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+# News relaunch — link/redirect map + interim-routing plan
+
+Scope: stand up `/news` (the feed's new home) and cut `/home3` → `/` (hub) without breaking
+the feed, deep links, or SEO. Verified against the codebase 2026-06-28. Settled with the
+user + Codex; amendments folded in. **Next build = the extraction (§A, pure refactor).**
+
+## A. Interim routing — no broken window, no duplicated impl
+
+The feed currently IS `routes/+page.svelte` (~1,065 lines: views, BottomNav, MoodNav,
+LanePicker, SavedFlyout, search). Don't clone it. Extract once, mount twice.
+
+1. **Extract** the feed UI from `routes/+page.svelte` → `lib/components/NewsFeed.svelte`
+   (verbatim move; URL base becomes `/news`). `parseView`/`urlForView` switch base `/` → `/news`.
+2. **Mount at both** during transition:
+   - `routes/news/+page.svelte` → `<NewsFeed/>`
+   - `routes/+page.svelte` → `<NewsFeed/>`  (interim; identical component)
+   One implementation, both routes live, zero interim breakage.
+   - **`/news` stays hidden during transition**: `X-Robots-Tag: noindex, follow` (so we don't
+     publish a duplicate indexable feed). Removed at cutover, when `/news` is added to the sitemap.
+3. **Parity test** at `/news` (every view, deep link, Back/Forward, account action) — see §F.
+4. **Restyle** `NewsFeed` once (CD editorial + reusable card — replaces `ArticleCard`).
+5. **Behavior fix** (separate, deliberate, post-parity): Latest stays chronological; Highlights
+   gets prefs + geo scope.
+6. **Cutover**: `routes/+page.svelte` → hub content (move from `home3`); add the legacy-query
+   redirect shim (§C); drop `/news` noindex + add to sitemap; `/news` stays the feed.
+
+## B. Link/redirect map
+
+Rule of thumb: **brand/logo/"home"/"back to UB" → `/` (hub)**; **anything "more news /
+browse / a feed view" → `/news`**; **feed-internal view URLs → `/news?…` base**;
+**`/home3` fallbacks → `/`**.
+
+### B1. Brand / home / back → `/` (KEEP)
+- `Header.svelte:9` brand `/`; `account:103` brand `/`, `:108` back `/`; `admin:678` brand `/`,
+  `:28` non-admin bounce `/`; `auth/verify:24` post-signin `/` (DECIDED: always hub; future
+  optional start-screen setting), `:38` back `/`; `zen:59` brand `/`;
+  `share.py:197,327` brand logo `/`, `:354` "Back to Upbeat Bytes" `/`; `api.py:781` unsubscribe back `/`.
+
+### B2. News CTAs → `/news` (CHANGE)
+- `home3:198` "Read more good news" `/` → **`/news`** (the loop bug)
+- `share.py:210` "Explore Upbeat Bytes →" → **`/news`**
+- `share.py:332` "Browse more on Upbeat Bytes →" → **`/news`**
+
+### B3. Feed-internal view URLs → `/news?…` base (CHANGE, via the extraction)
+- `routes/+page.svelte` (→ NewsFeed): `urlForView` builds `/?source=`,`/?tag=`,`/?view=`
+  (`:39-41`), search `goto('/?q=')` (`:50`), clear `goto('/')` (`:689`), `urlForView('today')`
+  returns `/` (`:344,503`) → all rebase to `/news`.
