feat: Nova homepage, profile redesign, and legacy view system overhaul

Homepage
- Add HomepageService with hero, trending (award-weighted), fresh uploads,
  popular tags, creator spotlight (weekly uploads ranking), and news sections
- Add React components: HomePage, HomeHero, HomeTrending, HomeFresh,
  HomeTags, HomeCreators, HomeNews (lazy-loaded below the fold)
- Wire home.blade.php with JSON props, SEO meta, JSON-LD, and hero preload
- Add HomePage.jsx to vite.config.js inputs

Profile page
- Hero banner with random user artwork as background + dark gradient overlay
- Favourites section uses real Artwork models + <x-artwork-card> for CDN URLs
- Newest artworks grid: gallery-grid → grid grid-cols-2 gap-4

Edit Profile page (user.blade.php)
- Add hero banner (featured wallpaper/photography via artwork_features,
  content_type_id IN [2,3]) sourced in UserController
- Remove bg-deep from outer wrapper; card backgrounds: bg-panel → bg-nova-800
- Remove stray AI-generated tag fragment from template

Author profile links
- Fix all /@username routes in: HomepageService, MonthlyCommentatorsController,
  LatestCommentsController, MyBuddiesController and corresponding blade views

Legacy view namespace
- Register View::addNamespace('legacy', resource_path('views/_legacy'))
  in AppServiceProvider::boot()
- Convert all view('legacy.x') and @include('legacy.x') calls to legacy::x
- Migrate legacy views to resources/views/_legacy/ with namespace support

