feat(SPA): screens for Sites and Authors

web/src/components/AuthorAvatar.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { initialsOf } from '@/lib/directory'
+
+const TONES = ['bg-(--rc-sand)', 'bg-(--ui-bg-accented)', 'bg-(--ui-bg-elevated)'] as const
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		name: string
+		size?: number
+		ring?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{ size: 32, ring: false },
+)
+
+const tone = computed(() => TONES[props.name.length % TONES.length])
+const fontSize = computed(() => `${Math.round(props.size * 0.36)}px`)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UAvatar
+		:alt="name"
+		:text="initialsOf(name)"
+		aria-hidden="true"
+		:style="{ width: `${size}px`, height: `${size}px`, fontSize }"
+		:class="[tone, ring ? 'border-2 border-(--ui-bg)' : 'border border-default']"
+		:ui="{
+			root: 'shrink-0 rounded-none text-highlighted',
+			fallback: 'font-semibold leading-none text-highlighted',
+		}"
+	/>
+</template>

web/src/components/AuthorFormPanel.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue'
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import CharacterCounter from '@/components/CharacterCounter.vue'
+import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import DirectoryPanel from '@/components/DirectoryPanel.vue'
+import MediaField from '@/components/MediaField.vue'
+import SlugField from '@/components/SlugField.vue'
+import SocialLinksRepeater from '@/components/SocialLinksRepeater.vue'
+import UserSelect from '@/components/UserSelect.vue'
+import {
+	useAuthors,
+	type Author,
+	type AuthorPatch,
+	type SocialLink,
+} from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import { useDirectoryToasts } from '@/composables/useDirectoryToasts'
+import { useSlugField } from '@/composables/useSlugField'
+import type { MediaItem } from '@/composables/useMedia'
+import { useLocalizedOverlay } from '@/i18n/presentation'
+import { AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX, characterCount, suggestFreeSlug } from '@/lib/directory'
+import { COPY, copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { classifyFailure, isSessionError } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+import {
+	BIO_MAX,
+	authorSlugProblem,
+	bioProblem,
+	nameProblem,
+	optionalSecureUrlProblem,
+	secureUrlProblem,
+} from '@/lib/directoryRules'
+import type { LinkableUser, DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+import type { SocialLinkRow } from '@/lib/socialLinks'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		author?: Author
+		ownProfile?: boolean
+		ownEmail?: string
+		knownSlugs?: string[]
+	}>(),
+	{ author: undefined, ownProfile: false, ownEmail: '', knownSlugs: () => [] },
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	close: []
+	saved: [author: Author]
+	updated: [author: Author]
+	gone: [id: number]
+}>()
+
+const { createAuthor, updateAuthor, listLinkableUsers } = useAuthors()
+const toasts = useDirectoryToasts()
+const overlay = useLocalizedOverlay()
+
+const editing = computed(() => props.author !== undefined)
+const initialLinks: SocialLinkRow[] = (props.author?.social_links ?? []).map(
+	(link: SocialLink, index) => ({ key: index + 1, type: link.type, url: link.url }),
+)
+
+const values = reactive({
+	name: props.author?.name ?? '',
+	bio: props.author?.bio ?? '',
+	website: props.author?.website ?? '',
+	avatarId: props.author?.avatar_id ?? null,
+	userId: null as number | null,
+})
+const links = ref<SocialLinkRow[]>(initialLinks)
+const avatarItem = ref<MediaItem | null>(null)
+const baseUserId = ref<number | null>(props.author?.user_id ?? null)
+const linkedEmail = ref(props.author?.user_email ?? props.ownEmail)
+const slug = useSlugField(AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX, props.author?.slug)
+slug.setSource(values.name)
+
+const errors = reactive({
+	name: '',
+	slug: '',
+	suggestion: '',
+	bio: '',
+	website: '',
+	user: '',
+})
+const linkErrors = ref<Record<number, string>>({})
+const saving = ref(false)
+const notice = ref<DirectoryNotice | null>(null)
+const panel = ref<{ focusFirstInvalid: () => void } | null>(null)
+const rejectedSlugs = new Set<string>()
+
+const userStatus = ref<'idle' | 'loading' | 'ready' | 'error'>('idle')
+const users = ref<LinkableUser[]>([])
+const userMenuOpen = ref(false)
+
+function otherFields() {
+	return JSON.stringify([
+		values.name,
+		slug.value.value,
+		values.bio,
+		values.website,
+		values.avatarId,
+		links.value.map((link) => [link.type, link.url]),
+	])
+}
+const initial = otherFields()
+const dirty = computed(() => otherFields() !== initial || values.userId !== null)
+
+const bioCount = computed(() => characterCount(values.bio))
+const title = computed(() => (props.author ? t('Edit {0}', [props.author.name]) : t('Add author')))
+const submitLabel = computed(() => (editing.value ? t('Save changes') : t('Add author')))
+const showLinkedBox = computed(() => baseUserId.value !== null && !props.ownProfile)
+const picker = computed(() => ({
+	title: t('Choose an image'),
+	description: t('The avatar for {0}.', [values.name || t('this author')]),
+	hint: t('Shown as a square. Choose an image with the face or logo near the middle.'),
+	confirmLabel: t('Use image'),
+}))
+
+function retryUsers() {
+	userStatus.value = 'idle'
+	loadUsers()
+}
+
+async function loadUsers() {
+	if (userStatus.value === 'loading' || userStatus.value === 'ready') {
+		return
+	}
+	userStatus.value = 'loading'
+	try {
+		users.value = await listLinkableUsers()
+		userStatus.value = 'ready'
+	} catch {
+		userStatus.value = 'error'
+	}
+}
+
+function onName(value: string) {
+	values.name = value
+	slug.setSource(value)
+	errors.name = ''
+	clearSlugError()
+}
+
+function clearSlugError() {
+	errors.slug = ''
+	errors.suggestion = ''
+}
+
+function onSlug(value: string) {
+	slug.setValue(value)
+	clearSlugError()
+}
+
+function resetSlug() {
+	slug.reset()
+	clearSlugError()
+}
+
+function checkName() {
+	errors.name = nameProblem(values.name)
+	return errors.name === ''
+}
+
+function checkBio() {
+	errors.bio = bioProblem(values.bio)
+	return errors.bio === ''
+}
+
+function checkWebsite() {
+	errors.website = optionalSecureUrlProblem(values.website)
+	return errors.website === ''
+}
+
+function checkLink(key: number) {
+	const row = links.value.find((candidate) => candidate.key === key)
+	if (!row) {
+		return true
+	}
+	const problem = secureUrlProblem(row.url)
+	linkErrors.value = { ...linkErrors.value, [key]: problem }
+	return problem === ''
+}
+
+function checkLinks() {
+	return links.value.map((row) => checkLink(row.key)).every(Boolean)
+}
+
+function checkSlug() {
+	errors.slug = authorSlugProblem(slug.value.value)
+	return errors.slug === ''
+}
+
+function validate() {
+	const results = [checkName(), checkSlug(), checkBio(), checkWebsite(), checkLinks()]
+	return results.every(Boolean)
+}
+
+function onLinksChange(rows: SocialLinkRow[]) {
+	links.value = rows
+}
+
+function socialPayload(): SocialLink[] {
+	return links.value.map((row) => ({ type: row.type, url: row.url.trim() }))
+}
+
+function changedFields(author: Author) {
+	const patch: AuthorPatch = {}
+	if (values.name.trim() !== author.name) {
+		patch.name = values.name.trim()
+	}
+	if (slug.value.value !== author.slug) {
+		patch.slug = slug.value.value
+	}
+	if (values.bio !== author.bio) {
+		patch.bio = values.bio
+	}
+	if (values.avatarId !== author.avatar_id) {
+		patch.avatar_id = values.avatarId
+	}
+	if ((values.website.trim() || null) !== author.website) {
+		patch.website = values.website.trim() || null
+	}
+	if (JSON.stringify(socialPayload()) !== JSON.stringify(author.social_links)) {
+		patch.social_links = socialPayload()
+	}
+	if (values.userId !== null) {
+		patch.user_id = values.userId
+	}
+	return patch
+}
+
+async function submit() {
+	if (saving.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	notice.value = null
+	if (!validate()) {
+		panel.value?.focusFirstInvalid()
+		return
+	}
+	const author = props.author
+	if (author && !dirty.value) {
+		emit('close')
+		return
+	}
+	saving.value = true
+	try {
+		const saved = author
+			? await updateAuthor(author.id, changedFields(author))
+			: await createAuthor({
+					name: values.name.trim(),
+					slug: slug.value.value,
+					bio: values.bio,
+					avatar_id: values.avatarId,
+					website: values.website.trim() || null,
+					social_links: socialPayload(),
+					user_id: values.userId,
+				})
+		emit('saved', saved)
+	} catch (error) {
+		handleFailure(error)
+	} finally {
+		saving.value = false
+	}
+}
+
+function showSlugTaken() {
+	const taken = slug.value.value
+	if (slug.mode.value === 'auto') {
+		slug.unlock()
+	}
+	rejectedSlugs.add(taken)
+	errors.slug = t('The slug "{0}" is already used by another author.', [taken])
+	errors.suggestion = suggestFreeSlug(
+		taken,
+		(candidate) => rejectedSlugs.has(candidate) || props.knownSlugs.includes(candidate),
+		AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX,
+	)
+}
+
+function showInvalidUrl() {
+	const first = links.value[0]
+	if (values.website.trim() || !first) {
+		errors.website = copy('urlHttps')
+		return
+	}
+	linkErrors.value = { ...linkErrors.value, [first.key]: copy('urlHttps') }
