2026-06-12 00:14:31 -04:00
19 changed files with 642 additions and 273 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ async def list_posts():
    cursor = args.get("cursor") or None
    artist_id_raw = args.get("artist_id")
    platform = args.get("platform") or None
    q = (args.get("q") or "").strip() or None
    limit_raw = args.get("limit", "24")
    direction = args.get("direction", "older")
    around_raw = args.get("around")
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ async def list_posts():
        if around_id is not None:
            result = await svc.around(
                post_id=around_id, artist_id=artist_id,
-                platform=platform, limit=limit,
+                platform=platform, q=q, limit=limit,
            )
            if result is None:
                return _bad("not_found", status=404, detail=f"post id={around_id}")
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ async def list_posts():
        try:
            page = await svc.scroll(
                cursor=cursor, artist_id=artist_id,
-                platform=platform, limit=limit, direction=direction,
+                platform=platform, q=q, limit=limit, direction=direction,
            )
        except ValueError as exc:
            # Service raises ValueError for malformed cursors only;
@@ -415,15 +415,26 @@ async def series_remove(tag_id: int):
    return jsonify({"removed_count": n})
-@tags_bp.route("/series/<int:tag_id>/reorder", methods=["POST"])
+@tags_bp.route("/series/<int:tag_id>/pages/number", methods=["POST"])
-async def series_reorder(tag_id: int):
+async def series_set_page_number(tag_id: int):
-    body = await request.get_json()
+    """Set one placed page's number — the operator's value (sparse, gaps
-    ids, err = _parse_bulk_ids(body, max_ids=500)
+    allowed); pass page_number: null to leave it unnumbered."""
-    if err:
+    body = await request.get_json() or {}
-        return err
+    image_id, ierr = _opt_int(body, "image_id")
    if ierr:
        return ierr
    if image_id is None:
        return jsonify({"error": "image_id required"}), 400
    if "page_number" not in body:
        return jsonify({"error": "page_number required (may be null)"}), 400
    page_number, perr = _opt_int(body, "page_number")
    if perr:
        return perr
    async with get_session() as session:
        try:
-            await SeriesService(session).reorder(tag_id, ids)
+            await SeriesService(session).set_page_number(
                tag_id, image_id, page_number
            )
        except SeriesError as exc:
            return _series_err(exc)
        await session.commit()
@@ -450,8 +461,9 @@ async def series_cover(tag_id: int):
 # ---- chapter dividers (FC-6.x) -------------------------------------------
 # A chapter is a cosmetic divider anchored to the page that begins it; it owns
-# no pages. Page ordering is series-wide (the /reorder endpoint above), so there
+# no pages. Page ordering follows each page's operator-set number (the
-# is no per-chapter reorder/merge/chapter-reorder — those are gone.
+# /pages/number endpoint), so there is no per-chapter reorder/merge — those are
 # gone.
@tags_bp.route("/series/<int:tag_id>/chapters", methods=["POST"])
@@ -585,19 +597,19 @@ async def series_add_post(tag_id: int):
@tags_bp.route("/series/<int:tag_id>/pending/place", methods=["POST"])
 async def series_place_pending(tag_id: int):
-    """Move staged (pending) pages into the placed run — before `before_image_id`
+    """Place staged (pending) pages into the run, numbered sequentially from
-    (a placed page) or appended when omitted (#789 P2)."""
+    `start_page` in the given order (#789). start_page null → unnumbered."""
    body = await request.get_json()
    ids, err = _parse_bulk_ids(body, max_ids=500)
    if err:
        return err
-    before, berr = _opt_int(body, "before_image_id")
+    start, serr = _opt_int(body, "start_page")
-    if berr:
+    if serr:
-        return berr
+        return serr
    async with get_session() as session:
        try:
            n = await SeriesService(session).place_pending(
-                tag_id, ids, before_image_id=before
+                tag_id, ids, start_page=start
            )
        except SeriesError as exc:
            return _series_err(exc)
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class PostFeedService:
        cursor: str | None = None,
        artist_id: int | None = None,
        platform: str | None = None,
        q: str | None = None,
        limit: int = 24,
        direction: str = "older",
    ) -> dict:
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@ class PostFeedService:
        time (default, infinite-scroll down); direction='newer' walks forward
        (scroll up in an anchored view). Items are always returned in feed
        (descending) order; `next_cursor` points to the far edge in the
-        requested direction (null when exhausted)."""
+        requested direction (null when exhausted).
        `q` is a free-text filter (ILIKE substring over post_title OR
        description) applied INSIDE the artist/platform scope, so a search
        from the Browse bar stays within whatever artist is filtered in
        view (operator-asked 2026-06-11)."""
        if limit < 1 or limit > 100:
            raise ValueError("limit must be between 1 and 100")
        if direction not in ("older", "newer"):
@@ -74,6 +80,12 @@ class PostFeedService:
            stmt = stmt.where(Post.artist_id == artist_id)
        if platform is not None:
            stmt = stmt.where(Source.platform == platform)
        if q:
            like = f"%{q}%"
            stmt = stmt.where(or_(
                Post.post_title.ilike(like),
                Post.description.ilike(like),
            ))
        if cursor:
            cur_ts, cur_id = decode_cursor(cursor)
            if direction == "older":
@@ -124,6 +136,7 @@ class PostFeedService:
        post_id: int,
        artist_id: int | None = None,
        platform: str | None = None,
        q: str | None = None,
        limit: int = 12,
    ) -> dict | None:
        """A window centered on `post_id`: up to `limit` newer posts + the
@@ -143,11 +156,11 @@ class PostFeedService:
        older = await self.scroll(
            cursor=anchor_cursor, artist_id=artist_id, platform=platform,
-            limit=limit, direction="older",
+            q=q, limit=limit, direction="older",
        )
        newer = await self.scroll(
            cursor=anchor_cursor, artist_id=artist_id, platform=platform,
-            limit=limit, direction="newer",
+            q=q, limit=limit, direction="newer",
        )
        thumbs_map = await self._thumbnails_for([anchor_post.id])
        atts_map = await self._attachments_for([anchor_post.id])
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ nearest preceding divider. An image lives in at most one series
 All mutations are Core/set-based and run in the request transaction.