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeCreators.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+const AVATAR_FALLBACK = 'https://files.skinbase.org/avatars/default.webp'
+
+function CreatorCard({ creator }) {
+  return (
+    <article className="group relative flex flex-col items-center gap-3 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-panel p-5 shadow-sm text-center transition hover:ring-1 hover:ring-nova-500">
+      {/* Background artwork thumbnail */}
+      {creator.bg_thumb && (
+        <>
+          <img
+            src={creator.bg_thumb}
+            alt=""
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover opacity-50 transition duration-500 group-hover:opacity-20 group-hover:scale-105"
+            loading="lazy"
+            decoding="async"
+          />
+          <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-panel via-panel/80 to-panel/60" />
+        </>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Content */}
+      <a href={creator.url} className="relative block">
+        <img
+          src={creator.avatar}
+          alt={creator.name}
+          className="mx-auto h-16 w-16 rounded-full object-cover ring-4 bg-nova-800/80 ring-nova-800"
+          loading="lazy"
+          decoding="async"
+          onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = AVATAR_FALLBACK }}
+        />
+        <h3 className="mt-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white">{creator.name}</h3>
+      </a>
+      <div className="relative flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-3 text-xs text-soft">
+        <span title="Total uploads">📁 {creator.uploads}</span>
+        {creator.weekly_uploads > 0 && (
+          <span title="Uploads this week" className="text-accent font-semibold">↑{creator.weekly_uploads} this week</span>
+        )}
+        <span title="Views">👁 {creator.views.toLocaleString()}</span>
+        {creator.awards > 0 && <span title="Awards">🏆 {creator.awards}</span>}
+      </div>
+      <a
+        href={creator.url}
+        className="relative mt-1 rounded-lg bg-nova-700 px-4 py-1.5 text-xs font-semibold text-white transition hover:bg-nova-600"
+      >
+        View Profile
+      </a>
+    </article>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function HomeCreators({ creators }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(creators) || creators.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white">👤 Creator Spotlight</h2>
+        <a href="/members" className="text-sm text-nova-300 hover:text-white transition">
+          All creators →
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-6">
+        {creators.map((c) => (
+          <CreatorCard key={c.id} creator={c} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeFresh.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+const FALLBACK        = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp'
+const AVATAR_FALLBACK = 'https://files.skinbase.org/avatars/default.webp'
+
+function FreshCard({ item }) {
+  const username = item.author_username ? `@${item.author_username}` : null
+
+  return (
+    <article>
+      <a
+        href={item.url}
+        className="group relative block overflow-hidden rounded-2xl ring-1 ring-white/5 bg-black/20 shadow-lg shadow-black/40 transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-sky-300/70"
+      >
+        <div className="relative aspect-video overflow-hidden bg-neutral-900">
+          {/* Gloss sheen */}
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-white/10 via-white/5 to-transparent pointer-events-none z-10" />
+
+          <img
+            src={item.thumb || FALLBACK}
+            alt={item.title}
+            className="h-full w-full object-cover transition-[transform,filter] duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-[1.04]"
+            loading="lazy"
+            decoding="async"
+            onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = FALLBACK }}
+          />
+
+          {/* Top-right View badge */}
+          <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-30 flex items-center gap-2 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100">
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md bg-black/60 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-white ring-1 ring-white/10">View</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Bottom info overlay — always visible on mobile, hover-only on md+ */}
+          <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-20 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/40 to-transparent p-3 backdrop-blur-[2px] opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200 md:opacity-0 md:group-hover:opacity-100 md:group-focus-visible:opacity-100">
+            <div className="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-white">{item.title}</div>
+            <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-white/80">
+              <img
+                src={item.author_avatar || AVATAR_FALLBACK}
+                alt={item.author}
+                className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0"
+                onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = AVATAR_FALLBACK }}
+              />
+              <span className="truncate">{item.author}</span>
+              {username && <span className="text-white/50 shrink-0">{username}</span>}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <span className="sr-only">{item.title} by {item.author}</span>
+      </a>
+    </article>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function HomeFresh({ items }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white">🆕 Fresh Uploads</h2>
+        <a href="/browse" className="text-sm text-nova-300 hover:text-white transition">
+          See all →
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-6">
+        {items.map((item) => (
+          <FreshCard key={item.id} item={item} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeHero.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+const FALLBACK = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_lg.webp'
+
+export default function HomeHero({ artwork }) {
+  if (!artwork) {
+    return (
+      <section className="relative flex min-h-[27vw] max-h-[300px] w-full items-end overflow-hidden bg-nova-900">
+        <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-nova-900 via-nova-900/60 to-transparent" />
+        <div className="relative z-10 w-full px-6 pb-7 sm:px-10 lg:px-16">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white sm:text-4xl">
+            Discover Digital Art
+          </h1>
+          <p className="mt-2 max-w-xl text-sm text-soft">
+            Wallpapers, skins &amp; digital creations from a global community.
+          </p>
+          <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+            <a href="/browse"  className="rounded-xl bg-accent px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg transition hover:brightness-110">Explore</a>
+            <a href="/upload"  className="rounded-xl bg-nova-700 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg transition hover:bg-nova-600">Upload</a>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    )
+  }
+
+  const src = artwork.thumb_lg || artwork.thumb || FALLBACK
+
+  return (
+    <section className="group relative flex min-h-[27vw] max-h-[300px] w-full items-end overflow-hidden bg-nova-900">
+      {/* Background image */}
+      <img
+        src={src}
+        alt={artwork.title}
+        className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-[1.02]"
+        fetchpriority="high"
+        decoding="async"
+        onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = FALLBACK }}
+      />
+
+      {/* Gradient overlay */}
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-nova-900 via-nova-900/55 to-transparent" />
+
+      {/* Content */}
+      <div className="relative z-10 w-full px-6 pb-7 sm:px-10 lg:px-16">
+        <p className="mb-1.5 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-accent">
+          Featured Artwork
+        </p>
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white drop-shadow sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">
+          {artwork.title}
+        </h1>
+        <p className="mt-1.5 text-sm text-soft">
+          by <a href={artwork.url} className="text-nova-200 hover:text-white transition">{artwork.author}</a>
+        </p>
+        <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+          <a
+            href="/browse"
+            className="rounded-xl bg-accent px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg transition hover:brightness-110"
+          >
+            Explore
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href="/upload"
+            className="rounded-xl bg-nova-700 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg transition hover:bg-nova-600"
+          >
+            Upload
+          </a>
+          <a
+            href={artwork.url}
+            className="rounded-xl border border-nova-600 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-nova-200 shadow transition hover:border-nova-400 hover:text-white"
+          >
+            View Artwork
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeNews.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+function formatDate(dateStr) {
+  if (!dateStr) return ''
+  try {
+    return new Date(dateStr).toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+      year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric',
+    })
+  } catch {
+    return ''
+  }
+}
+
+export default function HomeNews({ items }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white">📰 News &amp; Updates</h2>
+        <a href="/forum/news" className="text-sm text-nova-300 hover:text-white transition">
+          All news →
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="divide-y divide-nova-800 rounded-xl bg-panel overflow-hidden">
+        {items.map((item) => (
+          <a
+            key={item.id}
+            href={item.url}
+            className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4 px-5 py-4 transition hover:bg-nova-800"
+          >
+            <span className="text-sm font-medium text-white line-clamp-2">{item.title}</span>
+            {item.date && (
+              <span className="flex-shrink-0 text-xs text-soft">{formatDate(item.date)}</span>
+            )}
+          </a>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx

