diff --git a/configurator/src/App.svelte b/configurator/src/App.svelte
index 10be2e5c..91dc2997 100644
--- a/configurator/src/App.svelte
+++ b/configurator/src/App.svelte
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
 <div class="{embedded ? 'w-full h-full' : 'w-screen h-screen'} flex flex-col overflow-hidden bg-slate-50 dark:bg-[#0a0a0f] text-slate-800 dark:text-slate-200 font-sans">
   <!-- Top header bar -->
   <StudioHeader
+    {overrides}
     {overridesCount}
     {canUndo}
     {canRedo}
diff --git a/configurator/src/components/panels/ExportPanel.svelte b/configurator/src/components/panels/ExportPanel.svelte
index 07cbdefc..1d014fbd 100644
--- a/configurator/src/components/panels/ExportPanel.svelte
+++ b/configurator/src/components/panels/ExportPanel.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { Check, Copy, Download, Link } from '@lucide/svelte';
   import { generateCSS, buildShareUrl } from '../../lib/codec';
+  import { getShareBaseUrl } from '../../lib/persistence';
 
   let { overrides }: {
     overrides: Record<string, string>;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 
   async function handleCopyLink() {
     try {
-      const url = buildShareUrl(overrides);
+      const url = buildShareUrl(overrides, getShareBaseUrl());
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
       copiedLink = true;
       setTimeout(() => { copiedLink = false; }, 2000);
diff --git a/configurator/src/components/shell/StudioHeader.svelte b/configurator/src/components/shell/StudioHeader.svelte
index d23ff8c2..daf8e72c 100644
--- a/configurator/src/components/shell/StudioHeader.svelte
+++ b/configurator/src/components/shell/StudioHeader.svelte
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
   import { tick } from 'svelte';
   import { Undo2, Redo2, Trash2, Share2, FolderOpen, Check, Save, Loader2, AlertTriangle, Sun, Moon } from '@lucide/svelte';
   import { themeState, toggleTheme } from '../../lib/theme.svelte';
+  import { buildShareUrl } from '../../lib/codec';
+  import { getShareBaseUrl } from '../../lib/persistence';
 
   const version = typeof __SLASHED_VERSION__ !== "undefined" ? __SLASHED_VERSION__ : "";
 
-  let { overridesCount, canUndo, canRedo, hasPendingChanges, saveState, onUndo, onRedo, onResetAll, onImport, onExport, onSave }: {
+  let { overrides, overridesCount, canUndo, canRedo, hasPendingChanges, saveState, onUndo, onRedo, onResetAll, onImport, onExport, onSave }: {
+    overrides: Record<string, string>;
     overridesCount: number;
     canUndo: boolean;
     canRedo: boolean;
@@ -32,7 +35,8 @@
 
   async function handleShare() {
     try {
-      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(window.location.href);
+      const url = buildShareUrl(overrides, getShareBaseUrl());
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
       shareFeedback = true;
       setTimeout(() => { shareFeedback = false; }, 2000);
     } catch {
@@ -83,13 +87,13 @@
 
   <div class="flex-1"></div>
 
-  <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+  <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0 overflow-x-auto [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden">
     <button
       onclick={onSave}
       disabled={!hasPendingChanges || saveState === 'saving'}
       title={saveState === 'error' ? "Save failed — click to retry" : hasPendingChanges ? "Save changes (Ctrl+S)" : "No unsaved changes"}
       class={[
-        "flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-[11px] font-bold transition-colors cursor-pointer",
+        "flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 sm:px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-[11px] font-bold transition-colors cursor-pointer shrink-0",
         saveState === 'error'
           ? "bg-red-100 dark:bg-red-900/40 border border-red-500/30 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300"
           : saveState === 'saved'
@@ -100,17 +104,17 @@
       ].join(' ')}
     >
       {#if saveState === 'saving'}
-        <Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin" />
-        Saving…
+        <Loader2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin shrink-0" />
+        <span class="hidden sm:inline">Saving…</span>
       {:else if saveState === 'saved'}
-        <Check class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-        Saved
+        <Check class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+        <span class="hidden sm:inline">Saved</span>
       {:else if saveState === 'error'}
-        <AlertTriangle class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-        Save failed
+        <AlertTriangle class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+        <span class="hidden sm:inline">Save failed</span>
       {:else}
-        <Save class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
-        Save
+        <Save class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+        <span class="hidden sm:inline">Save</span>
       {/if}
     </button>
 