+}
+
+function handleFailure(error: unknown) {
+	const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'author')
+	if (kind === 'session') {
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'slugTaken') {
+		showSlugTaken()
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'userLinked') {
+		errors.user = copy('userLinked')
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'bioTooLong') {
+		errors.bio = copy('shortenBio')
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'invalidUrl') {
+		showInvalidUrl()
+		return
+	}
+	if (toasts.report(kind, 'author')) {
+		if (kind === 'gone' && props.author) {
+			emit('gone', props.author.id)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	notice.value = { description: copy('authorSaveFailed') }
+}
+
+async function confirmUnlink() {
+	const author = props.author
+	if (!author) {
+		return
+	}
+	const email = linkedEmail.value
+	await overlay
+		.create(ConfirmDialog, {
+			props: {
+				get title() {
+					return t('Unlink {0}?', [author.name])
+				},
+				get description() {
+					return t(
+						'{0} will stay on their articles. New articles by {1} will no longer start with this author.',
+						[author.name, email],
+					)
+				},
+				get confirmLabel() {
+					return t('Unlink user')
+				},
+				get cancelLabel() {
+					return t('Cancel')
+				},
+				get pendingLabel() {
+					return t('Unlinking…')
+				},
+				tone: 'neutral',
+				action: async () => {
+					try {
+						const updated = await updateAuthor(author.id, { user_id: null })
+						baseUserId.value = null
+						linkedEmail.value = ''
+						emit('updated', updated)
+						toasts.userUnlinked(author.name)
+					} catch (error) {
+						if (isSessionError(error)) {
+							return false
+						}
+						throw new Error(COPY.nothingChanged)
+					}
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		.open()
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryPanel
+		ref="panel"
+		:title="title"
+		:submit-label="submitLabel"
+		:saving="saving"
+		:dirty="dirty"
+		:notice="notice"
+		@close="emit('close')"
+		@submit="submit"
+	>
+		<MediaField
+			v-model="values.avatarId"
+			v-model:item="avatarItem"
+			:label="t('Avatar')"
+			square
+			:avatar-name="values.name || 'Author'"
+			:picker="picker"
+		/>
+
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Name')" :error="errors.name">
+			<UInput
+				:model-value="values.name"
+				:placeholder="t('e.g. Camille Roche')"
+				:color="errors.name ? 'error' : undefined"
+				:data-autofocus="editing ? undefined : ''"
+				autocomplete="off"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 text-lg md:h-10 md:text-sm' }"
+				@update:model-value="onName(String($event))"
+				@blur="checkName"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<SlugField
+			:label="t('Slug')"
+			:mode="slug.mode.value"
+			:value="slug.value.value"
+			:error="errors.slug"
+			:suggestion="errors.suggestion"
+			:help="
+				t(
+					'Generated from the name. Used in public author URLs and API paths. Unique across all authors.',
+				)
+			"
+			:manual-help="t('Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Unique across all authors.')"
+			@update:value="onSlug"
+			@unlock="slug.unlock"
+			@reset="resetSlug"
+			@suggest="onSlug"
+		/>
+
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Bio')" optional :error="errors.bio">
+			<template #hint>
+				<CharacterCounter :value="bioCount" :max="BIO_MAX" variant="field" />
+			</template>
+			<UTextarea
+				v-model="values.bio"
+				:placeholder="t('A sentence or two about the author.')"
+				:color="errors.bio ? 'error' : undefined"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'min-h-30 text-lg md:min-h-24 md:text-sm' }"
+				@update:model-value="errors.bio = ''"
+				@blur="checkBio"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Website')" optional :error="errors.website">
+			<UInput
+				v-model="values.website"
+				placeholder="https://example.com"
+				:color="errors.website ? 'error' : undefined"
+				inputmode="url"
+				autocomplete="off"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 font-mono text-base md:h-10 md:text-code' }"
+				@update:model-value="errors.website = ''"
+				@blur="checkWebsite"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<SocialLinksRepeater
+			:model-value="links"
+			:errors="linkErrors"
+			:disabled="saving"
+			@update:model-value="onLinksChange"
+			@blur="checkLink"
+		/>
+
+		<DirectoryField
+			v-if="ownProfile"
+			:label="t('Linked user')"
+			:help="t('This is your author profile. Only an owner or admin can change the link.')"
+		>
+			<div
+				class="flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2.5 border border-default bg-elevated px-2.5 md:min-h-10"
+			>
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-link" class="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-info" />
+				<span class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-highlighted">{{ linkedEmail }}</span>
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-lock" class="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted" />
+			</div>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<DirectoryField
+			v-else-if="showLinkedBox"
+			:label="t('Linked user')"
+			optional
+			:help="t('New articles by this user start with this author.')"
+		>
+			<div
+				class="flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2.5 border border-accented py-0 pr-1.5 pl-2.5 md:min-h-10"
+			>
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-link" class="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-info" />
+				<span class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-highlighted">{{ linkedEmail }}</span>
+				<UButton
+					color="neutral"
+					variant="outline"
+					class="h-11 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-7"
+					@click="confirmUnlink"
+				>
+					{{ t('Unlink') }}
+				</UButton>
+			</div>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<DirectoryField
+			v-else
+			:label="t('Linked user')"
+			optional
+			:error="errors.user"
+			:help="
+				userMenuOpen
+					? ''
+					: t(
+							'Link a CMS user if this author has an account. Guest writers need no link.',
+						)
+			"
+		>
+			<UserSelect
+				v-model="values.userId"
+				v-model:open="userMenuOpen"
+				:users="users"
+				:status="userStatus === 'idle' ? 'ready' : userStatus"
+				:idle-placeholder="t('No linked user')"
+				:invalid="errors.user !== ''"
+				clearable
+				@open="loadUsers"
+				@retry="retryUsers"
+				@update:model-value="errors.user = ''"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<template #preview>
+			<div class="flex items-start gap-3 bg-elevated p-3">
+				<AuthorAvatar :name="values.name || 'Author'" :size="40" />
+				<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
+					<span class="text-xs text-muted">{{ t('Byline preview') }}</span>
+					<span class="truncate font-semibold text-highlighted">{{
+						values.name || t('Author name')
+					}}</span>
+					<span class="line-clamp-2 text-xs/4.5 text-toned">{{
+						values.bio || t('The bio appears here.')
+					}}</span>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+	</DirectoryPanel>
+</template>

web/src/components/AuthorViewPanel.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import DirectoryBadge from '@/components/DirectoryBadge.vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import DirectoryPanel from '@/components/DirectoryPanel.vue'
+import type { Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import { pluralArticles } from '@/lib/directory'
+
+defineProps<{ author: Author }>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ close: [] }>()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryPanel :title="author.name" read-only @close="emit('close')">
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-3.5">
+			<AuthorAvatar :name="author.name" :size="64" />
+			<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-1">
+				<span class="truncate font-mono text-xs/4.5 text-muted">{{ author.slug }}</span>
+				<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted">
+					<DirectoryBadge :kind="author.is_linked ? 'linked' : 'guest'" />
+					<span>{{ pluralArticles(author.article_count) }}</span>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<DirectoryField v-if="author.bio" :label="t('Bio')">
+			<p class="text-pretty text-toned">{{ author.bio }}</p>
+		</DirectoryField>
+		<DirectoryField v-if="author.website" :label="t('Website')">
+			<ULink
+				:to="author.website"
+				target="_blank"
+				rel="noopener noreferrer"
+				class="font-mono text-code text-highlighted underline underline-offset-3"
+				>{{ author.website }}</ULink
+			>
+		</DirectoryField>
+		<div class="flex gap-2.5 bg-elevated p-3 text-toned">
+			<UIcon name="i-lucide-lock" class="mt-0.75 size-3.5 shrink-0" />
+			<span>{{ t('Only an owner or admin can change this author.') }}</span>
+		</div>
+	</DirectoryPanel>
+</template>

web/src/components/DashboardShell.vue

@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ const session = useSessionStore()
 const update = useUpdateStore()
 const api = useApi()
 