 """
-from sqlalchemy import and_, func, select, text, update
+from sqlalchemy import and_, func, select, update
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import insert as pg_insert
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ class SeriesService:
                        SeriesPage.status == "placed",
                    )
                )
-                .order_by(SeriesPage.page_number.asc(), SeriesPage.id.asc())
+                .order_by(
                    SeriesPage.page_number.asc().nulls_last(),
                    SeriesPage.id.asc(),
                )
            )
        ).scalars().all()
        return list(rows)
@@ -88,25 +91,6 @@ class SeriesService:
            raise SeriesError(f"image {image_id} is not in this series")
        return pid
    async def _renumber(self, series_tag_id: int) -> None:
        """Compact page_number to 1..N preserving current order (set-based)."""
        await self.session.execute(
            text(
                """
                WITH ordered AS (
                    SELECT id, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
                        ORDER BY page_number, id
                    ) AS rn
                    FROM series_page WHERE series_tag_id = :sid
                )
                UPDATE series_page sp SET page_number = ordered.rn
                FROM ordered
                WHERE sp.id = ordered.id AND sp.page_number <> ordered.rn
                """
            ),
            {"sid": series_tag_id},
        )
    async def _require_divider(self, series_tag_id: int, divider_id: int):
        row = (
            await self.session.execute(
@@ -148,6 +132,30 @@ class SeriesService:
            prev = d
        return out
    @staticmethod
    def _page_gaps(pages: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
        """Missing-number gaps between consecutive NUMBERED placed pages — one
        entry per gap (e.g. pages 2 then 5 → one gap 3–4). The UI renders each as
        a single block whose edges accept a dropped page. Unnumbered pages (at
        the tail) don't participate."""
        out: list[dict] = []
        prev = None
        for p in pages:
            n = p["page_number"]
            if n is None:
                continue
            if prev is not None and n > prev["page_number"] + 1:
                out.append(
                    {
                        "after_image_id": prev["image_id"],
                        "before_image_id": p["image_id"],
                        "from": prev["page_number"] + 1,
                        "to": n - 1,
                    }
                )
            prev = p
        return out
    async def list_pages(self, series_tag_id: int) -> dict:
        tag = await self._require_series(series_tag_id)
        rows = (
@@ -172,7 +180,10 @@ class SeriesService:
                        SeriesPage.status == "placed",
                    )
                )
-                .order_by(SeriesPage.page_number.asc(), SeriesPage.id.asc())
+                .order_by(
                    SeriesPage.page_number.asc().nulls_last(),
                    SeriesPage.id.asc(),
                )
            )
        ).all()
        pages = [
@@ -259,6 +270,7 @@ class SeriesService:
                        if r.primary_post_id is not None
                        else None
                    ),
                    "start_page": None,
                    "pages": [],
                }
                by_post[r.primary_post_id] = grp
@@ -273,10 +285,18 @@ class SeriesService:
                    "image_url": f"/images/{r.path.split('/images/', 1)[-1]}",
                }
            )
            # Group start page = the post's parsed starting page (stored on the
            # staged pages); surfaced as the default for "Place from page N".
            if r.stated_page is not None:
                cur = grp["start_page"]
                grp["start_page"] = (
                    r.stated_page if cur is None else min(cur, r.stated_page)
                )
        return {
            "series": {"id": tag.id, "name": tag.name},
            "pages": pages,
            "gaps": self._page_gaps(pages),
            "dividers": dividers,
            "pending": pending_groups,
            "part_gaps": self._part_gaps(dividers),
@@ -357,45 +377,58 @@ class SeriesService:
            )
        )
        # Dividers anchored to a removed page cascade away (chapter merges into
-        # the preceding run); compact the remaining pages back to 1..N.
+        # the preceding run). Page numbers are operator-set and sparse, so we do
-        await self._renumber(series_tag_id)
+        # NOT renumber — removing a page just leaves a gap.
        return res.rowcount or 0
-    async def reorder(
+    async def set_page_number(
-        self, series_tag_id: int, ordered_image_ids: list[int]
+        self, series_tag_id: int, image_id: int, page_number: int | None
    ) -> None:
-        """Series-wide reorder. ordered_image_ids must be exactly the series'
+        """Set one placed page's number — the operator's value: sparse, gaps
-        pages; page_number is rewritten 1..N in that order."""
+        allowed, or None to leave it unnumbered (sorts to the end). No other page
        is touched; reading order follows the numbers."""
        await self._require_series(series_tag_id)
-        ordered = self._clean_ids(ordered_image_ids)
+        res = await self.session.execute(
-        current = set(await self._page_order(series_tag_id))
+            update(SeriesPage)
-        if set(ordered) != current or len(ordered) != len(current):
+            .where(
-            raise SeriesError(
+                and_(
-                "ordered image_ids must exactly match the series' pages"
+                    SeriesPage.series_tag_id == series_tag_id,
-            )
+                    SeriesPage.image_id == image_id,
-        for idx, iid in enumerate(ordered, start=1):
+                    SeriesPage.status == "placed",
            await self.session.execute(
                update(SeriesPage)
                .where(
                    and_(
                        SeriesPage.series_tag_id == series_tag_id,
                        SeriesPage.image_id == iid,
                    )
                )
-                .values(page_number=idx)
+            )
            .values(page_number=page_number)
        )
        if (res.rowcount or 0) == 0:
            raise SeriesError(
                f"image {image_id} is not a placed page of this series"
            )
    async def set_cover(self, series_tag_id: int, image_id: int) -> None:
-        """Cover = the first page. Move the image to the front of the series."""
+        """Cover = the lowest-numbered page. Renumber the chosen image to sit
        just before the current minimum so it sorts first."""
        await self._require_series(series_tag_id)
-        pages = await self._page_order(series_tag_id)
+        await self._page_id_for(series_tag_id, image_id)  # membership guard
-        if image_id not in pages:
+        min_other = await self.session.scalar(
-            raise SeriesError(f"image {image_id} is not in this series")
+            select(func.min(SeriesPage.page_number)).where(
-        if pages and pages[0] != image_id:
+                and_(
-            await self.reorder(
+                    SeriesPage.series_tag_id == series_tag_id,
-                series_tag_id,
+                    SeriesPage.status == "placed",
-                [image_id] + [p for p in pages if p != image_id],
+                    SeriesPage.image_id != image_id,
                )
            )
        )
        new_pn = (min_other - 1) if min_other is not None else 1
        await self.session.execute(
            update(SeriesPage)
            .where(
                and_(
                    SeriesPage.series_tag_id == series_tag_id,
                    SeriesPage.image_id == image_id,
                )
            )
            .values(page_number=new_pn)
        )
    # ---- chapter dividers -------------------------------------------------
@@ -561,8 +594,10 @@ class SeriesService:
                SeriesPage.image_id.in_(to_stage)
            )
        )
        # Store the post's parsed START page on every staged page (constant), so
        # the group's start survives junk removal and seeds "Place from page N".
        rng = parse_page_range(f"{post.post_title or ''} {post.description or ''}")
-        sp = self._stated_map(image_ids, rng[0] if rng else None) or {}
+        start = rng[0] if rng else None
        await self.session.execute(
            pg_insert(SeriesPage).values(
                [
@@ -571,7 +606,7 @@ class SeriesService:
                        "image_id": iid,
                        "status": "pending",
                        "page_number": None,
-                        "stated_page": sp.get(iid),
+                        "stated_page": start,
                    }
                    for iid in to_stage
                ]
@@ -583,11 +618,13 @@ class SeriesService:
        self,
        series_tag_id: int,
        image_ids: list[int],
-        before_image_id: int | None = None,
+        start_page: int | None = None,
    ) -> int:
-        """Move staged (pending) pages into the placed run — spliced in just
+        """Place staged (pending) pages into the run, numbering them sequentially
-        before `before_image_id` (a placed page), or appended at the end when
+        from `start_page` in the given order (start_page, start_page+1, …). With
-        it's None. Page numbers are then rewritten 1..N across the run."""