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+import React, { lazy, Suspense } from 'react'
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
+
+// Sub-section components — lazy-loaded so only the hero blocks the initial bundle
+import HomeHero from './HomeHero'
+
+const HomeTrending  = lazy(() => import('./HomeTrending'))
+const HomeFresh     = lazy(() => import('./HomeFresh'))
+const HomeTags      = lazy(() => import('./HomeTags'))
+const HomeCreators  = lazy(() => import('./HomeCreators'))
+const HomeNews      = lazy(() => import('./HomeNews'))
+
+function SectionFallback() {
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-14 h-48 animate-pulse rounded-xl bg-nova-800 mx-4 sm:mx-6 lg:mx-8" />
+  )
+}
+
+function HomePage({ hero, trending, fresh, tags, creators, news }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="pb-24">
+      {/* Hero — above-fold, eager */}
+      <HomeHero artwork={hero} />
+
+      {/* Below-fold sections — lazy */}
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeTrending items={trending} />
+      </Suspense>
+
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeFresh items={fresh} />
+      </Suspense>
+
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeTags tags={tags} />
+      </Suspense>
+
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeCreators creators={creators} />
+      </Suspense>
+
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeNews items={news} />
+      </Suspense>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+// Auto-mount when the Blade view provides #homepage-root
+const mountEl = document.getElementById('homepage-root')
+if (mountEl) {
+  let props = {}
+  try {
+    const propsEl = document.getElementById('homepage-props')
+    props = propsEl ? JSON.parse(propsEl.textContent || '{}') : {}
+  } catch {
+    props = {}
+  }
+
+  createRoot(mountEl).render(<HomePage {...props} />)
+}
+
+export default HomePage

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeTags.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+export default function HomeTags({ tags }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(tags) || tags.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <h2 className="mb-5 text-xl font-bold text-white">🏷️ Popular Tags</h2>
+
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+        {tags.map((tag) => (
+          <a
+            key={tag.id}
+            href={`/tag/${tag.slug}`}
+            className="rounded-full bg-nova-800 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-nova-200 transition hover:bg-nova-700 hover:text-white"
+          >
+            {tag.name}
+            {tag.count > 0 && (
+              <span className="ml-1.5 text-xs text-soft">{tag.count.toLocaleString()}</span>
+            )}
+          </a>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeTrending.jsx

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+import React from 'react'
+
+const FALLBACK     = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp'
+const AVATAR_FALLBACK = 'https://files.skinbase.org/avatars/default.webp'
+
+function ArtCard({ item }) {
+  const username = item.author_username ? `@${item.author_username}` : null
+
+  return (
+    <article className="min-w-[72%] snap-start sm:min-w-[44%] lg:min-w-0">
+      <a
+        href={item.url}
+        className="group relative block overflow-hidden rounded-2xl ring-1 ring-white/5 bg-black/20 shadow-lg shadow-black/40 transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-sky-300/70"
+      >
+        <div className="relative aspect-video overflow-hidden bg-neutral-900">
+          {/* Gloss sheen */}
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-white/10 via-white/5 to-transparent pointer-events-none z-10" />
+
+          <img
+            src={item.thumb || FALLBACK}
+            alt={item.title}
+            className="h-full w-full object-cover transition-[transform,filter] duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-[1.04]"
+            loading="lazy"
+            decoding="async"
+            onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = FALLBACK }}
+          />
+
+          {/* Top-right View badge */}
+          <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-30 flex items-center gap-2 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100">
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md bg-black/60 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-white ring-1 ring-white/10">View</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Bottom info overlay — always visible on mobile, hover-only on md+ */}
+          <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-20 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/40 to-transparent p-3 backdrop-blur-[2px] opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200 md:opacity-0 md:group-hover:opacity-100 md:group-focus-visible:opacity-100">
+            <div className="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-white">{item.title}</div>
+            <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-white/80">
+              <img
+                src={item.author_avatar || AVATAR_FALLBACK}
+                alt={item.author}
+                className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0"
+                onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = AVATAR_FALLBACK }}
+              />
+              <span className="truncate">{item.author}</span>
+              {username && <span className="text-white/50 shrink-0">{username}</span>}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <span className="sr-only">{item.title} by {item.author}</span>
+      </a>
+    </article>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function HomeTrending({ items }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white">
+          🔥 Trending This Week
+        </h2>
+        <a href="/browse" className="text-sm text-nova-300 hover:text-white transition">
+          See all →
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex snap-x snap-mandatory gap-4 overflow-x-auto pb-3 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-6 lg:overflow-visible">
+        {items.map((item) => (
+          <ArtCard key={item.id} item={item} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}

