diff --git a/app/plugins/global/languages.php b/app/plugins/global/languages.php
index 8f14978..4425454 100644
--- a/app/plugins/global/languages.php
+++ b/app/plugins/global/languages.php
@@ -77,15 +77,38 @@ function loadTranslations(string $lang): array {
     $defaultFile = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . "/default/languages/$lang.ini";
     $customFile = dirname(__DIR__, 3) . "/custom/languages/$lang.ini";
     
-    $translations = file_exists($defaultFile) ? parse_ini_file($defaultFile) ?: [] : [];
+    $translations = file_exists($defaultFile) ? flattenIniSections(parse_ini_file($defaultFile, true) ?: []) : [];
     
     if (file_exists($customFile)) {
-        $translations = array_merge($translations, parse_ini_file($customFile) ?: []);
+        $translations = array_merge($translations, flattenIniSections(parse_ini_file($customFile, true) ?: []));
     }
     
     return $translations;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Flatten INI sections into dot notation keys
+ * [section] key = value becomes section.key = value
+ * Top-level keys without sections are preserved as-is
+ */
+function flattenIniSections(array $ini): array {
+    $result = [];
+    
+    foreach ($ini as $key => $value) {
+        if (is_array($value)) {
+            // This is a section - prefix all keys with section name
+            foreach ($value as $subKey => $subValue) {
+                $result["$key.$subKey"] = $subValue;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Top-level key without section
+            $result[$key] = $value;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return $result;
+}
+
 function formatDate(string $dateString, string $lang): string {
     if (!preg_match('/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})/', $dateString, $m)) {
         return $dateString;
@@ -116,10 +139,13 @@ function filterFilesByLanguage(array $files, string $dir, Context $ctx): array {
     foreach ($files as $file) {
         $parts = explode('.', $file['name']);
         
-        // Language-specific file (name.lang.ext)
-        if (count($parts) >= 3 && in_array($parts[count($parts) - 2], $availableLangs)) {
-            $fileLang = $parts[count($parts) - 2];
-            if ($fileLang === $currentLang) {
+        // Language-specific file (name.lang.ext) - detect by 2-letter code pattern
+        $potentialLang = $parts[count($parts) - 2] ?? '';
+        $isLangFile = count($parts) >= 3 && preg_match('/^[a-z]{2}$/', $potentialLang);
+        
+        if ($isLangFile) {
+            // Only include if it matches current language AND is available
+            if ($potentialLang === $currentLang && in_array($potentialLang, $availableLangs)) {
                 $filtered[] = $file;
                 $seen[$parts[0]] = true;
             }