+        start_page None they're placed unnumbered (sorting to the tail). Drop the
        junk BEFORE placing so the numbers line up; only pending pages are
        touched, and other pages keep their numbers."""
        await self._require_series(series_tag_id)
        ids = self._clean_ids(image_ids)
        rows = dict(
@@ -602,32 +639,11 @@ class SeriesService:
                )
            ).all()
        )
        # Preserve the caller's order, restricted to actually-pending pages.
        staged = [i for i in ids if rows.get(i) == "pending"]
        if not staged:
            return 0
-        placed = await self._page_order(series_tag_id)
+        for offset, iid in enumerate(staged):
        if before_image_id is not None and before_image_id not in placed:
            raise SeriesError(
                "before_image_id is not a placed page of this series"
            )
        new_order: list[int] = []
        for iid in placed:
            if iid == before_image_id:
                new_order.extend(staged)
            new_order.append(iid)
        if before_image_id is None:
            new_order.extend(staged)
        await self.session.execute(
            update(SeriesPage)
            .where(
                and_(
                    SeriesPage.series_tag_id == series_tag_id,
                    SeriesPage.image_id.in_(staged),
                )
            )
            .values(status="placed")
        )
        for idx, iid in enumerate(new_order, start=1):
            await self.session.execute(
                update(SeriesPage)
                .where(
@@ -636,7 +652,12 @@ class SeriesService:
                        SeriesPage.image_id == iid,
                    )
                )
-                .values(page_number=idx)
+                .values(
                    status="placed",
                    page_number=(
                        start_page + offset if start_page is not None else None
                    ),
                )
            )
        return len(staged)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
  const cursor = ref(null)
  const { loading, error, run } = useAsyncAction()
  const done = ref(false)
-  const filters = ref({ artist_id: null, platform: null })
+  const filters = ref({ artist_id: null, platform: null, q: null })
  // In-context (anchored) view: bidirectional cursors so the feed can load
  // newer posts on scroll-up and older posts on scroll-down around a post.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
    if (cursor.value) q.cursor = cursor.value
    if (filters.value.artist_id != null) q.artist_id = filters.value.artist_id
    if (filters.value.platform) q.platform = filters.value.platform
    if (filters.value.q) q.q = filters.value.q
    return q
  }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
    filters.value = {
      artist_id: newFilters?.artist_id ?? null,
      platform: newFilters?.platform ?? null,
      q: newFilters?.q ?? null,
    }
    _reset()
    await loadMore()
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
    const p = { ...extra }
    if (filters.value.artist_id != null) p.artist_id = filters.value.artist_id
    if (filters.value.platform) p.platform = filters.value.platform
    if (filters.value.q) p.q = filters.value.q
    return p
  }
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
    filters.value = {
      artist_id: newFilters?.artist_id ?? null,
      platform: newFilters?.platform ?? null,
      q: newFilters?.q ?? null,
    }
    loading.value = true
    error.value = null
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export const useSeriesManageStore = defineStore('seriesManage', () => {
  const series = ref(null)
  const pages = ref([])              // flat, ordered: [{image_id, page_number, stated_page, thumbnail_url, image_url, source_post}]
  const dividers = ref([])           // [{id, anchor_image_id, page_number, title, stated_part}]
-  const pending = ref([])            // staged-from-post: [{post:{id,title}|null, pages:[{image_id, stated_page, thumbnail_url, image_url}]}]
+  const gaps = ref([])               // missing-number gaps: [{after_image_id, before_image_id, from, to}]
  const pending = ref([])            // staged-from-post: [{post:{id,title}|null, start_page, pages:[{image_id, stated_page, thumbnail_url, image_url}]}]
  const partGaps = ref([])           // [{after_divider_id, start, end}]
  const pageCount = ref(0)
  const picker = ref([])             // gallery scroll results
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const useSeriesManageStore = defineStore('seriesManage', () => {
      series.value = body.series
      pages.value = body.pages || []
      dividers.value = body.dividers || []
      gaps.value = body.gaps || []
      pending.value = body.pending || []
      partGaps.value = body.part_gaps || []
      pageCount.value = pages.value.length
@@ -57,14 +59,19 @@ export const useSeriesManageStore = defineStore('seriesManage', () => {
    return partGaps.value.find(g => g.after_divider_id === dividerId) || null
  }
-  // ---- pages (series-wide) ----
+  // ---- pages (number-driven) ----
-  async function reorder(orderedImageIds) {
+  // Set one page's number (sparse, gaps allowed; pass null to unnumber).
-    await api.post(`/api/series/${tagId.value}/reorder`, {
+  async function setPageNumber(imageId, pageNumber) {
-      body: { image_ids: orderedImageIds }
+    await api.post(`/api/series/${tagId.value}/pages/number`, {
      body: { image_id: imageId, page_number: pageNumber }
    })
    await refresh()
  }
  function gapAfter(imageId) {
    return gaps.value.find(g => g.after_image_id === imageId) || null
  }
  async function remove(imageId) {
    await api.post(`/api/series/${tagId.value}/pages/remove`, {
      body: { image_ids: [imageId] }
@@ -108,9 +115,10 @@ export const useSeriesManageStore = defineStore('seriesManage', () => {
  }
  // ---- pending staging (add-from-post) ----
-  async function placePending(imageIds, beforeImageId = null) {
+  // Place pending pages, numbered sequentially from startPage in the given order.
  async function placePending(imageIds, startPage = null) {
    await api.post(`/api/series/${tagId.value}/pending/place`, {
-      body: { image_ids: imageIds, before_image_id: beforeImageId }
+      body: { image_ids: imageIds, start_page: startPage }
    })
    await refresh()
    toast({ text: 'Pages placed into the series', type: 'success' })
@@ -143,10 +151,10 @@ export const useSeriesManageStore = defineStore('seriesManage', () => {
  }
  return {
-    tagId, series, pages, dividers, pending, partGaps, pageCount,
+    tagId, series, pages, dividers, gaps, pending, partGaps, pageCount,
    picker, pickerCursor, pickerSelection, loading,
-    load, refresh, dividerAt, partGapAfter,
+    load, refresh, dividerAt, partGapAfter, gapAfter,
-    reorder, remove, setCover, placePending,
+    setPageNumber, remove, setCover, placePending,
    createDivider, renameDivider, setDividerPart, deleteDivider,
    loadPicker, togglePick, addSelected
  }
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 <template>
  <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-6">
    <!-- Search lives in BrowseView's sticky bar (shared across tabs); this view
         reacts to route.query.q. The platform filter stays here. -->
    <div class="fc-artists__controls">
      <v-text-field
        v-model="search" density="compact" variant="outlined"
        prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify" hide-details
        placeholder="Search artists" clearable style="max-width: 320px;"
      />
      <v-select
        v-model="platformModel"
        :items="platformItems"
@@ -34,26 +31,25 @@
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useArtistDirectoryStore } from '../stores/artistDirectory.js'
 import { usePlatformsStore } from '../stores/platforms.js'
 import { useInfiniteScroll } from '../composables/useInfiniteScroll.js'
 import ArtistCard from '../components/discovery/ArtistCard.vue'
 const route = useRoute()
 const store = useArtistDirectoryStore()
 const platformsStore = usePlatformsStore()
 const search = ref('')
 const platformModel = ref(null)
 const sentinelEl = ref(null)
 const platformItems = ref([])
-let debounce = null
+// Search term comes from BrowseView's shared sticky bar via route.query.q.