resources/js/components/Topbar.jsx

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import SearchBar from '../Search/SearchBar'
 
-export default function Topbar() {
+const DEFAULT_AVATAR = 'https://files.skinbase.org/avatars/default.webp'
+
+export default function Topbar({ user = null }) {
+  const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false)
+
   return (
     <header className="fixed top-0 left-0 right-0 h-16 bg-neutral-900 border-b border-neutral-800 z-50">
       <div className="h-full px-5 flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
@@ -16,11 +20,53 @@ export default function Topbar() {
           <SearchBar />
         </div>
 
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 sm:gap-5">
-          <a href="/forum" className="hidden sm:inline text-sm hover:text-sky-400">Forum</a>
-          <button aria-label="User menu" className="text-neutral-200 hover:text-sky-400">
-            <i className="fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-          </button>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 sm:gap-4">
+          <a href="/forum" className="hidden sm:inline text-sm text-neutral-300 hover:text-sky-400 transition-colors">Forum</a>
+
+          {user ? (
+            <div className="relative">
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setMenuOpen(o => !o)}
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1 hover:bg-white/5 transition-colors"
+                aria-label="User menu"
+              >
+                <img
+                  src={user.avatarUrl || DEFAULT_AVATAR}
+                  alt={user.displayName}
+                  className="w-7 h-7 rounded-full object-cover ring-1 ring-white/10"
+                  onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = DEFAULT_AVATAR }}
+                />
+                <span className="hidden sm:inline text-sm text-white/90">{user.displayName}</span>
+                <i className="fas fa-chevron-down text-xs text-white/50" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+              </button>
+
+              {menuOpen && (
+                <div className="absolute right-0 mt-2 w-48 rounded-lg bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-700 shadow-xl overflow-hidden z-50">
+                  <a href={`/@${user.username}`} className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">
+                    <img
+                      src={user.avatarUrl || DEFAULT_AVATAR}
+                      alt={user.displayName}
+                      className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full object-cover"
+                      onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = DEFAULT_AVATAR }}
+                    />
+                    <span className="truncate">{user.displayName}</span>
+                  </a>
+                  <div className="border-t border-neutral-700" />
+                  <a href={user.uploadUrl} className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">Upload</a>
+                  <a href="/dashboard" className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">Dashboard</a>
+                  <div className="border-t border-neutral-700" />
+                  <a href="/logout" className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm text-red-400 hover:bg-white/5"
+                     onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); document.getElementById('logout-form')?.submit() }}>
+                    Sign out
+                  </a>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <a href="/login" className="text-sm text-neutral-300 hover:text-sky-400 transition-colors">
+              <i className="fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+            </a>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </header>

resources/js/entry-topbar.jsx

@@ -6,8 +6,18 @@ function mount() {
   const container = document.getElementById('topbar-root')
   if (!container) return
 
+  const user = container.dataset.userId
+    ? {
+        id:          container.dataset.userId,
+        displayName: container.dataset.displayName || 'Account',
+        username:    container.dataset.username || '',
+        avatarUrl:   container.dataset.avatarUrl || null,
+        uploadUrl:   container.dataset.uploadUrl || '/upload',
+      }
+    : null
+
   const root = createRoot(container)
-  root.render(<Topbar />)
+  root.render(<Topbar user={user} />)
 
   // hide legacy header if present
   const legacy = document.getElementById('legacy-topbar')

resources/views/_legacy/home.blade.php

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 @section('content')
     <div class="container-fluid legacy-page">
-        @include('legacy.home.featured')
+        @include('legacy::home.featured')
 
