093,20 +9047,6 @@
                 "node": ">=6.11.5"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/loader-utils": {
-            "version": "2.0.4",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loader-utils/-/loader-utils-2.0.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-xXqpXoINfFhgua9xiqD8fPFHgkoq1mmmpE92WlDbm9rNRd/EbRb+Gqf908T2DMfuHjjJlksiK2RbHVOdD/MqSw==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "dependencies": {
-                "big.js": "^5.2.2",
-                "emojis-list": "^3.0.0",
-                "json5": "^2.1.2"
-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=8.9.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/locate-path": {
             "version": "6.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-6.0.0.tgz",
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "big.js": {
-            "version": "5.2.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/big.js/-/big.js-5.2.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-vyL2OymJxmarO8gxMr0mhChsO9QGwhynfuu4+MHTAW6czfq9humCB7rKpUjDd9YUiDPU4mzpyupFSvOClAwbmQ==",
-            "dev": true
-        },
         "binary-extensions": {
             "version": "2.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -18182,12 +18116,6 @@
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "emojis-list": {
-            "version": "3.0.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emojis-list/-/emojis-list-3.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-/kyM18EfinwXZbno9FyUGeFh87KC8HRQBQGildHZbEuRyWFOmv1U10o9BBp8XVZDVNNuQKyIGIu5ZYAAXJ0V2Q==",
-            "dev": true
-        },
         "encodeurl": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl/-/encodeurl-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -20381,22 +20309,6 @@
                 "uc.micro": "^1.0.1"
             }
         },
-        "liquidjs": {
-            "version": "9.43.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/liquidjs/-/liquidjs-9.43.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-qZZuL5Emja2UgCqiLewiw9bvwZQwm19TTGFxDkonVzB4YSTOZ8tuTVo/7Uu/AeW1cL2Qb/at3DSoV8wwyFXQCw==",
-            "dev": true
-        },
-        "liquidjs-loader": {
-            "version": "1.0.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/liquidjs-loader/-/liquidjs-loader-1.0.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-5OmXG5Vphlv7Nvvzn5sZxnGLfFOvt5K6g54gfe52PeiBEUurxDEJqO1hOM+sKa/kivD1SbEs73klHJeiMgZRfA==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "requires": {
-                "liquidjs": "^9.16.1",
-                "loader-utils": "^2.0.0"
-            }
-        },
         "load-json-file": {
             "version": "4.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -20439,17 +20351,6 @@
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "loader-utils": {
-            "version": "2.0.4",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loader-utils/-/loader-utils-2.0.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-xXqpXoINfFhgua9xiqD8fPFHgkoq1mmmpE92WlDbm9rNRd/EbRb+Gqf908T2DMfuHjjJlksiK2RbHVOdD/MqSw==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "requires": {
-                "big.js": "^5.2.2",
-                "emojis-list": "^3.0.0",
-                "json5": "^2.1.2"
-            }
-        },
         "locate-path": {
             "version": "6.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-6.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d969f03a..e077fed7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
         "husky": "^9.0.11",
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.7.0",
-        "liquidjs-loader": "^1.0.1",
         "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.8.1",
         "mini-svg-data-uri": "^1.4.4",
         "postcss": "^8.4.38",
diff --git a/site/layout.html b/site/layout.html
index 97c6169f..4e6bb961 100644
--- a/site/layout.html
+++ b/site/layout.html
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@
             <label id="a11y-editor-label" class="v-visible-sr">
                 Stacks-Editor demo implementation
             </label>
-            {% block content %}
-            <h1 class="mt32">Minimum viable example</h1>
-            <textarea id="content" name="content" class="d-none"></textarea>
-            <div id="example-1"></div>
-            {% endblock %}
+            ${content}
         </main>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/site/views/dualeditor.html b/site/views/dualeditor.html
index 0418b4d7..e0dd505a 100644
--- a/site/views/dualeditor.html
+++ b/site/views/dualeditor.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <label id="a11y-editor-label-2" class="v-visible-sr">
     Stacks-Editor second demo implementation
 </label>
@@ -8,4 +7,3 @@ <h1 class="mt32">Dual Editor Playground</h1>
     <div id="example-1" class="mb8 js-tables-enabled"></div>
     <div id="example-2" class="js-tables-enabled"></div>
 </div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/views/empty.html b/site/views/empty.html
index 8c4fd401..d3316779 100644
--- a/site/views/empty.html
+++ b/site/views/empty.html
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <textarea id="content" name="content" class="d-none"></textarea>
 <h1 class="mt32">Empty starter page</h1>
 <div id="example-1" class="js-tables-enabled"></div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/views/index.html b/site/views/index.html
index 7e7ae7e6..339400a1 100644
--- a/site/views/index.html
+++ b/site/views/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <textarea id="content" class="d-none">
 # Here’s a thought
 
@@ -116,4 +115,3 @@
 <h1>Stacks Editor</h1>
 <h3>Showcasing our new editing experience for Stack Overflow</h3>
 <div id="example-1"></div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/views/md-preview.html b/site/views/md-preview.html
index 5bfbdad7..39924027 100644
--- a/site/views/md-preview.html
+++ b/site/views/md-preview.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <textarea id="content" name="content" class="d-none">
 # Here’s a thought
 
@@ -115,4 +114,3 @@
 </textarea>
 <h1 class="mt32">Markdown Preview Enabled</h1>
 <div id="example-1" class="js-md-preview-enabled"></div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/views/noimage.html b/site/views/noimage.html
index e3eb4152..48c2c4be 100644
--- a/site/views/noimage.html
+++ b/site/views/noimage.html
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <textarea id="content" name="content" class="d-none"></textarea>
 <h1 class="mt32">this text area should populate without an image button</h1>
 <div id="example-1" class="js-images-disabled"></div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/views/plugins.html b/site/views/plugins.html
index fd8f6f53..92c15522 100644
--- a/site/views/plugins.html
+++ b/site/views/plugins.html
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% layout "layout.html" %} {% block content %}
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
 
 <textarea id="content" class="d-none">
@@ -31,4 +30,3 @@
 
 <h1>Plugin Playground</h1>
 <div id="example-1" class="js-plugins-enabled"></div>
-{% endblock %}