-watch(search, (v) => {
+const searchTerm = computed(() => (typeof route.query.q === 'string' ? route.query.q : ''))
-  if (debounce) clearTimeout(debounce)
+watch(searchTerm, (v) => store.setQuery(v || ''))
  debounce = setTimeout(() => store.setQuery(v || ''), 300)
 })
 watch(platformModel, (v) => store.setPlatform(v || null))
 useInfiniteScroll(sentinelEl, () => {
@@ -65,7 +61,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
  platformItems.value = (platformsStore.platforms || []).map(p => ({
    title: p.key, value: p.key,
  }))
-  store.reset()
+  // Apply any deep-linked q (and load). setQuery resets + fetches.
  store.setQuery(searchTerm.value || '')
 })
 </script>
@@ -1,17 +1,54 @@
 <template>
  <div class="fc-browse">
-    <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-0">
+    <!-- Sticky browse chrome: the tab strip + a per-tab search bar, both pinned
-      <v-tabs v-model="tab" density="compact">
+         directly under the 64px TopNav (AppShell). Operator-asked 2026-06-11:
-        <v-tab value="posts">Posts</v-tab>
+         the tab nav scrolled away (they didn't know it existed), and there was
-        <v-tab value="artists">Artists</v-tab>
+         no search on Posts. Tabs + search live in ONE sticky block so the axis
-        <v-tab value="tags">Tags</v-tab>
+         switcher and the search stay reachable no matter how far you scroll.
-      </v-tabs>
+         Background uses the theme surface token so content scrolls cleanly
-    </v-container>
+         under it (matches SettingsView's sticky tabs). -->
    <div class="fc-browse__head">
      <v-container fluid class="py-0">
        <v-tabs v-model="tab" density="compact" color="accent">
          <v-tab value="posts">Posts</v-tab>
          <v-tab value="artists">Artists</v-tab>
          <v-tab value="tags">Tags</v-tab>
        </v-tabs>
        <div class="fc-browse__search">
          <v-text-field
            v-model="searchInput"
            density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details clearable
            prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify"
            :placeholder="searchPlaceholder"
            :aria-label="searchPlaceholder"
            class="fc-browse__search-field"
          />
          <!-- Posts search stays scoped to the active artist/platform filter
               (operator-asked: 'if an artist is currently filtered in view').
               The chips surface that scope next to the search even after the
               PostsFilterBar scrolls off, and clear it to broaden. -->
          <template v-if="tab === 'posts'">
            <v-chip
              v-if="artistId != null" closable size="small"
              variant="tonal" color="accent" prepend-icon="mdi-account"
              @click:close="clearFilter('artist_id')"
            >{{ artistChipLabel }}</v-chip>
            <v-chip
              v-if="platform" closable size="small"
              variant="tonal" color="accent" prepend-icon="mdi-web"
              @click:close="clearFilter('platform')"
            >{{ platform }}</v-chip>
          </template>
        </div>
      </v-container>
    </div>
    <!-- Each tab's view is self-contained (its own container + state). Only the
         active one is mounted; switching tabs swaps it. The Posts tab still
         reads its deep-link (post_id/artist_id/platform) from route.query, so
         /browse?tab=posts&post_id=N works exactly like the old /posts deep link.
         All three tabs read the shared `q` search term from route.query.
         (FC nav consolidation, operator-asked 2026-06-09: Posts/Artists/Tags are
         the three "browse the library by an axis" surfaces.) -->
    <component :is="activeComponent" :key="tab" />
@@ -19,17 +56,24 @@
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, nextTick, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { usePostsStore } from '../stores/posts.js'
 import ArtistsView from './ArtistsView.vue'
 import PostsView from './PostsView.vue'
 import TagsView from './TagsView.vue'
 const TABS = { posts: PostsView, artists: ArtistsView, tags: TagsView }
 const PLACEHOLDERS = {
  posts: 'Search posts (title, description)',
  artists: 'Search artists',
  tags: 'Search tags',
 }
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
 const postsStore = usePostsStore()
 const tab = computed({
  get() {
@@ -38,10 +82,83 @@ const tab = computed({
  },
  set(value) {
    // Switching tabs starts a clean tab — a posts deep link (post_id, etc.)
-    // belongs only to the Posts tab and shouldn't bleed into Artists/Tags.
+    // and the search term belong only to the tab they were typed in and
    // shouldn't bleed into Artists/Tags.
    router.replace({ name: 'browse', query: { tab: value } })
  },
 })
 const activeComponent = computed(() => TABS[tab.value])
 const searchPlaceholder = computed(() => PLACEHOLDERS[tab.value])
 // --- search term <-> route.query.q (debounced; deep-linkable) ---------------
 // One sticky field drives every tab. The term lives in the URL (q=) so it's
 // shareable and survives reload; each tab view watches route.query.q and
 // re-queries the server (so the search surfaces content not yet scrolled into
 // view, not just a client-side filter of loaded rows).
 const searchInput = ref(typeof route.query.q === 'string' ? route.query.q : '')
 let debounceTimer = null
 let syncingFromRoute = false
 watch(searchInput, (v) => {
  if (syncingFromRoute) return
  if (debounceTimer) clearTimeout(debounceTimer)
  debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
    const next = (v || '').trim()
    const query = { ...route.query }
    if (next) query.q = next
    else delete query.q
    router.replace({ name: 'browse', query })
  }, 300)
 })
 // Keep the field in sync when q changes from elsewhere (tab switch clears it,
 // browser back/forward, a deep link). Guarded so it doesn't re-trigger a route
 // write.
 watch(() => route.query.q, (q) => {
  const val = typeof q === 'string' ? q : ''
  if (val === searchInput.value) return
  syncingFromRoute = true
  searchInput.value = val
  nextTick(() => { syncingFromRoute = false })
 })
 // --- active-scope chips (Posts) ---------------------------------------------
 const artistId = computed(() => {
  const raw = route.query.artist_id
  return raw == null ? null : Number(raw)
 })
 const platform = computed(() => route.query.platform || null)
 // Resolve the artist's name from whatever the posts feed has loaded for this
 // scope; fall back to a generic label when the search returns nothing.
 const artistChipLabel = computed(() => {
  const hit = postsStore.items.find((p) => p.artist?.id === artistId.value)
  return hit?.artist?.name || 'Artist'
 })
 function clearFilter(key) {
  const query = { ...route.query }
  delete query[key]
  router.replace({ name: 'browse', query })
 }
 </script>
 <style scoped>
 .fc-browse__head {
  position: sticky;
  top: 64px; /* directly under AppShell's 64px sticky TopNav */
  z-index: 4;
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface));
 }
 .fc-browse__search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 10px 0 12px;
 }
 .fc-browse__search-field {
  max-width: 360px;
  flex: 1 1 240px;
 }
 </style>
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
      </div>
      <div v-else-if="store.items.length === 0 && store.done" class="fc-posts__empty">
-        <p>No posts yet. Subscribe to a source on the
+        <p v-if="hasActiveFilter">No posts match your search or filters.</p>
        <p v-else>No posts yet. Subscribe to a source on the
          <RouterLink to="/subscriptions">Subscriptions</RouterLink>
          tab to start capturing posts.