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@
       onclick={onUndo}
       disabled={!canUndo}
       title="Undo (Ctrl+Z)"
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       <Undo2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
     </button>
@@ -126,17 +130,17 @@
       onclick={onRedo}
       disabled={!canRedo}
       title="Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)"
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       <Redo2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
     </button>
 
-    <div class="w-px h-4 bg-black/10 dark:bg-white/10 mx-1"></div>
+    <div class="w-px h-4 bg-black/10 dark:bg-white/10 mx-1 shrink-0"></div>
 
     <button
       onclick={handleShare}
       title="Copy share link"
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       {#if shareFeedback}
         <Check class="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400" />
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@
     <button
       onclick={onImport}
       title="Import CSS overrides"
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       <FolderOpen class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
     </button>
@@ -157,19 +161,19 @@
       onclick={handleResetAllClick}
       disabled={overridesCount === 0}
       title="Reset all overrides"
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400 hover:text-rose-700 dark:hover:text-rose-300 hover:bg-rose-500/10 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400 hover:text-rose-700 dark:hover:text-rose-300 hover:bg-rose-500/10 disabled:opacity-25 disabled:pointer-events-none transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       <Trash2 class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
     </button>
 
-    <div class="w-px h-4 bg-black/10 dark:bg-white/10 mx-1"></div>
+    <div class="w-px h-4 bg-black/10 dark:bg-white/10 mx-1 shrink-0"></div>
 
     <button
       onclick={toggleTheme}
       title={themeState.value === "dark" ? "Switch to light mode" : "Switch to dark mode"}
       aria-label={themeState.value === "dark" ? "Switch to light mode" : "Switch to dark mode"}
       aria-pressed={themeState.value === "dark"}
-      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer"
+      class="p-1.5 rounded-lg text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white hover:bg-black/8 dark:hover:bg-white/8 transition-all cursor-pointer shrink-0"
     >
       {#if themeState.value === "dark"}
         <Sun class="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
diff --git a/configurator/src/lib/persistence.ts b/configurator/src/lib/persistence.ts
index 3e2fd72b..2eb25357 100644
--- a/configurator/src/lib/persistence.ts
+++ b/configurator/src/lib/persistence.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export function computeDerivedOverrides(ov: Record<string, string>, { reduceMoti
 interface SlashedAppBoot {
   rest?: { url?: string; nonce?: string };
   overrides?: Record<string, string>;
+  pluginSettings?: { configurator_url?: string };
 }
 
 function wpBoot(): SlashedAppBoot | null {
@@ -185,6 +186,39 @@ export function isEmbedded(): boolean {
   return Boolean(wpBoot()?.rest?.url);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Base URL share links should point at. Embedded hosts (e.g. the WP plugin)
+ * persist overrides server-side rather than in the URL hash (see
+ * saveStandalone() below, which the WP save path skips entirely), so the
+ * current page's URL is a logged-in admin screen, not something worth
+ * sharing — use the host's public standalone configurator URL instead.
+ * Returns undefined in standalone mode, where buildShareUrl()'s own
+ * window.location.href fallback is already correct.
+ *
+ * The value is host-controlled boot data, so validate it before handing it to
+ * buildShareUrl()'s `new URL(baseUrl)`: a relative/malformed string would throw
+ * (silently swallowed by the share/copy handlers, so nothing gets copied and
+ * the user gets no feedback), and a non-http(s) scheme (javascript:, data:…)
+ * would be faithfully propagated into a copied "share link". On any of those,
+ * return undefined so buildShareUrl() falls back to the current page URL.
+ */
+export function getShareBaseUrl(): string | undefined {
+  const raw = wpBoot()?.pluginSettings?.configurator_url;
+  const trimmed = raw?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return undefined;
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(trimmed);
+    if (parsed.protocol !== "http:" && parsed.protocol !== "https:") {
+      console.warn(`[slashed] ignoring configurator_url with unsupported scheme: ${parsed.protocol}`);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return trimmed;
+  } catch {
+    console.warn(`[slashed] ignoring invalid configurator_url: ${trimmed}`);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Whether a host (e.g. the WP admin page) mounted us into its own container,
  * regardless of whether REST persistence is configured. This is the same
diff --git a/configurator/src/vite-env.d.ts b/configurator/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 42321748..cadf5f34 100644
--- a/configurator/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/configurator/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface Window {
     rest?: { url?: string; nonce?: string };
     overrides?: Record<string, string>;
     versions?: { plugin?: string; framework?: string; css_source?: string };
+    pluginSettings?: { configurator_url?: string; [key: string]: unknown };
     [key: string]: unknown;
   };
 }
diff --git a/configurator/tests-components/header.test.js b/configurator/tests-components/header.test.js
index e34bf67f..3051827e 100644
--- a/configurator/tests-components/header.test.js
+++ b/configurator/tests-components/header.test.js
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
  * Component smoke test for StudioHeader.
  * Verifies that the header renders the branding text and responds to props.
  */
-import { describe, test, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, test, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import StudioHeader from '../src/components/shell/StudioHeader.svelte';
+import data from '../src/data/api-index.generated.json';
+
+const realToken = data.tokens.find((t) => t.role === 'knob')?.name ?? data.tokens[0].name;
 
