feat: Inertia profile settings page, Studio edit redesign, EGS, Nova UI components\n\n- Redesign /dashboard/profile as Inertia React page (Settings/ProfileEdit)\n with SettingsLayout sidebar, Nova UI components (TextInput, Textarea,\n Toggle, Select, RadioGroup, Modal, Button), avatar drag-and-drop,\n password change, and account deletion sections\n- Redesign Studio artwork edit page with two-column layout, Nova components,\n integrated TagPicker, and version history modal\n- Add shared MarkdownEditor component\n- Add Early-Stage Growth System (EGS): SpotlightEngine, FeedBlender,\n GridFiller, AdaptiveTimeWindow, ActivityLayer, admin panel\n- Fix upload category/tag persistence (V1+V2 paths)\n- Fix tag source enum, category tree display, binding resolution\n- Add settings.jsx Vite entry, settings.blade.php wrapper\n- Update ProfileController with JSON response support for API calls\n- Various route fixes (profile.edit, toolbar settings link)"

resources/views/web/explore/index.blade.php

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+{{--
+    Explore index — uses ExploreLayout.
+    Displays an artwork grid with hero header, mode tabs, pagination.
+--}}
+@extends('layouts.nova.explore-layout')
+
+@section('explore-grid')
+
+{{-- ══ EGS §11: FEATURED SPOTLIGHT ROW ══ --}}
+@if(!empty($spotlight) && $spotlight->isNotEmpty())
+<div class="px-6 md:px-10 pt-6 pb-2">
+    <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+        <span class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-amber-400">✦ Featured Today</span>
+        <span class="flex-1 border-t border-white/10"></span>
+    </div>
+    <div class="flex gap-4 overflow-x-auto nb-scrollbar-none pb-2">
+        @foreach($spotlight as $item)
+        <a href="{{ $item->slug ? route('artwork.show', $item->slug) : '#' }}"
+           class="group relative flex-none w-44 md:w-52 rounded-xl overflow-hidden
+                  bg-neutral-800 border border-white/10 hover:border-amber-400/40
+                  hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-amber-500/10 transition-all duration-200"
+           title="{{ $item->name ?? '' }}">
+
+            {{-- Thumbnail --}}
+            <div class="aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden bg-neutral-900">
+                <img
+                    src="{{ $item->thumb_url ?? '' }}"
+                    @if(!empty($item->thumb_srcset)) srcset="{{ $item->thumb_srcset }}" @endif
+                    alt="{{ $item->name ?? 'Featured artwork' }}"
+                    loading="lazy"
+                    class="w-full h-full object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-300"
+                />
+            </div>
+
+            {{-- Label overlay --}}
+            <div class="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 to-transparent px-3 py-2">
+                <p class="text-xs font-medium text-white truncate leading-snug">{{ $item->name ?? '' }}</p>
+                @if(!empty($item->uname))
+                <p class="text-[10px] text-neutral-400 truncate">@{{ $item->uname }}</p>
+                @endif
+            </div>
+        </a>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
+</div>
+@endif
+
+@php
+    $galleryArtworks = collect($artworks->items())->map(fn ($art) => [
+        'id'            => $art->id,
+        'name'          => $art->name ?? null,
+        'thumb'         => $art->thumb_url ?? $art->thumb ?? null,
+        'thumb_srcset'  => $art->thumb_srcset ?? null,
+        'uname'         => $art->uname ?? '',
+        'username'      => $art->username ?? $art->uname ?? '',
+        'avatar_url'    => $art->avatar_url ?? null,
+        'category_name' => $art->category_name ?? '',
+        'category_slug' => $art->category_slug ?? '',
+        'slug'          => $art->slug ?? '',
+        'width'         => $art->width  ?? null,
+        'height'        => $art->height ?? null,
+    ])->values();
+@endphp
+
+<div
+    data-react-masonry-gallery
+    data-artworks="{{ json_encode($galleryArtworks) }}"
+    data-gallery-type="explore"
+    data-limit="24"
+    class="min-h-32 px-6 md:px-10 py-6"
+></div>
+
+@endsection