diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b69ba6..10a8e210 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ vale <PATH/FILE>
 
 :exclamation: make sure you are using Vale 2.16.0 or greater
 
+#### Custom Prev/Next
+
+To configure a page to have a different prev or next link,
+add the appropriate metadata to the top of the file:
+
+`:prev_link: <path to page>.html`
+`:prev_title: < title of link, can be anything>`
+
+For "next" use `next_link` and `next_title`.
+
 #### Screenshots and Diagrams
 
 Visual assets can be found in `source/_static`.
diff --git a/source/_templates/prev-next.html b/source/_templates/prev-next.html
index a0ed0720..f3ea88ad 100644
--- a/source/_templates/prev-next.html
+++ b/source/_templates/prev-next.html
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
-{%- if (show_prev_next == 'true') and (next or prev) %}
-  {#- Translators: This is an ARIA section label for the footer section of the page. -#}
-  <div class="rst-footer-buttons" role="navigation" aria-label="{{ _('Footer') }}">
-    {%- if prev %}
-      <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-left" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="p" rel="prev" data-analytics-event="cta" data-analytics-action="click" data-analytics-label="previous" data-analytics-detail="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" data-analytics-location="{{ prev.link|e }}"><span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> {{ _('Previous') }}</a>
-    {%- endif %}
-    {%- if next %}
-      <a href="{{ next.link|e }}" class="btn btn-neutral float-right" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" accesskey="n" rel="next" data-analytics-event="cta" data-analytics-action="click" data-analytics-label="next" data-analytics-detail="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" data-analytics-location="{{ next.link|e }}">{{ _('Next') }} <span class="fa fa-arrow-circle-right" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
-    {%- endif %}
-  </div>
-{%- endif %}
-
-<hr/>
+{# Modified version of PyData's prev-next, checks page metadata for custom links first #}
+{# Displays links to the previous and next page in the TOCtree order. #}
+<div class="prev-next-area">
+  {%- if prev %}
+    <a class="left-prev"
+       href="{{ meta.prev_link or prev.link|e }}"
+       title="{{ _('previous page') }}">
+      <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-left"></i>
+      <div class="prev-next-info">
+        <p class="prev-next-subtitle">{{ _("previous") }}</p>
+        <p class="prev-next-title">{{ meta.prev_title or prev.title }}</p>
+      </div>
+    </a>
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- if next %}
+    <a class="right-next"
+       href="{{ meta.next_link or next.link|e }}"
+       title="{{ _('next page') }}">
+      <div class="prev-next-info">
+        <p class="prev-next-subtitle">{{ _("next") }}</p>
+        <p class="prev-next-title">{{ meta.next_title or next.title }}</p>
+      </div>
+      <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i>
+    </a>
+  {%- endif %}
+</div>
diff --git a/source/conf.py b/source/conf.py
index 605df178..766282fe 100644
--- a/source/conf.py
+++ b/source/conf.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     'navbar_persistent': [],
     'navbar_end': ['version-switcher', 'theme-switcher', 'navbar-icon-links'],
     'secondary_sidebar_items': ['page-toc', 'book-demo'],
+    'show_prev_next': False, # turn off default theme
     'article_footer_items': ['prev-next'],
     'content_footer_items': [],
     'footer_start':['copyright'],
diff --git a/source/getting-started/fioup-registration/index.rst b/source/getting-started/fioup-registration/index.rst
index 93a91ccc..f17d1cf6 100644
--- a/source/getting-started/fioup-registration/index.rst
+++ b/source/getting-started/fioup-registration/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+:next_link: ../install-fioctl/index.html
+
+:next_title: Installing Fioctl
+
 Registering Your Device with Fioup
 ==================================
 
diff --git a/source/getting-started/install-fioctl/index.rst b/source/getting-started/install-fioctl/index.rst
index e8b49e4f..dc0ad95e 100644
--- a/source/getting-started/install-fioctl/index.rst
+++ b/source/getting-started/install-fioctl/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+:prev_link: ../index.html
+
+:prev_title: Getting Started
+
 .. _gs-install-fioctl:
 
 Installing Fioctl