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/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
+