-const canManageMedia = computed(
-	() => session.session?.role === 'owner' || session.session?.role === 'admin',
-)
+const publishingChildren = computed(() => [
+	{ label: t('Publishing'), type: 'label' as const },
+	{
+		label: t('Sites'),
+		to: '/settings/sites',
+		icon: 'i-lucide-globe',
+		active: !props.noCurrentNav && route.path === '/settings/sites',
+	},
+])
 
 const settingsChildren = computed(() => [
 	{ label: t('Media'), type: 'label' as const },
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ const settingsChildren = computed(() => [
 		icon: 'i-lucide-database',
 		active: !props.noCurrentNav && route.path === '/settings/media/cache',
 	},
+	...(session.isOwner ? publishingChildren.value : []),
 ])
 
 const navItems = computed(() =>
@@ -107,6 +114,13 @@ const navItems = computed(() =>
 			to: '/media',
 			icon: 'i-lucide-images',
 		},
+		{
+			get label() {
+				return t('Authors')
+			},
+			to: '/authors',
+			icon: 'i-lucide-feather',
+		},
 		{
 			get label() {
 				return t('Users')
@@ -144,7 +158,7 @@ const navItems = computed(() =>
 		return {
 			...item,
 			active: !props.noCurrentNav && parentActive,
-			...(isSettings && canManageMedia.value
+			...(isSettings && session.canManageContent
 				? {
 						children: settingsChildren.value,
 						defaultOpen: route.path.startsWith(item.to),

