diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index 66d1c7a..3e4f592 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -274,16 +274,9 @@ export default function Header() {
             {/* Language Switcher — Section 18B */}
             <LanguageSwitcher compact />
             <div className="w-px h-3.5 bg-[#333] mx-1" />
-            {!currentUserId && (
-              <>
-                <Link href="/client-login" className="text-[#999] hover:text-[#3b82f6] focus:text-[#3b82f6] focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] transition-colors text-xs font-body font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">
-                  Sign In
-                </Link>
-                <Link href="/register" className="text-[#999] hover:text-[#3b82f6] focus:text-[#3b82f6] focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] transition-colors text-xs font-body font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">
-                  Register
-                </Link>
-              </>
-            )}
+            {/* Sign In / Register removed — PR firms now authenticate at
+                distribution.relevantmediaproperties.com; /wp-login,
+                /wp-admin, /login redirect there from middleware. */}
             {currentUserId && (
               <Link href="/account" className="text-[#999] hover:text-[#3b82f6] focus:text-[#3b82f6] focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] transition-colors text-xs font-body font-bold uppercase tracking-wider">
                 My Profile
@@ -525,29 +518,7 @@ export default function Header() {
                     </svg>
                     Reading List
                   </Link>
-                  {/* Account / Sign In / Register — anonymous vs authenticated */}
-                  {!currentUserId && (
-                    <>
-                      <Link
-                        href="/client-login"
-                        className="px-2 py-2.5 text-sm font-body font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-[#cccccc] hover:text-[#3b82f6] hover:bg-[#1a1a1a] border-b border-[#222] transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] flex items-center gap-2"
-                        onClick={() => setMobileOpen(false)}>
-                        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" aria-hidden="true">
-                          <path d="M15 3h4a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-4" /><polyline points="10 17 15 12 10 7" /><line x1="15" y1="12" x2="3" y2="12" />
-                        </svg>
-                        Sign In
-                      </Link>
-                      <Link
-                        href="/register"
-                        className="px-2 py-2.5 text-sm font-body font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-[#cccccc] hover:text-[#3b82f6] hover:bg-[#1a1a1a] border-b border-[#222] transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] flex items-center gap-2"
-                        onClick={() => setMobileOpen(false)}>
-                        <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" aria-hidden="true">
-                          <path d="M16 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2" /><circle cx="8.5" cy="7" r="4" /><line x1="20" y1="8" x2="20" y2="14" /><line x1="23" y1="11" x2="17" y2="11" />
-                        </svg>
-                        Register
-                      </Link>
-                    </>
-                  )}
+                  {/* Sign In / Register removed — see desktop bar comment. */}
                   {currentUserId && (
                     <Link
                       href="/account"
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e739c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+// PR firms / writers authenticate at the distribute platform, not here.
+// Anything that looks like a WordPress login or the bare /login path
+// redirects there so old bookmarks don't dead-end.
+const AUTH_TARGET = "https://distribution.relevantmediaproperties.com/login";
+
+const REDIRECT_PATHS = new Set<string>([
+  "/login",
+  "/wp-login",
+  "/wp-login.php",
+  "/wp-admin",
+  "/client-login",
+  "/register",
+]);
+
+export function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
+  const path = req.nextUrl.pathname;
+  if (
+    REDIRECT_PATHS.has(path) ||
+    path.startsWith("/wp-admin/") ||
+    path.startsWith("/wp-login/")
+  ) {
+    return NextResponse.redirect(AUTH_TARGET, 301);
+  }
+  return NextResponse.next();
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: [
+    "/login",
+    "/wp-login",
+    "/wp-login.php",
+    "/wp-admin/:path*",
+    "/wp-login/:path*",
+    "/client-login",
+    "/register",
+  ],
+};