diff --git a/hrender.go b/hrender.go
index 671e63e..4951159 100644
--- a/hrender.go
+++ b/hrender.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type (
 		funcMap     template.FuncMap
 		cache       map[string]*template.Template
 		cacheMu     sync.RWMutex
+		baseTmpl    *template.Template
+		baseOnce    sync.Once
 	}
 )
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func (r *HRender) AddFunc(name string, fn any) {
 	r.funcMap[name] = fn
 }
 
-// Render executes the specified template (pageName) with the provided data and writes the
+// RenderW executes the specified template (pageName) with the provided data and writes the
 // resulting HTML to the `http.ResponseWriter`. It can optionally apply a layout template.
 //
 // This function handles template compilation (with caching if enabled) and execution,
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ func (r *HRender) AddFunc(name string, fn any) {
 // layoutName: (Optional) The name of the layout template to wrap the page content (e.g., "layouts/base.html").
 //
 //	The page content will be embedded where `{{ embed }}` or `{{embed}}` is found in the layout.
-func (r *HRender) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, pageName string, data H, layoutName ...string) error {
+func (r *HRender) RenderW(w http.ResponseWriter, pageName string, data H, layoutName ...string) error {
 	tmpl, err := r.getTemplateInstance(pageName, layoutName...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ func (r *HRender) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, pageName string, data H, layoutN
 	return r.execute(w, tmpl, data)
 }
 
-// RenderToString executes the specified template (pageName) with the provided data and
+// RenderS executes the specified template (pageName) with the provided data and
 // returns the resulting HTML as a string. It can optionally apply a layout template.
 //
 // This function is useful for scenarios where the rendered HTML needs to be further processed,
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ func (r *HRender) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, pageName string, data H, layoutN
 //
 //	A string containing the rendered HTML.
 //	An error if template compilation or execution fails.
-func (r *HRender) RenderToString(pageName string, data H, layoutName ...string) (string, error) {
+func (r *HRender) RenderS(pageName string, data H, layoutName ...string) (string, error) {
 	tmpl, err := r.getTemplateInstance(pageName, layoutName...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -191,19 +193,23 @@ func (r *HRender) execute(w http.ResponseWriter, tmpl *template.Template, data H
 	return err
 }
 
-// buildTemplate reads the specified page and layout (if provided) files from the file system,
-// embeds the page content into the layout (if a layout is used), and then parses
-// all other HTML files in the file system as named templates (fragments/components)
-// to be available for inclusion within the main template.
-//
-// pageName: The name of the primary page template file.
-// layoutName: The name of the layout template file, or an empty string if no layout is used.
-//
-// Returns:
-//
-//	A fully parsed `*template.Template` instance configured with `FuncMap` and all discovered fragments.
-//	An error if template files are not found or parsing fails.
+// buildTemplate constructs a new template instance by cloning a pre-loaded base template
+// (containing shared components/fragments) and parsing the specific page and layout.
+// It ensures shared templates are loaded only once.
 func (r *HRender) buildTemplate(pageName, layoutName string) (*template.Template, error) {
+	var initErr error
+	r.baseOnce.Do(func() {
+		initErr = r.loadSharedTemplates()
+	})
+	if initErr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load shared templates: %w", initErr)
+	}
+
+	tmpl, err := r.baseTmpl.Clone()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to clone base template: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	pageContent, err := fs.ReadFile(r.fs, pageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("page not found: %w", err)
@@ -218,7 +224,6 @@ func (r *HRender) buildTemplate(pageName, layoutName string) (*template.Template
 		}
 
 		layoutStr := string(layoutBytes)
-
 		layoutStr = strings.ReplaceAll(layoutStr, "{{ embed }}", string(pageContent))
 		layoutStr = strings.ReplaceAll(layoutStr, "{{embed}}", string(pageContent))
 
@@ -227,13 +232,19 @@ func (r *HRender) buildTemplate(pageName, layoutName string) (*template.Template
 		finalContent = string(pageContent)
 	}
 
-	tmpl := template.New("root").Funcs(r.funcMap)
-
 	if _, err := tmpl.Parse(finalContent); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing main content: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = fs.WalkDir(r.fs, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+	return tmpl, nil
+}
+
+// loadSharedTemplates scans the file system for templates in "components/" and "fragments/"
+// directories and parses them into a base template instance.
+func (r *HRender) loadSharedTemplates() error {
+	r.baseTmpl = template.New("root").Funcs(r.funcMap)
+
+	err := fs.WalkDir(r.fs, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -244,7 +255,8 @@ func (r *HRender) buildTemplate(pageName, layoutName string) (*template.Template
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if path == pageName || path == layoutName {
+		pathSlash := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(pathSlash, "components/") && !strings.HasPrefix(pathSlash, "fragments/") {
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -253,17 +265,17 @@ func (r *HRender) buildTemplate(pageName, layoutName string) (*template.Template
 			return err
 		}
 
-		name := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+		name := pathSlash
 		name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, filepath.Ext(name))
 