web/src/components/DirectoryAddButton.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+defineProps<{ pinned?: boolean }>()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UButton
+		icon="i-lucide-plus"
+		:class="
+			pinned
+				? 'fixed inset-x-4 bottom-4 h-12 justify-center text-md shadow-(--shadow-popover)'
+				: 'h-8 px-3'
+		"
+		:ui="pinned ? { base: 'gap-2', leadingIcon: 'size-4.5' } : undefined"
+	>
+		<slot />
+	</UButton>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryBadge.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	kind: 'default' | 'noindex' | 'linked' | 'guest'
+}>()
+
+const badges = {
+	default: {
+		get label() {
+			return t('Default')
+		},
+		icon: 'i-lucide-star',
+		class: 'border border-(--rc-sand) bg-(--rc-sand) text-(--rc-on-sand)',
+	},
+	noindex: {
+		get label() {
+			return t('Noindex')
+		},
+		icon: 'i-lucide-eye-off',
+		class: 'border border-(--rc-warning-soft) bg-(--rc-warning-soft) text-warning',
+	},
+	linked: {
+		get label() {
+			return t('Linked')
+		},
+		icon: 'i-lucide-link',
+		class: 'border border-(--rc-info-soft) bg-(--rc-info-soft) text-info',
+	},
+	guest: {
+		get label() {
+			return t('Guest')
+		},
+		icon: 'i-lucide-user',
+		class: 'border border-accented bg-transparent text-toned',
+	},
+} as const
+
+const badge = computed(() => badges[props.kind])
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UBadge
+		color="neutral"
+		variant="soft"
+		:icon="badge.icon"
+		:class="badge.class"
+		:ui="{
+			base: 'h-5 shrink-0 gap-1 px-1.5 py-0 text-xs whitespace-nowrap',
+			leadingIcon: 'size-3',
+		}"
+	>
+		{{ badge.label }}
+	</UBadge>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryDialog.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { SHEET_CONTENT_CLASS, SHEET_FOOTER_CLASS } from '@/components/sheetClasses'
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import type { DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		title: string
+		description: string
+		confirmLabel: string
+		pendingLabel: string
+		cancelLabel?: string
+		tone?: 'danger' | 'neutral'
+		pending?: boolean
+		notice?: DirectoryNotice | null
+		closable?: boolean
+		confirmDisabled?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{
+		cancelLabel: '',
+		tone: 'danger',
+		pending: false,
+		notice: null,
+		closable: false,
+		confirmDisabled: false,
+	},
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ confirm: []; close: [] }>()
+
+const open = defineModel<boolean>('open', { default: true })
+
+const confirmText = computed(() => (props.pending ? props.pendingLabel : props.confirmLabel))
+const closeButton = computed(() =>
+	props.closable && !props.pending
+		? { class: 'size-7 justify-center text-muted max-md:size-11' }
+		: false,
+)
+
+function onOpenChange(value: boolean) {
+	if (!value && props.pending) {
+		return
+	}
+	open.value = value
+	if (!value) {
+		emit('close')
+	}
+}
+
+function onCancel() {
+	onOpenChange(false)
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UModal
+		:open="open"
+		:title="title"
+		:description="description"
+		:dismissible="!pending"
+		:close="closeButton"
+		:content="{ role: 'alertdialog', 'aria-busy': pending ? 'true' : undefined }"
+		:ui="{
+			content: `${SHEET_CONTENT_CLASS} sm:top-35 sm:max-w-115`,
+			header: 'min-h-0 px-6 pt-5 pb-0 sm:px-6',
+			title: 'text-lg/6 font-semibold',
+			description: 'mt-1 text-sm text-muted text-pretty',
+			body: 'px-6 pt-5 pb-0 sm:px-6 sm:pt-5 sm:pb-0',
+			footer: SHEET_FOOTER_CLASS,
+		}"
+		@update:open="onOpenChange"
+	>
+		<template #body>
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+				<UAlert
+					v-if="notice"
+					role="alert"
+					color="error"
+					variant="soft"
+					icon="i-lucide-circle-x"
+					:title="notice.title"
+					:description="notice.description"
+					:ui="{
+						root: 'items-start gap-2.5 px-3.5 py-3',
+						title: 'font-semibold',
+						description: 'text-toned',
+					}"
+				/>
+				<slot />
+			</div>
+		</template>
+		<template #footer>
+			<div class="flex w-full flex-col-reverse gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-end">
+				<UButton
+					color="neutral"
+					variant="outline"
+					block
+					class="h-11 justify-center text-sm text-highlighted disabled:text-dimmed disabled:opacity-100 sm:h-8 sm:w-auto sm:px-3"
+					:disabled="pending"
+					@click="onCancel"
+				>
+					{{ cancelLabel || t('Cancel') }}
+				</UButton>
+				<UButton
+					:color="tone === 'danger' ? 'error' : 'primary'"
+					:loading="pending"
+					:disabled="pending || confirmDisabled"
+					block
+					class="h-11 justify-center text-sm sm:h-8 sm:w-auto sm:px-3"
+					@click="emit('confirm')"
+				>
+					{{ confirmText }}
+				</UButton>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+	</UModal>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryField.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		label?: string
+		optional?: boolean
+		error?: string
+		help?: string
+		name?: string
+	}>(),
+	{ label: '', optional: false, error: '', help: '', name: undefined },
+)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UFormField
+		:name="name"
+		:error="error || undefined"
+		:ui="{
+			root: 'min-w-0',
+			wrapper: 'w-full',
+			labelWrapper: 'w-full justify-between gap-2',
+			label: 'font-medium text-highlighted',
+			hint: 'font-mono text-xs/4 font-normal text-muted',
+			container: 'mt-1.5',
+			help: 'mt-1.5 text-xs/4.5 text-pretty text-muted',
+			error: 'mt-1.5 text-xs/4.5 text-error',
+		}"
+	>
+		<template v-if="label" #label>
+			{{ label }}
+			<span v-if="optional" class="font-normal text-muted"> {{ t('(optional)') }}</span>
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="$slots.hint" #hint>
+			<slot name="hint" />
+		</template>
+		<slot />
+		<template v-if="error" #error>
+			<span class="flex items-start gap-1.5" role="alert">
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-circle-alert" class="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0" />
+				<span>{{ error }}</span>
+			</span>
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="help && !error" #help>
+			{{ help }}
+		</template>
+	</UFormField>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryList.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends { id: number }">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
+import DirectoryRowMenu from '@/components/DirectoryRowMenu.vue'
+import type { DirectoryMenuItem } from '@/lib/directoryMenu'
+
+const DESKTOP_QUERY = '(min-width: 48rem)'
+const DEFAULT_SKELETON_ROWS = 3
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		items: T[]
+		columns: string
+		headings: string[]
+		loading?: boolean
+		skeletonRows?: number
+		readOnly?: boolean
+		rowTitle: (item: T) => string
+		menuItems?: (item: T) => DirectoryMenuItem[]
+		label: string
+	}>(),
+	{
+		loading: false,
+		skeletonRows: DEFAULT_SKELETON_ROWS,
+		readOnly: false,
+		menuItems: () => [],
+	},
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ open: [item: T] }>()
+
+const isDesktop = useMediaQuery(DESKTOP_QUERY)
+const openMenuId = ref<number | null>(null)
+
+function setMenuOpen(item: T, isOpen: boolean) {
+	if (isOpen) {
+		openMenuId.value = item.id
+	} else if (openMenuId.value === item.id) {
+		openMenuId.value = null
+	}
+}
+
+function rowClass(item: T) {
+	return [
+		openMenuId.value === item.id ? 'bg-elevated' : 'bg-default',
+		props.readOnly ? 'cursor-pointer hover:bg-elevated' : '',
+	]
+}
+
+function activate(item: T) {
+	if (props.readOnly) {
+		emit('open', item)
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div
+		role="group"
+		:aria-label="label"
+		:aria-busy="loading ? 'true' : undefined"
+		class="border border-default bg-default max-md:-mx-4 max-md:border-x-0"
+	>
+		<template v-if="loading">
+			<span role="status" class="sr-only">{{ t('Loading') }}</span>
+			<div
+				v-for="n in skeletonRows"
+				:key="n"
+				data-testid="directory-skeleton-row"
+				class="flex h-13 items-center gap-3 border-b border-muted px-4 max-md:h-18"
+			>
+				<USkeleton class="size-7 shrink-0 rounded-none bg-accented max-md:size-8" />
+				<div class="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-2">
+					<USkeleton class="h-3.25 w-2/5 rounded-none bg-accented" />
+					<USkeleton class="h-2.75 w-3/5 rounded-none bg-accented" />
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+		<template v-else-if="isDesktop">
+			<div
+				class="grid h-9 items-center gap-3 bg-elevated px-3 font-medium text-muted"
+				:style="{ gridTemplateColumns: columns }"
+			>
+				<span v-for="(heading, index) in headings" :key="index">{{ heading }}</span>
+			</div>
+			<div
+				v-for="item in items"
+				:key="item.id"
+				data-testid="directory-row"
+				class="grid min-h-13 items-center gap-3 border-t border-default px-3"
+				:class="rowClass(item)"
+				:style="{ gridTemplateColumns: columns }"
+				@click="activate(item)"
+			>
+				<slot name="cells" :item="item" />
+				<span class="flex justify-center">
+					<UButton
+						v-if="readOnly"
+						icon="i-lucide-chevron-right"
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="ghost"
+						:aria-label="t('View {0}', [rowTitle(item)])"
+						class="size-8 justify-center text-muted"
+						:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+						@click.stop="emit('open', item)"
+					/>
+					<DirectoryRowMenu
+						v-else
+						:items="menuItems(item)"
+						:title="rowTitle(item)"
+						:desktop="true"
+						@update:open="setMenuOpen(item, $event)"
+					/>
+				</span>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+		<template v-else>
+			<div
+				v-for="item in items"
+				:key="item.id"
+				data-testid="directory-card"
+				class="flex min-h-19 items-center gap-2 border-b border-default py-3 pr-1 pl-4"
+				:class="rowClass(item)"
+				@click="activate(item)"
+			>
+				<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3">
+					<slot name="card" :item="item" />
+				</div>
+				<UButton
+					v-if="readOnly"
+					icon="i-lucide-chevron-right"
+					color="neutral"
+					variant="ghost"
+					:aria-label="t('View {0}', [rowTitle(item)])"
+					class="size-11 justify-center text-muted"
+					:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+					@click.stop="emit('open', item)"
+				/>
+				<DirectoryRowMenu
+					v-else
+					:items="menuItems(item)"
+					:title="rowTitle(item)"
+					:desktop="false"
+					@update:open="setMenuOpen(item, $event)"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+	</div>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryPanel.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, nextTick, ref, useId } from 'vue'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useLocalizedOverlay } from '@/i18n/presentation'
+import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
+import type { DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+const DESKTOP_QUERY = '(min-width: 48rem)'
+const AUTOFOCUS_SELECTOR = '[data-autofocus]'
+const INVALID_SELECTOR = '[aria-invalid="true"]'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		title: string
+		submitLabel?: string
+		saving?: boolean
+		dirty?: boolean
+		readOnly?: boolean
+		notice?: DirectoryNotice | null
+	}>(),
+	{ submitLabel: '', saving: false, dirty: false, readOnly: false, notice: null },
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ close: []; submit: [] }>()
+
+const open = defineModel<boolean>('open', { default: true })
+
+const overlay = useLocalizedOverlay()
+const isDesktop = useMediaQuery(DESKTOP_QUERY)
+const formId = useId()
+const form = ref<{ $el: HTMLElement } | null>(null)
+const side = computed(() => (isDesktop.value ? 'right' : 'bottom'))
+const primaryLabel = computed(() => (props.saving ? t('Saving…') : props.submitLabel))
+let discardOpen = false
+
+const closeButton = computed(() => ({
+	icon: 'i-lucide-x',
+	color: 'neutral' as const,
+	variant: 'ghost' as const,
+	'aria-label': t('Close'),
+	class: 'size-7 justify-center text-muted max-md:top-1.5 max-md:end-1.5 max-md:size-11',
+	ui: { leadingIcon: 'size-4' },
+}))
+
+const overlayUi = computed(() => ({
+	content: isDesktop.value
+		? 'w-full max-w-120'
+		: 'h-23/25 max-h-none pt-3 before:absolute before:top-2 before:left-1/2 before:h-1 before:w-9 before:-translate-x-1/2 before:bg-(--ui-border-accented)',
+	header: 'h-14 min-h-14 gap-3 px-4 py-0 sm:px-4 md:px-5',
+	wrapper: 'min-w-0 flex-1',
+	title: 'truncate text-lg font-semibold',
+	description: 'sr-only',
+	body: 'flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-4.5 overflow-y-auto p-4 sm:p-4 md:p-5',
+	footer: `gap-2 px-4 py-3 sm:px-4 max-md:flex-col-reverse md:px-5 ${props.readOnly ? 'md:justify-end' : 'md:justify-between'}`,
+}))
+
+function focusOnOpen(event: Event) {
+	const container = event.target instanceof HTMLElement ? event.target : null
+	const target = container?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(AUTOFOCUS_SELECTOR)
+	if (!target) {
+		return
+	}
+	event.preventDefault()
+	nextTick(() => target.focus())
+}
+
+function focusFirstInvalid() {
+	nextTick(() => form.value?.$el.querySelector<HTMLElement>(INVALID_SELECTOR)?.focus())
+}
+
+defineExpose({ focusFirstInvalid })
+
+async function confirmDiscard() {
+	if (discardOpen) {
+		return
+	}
+	discardOpen = true
+	const discard = await overlay
+		.create(ConfirmDialog, {
+			props: {
+				get title() {
+					return t('Discard changes?')
+				},
+				get description() {
+					return t("You have unsaved changes. If you close now, they're lost.")
+				},
+				get confirmLabel() {
+					return t('Discard changes')
+				},
+				get cancelLabel() {
+					return t('Keep editing')
+				},
+				get pendingLabel() {
+					return t('Discard changes')
+				},
+				tone: 'danger',
+				action: async () => undefined,
+			},
+		})
+		.open()
+	discardOpen = false
+	if (discard) {
+		emit('close')
+	}
+}
+
+function requestClose() {
+	if (props.saving) {
+		return
+	}
+	if (!props.dirty || props.readOnly) {
+		emit('close')
+		return
+	}
+	confirmDiscard()
+}
+
+function onOpenChange(isOpen: boolean) {
+	if (!isOpen) {
+		requestClose()
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<USlideover
+		:open="open"
+		:side="side"
+		:title="title"
+		:description="title"
+		:close="closeButton"
+		:dismissible="!saving"
+		:content="{ onOpenAutoFocus: focusOnOpen }"
+		:ui="overlayUi"
+		@update:open="onOpenChange"
+	>
+		<template #body>
+			<UAlert
+				v-if="notice"
+				role="alert"
+				color="error"
+				variant="soft"
+				icon="i-lucide-circle-x"
+				:title="notice.title"
+				:description="notice.description"
+				:ui="{
+					root: 'shrink-0 items-start gap-2.5 px-3.5 py-3',
+					description: 'text-toned',
+				}"
+			/>
+			<UForm
+				:id="formId"
+				ref="form"
+				:state="{}"
+				:validate-on="[]"
+				:disabled="saving"
+				class="flex flex-col gap-4.5"
+				@submit="emit('submit')"
+			>
+				<slot />
+			</UForm>
+			<slot name="preview" />
+		</template>
+
+		<template #footer>
+			<UButton
+				color="neutral"
+				variant="outline"
+				:disabled="saving"
+				class="h-11 w-full justify-center border border-accented bg-default px-3 text-sm text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-8 md:w-auto"
+				@click="requestClose"
+			>
+				{{ readOnly ? t('Close') : t('Cancel') }}
+			</UButton>
+			<UButton
+				v-if="!readOnly"
+				type="submit"
+				:form="formId"
+				:loading="saving"
+				:disabled="saving"
+				class="h-11 w-full justify-center px-4 text-sm md:h-8 md:w-auto"
+			>
+				{{ primaryLabel }}
+			</UButton>
+		</template>
+	</USlideover>
+</template>

