diff --git a/.github/scripts/build_index.py b/.github/scripts/build_index.py
index 83569e7..6d35f76 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/build_index.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/build_index.py
@@ -20,6 +20,84 @@
 PDF_LIST_MARKER = "<!-- PDF_LIST -->"
 GENERATED_MARKER = "<!-- GENERATED -->"
 
+# The documents are listed in waterfall order, which is not the order in which
+# the course creates them: the V&V plan is written before the design, but is
+# read after it.  Listing them this way reinforces the rational design process
+# the course asks students to fake, and makes the documentation easier to
+# follow for a reader from outside the course.
+#
+# Taken from the Final Documentation (Revision 1) list in the course outline.
+# A directory not named here is listed after these, alphabetically, so adding
+# a document folder cannot make it disappear from the page.
+SECTION_ORDER = [
+    ("ProblemStatementAndGoals", "Problem Statement and Goals"),
+    ("DevelopmentPlan", "Development Plan"),
+    ("SRS", "Requirements (SRS)"),
+    ("SRS-Volere", "Requirements, Volere template"),
+    ("SRS-Meyer", "Requirements, Meyer template"),
+    ("HazardAnalysis", "Hazard Analysis"),
+    ("Design", "Design"),
+    ("VnVPlan", "Verification and Validation Plan"),
+    ("VnVReport", "Verification and Validation Report"),
+    ("UserGuide", "User Guide"),
+    ("CDs", "Custom Documents"),
+    ("ReflectAndTrace", "Reflection and Traceability"),
+    ("projMngmnt", "Project Management"),
+    ("Checklists", "Checklists"),
+]
+
+# Within a section, documents that should not be alphabetical.  The checklists
+# mirror the deliverables, so they follow the same order as the sections above;
+# the design documents go architecture first, then detailed design.
+FILE_ORDER = {
+    "Checklists": [
+        "GettingStarted-Checklist.pdf",
+        "ProbState-Checklist.pdf",
+        "DevPlan-Checklist.pdf",
+        "SRS-Checklist.pdf",
+        "SRS-SciComp-Checklist.pdf",
+        "HA-Checklist.pdf",
+        "MG-Checklist.pdf",
+        "MIS-Checklist.pdf",
+        "VnV-Checklist.pdf",
+        "POC-Checklist.pdf",
+        "Code-Checklist.pdf",
+        "Writing-Checklist.pdf",
+        "FinalDoc-Checklist.pdf",
+    ],
+    "Design": ["MG.pdf", "MIS.pdf"],
+    # The requirements document first, then the questions about it.
+    "SRS": ["SRS.pdf", "SRS-FAQ.pdf"],
+    # Chronological: proof of concept, then revision 0, then final.
+    "projMngmnt": [
+        "POC_Productivity_Rep.pdf",
+        "Rev0_Productivity_Rep.pdf",
+        "Final_Productivity_Rep.pdf",
+    ],
+}
+
+
+def section_rank(directory):
+    """Position of a section, with unlisted ones sorted after the known ones."""
+    for index, (name, _title) in enumerate(SECTION_ORDER):
+        if name == directory:
+            return (0, index, "")
+    return (1, 0, directory.lower())
+
+
+def section_title(directory):
+    for name, title in SECTION_ORDER:
+        if name == directory:
+            return title
+    return directory
+
+
+def file_rank(directory, filename):
+    order = FILE_ORDER.get(directory)
+    if order and filename in order:
+        return (0, order.index(filename), "")
+    return (1, 0, filename.lower())
+
 
 def git_last_updated(repo_relative_path):
     """Commit time of a path, or None when git knows nothing about it."""
@@ -86,10 +164,12 @@ def collect(public_dir, tracked_dir):
 
 def render(sections):
     lines = []
-    for section in sorted(sections):
-        lines.append("<h2>%s</h2>" % escape(section))
+    for section in sorted(sections, key=section_rank):
+        lines.append("<h2>%s</h2>" % escape(section_title(section)))
         lines.append("<ul>")
-        for href, name, moment in sections[section]:
+        entries = sorted(sections[section],
+                         key=lambda e: file_rank(section, e[1]))
+        for href, name, moment in entries:
             lines.append(
                 '  <li><a href="%s">%s</a>%s</li>'
                 % (escape(href), escape(name),
diff --git a/.github/scripts/select_docs.py b/.github/scripts/select_docs.py
index aa663ec..81cb521 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/select_docs.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/select_docs.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 # Instructor-owned prose and things this pipeline never builds from.  Changes
 # to these must not trigger the full-rebuild fallback.
 IGNORED_BASENAMES = {"README.md", "README.txt", ".gitignore"}
-IGNORED_PREFIXES = ("pdfs/", "docs/SRS-Meyer/", ".github/")
+# site/ is the index page template. It changes what the published page
+# looks like, never the content of a PDF, so it must not trigger a
+# rebuild even though it does need to trigger the workflow.
+IGNORED_PREFIXES = ("pdfs/", "docs/SRS-Meyer/", ".github/", "site/")
 