-		_, err = tmpl.New(name).Parse(string(content))
+		_, err = r.baseTmpl.New(name).Parse(string(content))
 		return err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error loading shared templates: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return tmpl, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Dict creates a map[string]any from a list of key-value pairs.
diff --git a/hrender_test.go b/hrender_test.go
index 8403650..bba10a1 100644
--- a/hrender_test.go
+++ b/hrender_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing/fstest"
 )
 
-func Test_Render(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_RenderW(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		mockFS        fstest.MapFS
@@ -90,13 +90,37 @@ func Test_Render(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedBody: `<button id="myButton" class="btn btn-primary">Click Me</button>`,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "error page not found due to wrong extension",
+			name: "auto-append .html to page",
 			mockFS: fstest.MapFS{
-				"index.another": {
-					Data: []byte(`<h1>Hello, wrong extension!</h1>`),
+				"about.html": {
+					Data: []byte(`<h1>About</h1>`),
 				},
 			},
-			page:          "index.another",
+			page:         "about",
+			expectedBody: "<h1>About</h1>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "auto-append .html to layout",
+			mockFS: fstest.MapFS{
+				"contact.html": {
+					Data: []byte(`<p>Contact</p>`),
+				},
+				"base.html": {
+					Data: []byte(`<div>{{ embed }}</div>`),
+				},
+			},
+			page:         "contact.html",
+			layout:       "base",
+			expectedBody: "<div><p>Contact</p></div>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "error page not found",
+			mockFS: fstest.MapFS{
+				"index.html": {
+					Data: []byte(`<h1>Exists</h1>`),
+				},
+			},
+			page:          "missing.html",
 			expectedError: true,
 			expectedBody:  "",
 		},
@@ -117,7 +141,7 @@ func Test_Render(t *testing.T) {
 				layouts = append(layouts, tt.layout)
 			}
 
-			err := r.Render(rec, tt.page, tt.data, layouts...)
+			err := r.RenderW(rec, tt.page, tt.data, layouts...)
 			if tt.expectedError {
 				if err == nil {
 					t.Error("expected error, got nil")
@@ -134,6 +158,83 @@ func Test_Render(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_RenderS(t *testing.T) {
+	mockFS := fstest.MapFS{
+		"index.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`<h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := NewHTMLRender(mockFS, false)
+	data := H{"Title": "Render String"}
+
+	got, err := r.RenderS("index.html", data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := "<h1>Render String</h1>"
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_SharedTemplatesIsolation(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test ensures that ONLY components/ and fragments/ are loaded into the base template
+	mockFS := fstest.MapFS{
+		"pages/home.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`
+				{{ template "components/btn" . }}
+				{{ template "fragments/tbl" . }}
+				{{ template "other/ignored" . }}
+			`),
+		},
+		"components/btn.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`[BUTTON]`),
+		},
+		"fragments/tbl.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`[TABLE]`),
+		},
+		"other/ignored.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`[IGNORED]`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	r := NewHTMLRender(mockFS, false)
+
+	// Attempt to render home. It should fail because "other/ignored" is not available in the base template,
+	// and "pages/home.html" only tries to invoke it, it doesn't define it.
+	err := r.RenderW(httptest.NewRecorder(), "pages/home.html", nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error due to missing 'other/ignored' template, but got nil")
+	}
+
+	// Now a valid test case checking correct loading of components and fragments
+	mockFSValid := fstest.MapFS{
+		"pages/valid.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`{{ template "components/btn" . }} - {{ template "fragments/tbl" . }}`),
+		},
+		"components/btn.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`[BUTTON]`),
+		},
+		"fragments/tbl.html": {
+			Data: []byte(`[TABLE]`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	r2 := NewHTMLRender(mockFSValid, false)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	err = r2.RenderW(rec, "pages/valid.html", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error rendering valid templates: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := "[BUTTON] - [TABLE]"
+	if got := rec.Body.String(); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Dict(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -198,7 +299,7 @@ func Test_Cache(t *testing.T) {
 	r := NewHTMLRender(mockFS, true)
 
 	rec1 := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	err1 := r.Render(rec1, "index.html", nil, "main-layout.html")
+	err1 := r.RenderW(rec1, "index.html", nil, "main-layout.html")
 	if err1 != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err1)
 	}
@@ -207,6 +308,7 @@ func Test_Cache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected body %q, got %q", expected, got)
 	}
 
+	// Verify log contains "template compiled and cached"
 	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "template compiled and cached") {
 		t.Error("expected 'template compiled and cached' message on first render")
 	}
@@ -214,7 +316,7 @@ func Test_Cache(t *testing.T) {
 	buf.Reset()
 
 	rec2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	err2 := r.Render(rec2, "index.html", nil, "main-layout.html")
+	err2 := r.RenderW(rec2, "index.html", nil, "main-layout.html")
 	if err2 != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err2)
 	}
@@ -222,7 +324,9 @@ func Test_Cache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected body %q, got %q", expected, got)
 	}
 
+	// Verify log DOES NOT contain "template compiled and cached" (cache hit)
 	if strings.Contains(buf.String(), "template compiled and cached") {
 		t.Error("did not expect 'template compiled and cached' message on second render")
 	}
 }
+