-        @include('legacy.home.uploads')
+        @include('legacy::home.uploads')
 
-        @include('legacy.home.news')
+        @include('legacy::home.news')
     </div>
 @endsection

resources/views/_legacy/mybuddies.blade.php

@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
                     $friendId = $b->friend_id ?? $b->friendId ?? null;
                 @endphp
 
+@php $buddyUrl = ($b->user_username ?? null) ? '/@' . $b->user_username : '/profile/' . $friendId; @endphp
                 <div class="icon-flex">
                     <div>
-                        <a href="/profile/{{ $friendId }}/{{ Str::slug($uname) }}">
+                        <a href="{{ $buddyUrl }}">
                             <h4>{{ $uname }}</h4>
                         </a>
                     </div>
 
                     <div>
-                        <a href="/profile/{{ $friendId }}/{{ Str::slug($uname) }}">
+                        <a href="{{ $buddyUrl }}">
                             <img src="{{ \App\Support\AvatarUrl::forUser((int) $friendId, null, 50) }}" alt="{{ $uname }}">
                         </a>
                     </div>

resources/views/_legacy/profile.blade.php

@@ -65,13 +65,10 @@
     <meta property="og:url" content="{{ $page_canonical ?? url()->current() }}">
     <style>
         .profile-hero-bg {
-            background: linear-gradient(135deg,
-                rgba(15,23,36,0.98) 0%,
-                rgba(21,30,46,0.95) 50%,
-                rgba(9,16,26,0.98) 100%);
             position: relative;
+            overflow: hidden;
         }
-        .profile-hero-bg::before {
+        .profile-hero-bg::after {
             content: '';
             position: absolute;
             inset: 0;
@@ -79,6 +76,7 @@
                 radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 50%, rgba(77,163,255,.12), transparent 60%),
                 radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 20%, rgba(224,122,33,.08), transparent 50%);
             pointer-events: none;
+            z-index: 1;
         }
         .nova-panel {
             background: var(--panel-dark);
@@ -162,7 +160,17 @@
 {{-- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
      PROFILE HERO
      ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ --}}
-<div class="profile-hero-bg border-b border-[--sb-line]">
+<div class="profile-hero-bg border-b border-[--sb-line]"
+     @if(!empty($heroBgUrl))
+         style="background: url('{{ $heroBgUrl }}') center/cover no-repeat;"
+     @else
+         style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15,23,36,1) 0%, rgba(21,30,46,1) 50%, rgba(9,16,26,1) 100%);"
+     @endif
+>
+    {{-- Dark overlay so the content stays readable --}}
+    @if(!empty($heroBgUrl))
+        <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-[#0f1724]/95 via-[#0f1724]/80 to-[#0f1724]/60"></div>
+    @endif
     <div class="relative z-10 max-w-screen-xl mx-auto px-4 py-8">
         <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center sm:items-end gap-5">
 
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="nova-panel-body">
                     @if(isset($artworks) && !$artworks->isEmpty())
-                        <div class="gallery-grid"
+                        <div class="gallery-grid grid grid-cols-2 gap-4"
                              data-nova-gallery
                              data-gallery-type="profile"
                              data-gallery-grid
@@ -380,12 +388,9 @@
                         Favourites
                     </div>
                     <div class="nova-panel-body">
-                        <div class="fav-grid">
+                        <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
                             @foreach($favourites as $fav)
-                                <a href="/art/{{ $fav->id }}/{{ \Illuminate\Support\Str::slug($fav->name) }}"
-                                   title="{{ e($fav->name) }}">
-                                    <img src="{{ $fav->thumb }}" alt="{{ e($fav->name) }}" loading="lazy">
-                                </a>
+                                <x-artwork-card :art="$fav" />
                             @endforeach
                         </div>
                     </div>

resources/views/_legacy/top-favourites.blade.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <div class="container_photo gallery_box">
             <div class="grid-sizer"></div>
             @foreach ($artworks as $art)
-                @include('legacy._artwork_card', ['art' => $art])
+                @include('legacy::_artwork_card', ['art' => $art])
             @endforeach
         </div>
 