        </p>
@@ -93,10 +94,14 @@ const artistFilter = computed(() => {
  return raw == null ? null : Number(raw)
 })
 const platformFilter = computed(() => route.query.platform || null)
 const searchFilter = computed(() => route.query.q || null)
 const postIdFilter = computed(() => {
  const raw = route.query.post_id
  return raw == null ? null : Number(raw)
 })
 const hasActiveFilter = computed(() =>
  artistFilter.value != null || platformFilter.value != null || searchFilter.value != null
 )
 // --- normal feed (downward infinite scroll) ---
 const sentinel = ref(null)
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ async function reload() {
  await store.loadInitial({
    artist_id: artistFilter.value,
    platform: platformFilter.value,
    q: searchFilter.value,
  })
 }
 function onFilters({ artist_id, platform }) {
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ async function loadAroundAndAnchor() {
  await store.loadAround(postIdFilter.value, {
    artist_id: artistFilter.value,
    platform: platformFilter.value,
    q: searchFilter.value,
  })
  await nextTick()
  const el = document.getElementById(`fc-post-${store.anchorId}`)
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ async function activate() {
 }
 watch(postIdFilter, activate)
-watch(() => [artistFilter.value, platformFilter.value], async () => {
+watch(() => [artistFilter.value, platformFilter.value, searchFilter.value], async () => {
  if (postIdFilter.value != null) return
  await reload()
  await nextTick()
@@ -25,23 +25,22 @@
    </div>
    <p class="fc-series__hint">
-      One continuous series. <strong>Drag any page</strong> to set its order —
+      One continuous series. <strong>Each page's number is yours</strong> — type
-      the numbers are the page's place in the whole series. Use a page's
+      it on the card; gaps are fine. Drag a page onto a <strong>gap's edge</strong>
-      <strong>⋮ → Start a chapter here</strong> to drop a labeled divider before
+      to give it the adjacent number, or onto the end to append. New pages from a
-      it. New pages from <strong>Add pages</strong> append to the end, ready to
+      post land in the <strong>pending tray</strong> to sort.
      be dragged into place.
    </p>
-    <!-- Pending tray: pages staged from a post, grouped by source post, for the
+    <!-- Pending tray: pages staged from a post, grouped by source post. Drop the
-         operator to drop junk and place into the run. -->
+         junk, set the start page, then place them numbered from there. -->
    <div v-if="store.pending.length" class="fc-pending">
      <div class="fc-pending__head">
        <v-icon size="small">mdi-tray-arrow-down</v-icon>
        <span>Pending — sort into the series</span>
      </div>
      <p class="fc-pending__hint">
-        New pages from a post land here. Drop the ones that don't belong
+        Drop the pages that don't belong (text-free alternates, bumpers), then
-        (text-free alternates, bumpers), then place the rest into the run.
+        place the rest — they'll be numbered up from the start page you set.
      </p>
      <section v-for="(grp, gi) in store.pending" :key="gi" class="fc-pgroup">
        <header class="fc-pgroup__head">
@@ -50,22 +49,26 @@
            {{ grp.post?.title || 'Unknown post' }}
          </span>
          <span class="fc-pgroup__count">{{ grp.pages.length }} pending</span>
          <label class="fc-pgroup__startfield">
            from page
            <input
              class="fc-pgroup__start" type="number" min="1" placeholder="?"
              :value="startDraft[gi] ?? grp.start_page ?? ''"
              @input="startDraft[gi] = $event.target.value"
            >
          </label>
          <v-spacer />
          <v-btn
            size="small" variant="tonal" color="accent"
            prepend-icon="mdi-playlist-plus"
-            @click="store.placePending(grp.pages.map(p => p.image_id))"
+            :disabled="effectiveStart(grp, gi) == null"
-          >Place all into series</v-btn>
+            @click="placeGroup(grp, gi)"
          >Place from page {{ effectiveStart(grp, gi) ?? '?' }}</v-btn>
        </header>
        <div class="fc-pgroup__pages">
          <div v-for="p in grp.pages" :key="p.image_id" class="fc-ppage">
            <img :src="p.thumbnail_url" alt="" loading="lazy" />
            <div class="fc-ppage__actions">
              <v-btn
                size="x-small" variant="flat" icon="mdi-playlist-plus"
                title="Place this page into the series"
                @click="store.placePending([p.image_id])"
              />
              <v-btn
                size="x-small" variant="flat" icon="mdi-close"
                title="Drop — doesn't belong in the series"
@@ -77,66 +80,58 @@
      </section>
    </div>
-    <!-- One continuous page run; chapter dividers render inline before their
+    <!-- One continuous run, ordered by each page's number. Chapter dividers and
-         anchor page. -->
+         missing-number gap blocks render inline. -->
    <div v-if="store.pages.length" class="fc-run">
-      <template v-for="(p, pi) in store.pages" :key="p.image_id">
+      <template v-for="p in store.pages" :key="p.image_id">
        <!-- chapter divider bar, if one is anchored at this page -->
-        <template v-if="store.dividerAt(p.image_id)">
+        <div v-if="store.dividerAt(p.image_id)" class="fc-divider">
-          <div class="fc-divider">
+          <v-icon size="small" class="fc-divider__icon">mdi-format-section</v-icon>
-            <v-icon size="small" class="fc-divider__icon">mdi-format-section</v-icon>
+          <label class="fc-divider__partfield" title="Part number for this chapter">
-            <label class="fc-divider__partfield" title="Part number for this chapter">
+            <span class="fc-divider__partlabel">Part</span>
-              <span class="fc-divider__partlabel">Part</span>
+            <input
-              <input
+              class="fc-divider__partnum" type="number" min="1"
-                class="fc-divider__partnum" type="number" min="1"
+              :value="partDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] ?? ''"
-                :value="partDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] ?? ''"
+              placeholder="—"
-                placeholder="—"
+              @input="partDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] = $event.target.value"
-                @input="partDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] = $event.target.value"
+              @keydown.enter.prevent="commitPart(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
-                @keydown.enter.prevent="commitPart(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
+              @blur="commitPart(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
-                @blur="commitPart(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
+            >
-              >
+          </label>
-            </label>
+          <v-text-field
-            <v-text-field
+            :model-value="titleDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id]"
-              :model-value="titleDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id]"
+            placeholder="Untitled chapter"
-              placeholder="Untitled chapter"
+            density="compact" variant="plain" hide-details
-              density="compact" variant="plain" hide-details