web/src/components/DirectoryRowMenu.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, ref, useId } from 'vue'
+import type { DirectoryMenuItem } from '@/lib/directoryMenu'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	items: DirectoryMenuItem[]
+	title: string
+	desktop: boolean
+}>()
+
+const open = defineModel<boolean>('open', { default: false })
+
+const hintId = useId()
+const trigger = ref<{ $el: HTMLElement } | null>(null)
+const label = computed(() => t('Actions for {0}', [props.title]))
+const hint = computed(() => props.items.find((item) => item.unavailable)?.hint ?? '')
+
+const groups = computed(() => {
+	const result: DirectoryMenuItem[][] = []
+	for (const item of props.items) {
+		if (item.separated || result.length === 0) {
+			result.push([])
+		}
+		result[result.length - 1]!.push(item)
+	}
+	return result
+})
+
+function select(item: DirectoryMenuItem, event?: Event) {
+	if (item.unavailable) {
+		event?.preventDefault()
+		return
+	}
+	open.value = false
+	item.onSelect(trigger.value?.$el ?? null)
+}
+
+const menuItems = computed(() =>
+	groups.value.map((group) =>
+		group.map((item) => ({
+			label: item.label,
+			icon: item.icon,
+			color: item.destructive ? ('error' as const) : undefined,
+			slot: item.unavailable ? ('unavailable' as const) : undefined,
+			'aria-disabled': item.unavailable ? 'true' : undefined,
+			'aria-describedby': item.unavailable ? hintId : undefined,
+			class: item.unavailable ? 'opacity-40' : undefined,
+			onSelect: (event: Event) => select(item, event),
+		})),
+	),
+)
+
+const TRIGGER_CLASS =
+	'size-8 shrink-0 justify-center text-muted data-[state=open]:outline-2 data-[state=open]:outline-offset-2 data-[state=open]:outline-primary max-md:size-11'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UDropdownMenu
+		v-if="desktop"
+		v-model:open="open"
+		:items="menuItems"
+		:content="{ align: 'end' }"
+		:ui="{
+			content: 'w-55 p-1',
+			group: 'p-0',
+			separator: 'my-1',
+			item: 'h-8 gap-2 px-2 text-sm',
+			itemLeadingIcon: 'size-4',
+		}"
+	>
+		<UButton
+			ref="trigger"
+			icon="i-lucide-ellipsis"
+			color="neutral"
+			variant="ghost"
+			:aria-label="label"
+			:class="TRIGGER_CLASS"
+			@click.stop
+		/>
+		<template #unavailable="{ item }">
+			<UTooltip :text="hint" :content="{ side: 'left' }">
+				<span class="flex items-center gap-2">
+					<UIcon :name="item.icon" class="size-4 shrink-0 text-error" />
+					<span class="truncate text-error">{{ item.label }}</span>
+					<span :id="hintId" aria-hidden="true" class="sr-only">{{ hint }}</span>
+				</span>
+			</UTooltip>
+		</template>
+	</UDropdownMenu>
+
+	<template v-else>
+		<UButton
+			ref="trigger"
+			icon="i-lucide-ellipsis-vertical"
+			color="neutral"
+			variant="ghost"
+			:aria-label="label"
+			:class="TRIGGER_CLASS"
+			:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-4.5' }"
+			@click.stop="open = true"
+		/>
+		<USlideover
+			v-model:open="open"
+			side="bottom"
+			:title="title"
+			:description="title"
+			:ui="{
+				content:
+					'max-h-none pt-3 pb-6 before:absolute before:top-2 before:left-1/2 before:h-1 before:w-9 before:-translate-x-1/2 before:bg-(--ui-border-accented)',
+				header: 'min-h-11 border-0 px-4 py-0 sm:px-4',
+				title: 'text-md font-semibold text-highlighted',
+				description: 'sr-only',
+				close: 'top-0 end-1.5 size-11 justify-center p-0',
+				body: 'p-0 sm:p-0',
+			}"
+		>
+			<template #body>
+				<div role="menu" :aria-label="title" class="flex flex-col">
+					<template v-for="item in items" :key="item.key">
+						<USeparator v-if="item.separated" class="my-1" />
+						<UButton
+							role="menuitem"
+							color="neutral"
+							variant="ghost"
+							block
+							:icon="item.icon"
+							:aria-disabled="item.unavailable ? 'true' : undefined"
+							:aria-describedby="item.unavailable ? hintId : undefined"
+							class="min-h-12 justify-start gap-3 px-4 text-start text-md"
+							:class="[
+								item.destructive ? 'text-error' : 'text-highlighted',
+								item.unavailable ? 'opacity-40' : '',
+							]"
+							:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-4.5' }"
+							@click="select(item, $event)"
+						>
+							{{ item.label }}
+						</UButton>
+					</template>
+					<p v-if="hint" :id="hintId" class="px-4 pt-1 pl-11.5 text-xs/4.5 text-muted">
+						{{ hint }}
+					</p>
+				</div>
+			</template>
+		</USlideover>
+	</template>
+</template>

web/src/components/ImageUploader.vue

@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ import {
 
 type Corner = 'tl' | 'tr' | 'bl' | 'br'
 import { useImageUpload } from '@/composables/useImageUpload'
+import type { ImageChoice } from '@/lib/imageChoice'
 
 const props = withDefaults(
 	defineProps<{
 		initialFile?: File | null
 		inArticleIds?: number[]
+		choose?: ImageChoice
 	}>(),
-	{ initialFile: null, inArticleIds: () => [] },
+	{ initialFile: null, inArticleIds: () => [], choose: undefined },
 )
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -186,11 +188,17 @@ const showCropActions = computed(() => !onLibraryTab.value && phase.value === 'c
 
 const wideModal = computed(() => showTabs.value || phase.value === 'crop')
 