resources/views/_legacy/user.blade.php

@@ -15,16 +15,39 @@
         : \App\Support\AvatarUrl::default();
 @endphp
 
-<div class="min-h-screen bg-deep text-white py-12">
+@push('styles')
+<style>
+    .edit-profile-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
+</style>
+@endpush
+
+{{-- ── Hero background ──────────────────────────────────────────────── --}}
+<div class="edit-profile-hero border-b border-[--sb-line]"
+     @if(!empty($heroBgUrl))
+         style="background: url('{{ $heroBgUrl }}') center/cover no-repeat;"
+     @else
+         style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15,23,36,1) 0%, rgba(21,30,46,1) 50%, rgba(9,16,26,1) 100%);"
+     @endif
+>
+    @if(!empty($heroBgUrl))
+        <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-[#0f1724]/95 via-[#0f1724]/80 to-[#0f1724]/50"></div>
+    @endif
+    <div class="relative z-10 max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 py-10 flex items-end gap-5">
+        <img src="{{ $currentAvatarUrl }}"
+             alt="Your avatar"
+             class="w-20 h-20 rounded-full object-cover border-4 border-[--sb-line] shadow-lg shrink-0">
+        <div>
+            <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-white">Edit Profile</h1>
+            <p class="text-sm text-[--sb-muted] mt-1">Manage your account settings</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="min-h-screen text-white py-12">
 
     <!-- Container -->
     <div class="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4">
 
-        <!-- Page Title -->
-        <h1 class="text-3xl font-semibold mb-8">
-            Edit Profile
-        </h1>
-
         @if ($errors->any())
             <div class="mb-4 rounded-lg bg-red-700/10 border border-red-700/20 p-3 text-sm text-red-300">
                 <div class="font-semibold mb-2">Please fix the following errors:</div>
@@ -38,7 +61,7 @@
 
 
         <!-- ================= Profile Card ================= -->
-        <div class="bg-panel rounded-xl shadow-lg p-8 mb-10">
+        <div class="bg-nova-800 rounded-xl shadow-lg p-8 mb-10">
 
             <form method="POST" action="{{ route('profile.update') }}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                 @csrf
@@ -237,7 +260,7 @@
 
 
         <!-- ================= PASSWORD CARD ================= -->
-        <div class="bg-panel rounded-xl shadow-lg p-8">
+        <div class="bg-nova-800 rounded-xl shadow-lg p-8">
 
             <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-6">
                 Change Password

resources/views/layouts/nova.blade.php

@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@
 <body class="bg-nova-900 text-white min-h-screen flex flex-col" @if($selectedAuthBg) style="background: url('{{ $selectedAuthBg }}') center/cover no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;" @endif>
 
 <!-- React Topbar mount point -->
-<div id="topbar-root"></div>
+<div id="topbar-root"
+  @auth
+    data-user-id="{{ Auth::id() }}"
+    data-display-name="{{ Auth::user()->name ?? '' }}"
+    data-username="{{ Auth::user()->username ?? '' }}"
+    data-avatar-url="{{ \App\Support\AvatarUrl::forUser((int) Auth::id(), optional(Auth::user()->profile)->avatar_hash, 64) }}"
+    data-upload-url="{{ Route::has('upload') ? route('upload') : '/upload' }}"
+  @endauth
+></div>
 @include('layouts.nova.toolbar')
-<main class="flex-1 pt-16">
+<main class="flex-1 @yield('main-class', 'pt-16')">
     @yield('content')
 </main>
 

resources/views/legacy/[#6223] Red Cloud XP.txt

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
- [#6223] Red Cloud XP
-    → windows-logo, retro-computing, red-dominant-colour, dark-mood, pixelated-graphics, digital-art, grunge-texture, office-shortcuts-menu, 90s-aesthetic, chromatic-aberration, high-contrast, textured-background
-  [#6225] Helping Hand zoomers (part 1)
-    → desktop screenshot, computer icons, windows interface, digital-art, blue-grey tones, flat design, minimalist-style, iconography, organized layout, technical illustration, screen capture, system icons
-  [#6226] Helping Hand zoomers (part 2)
-PS D:\Sites\Skinbase26>