 # Changing how documents are built can change every document, even though no
 # document source changed: the package list decides which LaTeX packages are
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_pages_link.py b/.github/scripts/update_pages_link.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fabc81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_pages_link.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Point the README's GitHub Pages link at this repository's own page.
+
+The template ships with a link to the template's own page and a comment
+asking teams to update it, which is easy to miss.  Since the build already
+commits to the repository, it can correct the link itself: every team's
+README then links to their documentation rather than to the template's.
+
+Any Markdown link in the README whose target is a github.io address is
+treated as the project's Pages link.  Nothing is reported as an error if no
+such link exists, because a team is free to reword or remove it.
+
+Usage:  update_pages_link.py <owner/repo> [README.md]
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+MARKDOWN_LINK = re.compile(r"(\]\()\s*(https?://[^)\s]*github\.io[^)\s]*)\s*(\))")
+
+
+def pages_url(slug):
+    """The Pages URL for owner/repo, as GitHub serves it."""
+    if "/" not in slug:
+        raise ValueError("expected owner/repo, got %r" % slug)
+    owner, repo = slug.split("/", 1)
+    # GitHub serves Pages from a lowercased owner name.
+    owner_host = owner.lower() + ".github.io"
+    if repo.lower() == owner_host:
+        # The owner's user/organisation site is served from the host root.
+        return "https://%s/" % owner_host
+    return "https://%s/%s/" % (owner_host, repo)
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        sys.exit("usage: update_pages_link.py <owner/repo> [README.md]")
+
+    slug = sys.argv[1]
+    readme = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "README.md"
+    url = pages_url(slug)
+
+    if not os.path.exists(readme):
+        print("update_pages_link: no %s, nothing to do" % readme)
+        return
+
+    with open(readme) as handle:
+        original = handle.read()
+
+    replaced = []
+
+    def swap(match):
+        was = match.group(2)
+        if was == url:
+            return match.group(0)
+        replaced.append(was)
+        return match.group(1) + url + match.group(3)
+
+    updated = MARKDOWN_LINK.sub(swap, original)
+
+    if not replaced:
+        if url in original:
+            print("update_pages_link: %s already points at %s" % (readme, url))
+        else:
+            print("update_pages_link: no github.io link found in %s" % readme)
+        return
+
+    with open(readme, "w") as handle:
+        handle.write(updated)
+
+    for was in replaced:
+        print("update_pages_link: %s -> %s" % (was, url))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/latex-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/latex-pages.yml
index 3f38e09..f258ad1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latex-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latex-pages.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: Build LaTeX and Deploy PDFs
 on:
   push:
     branches: main
-    paths: [docs/**, refs/**, Makefile, .github/scripts/**, .github/workflows/latex-pages.yml]
+    paths: [docs/**, refs/**, site/**, Makefile, .github/scripts/**, .github/workflows/latex-pages.yml]
   pull_request:
     branches: main
-    paths: [docs/**, refs/**, Makefile, .github/scripts/**, .github/workflows/latex-pages.yml]
+    paths: [docs/**, refs/**, site/**, Makefile, .github/scripts/**, .github/workflows/latex-pages.yml]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -163,12 +163,17 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf pdfs
           mkdir -p pdfs
           rsync -av --delete build-pdf/ pdfs/
+      - name: Point the README at this repository's Pages site
+        run: |
+          # The template ships with a link to the template's own page. Every
+          # repository made from it would otherwise keep pointing there.
+          python3 .github/scripts/update_pages_link.py "${{ github.repository }}"
       - name: Commit PDFs to repo
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add pdfs .pdf-deps.json
+          git add pdfs .pdf-deps.json README.md
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
             echo "No PDF changes to commit"
           else
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b22fbc9..6fb4dac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ src - Source code
 test - Test cases
 etc.
 
-The documentation for this project is updated on the project's [GitHub page](https://smiths.github.io/capTemplate/). <!-- update for your project!  -->
\ No newline at end of file
+The documentation for this project is updated on the project's [GitHub page](https://smiths.github.io/capTemplate/). <!-- Kept up to date automatically; the build points this at your own repository's page. -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index e373b73..5691ddb 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <h1>Available PDFs</h1>
+  <p class="intro">The documents are listed in the order they are meant to be
+  read, which is not the order in which they are written. Reading them in this
+  order follows the rational design process the project documentation
+  presents.</p>
   <p class="generated-line">Site generated <!-- GENERATED --></p>
   <!-- PDF_LIST -->
 
diff --git a/site/style.css b/site/style.css
index bf70d97..e8cea0d 100644
--- a/site/style.css
+++ b/site/style.css
@@ -38,3 +38,9 @@ li {
   font-size: .85rem;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+
+.intro {
+  color: #333;
+  max-width: 60ch;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}