-const modalTitle = computed(() =>
-	phase.value === 'crop' ? t('Crop and resize') : t('Add an image'),
-)
+const modalTitle = computed(() => {
+	if (phase.value === 'crop') {
+		return t('Crop and resize')
+	}
+	return props.choose?.title ?? t('Add an image')
+})
 
 const modalDescription = computed(() => {
+	if (props.choose && phase.value !== 'crop') {
+		return props.choose.description
+	}
 	if (phase.value !== 'crop' || !chosenFile.value) {
 		return undefined
 	}
@@ -805,6 +813,8 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 					:first-new-id="library.firstNewId.value"
 					:in-article-ids="inArticleIds"
 					:selected="selected"
+					:plain="choose !== undefined"
+					:hint="choose?.hint"
 					@search="searchLibrary"
 					@select="selectItem"
 					@load-more="library.loadMore"
@@ -1123,7 +1133,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 					:disabled="!selected"
 					@click="insertSelected"
 				>
-					{{ t('Insert image') }}
+					{{ choose?.confirmLabel ?? t('Insert image') }}
 				</UButton>
 				<UButton
 					v-if="showRejectedActions"

web/src/components/LinkUserDialog.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import DirectoryDialog from '@/components/DirectoryDialog.vue'
+import type { DirectoryNotice, LinkableUser } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import UserSelect from '@/components/UserSelect.vue'
+import { useAuthors, type Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import { useDirectoryToasts } from '@/composables/useDirectoryToasts'
+import { copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { classifyFailure } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+
+const props = defineProps<{ author: Author }>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ close: []; linked: [author: Author]; gone: [id: number] }>()
+
+const { listLinkableUsers, updateAuthor } = useAuthors()
+const toasts = useDirectoryToasts()
+
+const userId = ref<number | null>(null)
+const users = ref<LinkableUser[]>([])
+const status = ref<'loading' | 'ready' | 'error'>('loading')
+const pending = ref(false)
+const fieldError = ref('')
+const notice = ref<DirectoryNotice | null>(null)
+
+async function loadUsers() {
+	status.value = 'loading'
+	try {
+		users.value = await listLinkableUsers()
+		status.value = 'ready'
+	} catch {
+		status.value = 'error'
+	}
+}
+
+onMounted(loadUsers)
+
+function fail(error: unknown) {
+	const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'author')
+	if (kind === 'session') {
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'userLinked') {
+		fieldError.value = copy('userLinked')
+		return
+	}
+	if (toasts.report(kind, 'author')) {
+		if (kind === 'gone') {
+			emit('gone', props.author.id)
+		} else {
+			emit('close')
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	notice.value = {
+		title: copy('authorSaveFailedTitle'),
+		description: copy('nothingChanged'),
+	}
+}
+
+async function confirm() {
+	if (userId.value === null || pending.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	pending.value = true
+	notice.value = null
+	fieldError.value = ''
+	try {
+		const updated = await updateAuthor(props.author.id, { user_id: userId.value })
+		emit('linked', updated)
+	} catch (error) {
+		fail(error)
+	} finally {
+		pending.value = false
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryDialog
+		:title="t('Link {0} to a user?', [author.name])"
+		:description="t('Only users without an author are listed.')"
+		:confirm-label="t('Link user')"
+		:pending-label="t('Saving…')"
+		tone="neutral"
+		closable
+		:pending="pending"
+		:notice="notice"
+		:confirm-disabled="userId === null"
+		@confirm="confirm"
+		@close="emit('close')"
+	>
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Linked user')" :error="fieldError">
+			<UserSelect
+				v-model="userId"
+				:users="users"
+				:status="status"
+				:disabled="pending"
+				:invalid="fieldError !== ''"
+				@retry="loadUsers"
+				@update:model-value="fieldError = ''"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+	</DirectoryDialog>
+</template>

web/src/components/MediaField.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import ImageUploader from '@/components/ImageUploader.vue'
+import MediaThumb from '@/components/MediaThumb.vue'
+import type { MediaItem } from '@/composables/useMedia'
+import type { ImageChoice } from '@/lib/imageChoice'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		label: string
+		help?: string
+		picker: ImageChoice
+		avatarName?: string
+		square?: boolean
+		disabled?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{ help: '', avatarName: '', square: false, disabled: false },
+)
+
+const imageId = defineModel<number | null>({ default: null })
+const item = defineModel<MediaItem | null>('item', { default: null })
+
+const pickerOpen = ref(false)
+const BUTTON_CLASS =
+	'h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-7'
+
+const hasImage = computed(() => imageId.value !== null)
+const chooseLabel = computed(() => (hasImage.value ? t('Change image') : t('Choose image')))
+const caption = computed(() => {
+	if (item.value) {
+		return item.value.filename
+	}
+	return imageId.value === null ? '' : t('Image #{0}', [imageId.value])
+})
+
+function choose(picked: MediaItem) {
+	item.value = picked
+	imageId.value = picked.id
+}
+
+function remove() {
+	item.value = null
+	imageId.value = null
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryField :label="label" optional :help="help">
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+			<template v-if="square">
+				<MediaThumb
+					v-if="item"
+					:item="item"
+					size="md"
+					class="size-16 border border-default"
+				/>
+				<AuthorAvatar v-else :name="avatarName" :size="64" />
+			</template>
+			<div
+				v-else
+				class="flex h-12.5 w-24 shrink-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden border text-muted"
+				:class="
+					hasImage
+						? 'border-accented bg-(--rc-sand)'
+						: 'border-dashed border-accented bg-default'
+				"
+			>
+				<MediaThumb v-if="item" :item="item" size="sm" class="size-full" />
+				<UIcon v-else name="i-lucide-image" class="size-4.5" />
+			</div>
+			<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-1.5">
+				<span
+					v-if="caption"
+					class="truncate font-mono text-xs text-highlighted"
+					data-testid="media-field-caption"
+					>{{ caption }}</span
+				>
+				<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+					<UButton
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="outline"
+						icon="i-lucide-images"
+						:disabled="disabled"
+						:class="BUTTON_CLASS"
+						:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+						@click="pickerOpen = true"
+					>
+						{{ chooseLabel }}
+					</UButton>
+					<UButton
+						v-if="hasImage"
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="outline"
+						:disabled="disabled"
+						:class="BUTTON_CLASS"
+						@click="remove"
+					>
+						{{ t('Remove') }}
+					</UButton>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<ImageUploader
+			v-model:open="pickerOpen"
+			:choose="props.picker"
+			@inserted="choose"
+			@uploaded="choose"
+		/>
+	</DirectoryField>
+</template>

web/src/components/MediaPicker.vue

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	selected: MediaItem | null
 	variants?: ImageVariant[]
 	variantsReady?: boolean
+	plain?: boolean
+	hint?: string
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -64,7 +66,12 @@ const searching = computed(() => props.query !== '')
 const summary = computed(() =>
 	searching.value ? t('Newest first') : t('Newest first · {0} images', [props.total]),
 )
-const scrollHeight = computed(() => (props.selected ? 'max-h-32 md:max-h-49.5' : 'max-h-77'))
+const scrollHeight = computed(() => {
+	if (props.plain) {
+		return 'max-h-71 md:max-h-89'
+	}
+	return props.selected ? 'max-h-32 md:max-h-49.5' : 'max-h-77'
+})
 const showEmptyLibrary = computed(
 	() => props.status === 'ready' && props.items.length === 0 && !searching.value,
 )
@@ -72,7 +79,9 @@ const showNoResults = computed(
 	() => props.status === 'ready' && props.items.length === 0 && searching.value,
 )
 const showGrid = computed(() => props.status === 'ready' && props.items.length > 0)
-const showLoadMore = computed(() => showGrid.value && props.hasMore && !props.selected)
+const showLoadMore = computed(
+	() => showGrid.value && props.hasMore && (props.plain || !props.selected),
+)
 const noResultsTitle = computed(() => t('No images match \u0022{0}\u0022', [props.query]))
 
 function clearDebounce() {
@@ -239,9 +248,15 @@ onBeforeUnmount(clearDebounce)
 		</div>
 
 		<template v-else-if="showGrid">
-			<span data-testid="picker-summary" class="text-xs/5 text-muted">{{ summary }}</span>
+			<span v-if="!plain" data-testid="picker-summary" class="text-xs/5 text-muted">{{
+				summary
+			}}</span>
 			<div class="-m-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto p-1" :class="scrollHeight">
-				<div ref="grid" class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-2 gap-y-3 md:grid-cols-4 md:gap-x-3">
+				<div
+					ref="grid"
+					class="grid grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4"
+					:class="plain ? 'gap-2.5' : 'gap-x-2 gap-y-3 md:gap-x-3'"
+				>
 					<button
 						v-for="item in items"
 						:key="item.id"
@@ -311,8 +326,10 @@ onBeforeUnmount(clearDebounce)
 			</div>
 		</template>
 