resources/views/web/comments/latest.blade.php

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             @foreach ($comments as $comment)
                 @php
                     $artUrl    = '/art/' . (int)($comment->id ?? 0) . '/' . ($comment->artwork_slug ?? 'artwork');
-                    $userUrl   = '/profile/' . (int)($comment->commenter_id ?? 0) . '/' . rawurlencode($comment->uname ?? 'user');
+                    $userUrl   = ($comment->commenter_username ?? null) ? '/@' . $comment->commenter_username : '/profile/' . (int)($comment->commenter_id ?? 0);
                     $avatarUrl = \App\Support\AvatarUrl::forUser((int)($comment->commenter_id ?? 0), $comment->icon ?? null, 40);
                     $ago       = \Carbon\Carbon::parse($comment->datetime ?? now())->diffForHumans();
                     $snippet   = \Illuminate\Support\Str::limit(strip_tags($comment->comment_description ?? ''), 160);

resources/views/web/comments/monthly.blade.php

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 @foreach ($rows as $i => $row)
                     @php
                         $rank       = $offset + $i + 1;
-                        $profileUrl = '/profile/' . (int)($row->user_id ?? 0) . '/' . rawurlencode($row->uname ?? 'user');
+                        $profileUrl = ($row->user_username ?? null) ? '/@' . $row->user_username : '/profile/' . (int)($row->user_id ?? 0);
                         $avatarUrl  = \App\Support\AvatarUrl::forUser((int)($row->user_id ?? 0), null, 40);
                     @endphp
                     <div class="grid grid-cols-[3rem_1fr_auto] items-center gap-4 px-5 py-4

resources/views/web/home.blade.php

@@ -1,17 +1,70 @@
 @extends('layouts.nova')
 
-@php
-    use Illuminate\Support\Str;
-    use Carbon\Carbon;
-    use App\Services\LegacyService;
-@endphp
+@push('head')
+    <title>{{ $meta['title'] }}</title>
+    <meta name="description" content="{{ $meta['description'] }}">
+    <meta name="keywords"    content="{{ $meta['keywords'] }}">
+    <link rel="canonical"    href="{{ $meta['canonical'] }}">
+
+    {{-- Open Graph --}}
+    <meta property="og:type"        content="website">
+    <meta property="og:site_name"   content="Skinbase">
+    <meta property="og:title"       content="{{ $meta['title'] }}">
+    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ $meta['description'] }}">
+    <meta property="og:url"         content="{{ $meta['canonical'] }}">
+    @if(!empty($meta['og_image']))
+        <meta property="og:image" content="{{ $meta['og_image'] }}">
+        <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/webp">
+    @endif
+
+    {{-- Twitter --}}
+    <meta name="twitter:card"        content="summary_large_image">
+    <meta name="twitter:title"       content="{{ $meta['title'] }}">
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ $meta['description'] }}">
+    @if(!empty($meta['og_image']))
+        <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ $meta['og_image'] }}">
+    @endif
+
+    {{-- JSON-LD WebSite schema --}}
+    @php
+        $websiteSchema = [
+            '@context' => 'https://schema.org',
+            '@type'    => 'WebSite',
+            'name'     => 'Skinbase',
+            'url'      => url('/'),
+            'description' => $meta['description'],
+            'potentialAction' => [
+                '@type'       => 'SearchAction',
+                'target'      => url('/search') . '?q={search_term_string}',
+                'query-input' => 'required name=search_term_string',
+            ],
+        ];
+    @endphp
+    <script type="application/ld+json">{!! json_encode($websiteSchema, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_HEX_TAG) !!}</script>
+
+    {{-- Preload hero image for faster LCP --}}
+    @if(!empty($props['hero']['thumb_lg']))
+        <link rel="preload" as="image" href="{{ $props['hero']['thumb_lg'] }}">
+    @elseif(!empty($props['hero']['thumb']))
+        <link rel="preload" as="image" href="{{ $props['hero']['thumb'] }}">
+    @endif
+@endpush
+
+@section('main-class', '')
 
 @section('content')
-    <div class="min-h-screen">
-        @include('web.home.featured')
+    {{-- Inline props for the React component (avoids data-attribute length limits) --}}
+    <script id="homepage-props" type="application/json">
+        {!! json_encode($props, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_HEX_TAG | JSON_HEX_AMP) !!}
+    </script>
 
-        @include('web.home.uploads')
-
-        @include('web.home.news')
+    <div id="homepage-root" class="min-h-screen">
+        {{-- Loading skeleton (replaced by React on hydration) --}}
+        <div class="flex min-h-[60vh] items-center justify-center">
+            <div class="h-8 w-8 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-nova-500 border-t-transparent"></div>
+        </div>
     </div>
+
+    @vite(['resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx'])
 @endsection
+