+            class="fc-divider__title"
-              class="fc-divider__title"
+            @update:model-value="titleDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] = $event"
-              @update:model-value="titleDraft[store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id] = $event"
+            @keydown.enter="commitTitle(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
-              @keydown.enter="commitTitle(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
+            @blur="commitTitle(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
-              @blur="commitTitle(store.dividerAt(p.image_id))"
+          />
-            />
+          <v-spacer />
-            <v-spacer />
+          <v-btn
-            <v-btn
+            size="x-small" variant="text" icon="mdi-close"
-              size="x-small" variant="text" icon="mdi-close"
+            title="Remove this chapter divider"
-              title="Remove this chapter divider"
+            @click="store.deleteDivider(store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id)"
-              @click="store.deleteDivider(store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id)"
+          />
-            />
+        </div>
          </div>
          <div
            v-if="store.partGapAfter(store.dividerAt(p.image_id).id)"
            class="fc-gap"
          >
            <v-icon size="x-small">mdi-alert-outline</v-icon>
            Missing
            <template v-if="gapText(p.image_id).single">
              Part {{ gapText(p.image_id).start }}
            </template>
            <template v-else>
              Parts {{ gapText(p.image_id).start }}–{{ gapText(p.image_id).end }}
            </template>
          </div>
        </template>
        <!-- the page -->
        <div
          class="fc-page" draggable="true"
-          :class="{ 'fc-page--dragging': drag === pi }"
+          :class="{ 'fc-page--dragging': drag === p.image_id }"
-          @dragstart="drag = pi"
+          @dragstart="drag = p.image_id"
          @dragend="drag = null"
          @dragover.prevent
          @drop="onDrop(pi)"
        >
-          <span class="fc-page__pn">{{ p.page_number }}</span>
+          <label class="fc-page__numfield" title="Page number (gaps allowed)">
            <input
              class="fc-page__num" type="number" min="1"
              :value="numDraft[p.image_id] ?? ''" placeholder="—"
              @input="numDraft[p.image_id] = $event.target.value"
              @keydown.enter.prevent="commitNum(p)"
              @blur="commitNum(p)"
              @mousedown.stop
            >
          </label>
          <img :src="p.thumbnail_url" alt="" loading="lazy" />
          <span
            v-if="p.source_post?.title" class="fc-page__src"
@@ -161,7 +156,29 @@
            />
          </div>
        </div>
        <!-- gap block after this page (drop a page on an edge to number it) -->
        <div
          v-if="store.gapAfter(p.image_id)" class="fc-gapblock"
          @dragover.prevent
        >
          <div
            class="fc-gapblock__edge"
            @drop="onGapDrop(store.gapAfter(p.image_id).from)"
          >← {{ store.gapAfter(p.image_id).from }}</div>
          <span class="fc-gapblock__label">{{ gapLabel(store.gapAfter(p.image_id)) }}</span>
          <div
            class="fc-gapblock__edge"
            @drop="onGapDrop(store.gapAfter(p.image_id).to)"
          >{{ store.gapAfter(p.image_id).to }} →</div>
        </div>
      </template>
      <!-- append zone: drop here to give the page the next number -->
      <div class="fc-append" @dragover.prevent @drop="onAppendDrop">
        <v-icon size="small">mdi-tray-plus</v-icon>
        drop here to append (page {{ nextNumber }})
      </div>
    </div>
    <div v-else class="fc-series__empty">
@@ -217,30 +234,37 @@
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { onMounted, reactive, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onMounted, reactive, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
-import { useSeriesManageStore, moveItem } from '../stores/seriesManage.js'
+import { useSeriesManageStore } from '../stores/seriesManage.js'
 import { useInfiniteScroll } from '../composables/useInfiniteScroll.js'
 import TagRenameDialog from '../components/modal/TagRenameDialog.vue'
 const route = useRoute()
 const store = useSeriesManageStore()
 const sentinel = ref(null)
-const drag = ref(null)            // index in the flat pages run being dragged
+const drag = ref(null)            // image_id of the page being dragged
 const numDraft = reactive({})     // image_id -> draft page number (string)
 const titleDraft = reactive({})   // dividerId -> draft title
 const partDraft = reactive({})    // dividerId -> draft stated_part (string)
 const startDraft = reactive({})   // pending group index -> draft start page (string)
 const pickerOpen = ref(false)
 const renameOpen = ref(false)
 // A series IS a Tag(kind=series); TagRenameDialog PATCHes /api/tags/<id> and
 // handles the same-name collision→merge flow. Reflect the new name in place.
 function onRenamed(updated) {
  renameOpen.value = false
  if (store.series && updated?.name) store.series.name = updated.name
 }
-// Keep local divider drafts in sync with loaded dividers; edits commit on
+// Keep card/divider drafts in sync with loaded data; edits commit on blur/Enter,
-// blur/Enter, which refreshes and resets the draft to the saved value.
+// which refreshes and resets the draft to the saved value.
 watch(() => store.pages, (ps) => {
  for (const k of Object.keys(numDraft)) delete numDraft[k]
  for (const p of ps) {
    numDraft[p.image_id] = p.page_number == null ? '' : String(p.page_number)
  }
 }, { immediate: true })
 watch(() => store.dividers, (divs) => {
  for (const k of Object.keys(titleDraft)) delete titleDraft[k]
  for (const k of Object.keys(partDraft)) delete partDraft[k]
@@ -250,6 +274,46 @@ watch(() => store.dividers, (divs) => {
  }
 }, { immediate: true })
 // Next number = one past the highest assigned page number (1 if none).
 const nextNumber = computed(() => {
  let max = 0
  for (const p of store.pages) {
    if (p.page_number != null && p.page_number > max) max = p.page_number
  }
  return max + 1
 })
 function commitNum(p) {
  const raw = (numDraft[p.image_id] ?? '').trim()
  const next = raw === '' ? null : parseInt(raw, 10)
  if (raw !== '' && (Number.isNaN(next) || next < 1)) {
    numDraft[p.image_id] = p.page_number == null ? '' : String(p.page_number)
    return
  }
  if (next === (p.page_number ?? null)) return
  store.setPageNumber(p.image_id, next)
 }
 function onGapDrop(number) {
  if (drag.value == null) return
  const id = drag.value
  drag.value = null
  store.setPageNumber(id, number)
 }
 function onAppendDrop() {
  if (drag.value == null) return
  const id = drag.value
  drag.value = null
  store.setPageNumber(id, nextNumber.value)
 }
 function gapLabel(g) {
  return g.from === g.to
    ? `page ${g.from} missing`
    : `pages ${g.from}–${g.to} missing`
 }
 function commitTitle(d) {
  const v = (titleDraft[d.id] || '').trim()
  if (v === (d.title || '')) return
@@ -267,19 +331,21 @@ function commitPart(d) {
  store.setDividerPart(d.id, next)
 }
-function gapText(anchorImageId) {
+// Pending: effective start page = the typed override, else the post's parsed
-  const d = store.dividerAt(anchorImageId)
+// start. null when neither is set (operator must type one).