+- `account:196` Following `/?view=following` → **`/news?view=following`**
+- `share.py:30` source link `/?source={id}` → **`/news?source={id}`**
+
+### B4. `/home3` fallbacks → `/` (CHANGE)
+- `HubBar:18` home nav `/home3` → **`/`**; `:28` brand `/home3` → **`/`**
+- `HubShell:17` back fallback `goto('/home3')` → **`/`**
+- `art:41`, `play:213` back fallback `goto('/home3')` → **`/`**
+
+## C. Redirects
+- **Legacy root-query shim** on the new hub `/` — runs **before the hub fetches/renders** (no
+  hub flash), `replaceState`:
+  - `/?view=today` → `/news?view=highlights`
+  - `/?view=latest` → `/news` (Latest is the default)
+  - `?tag=`, `?source=`, `?q=`, other `?view=` → carry across to `/news?…`
+  - `/news?view=today` remains an accepted **alias** (old links never break)
+- **`/home2`, `/home2.html`, `/home3`, `/home3.html` → `/` permanent (301)** (Caddy). A bare
+  route delete would just serve the SPA fallback — redirect explicitly.
+
+## D. Infra
+- **Caddy `@hidden`** (currently `/home2 /home3 /word /word.html /quote /quote.html
+  /onthisday /onthisday.html /admin /admin.html`):
+  - REMOVE `/word* /quote* /onthisday*` (indexable at launch)
+  - `/home3*`,`/home2*` → 301 redirects (out of @hidden)
+  - **`/news` carries `X-Robots-Tag: noindex, follow` until cutover**, then removed
+  - KEEP `/admin*`; `/a/*` still routed to FastAPI
+- **Sitemap** (`api.py sitemap()`): raise `LIMIT 5000` → ~50000; gate on having a real summary
+  (skip ~31 incomplete; ~+1,000 URLs); add static `/news` (at cutover) + `/art /play /word
+  /quote /onthisday` (keep `/`,`/today`). Fix **`HEAD /sitemap.xml`** (currently 404).
+- **Head patcher** (`patch-static-heads.mjs`): add `/news` (title/desc/canonical/OG).
+- **PWA description** (`manifest.webmanifest` + `app.html` description/og/twitter): currently
+  news-only — broaden to the hub (news + daily art + games + small resets).
+- **Footer**: ONE shared `Footer.svelte` — consistent core (**motto + Send feedback**) + a
+  default **slot for per-section extras**. **`FeedbackModal` stays in the global layout**;
+  only the layout's `<footer.site>` *markup* is removed (and HubShell's `<footer.foot>`).
+  **Coverage inventory** — the shared footer must be explicitly added to every public surface:
+  **Hub, News, Play, Art, HubShell details, Account, Zen** (if dev-visible). Admin/auth get a
+  deliberate **minimal** treatment (explicit, not by omission).
+
+## E. Behavior (deliberate, post-parity)
+- **Latest** = newest accepted after safety/boundary exclusions; **stop passing `home`** (or add
+  an explicit "Local first" lane) so Latest ≠ local-first.
+- **Highlights** = ranked around interests + geo scope dial (kept at launch).
+- `trackVisit()` stays global; `markBriefSeen()` only inside Highlights.
+
+## F. Cutover checklist (rehearsal first, hidden)
+1. **GSC review** (coverage / manual-actions / crawl) BEFORE rehearsal.
+2. **Parity** at `/news`: each view (today/latest/following/tag/source/search/mood/topic),
+   deep links, Back/Forward single-history, account actions (save/follow/hide/replace), PWA.
+3. **Legacy redirects**: `/?view=today`→`/news?view=highlights`, `/?view=latest`→`/news`,
+   `/?tag=…`,`/?source=…`,`/?q=…`→`/news?…`; `/home2*`,`/home3*`→`/`.
+4. **SEO**: `/` 200 + indexable + canonical; `/a/*` 200 + self-canonical (unchanged); `/today`
+   200 indexable; `/news` noindex dropped + in sitemap; joy/art/play noindex removed + in
+   sitemap; sitemap GET + HEAD 200.
+5. **Caches**: anon Latest/Brief edge-cacheable (45s) intact; personalized private/no-store.
+   SW is a kill-switch (no bump) — just verify.
+6. **Promote** → live 200/301/canonical/cache checks; resubmit sitemap in GSC.