Add watermark controls in admin settings for text, brightness, and angle while keeping the UI lightweight. Apply these settings to public watermark rendering for after-photos with safe value clamping across Imagick and GD output paths.
Bring topic links back in the public sidebar by rendering from a filtered visible topic tree with non-zero counts. Keep mobile bottom navigation lean by removing the redundant back action and preserving menu toggle plus prev/next controls.
Hide the redundant top heading on desktop while keeping the mobile context title visible. Reorder photo detail content to show images first, then metadata and description, so the page matches the expected viewing flow.
Ensure topic items remain visible in the mobile sidebar by building and rendering a filtered visible topic tree with non-zero counts. Remove the redundant 'back to section/topic' action from the photo bottom nav and tighten its layout while keeping menu toggle access.
Hide sections and topics with zero photos on public sidebar while keeping both menus expanded by default. Update mobile navigation so menu toggle lives in bottom bars, add contextual page headings for catalog/photo views, and ensure sidebar drawer toggles correctly from catalog and detail screens.
Keep section and topic menus independent on public pages so users can choose either browsing mode directly across the full gallery. Preserve active state highlighting for the current mode, update photo/detail navigation links accordingly, and refine topic edit rows in admin to keep name, sort index, and delete action on one line.
In admin topics, align name, sort index, and delete action on one line while keeping autosave updates in place. On public pages, present viewer mode with a divider block, prevent catalog thumbnail cropping by using contain fit, and show section/topic quick links above photo previews for direct navigation.
Remove redundant public headings, unify section/topic navigation styles, and keep a single active item based on current browsing mode. Fix topic tree visibility with section filtering, add collapsible nav groups, and show photo position with current section/topic context on detail screens.
Make public sidebar highlight only one active context at a time (section or topic), unify section/topic link styles, and render topics as a clean two-level tree without repeating parent names in child labels. Add collapsible groups for sections and topics and remove the redundant public H1 header.
Switch topic editing in admin to autosave-on-change with tree-based controls where parent selection is create-only and delete remains explicit. Add public sidebar navigation by topics with sort-index ordering, preserve topic context in photo navigation/comments, and show stable AI/comment badges on catalog cards.
Move 'after photo' upload into the after-preview area with an inline replace action and keep rotations/uploads async so the table stays in place. Clean up autosave helper text noise, remove the redundant back link on photo detail, and loosen sidebar section spacing for a cleaner public layout.
Split comment users and comment moderation into separate admin sections, and add comment search by photo and user for faster moderation. Rework public photo viewing with full-frame repeated watermarking, in-section prev/next navigation, sticky desktop sidebar, and a mobile bottom nav with section return and photo position.
Replace JS-driven loading behavior with a pure CSS skeleton background so gallery cards remain fully native links. Drop click interception and deferred JS loaders to keep photo-page navigation immediate while images are still loading.
Avoid navigation stalls on cold loads by delaying thumbnail requests until cards are near viewport. Stop in-flight page downloads on card click so opening a photo page is immediate even while list images are still loading.
Prevent photo-page opens from feeling blocked while a category list is still loading. Defer thumbnail fetches and lower their fetch priority, while keeping detail images high priority for quicker render after navigation.
Make image loading feedback visible on the public gallery so users see progress on slower connections. Add a lightweight spinner overlay for list/detail photos and clear it automatically once each image finishes or fails.
Keep the sections sidebar visible on the home screen but collapse it on inner pages to save space on phones. Add a menu toggle, overlay close controls, and edge-swipe gestures so navigation stays quickly accessible on touch devices.