-  const g = d ? store.partGapAfter(d.id) : null
+function effectiveStart(grp, gi) {
-  return { start: g?.start, end: g?.end, single: g && g.start === g.end }
+  const raw = (startDraft[gi] ?? '').toString().trim()
  if (raw !== '') {
    const n = parseInt(raw, 10)
    return Number.isNaN(n) || n < 1 ? null : n
  }
  return grp.start_page ?? null
 }
-function onDrop(toIdx) {
+function placeGroup(grp, gi) {
-  if (drag.value === null || drag.value === toIdx) { drag.value = null; return }
+  const start = effectiveStart(grp, gi)
-  const ordered = moveItem(
+  if (start == null) return
-    store.pages.map(p => p.image_id), drag.value, toIdx
+  store.placePending(grp.pages.map(p => p.image_id), start)
  )
  drag.value = null
  store.reorder(ordered)
 }
 useInfiniteScroll(sentinel, () => store.loadPicker())
@@ -303,7 +369,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
  margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 820px;
 }
-/* One continuous page run with inline divider bars. */
+/* One continuous run with inline dividers + gap blocks. */
 .fc-run {
  display: grid; gap: 10px; max-width: 1100px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(150px, 1fr));
@@ -339,7 +405,38 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 .fc-divider__title { flex: 1 1 200px; min-width: 120px; font-size: 15px; }
-/* Big page tiles */
+/* Gap block — one per gap; drop a page on an edge to number it. */
 .fc-gapblock {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex; align-items: stretch; gap: 8px;
  padding: 4px; border: 1px dashed rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant), 0.5);
  border-radius: 8px;
 }
 .fc-gapblock__edge {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-width: 80px; padding: 6px 10px; border-radius: 6px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-size: 13px;
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant)); cursor: copy;
 }
 .fc-gapblock__edge:hover {
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.2);
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
 }
 .fc-gapblock__label {
  flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 12px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
 }
 .fc-append {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 12px; border: 1px dashed rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant), 0.4);
  border-radius: 8px; font-size: 13px;
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
 }
 /* Page tiles */
 .fc-page {
  position: relative; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; cursor: grab;
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
@@ -350,13 +447,19 @@ onMounted(async () => {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: contain;
  display: block; background: rgb(var(--v-theme-background));
 }
-.fc-page__pn {
+.fc-page__numfield {
  position: absolute; top: 6px; left: 6px; z-index: 2;
-  min-width: 24px; height: 24px; padding: 0 6px; border-radius: 12px;
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent)); border-radius: 12px;
-  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0 4px; height: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent)); color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-accent, 0 0 0));
 }
 .fc-page__num {
  width: 34px; height: 22px; text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  background: transparent; border: none;
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-accent, 0 0 0));
 }
 .fc-page__num:focus { outline: none; }
 .fc-page__num::placeholder { color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-accent, 0 0 0)); opacity: 0.5; }
 .fc-page__src {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 2;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; padding: 3px 6px;
@@ -372,11 +475,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); color: #fff;
 }
 .fc-gap {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; padding: 2px 10px;
  font-size: 12px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-warning, var(--v-theme-accent)));
 }
 .fc-series__empty {
  padding: 40px; text-align: center; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
  max-width: 1100px;
@@ -401,15 +499,27 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 .fc-pgroup { margin-bottom: 12px; }
 .fc-pgroup__head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 .fc-pgroup__title {
-  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; max-width: 360px;
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; max-width: 320px;
  overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600;
 }
 .fc-pgroup__count {
  font-size: 12px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
 }
 .fc-pgroup__startfield {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px;
  font-size: 12px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
 }
 .fc-pgroup__start {
  width: 56px; text-align: center; font-size: 13px;
  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
  border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 4px;
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
 }
 .fc-pgroup__start:focus { outline: none; border-color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent)); }
 .fc-pgroup__pages {
  display: grid; gap: 8px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(110px, 1fr));
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
 .fc-sbcard__kebab {
  position: absolute; top: 4px; right: 4px;
  background: rgba(20, 23, 26, 0.6) !important;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
 }
 .fc-sbcard__kebab:hover { background: rgba(20, 23, 26, 0.85) !important; }
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 <template>
  <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-6">
    <!-- Search lives in BrowseView's sticky bar (shared across tabs); this view
         reacts to route.query.q. The kind filter stays here. -->
    <div class="fc-tags__controls">
      <v-text-field
        v-model="search" density="compact" variant="outlined"
        prepend-inner-icon="mdi-magnify" hide-details
        placeholder="Search tags" clearable style="max-width: 320px;"
      />
      <v-chip-group
        v-model="kind" selected-class="text-accent" :mandatory="false"
      >
@@ -103,8 +100,8 @@
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useTagDirectoryStore } from '../stores/tagDirectory.js'
 import { useAdminStore } from '../stores/admin.js'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
@@ -122,9 +119,9 @@ import FandomSetDialog from '../components/modal/FandomSetDialog.vue'
 // a tag. 'meta' + 'rating' retired by operator 2026-05-26 (alembic 0023).
 const KINDS = ['character', 'fandom', 'general', 'series']
 const store = useTagDirectoryStore()
 const route = useRoute()
 const router = useRouter()
 const search = ref('')
 const kind = ref(null)
 const sentinelEl = ref(null)
 const pendingMerge = ref(null)
@@ -140,17 +137,16 @@ async function confirmMerge() {
  if (c) await store.merge(c.sourceId, c.target.id)
 }
-let debounce = null
+// Search term comes from BrowseView's shared sticky bar via route.query.q.
-watch(search, (v) => {
+const searchTerm = computed(() => (typeof route.query.q === 'string' ? route.query.q : ''))
-  if (debounce) clearTimeout(debounce)
+watch(searchTerm, (v) => store.setQuery(v || ''))
  debounce = setTimeout(() => store.setQuery(v || ''), 300)
 })
 watch(kind, (v) => store.setKind(v || null))
 useInfiniteScroll(sentinelEl, () => {
  if (store.hasMore && !store.loading) store.loadMore()
 })
-onMounted(() => store.reset())
+// Apply any deep-linked q (and load). setQuery resets + fetches.
