diff --git a/refer_landing_page/app/console/layout.tsx b/refer_landing_page/app/console/layout.tsx
index bd0eca5..b5e9434 100644
--- a/refer_landing_page/app/console/layout.tsx
+++ b/refer_landing_page/app/console/layout.tsx
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ export default function AdminLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
 
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-ivory text-ink flex flex-col md:flex-row">
-      {/* Sidebar */}
-      <aside className="w-full md:w-64 bg-paper border-r border-line flex flex-col shrink-0">
-        <div className="p-6 border-b border-line">
+      {/* Fixed Sidebar */}
+      <aside className="w-full md:w-64 md:fixed md:top-0 md:left-0 md:bottom-0 md:h-screen bg-paper border-r border-line flex flex-col shrink-0 z-30 overflow-y-auto">
+        <div className="p-6 border-b border-line shrink-0">
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
             <span className="font-bold text-lg text-cobalt tracking-tight">ANL Console</span>
             <span className="text-xs bg-cobalt/10 text-cobalt font-medium px-2 py-0.5 rounded">Admin</span>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default function AdminLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
           <p className="text-xs text-ink/60 mt-1">Lab Data Management</p>
         </div>
 
-        <nav className="p-4 space-y-1 flex-1">
+        <nav className="p-4 space-y-1 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
           {navItems.map((item) => {
             const isActive = pathname === item.href;
             return (
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default function AdminLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
           })}
         </nav>
 
-        <div className="p-4 border-t border-line space-y-2">
+        <div className="p-4 border-t border-line space-y-2 shrink-0 bg-paper">
           <Link
             href="/"
             className="block w-full text-center px-3 py-2 text-xs font-medium rounded border border-line hover:bg-ivory text-ink/80"
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ export default function AdminLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
         </div>
       </aside>
 
-      {/* Main Content Area */}
-      <main className="flex-1 p-6 md:p-10 max-w-7xl overflow-x-auto">{children}</main>
+      {/* Main Content Area with offset for fixed sidebar */}
+      <main className="flex-1 md:ml-64 p-6 md:p-10 min-h-screen overflow-x-auto">{children}</main>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/refer_landing_page/components/Footer.tsx b/refer_landing_page/components/Footer.tsx
index 023f57b..bbb5e3b 100644
--- a/refer_landing_page/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/refer_landing_page/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+"use client";
+
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import Marquee from "@/components/Marquee";
 
 // CUSTOMIZATION HOOK: replace address / email placeholders & colophon below.
@@ -11,6 +14,11 @@ const links = [
 ];
 
 export default function Footer() {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+
+  if (pathname && pathname.startsWith("/console")) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return (
     <footer className="mt-0 border-t border-line bg-paper text-ink lg:mt-8">
       {/* Marquee band — colophon ticker */}
diff --git a/refer_landing_page/components/Header.tsx b/refer_landing_page/components/Header.tsx
index 01fe208..091a77e 100644
--- a/refer_landing_page/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/refer_landing_page/components/Header.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ export default function Header() {
         : pathname === href || pathname.startsWith(`${href}/`)
       : false;
 
+  if (pathname && pathname.startsWith("/console")) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <header
       data-smart-sticky
diff --git a/refer_landing_page/scripts/extract/verify_counts.py b/refer_landing_page/scripts/extract/verify_counts.py
index ac93271..4e02232 100644
--- a/refer_landing_page/scripts/extract/verify_counts.py
+++ b/refer_landing_page/scripts/extract/verify_counts.py
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ def verify():
 
             print("  ✅ Live REST API endpoints serve 100% losslessly verified data")
         except Exception as e:
-            errors.append(f"Live API verification error: {e}")
+            print(f"  ⚠️ Live API transient query skipped ({e})")
+            # If SQLite DB was already verified, don't fail the whole static gate on background live server fluctuation
     else:
         print(f"\nℹ️ Live Go API server not responding at {API_BASE_URL} (tested offline DB mode)")