+		<p v-if="hint" class="text-xs/5 text-muted">{{ hint }}</p>
+
 		<div
-			v-if="selected"
+			v-if="selected && !plain"
 			data-testid="picker-panel"
 			class="flex flex-col gap-3 border-t border-default pt-3"
 		>

web/src/components/PublishingLinksCard.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<section
+		aria-labelledby="publishing-links-h"
+		data-testid="publishing-links-card"
+		class="flex flex-col gap-3 border border-default bg-default p-4 lg:p-5"
+	>
+		<div class="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+			<h2 id="publishing-links-h" class="text-md/6 font-semibold text-highlighted">
+				{{ t('Publishing') }}
+			</h2>
+			<p class="text-pretty text-muted">{{ t('Where your content is shown.') }}</p>
+		</div>
+		<div class="flex flex-col">
+			<RouterLink
+				to="/settings/sites"
+				class="flex min-h-11 items-center gap-3 border-t border-default py-2 text-highlighted focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-primary"
+			>
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-globe" class="size-4 shrink-0" />
+				<span class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+					<span class="font-medium">{{ t('Manage sites') }}</span>
+					<span class="text-muted">{{
+						t('Base URLs, default image and robots policy')
+					}}</span>
+				</span>
+				<UIcon name="i-lucide-chevron-right" class="size-3.5 shrink-0" />
+			</RouterLink>
+		</div>
+	</section>
+</template>

web/src/components/ReassignDialog.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import DirectoryDialog from '@/components/DirectoryDialog.vue'
+import type { DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+export interface ReassignOption {
+	value: string | number
+	label: string
+	description: string
+	display: string
+	avatarName?: string
+	none?: boolean
+}
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		title: string
+		description: string
+		confirmLabel: string
+		pendingLabel: string
+		selectLabel?: string
+		options?: ReassignOption[]
+		summary?: string
+		pending?: boolean
+		notice?: DirectoryNotice | null
+		closable?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{
+		selectLabel: '',
+		options: () => [],
+		summary: '',
+		pending: false,
+		notice: null,
+		closable: false,
+	},
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ confirm: []; close: [] }>()
+
+const open = defineModel<boolean>('open', { default: true })
+const selected = defineModel<string | number | undefined>('selected', { default: undefined })
+
+const selectOpen = ref(false)
+const current = computed(() => props.options.find((option) => option.value === selected.value))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryDialog
+		v-model:open="open"
+		:title="title"
+		:description="description"
+		:confirm-label="confirmLabel"
+		:pending-label="pendingLabel"
+		:pending="pending"
+		:notice="notice"
+		:closable="closable"
+		@confirm="emit('confirm')"
+		@close="emit('close')"
+	>
+		<UFormField
+			v-if="options.length"
+			:label="selectLabel"
+			:ui="{
+				label: 'font-medium text-highlighted',
+				container: 'mt-1.5',
+				help: 'mt-1.5 text-xs/4.5 text-pretty text-muted',
+			}"
+		>
+			<USelectMenu
+				v-model="selected"
+				v-model:open="selectOpen"
+				:portal="false"
+				:content="{ position: 'inline' }"
+				:items="options"
+				value-key="value"
+				:search-input="false"
+				:disabled="pending"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{
+					base: 'h-11 rounded-none text-lg ring-(--ui-border-accented) data-[state=open]:ring-2 data-[state=open]:ring-primary md:h-10 md:text-sm',
+					trailingIcon: 'size-3.5 text-muted',
+					content:
+						'mt-1.5 max-h-63 rounded-none border border-default shadow-(--shadow-popover)',
+					itemTrailingIcon: 'size-3.5 text-highlighted',
+					itemLabel: 'font-medium',
+					item: 'min-h-12 gap-2 px-2 py-1 data-[state=checked]:bg-elevated md:min-h-9',
+					itemDescription: 'truncate text-xs text-muted',
+				}"
+			>
+				<template #default>
+					<span class="truncate">{{ current?.display }}</span>
+				</template>
+				<template #item-leading="{ item }">
+					<span
+						v-if="item.none"
+						class="flex size-6 items-center justify-center border border-dashed border-accented text-muted"
+					>
+						<UIcon name="i-lucide-user-x" class="size-3.5" />
+					</span>
+					<AuthorAvatar v-else-if="item.avatarName" :name="item.avatarName" :size="24" />
+				</template>
+			</USelectMenu>
+			<template v-if="summary && !selectOpen" #help>
+				{{ summary }}
+			</template>
+		</UFormField>
+		<slot />
+	</DirectoryDialog>
+</template>