 const baseProps = {
+  overrides: {},
   overridesCount: 0,
   canUndo: false,
   canRedo: false,
@@ -93,4 +97,33 @@ describe('StudioHeader', () => {
       expect(screen.getByTitle('Save changes (Ctrl+S)')).toBeDisabled();
     });
   });
+
+  // SL-shareLink: the share button must copy a config link built from the
+  // *live* overrides (via buildShareUrl), not a raw copy of the current
+  // page's URL — a plain window.location.href never carries the override
+  // code in embedded hosts, which persist overrides server-side instead of
+  // in the URL hash.
+  describe('share link', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+      delete window.slashedApp;
+    });
+
+    test('copies a link that carries the current overrides as a config code', async () => {
+      const writeText = vi.spyOn(navigator.clipboard, 'writeText').mockResolvedValue();
+      render(StudioHeader, { props: { ...baseProps, overrides: { [realToken]: '1.25rem' } } });
+      await screen.getByTitle('Copy share link').click();
+      expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(writeText.mock.calls[0][0]).toContain('#c=');
+    });
+
+    test('points at the host configurator URL when embedded (e.g. the WP plugin)', async () => {
+      window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: { configurator_url: 'https://slashed.codeslash.dev/configurator/' } };
+      const writeText = vi.spyOn(navigator.clipboard, 'writeText').mockResolvedValue();
+      render(StudioHeader, { props: { ...baseProps, overrides: { [realToken]: '1.25rem' } } });
+      await screen.getByTitle('Copy share link').click();
+      const url = writeText.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(url.startsWith('https://slashed.codeslash.dev/configurator/')).toBe(true);
+      expect(url).toContain('#c=');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/configurator/tests/persistence.test.js b/configurator/tests/persistence.test.js
index 896839d0..45357f9b 100644
--- a/configurator/tests/persistence.test.js
+++ b/configurator/tests/persistence.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
 import registry from '../src/data/token-registry.generated.json';
 import { encodeOverrides } from '../src/lib/codec';
-import { loadInitialOverrides, saveOverrides, isEmbedded, hasWpBoot } from '../src/lib/persistence';
+import { loadInitialOverrides, saveOverrides, isEmbedded, hasWpBoot, getShareBaseUrl } from '../src/lib/persistence';
 
 const LS_KEY = 'slashed-studio/overrides/v2';
 const active = registry.tokens.filter((t) => !t.removed);
@@ -171,3 +171,31 @@ describe('isEmbedded / hasWpBoot', () => {
     expect(isEmbedded()).toBe(true);
   });
 });
+
+describe('getShareBaseUrl', () => {
+  test('returns undefined in standalone mode (no host boot)', () => {
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('returns undefined when configurator_url is absent or blank', () => {
+    window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: {} };
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBeUndefined();
+    window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: { configurator_url: '   ' } };
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('returns a valid absolute http(s) configurator_url', () => {
+    window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: { configurator_url: 'https://slashed.codeslash.dev/configurator/' } };
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBe('https://slashed.codeslash.dev/configurator/');
+  });
+
+  test('rejects a relative/malformed configurator_url so buildShareUrl can fall back', () => {
+    window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: { configurator_url: '/configurator' } };
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('rejects a non-http(s) scheme (e.g. javascript:) that must never be copied as a link', () => {
+    window.slashedApp = { pluginSettings: { configurator_url: 'javascript:alert(1)' } };
+    expect(getShareBaseUrl()).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});