 onMounted(() => store.setQuery(searchTerm.value || ''))
 function openTag(tagId) {
  router.push({ name: 'gallery', query: { tag_id: tagId } })
@@ -42,19 +42,30 @@ describe('seriesManage', () => {
    expect(s.pageCount).toBe(1)
  })
-  it('reorder posts ordered ids to the series reorder route', async () => {
+  it('setPageNumber posts the image + number to /pages/number', async () => {
    const s = useSeriesManageStore()
    s.tagId = 7
    const calls = []
    stubFetch((url, init) => {
      calls.push({ url, body: init.body ? JSON.parse(init.body) : null })
-      if (url.includes('/reorder')) return { status: 200, body: { ok: true } }
+      if (url.includes('/pages/number')) return { status: 200, body: { ok: true } }
      return { status: 200, body: SERIES_BODY }
    })
-    await s.reorder([30, 10, 20])
+    await s.setPageNumber(42, 5)
-    const r = calls.find(c => c.url.includes('/reorder'))
+    const r = calls.find(c => c.url.includes('/pages/number'))
-    expect(r.url).toContain('/api/series/7/reorder')
+    expect(r.url).toContain('/api/series/7/pages/number')
-    expect(r.body).toEqual({ image_ids: [30, 10, 20] })
+    expect(r.body).toEqual({ image_id: 42, page_number: 5 })
  })
  it('gapAfter looks up a gap by its after_image_id', async () => {
    const s = useSeriesManageStore()
    stubFetch(() => ({
      status: 200,
      body: { ...SERIES_BODY, gaps: [{ after_image_id: 1, before_image_id: 9, from: 2, to: 3 }] }
    }))
    await s.load(7)
    expect(s.gapAfter(1)).toEqual({ after_image_id: 1, before_image_id: 9, from: 2, to: 3 })
    expect(s.gapAfter(99)).toBeNull()
  })
  it('createDivider posts the anchor image + labels', async () => {
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ async def test_list_filter_propagates_artist(client, seeded_post):
    assert body["items"][0]["id"] == post.id
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_list_text_search_propagates(client, seeded_post):
    _, _, post = seeded_post  # title "Hello", description "<p>hi</p>"
    hit = await client.get("/api/posts?q=hello")
    assert hit.status_code == 200
    assert [it["id"] for it in (await hit.get_json())["items"]] == [post.id]
    miss = await client.get("/api/posts?q=zzznope")
    assert (await miss.get_json())["items"] == []
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_detail_200_for_known(client, seeded_post):
    _, _, post = seeded_post
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ async def test_add_over_cap_400(client):
@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_reorder_mismatch_400(client):
+async def test_set_page_number_requires_image_id(client):
-    sid = await _series(client, "Re")
+    sid = await _series(client, "Num")
    resp = await client.post(
-        f"/api/series/{sid}/reorder", json={"image_ids": [1, 2, 3]}
+        f"/api/series/{sid}/pages/number", json={"page_number": 5}
    )
    assert resp.status_code == 400
@@ -180,6 +180,54 @@ async def test_scroll_filters_by_platform(db):
    assert [it["id"] for it in page["items"]] == [pp.id]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_scroll_text_search_matches_title_or_description(db):
    artist = await _seed_artist(db, "alice-search")
    src = await _seed_source(db, artist.id, "patreon", "https://p/alice-se")
    now = datetime.now(UTC)
    by_title = await _seed_post(
        db, src.id, external_id="T", post_date=now,
        title="Dragon Quest cover", description="<p>nothing</p>",
    )
    by_desc = await _seed_post(
        db, src.id, external_id="D", post_date=now - timedelta(days=1),
        title="Untitled", description="<p>a sleeping dragon</p>",
    )
    await _seed_post(
        db, src.id, external_id="N", post_date=now - timedelta(days=2),
        title="Cat nap", description="<p>just a cat</p>",
    )
    await db.commit()
    page = await PostFeedService(db).scroll(cursor=None, limit=10, q="dragon")
    ids = {it["id"] for it in page["items"]}
    # ILIKE is case-insensitive and spans title OR description; the cat post
    # matches neither.
    assert ids == {by_title.id, by_desc.id}
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_scroll_text_search_stays_scoped_to_artist(db):
    alice = await _seed_artist(db, "alice-scope")
    bob = await _seed_artist(db, "bob-scope")
    src_a = await _seed_source(db, alice.id, "patreon", "https://p/alice-sc")
    src_b = await _seed_source(db, bob.id, "patreon", "https://p/bob-sc")
    now = datetime.now(UTC)
    alice_hit = await _seed_post(
        db, src_a.id, external_id="AH", post_date=now, title="comet study",
    )
    # Same query word, different artist — must be excluded by the scope.
    await _seed_post(
        db, src_b.id, external_id="BH", post_date=now, title="comet sketch",
    )
    await db.commit()
    page = await PostFeedService(db).scroll(
        cursor=None, limit=10, q="comet", artist_id=alice.id,
    )
    assert [it["id"] for it in page["items"]] == [alice_hit.id]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_scroll_combined_artist_and_platform(db):
    alice = await _seed_artist(db, "alice-combo")
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ async def test_add_post_stages_pending(db):
    assert grp["post"]["id"] == post.id
    assert grp["post"]["title"] == "Story pages 9-11"
    assert [pg["image_id"] for pg in grp["pages"]] == imgs
-    assert [pg["stated_page"] for pg in grp["pages"]] == [9, 10, 11]
+    # add_post stamps the post's parsed START (9) on every staged page; the
    # group surfaces it as start_page (the default for "Place from page N").
    assert grp["start_page"] == 9
@pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -76,25 +76,29 @@ async def test_place_pending_appends_and_flips_status(db):
    imgs = await _post_images(db, post, artist, 3)
    await svc.add_post(sid, post.id)
-    placed = await svc.place_pending(sid, imgs)
+    placed = await svc.place_pending(sid, imgs, start_page=3)
    assert placed == 3
    assert await _placed_order(db, sid) == seed + imgs
-    # nothing left pending; page numbers compact 1..5
+    # nothing left pending; the placed pages are numbered 1,2 (seed) + 3,4,5
    data = await svc.list_pages(sid)
    assert data["pending"] == []
    assert [p["page_number"] for p in data["pages"]] == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_place_pending_before_a_placed_page(db):
+async def test_place_pending_numbers_from_start(db):
-    svc, artist, sid, seed = await _setup(db, "PB")
+    svc, artist, sid, seed = await _setup(db, "PB")  # seed numbered 1, 2
    a, b = seed
    post = await _post(db, artist, "PB pages", "pb-p")
    x, y = await _post_images(db, post, artist, 2)
    await svc.add_post(sid, post.id)
-    await svc.place_pending(sid, [x, y], before_image_id=b)
+    await svc.place_pending(sid, [x, y], start_page=10)
-    assert await _placed_order(db, sid) == [a, x, y, b]
+    data = await svc.list_pages(sid)
    nums = {p["image_id"]: p["page_number"] for p in data["pages"]}
    assert nums[x] == 10
    assert nums[y] == 11
    # order = seed (1, 2) then x (10), y (11)
    assert [p["image_id"] for p in data["pages"]] == seed + [x, y]
@pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -84,17 +84,24 @@ async def test_remove(db):
@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_reorder_rewrites_and_rejects_mismatch(db):
+async def test_set_page_number_sparse_with_gaps(db):
    s = await TagService(db).find_or_create("S4", TagKind.series)
    i1, i2, i3 = await _img(db), await _img(db), await _img(db)
    svc = SeriesService(db)
-    await svc.add_images(s.id, [i1, i2, i3])
+    await svc.add_images(s.id, [i1, i2, i3])   # numbered 1, 2, 3
-    await svc.reorder(s.id, [i3, i1, i2])
+    # set a sparse number, leaving a gap
-    assert await _order(db, s.id) == [i3, i1, i2]
+    await svc.set_page_number(s.id, i3, 5)
    out = await svc.list_pages(s.id)
    assert [p["page_number"] for p in out["pages"]] == [1, 2, 5]
    assert len(out["gaps"]) == 1
    assert out["gaps"][0]["from"] == 3
    assert out["gaps"][0]["to"] == 4
    # unnumber a page → it sorts to the tail
    await svc.set_page_number(s.id, i1, None)
    out = await svc.list_pages(s.id)
    assert [p["page_number"] for p in out["pages"]] == [2, 5, None]
    with pytest.raises(SeriesError):
-        await svc.reorder(s.id, [i1, i2])
+        await svc.set_page_number(s.id, 99999, 1)
    with pytest.raises(SeriesError):
        await svc.reorder(s.id, [i1, i2, i3, 99999])
@pytest.mark.asyncio