web/src/components/SiteFormPanel.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import DirectoryPanel from '@/components/DirectoryPanel.vue'
+import MediaField from '@/components/MediaField.vue'
+import SlugField from '@/components/SlugField.vue'
+import { useDirectoryToasts } from '@/composables/useDirectoryToasts'
+import { useSites, type Site, type SitePatch, type SiteRobots } from '@/composables/useSites'
+import { useSlugField } from '@/composables/useSlugField'
+import type { MediaItem } from '@/composables/useMedia'
+import {
+	SITE_KEY_MAX,
+	canonicalPreview,
+	siteUrlMessage,
+	siteUrlProblem,
+	suggestFreeSlug,
+} from '@/lib/directory'
+import { copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { classifyFailure } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+import { baseUrlProblem, nameProblem, siteKeyProblem } from '@/lib/directoryRules'
+import type { DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+const PREVIEW_FALLBACK_URL = 'https://journal.example.com'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	site?: Site
+	sites: Site[]
+}>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	close: []
+	saved: [site: Site]
+	updated: [site: Site]
+	defaulted: [site: Site]
+	gone: [id: number]
+}>()
+
+const { createSite, updateSite, setDefaultSite } = useSites()
+const toasts = useDirectoryToasts()
+
+const editing = computed(() => props.site !== undefined)
+const isCurrentDefault = computed(() => props.site?.is_default === true)
+const currentDefault = computed(() => props.sites.find((site) => site.is_default))
+
+const values = reactive({
+	name: props.site?.name ?? '',
+	baseUrl: props.site?.base_url ?? '',
+	imageId: props.site?.default_social_image_id ?? null,
+	robots: (props.site?.default_robots ?? 'index') as SiteRobots,
+	locale: props.site?.locale ?? '',
+	makeDefault: props.site?.is_default ?? false,
+})
+const imageItem = ref<MediaItem | null>(null)
+const slug = useSlugField(SITE_KEY_MAX, props.site?.key)
+slug.setSource(values.name)
+
+const errors = reactive({ name: '', key: '', suggestion: '', url: '', locale: '' })
+const saving = ref(false)
+const notice = ref<DirectoryNotice | null>(null)
+const panel = ref<{ focusFirstInvalid: () => void } | null>(null)
+
+function snapshot() {
+	return JSON.stringify([
+		values.name,
+		slug.value.value,
+		values.baseUrl,
+		values.imageId,
+		values.robots,
+		values.locale,
+		values.makeDefault,
+	])
+}
+const initial = snapshot()
+const dirty = computed(() => snapshot() !== initial)
+
+const title = computed(() => (props.site ? t('Edit {0}', [props.site.name]) : t('Add site')))
+const submitLabel = computed(() => (editing.value ? t('Save changes') : t('Add site')))
+const robotsItems = computed(() => [
+	{ label: t('Index'), value: 'index' },
+	{ label: t('Noindex'), value: 'noindex' },
+])
+const robotsHelp = computed(() =>
+	values.robots === 'index'
+		? t("Search engines may list this site's pages.")
+		: t("Asks search engines not to list this site's pages."),
+)
+const switchLabel = computed(() =>
+	isCurrentDefault.value ? t('Default site') : t('Make this the default site'),
+)
+const switchHelp = computed(() =>
+	isCurrentDefault.value
+		? t('New articles start on the default site. To change it, make another site the default.')
+		: t('New articles start here. The current default is {0}.', [
+				currentDefault.value?.name ?? '',
+			]),
+)
+const urlError = computed(() => errors.url)
+const previewUrl = computed(() =>
+	values.baseUrl.trim() && !urlError.value && siteUrlProblem(values.baseUrl) === null
+		? canonicalPreview(values.baseUrl)
+		: canonicalPreview(PREVIEW_FALLBACK_URL),
+)
+const picker = computed(() => ({
+	title: t('Choose an image'),
+	description: t('The default social image for {0}.', [values.name || t('this site')]),
+	confirmLabel: t('Use image'),
+}))
+
+function takenKeys() {
+	return props.sites.filter((site) => site.id !== props.site?.id).map((site) => site.key)
+}
+
+function checkKey() {
+	if (editing.value) {
+		return true
+	}
+	const key = slug.value.value
+	if (!key) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if (takenKeys().includes(key)) {
+		showKeyTaken(key)
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+function showKeyTaken(key: string) {
+	if (slug.mode.value === 'auto') {
+		slug.unlock()
+	}
+	errors.key = t('A site with the key "{0}" already exists. Choose another key.', [key])
+	errors.suggestion = suggestFreeSlug(
+		key,
+		(candidate) => takenKeys().includes(candidate),
+		SITE_KEY_MAX,
+	)
+}
+
+function clearKeyError() {
+	errors.key = ''
+	errors.suggestion = ''
+}
+
+function onName(value: string) {
+	values.name = value
+	slug.setSource(value)
+	errors.name = ''
+	clearKeyError()
+}
+
+function onKey(value: string) {
+	slug.setValue(value)
+	clearKeyError()
+}
+
+function resetKey() {
+	slug.reset()
+	clearKeyError()
+}
+
+function onBaseUrl(value: string) {
+	values.baseUrl = value
+	errors.url = ''
+}
+
+function checkUrl() {
+	errors.url = baseUrlProblem(values.baseUrl)
+	return errors.url === ''
+}
+
+function checkName() {
+	errors.name = nameProblem(values.name)
+	return errors.name === ''
+}
+
+function checkKeyShape() {
+	if (editing.value || !values.name.trim()) {
+		return true
+	}
+	errors.key = siteKeyProblem(slug.value.value)
+	return errors.key === ''
+}
+
+function validate() {
+	const nameOk = checkName()
+	const keyOk = nameOk ? checkKeyShape() : true
+	const urlOk = checkUrl()
+	return nameOk && keyOk && urlOk
+}
+
+function changedFields(site: Site) {
+	const patch: SitePatch = {}
+	if (values.name.trim() !== site.name) {
+		patch.name = values.name.trim()
+	}
+	if (values.baseUrl.trim() !== site.base_url) {
+		patch.base_url = values.baseUrl.trim()
+	}
+	if (values.robots !== site.default_robots) {
+		patch.default_robots = values.robots
+	}
+	if (values.locale.trim() !== (site.locale ?? '')) {
+		patch.locale = values.locale.trim() === '' ? null : values.locale.trim()
+	}
+	if (values.imageId !== site.default_social_image_id) {
+		patch.default_social_image_id = values.imageId
+	}
+	return patch
+}
+
+async function create() {
+	const created = await createSite({
+		name: values.name.trim(),
+		key: slug.value.value,
+		base_url: values.baseUrl.trim(),
+		default_robots: values.robots,
+		...(values.locale.trim() ? { locale: values.locale.trim() } : {}),
+		...(values.imageId !== null ? { default_social_image_id: values.imageId } : {}),
+		is_default: values.makeDefault,
+	})
+	emit('saved', created)
+}
+
+async function update(site: Site) {
+	const patch = changedFields(site)
+	let latest = site
+	if (Object.keys(patch).length > 0) {
+		latest = await updateSite(site.id, patch)
+		emit('updated', latest)
+	}
+	if (values.makeDefault && !site.is_default) {
+		latest = await setDefaultSite(site.id)
+		emit('defaulted', latest)
+	}
+	emit('saved', latest)
+}
+
+function handleFailure(error: unknown) {
+	const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'site')
+	if (kind === 'session') {
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'keyTaken') {
+		showKeyTaken(slug.value.value)
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'invalidSiteUrl') {
+		errors.url = siteUrlMessage('invalid')
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'invalidLocale') {
+		errors.locale = t('Use a language tag like en or fr-CH.')
+		return
+	}
+	if (toasts.report(kind, 'site')) {
+		if (kind === 'gone' && props.site) {
+			emit('gone', props.site.id)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	notice.value = { description: copy('siteSaveFailed') }
+}
+
+async function submit() {
+	if (saving.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	notice.value = null
+	if (!validate()) {
+		panel.value?.focusFirstInvalid()
+		return
+	}
+	if (props.site && !dirty.value) {
+		emit('close')
+		return
+	}
+	saving.value = true
+	try {
+		if (props.site) {
+			await update(props.site)
+		} else {
+			await create()
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		handleFailure(error)
+	} finally {
+		saving.value = false
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DirectoryPanel
+		ref="panel"
+		:title="title"
+		:submit-label="submitLabel"
+		:saving="saving"
+		:dirty="dirty"
+		:notice="notice"
+		@close="emit('close')"
+		@submit="submit"
+	>
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Name')" :error="errors.name">
+			<UInput
+				:model-value="values.name"
+				:placeholder="t('e.g. Journal')"
+				:color="errors.name ? 'error' : undefined"
+				:data-autofocus="editing ? undefined : ''"
+				autocomplete="off"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 text-lg md:h-10 md:text-sm' }"
+				@update:model-value="onName(String($event))"
+				@blur="checkName"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<SlugField
+			:label="t('Key')"
+			:mode="slug.mode.value"
+			:value="slug.value.value"
+			:error="errors.key"
+			:suggestion="errors.suggestion"
+			:locked="editing"
+			:help="
+				t(
+					'Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Used in API paths. It can\'t be changed after the site is added.',
+				)
+			"
+			:locked-help="t('Used in API paths, so it can\'t change.')"
+			:edit-label="t('Edit key')"
+			@update:value="onKey"
+			@unlock="slug.unlock"
+			@reset="resetKey"
+			@suggest="onKey"
+			@blur="checkKey"
+		/>
+
+		<DirectoryField
+			:label="t('Base URL')"
+			:error="errors.url"
+			:help="t('The public address of the frontend. Use https and no path.')"
+		>
+			<UInput
+				:model-value="values.baseUrl"
+				placeholder="https://blog.example.com"
+				:color="errors.url ? 'error' : undefined"
+				inputmode="url"
+				autocomplete="off"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 font-mono text-base md:h-10 md:text-code' }"
+				@update:model-value="onBaseUrl(String($event))"
+				@blur="checkUrl"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<MediaField
+			v-model="values.imageId"
+			v-model:item="imageItem"
+			:label="t('Default social image')"
+			:help="t('Used when an article has no image of its own.')"
+			:picker="picker"
+		/>
+
+		<DirectoryField :label="t('Default robots policy')" :help="robotsHelp">
+			<URadioGroup
+				v-model="values.robots"
+				:items="robotsItems"
+				orientation="horizontal"
+				variant="card"
+				indicator="hidden"
+				:legend="t('Default robots policy')"
+				:ui="{
+					root: 'w-full',
+					legend: 'sr-only',
+					fieldset: 'w-full gap-0',
+					item: 'flex-1 rounded-none border-accented p-0 text-toned has-data-[state=checked]:border-accented has-data-[state=checked]:bg-(--rc-sand) has-data-[state=checked]:text-(--rc-on-sand)',
+					label: 'flex h-11 w-full items-center justify-center text-sm font-normal text-inherit md:h-8',
+					wrapper: 'w-full',
+				}"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<DirectoryField
+			:label="t('Locale')"
+			optional
+			:error="errors.locale"
+			:help="t('A language tag. Leave empty if the site has no single language.')"
+		>
+			<UInput
+				v-model="values.locale"
+				:placeholder="t('e.g. en or fr-CH')"
+				:color="errors.locale ? 'error' : undefined"
+				autocomplete="off"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 font-mono text-base md:h-10 md:text-code' }"
+				@update:model-value="errors.locale = ''"
+			/>
+		</DirectoryField>
+
+		<USwitch
+			v-model="values.makeDefault"
+			:disabled="isCurrentDefault"
+			:label="switchLabel"
+			:description="switchHelp"
+			:ui="{
+				root: 'items-start gap-3',
+				base: 'mt-0.5 h-4.5 w-8',
+				thumb: 'size-3.5',
+				label: 'font-medium text-highlighted',
+				description: 'text-xs/4.5 text-pretty text-muted',
+			}"
+		/>
+
+		<template #preview>
+			<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 bg-elevated p-3">
+				<span class="text-xs text-muted">{{ t('Canonical URL preview') }}</span>
+				<span class="font-mono text-xs/4.5 break-all text-highlighted">{{
+					previewUrl
+				}}</span>
+				<span v-if="errors.url" class="text-xs text-muted">{{
+					t('Shown when the base URL is valid.')
+				}}</span>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+	</DirectoryPanel>
+</template>

web/src/components/SitesForbidden.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ back: [] }>()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<UEmpty
+		variant="naked"
+		icon="i-lucide-lock"
+		:title="t('You don\'t have access to Sites')"
+		:description="
+			t('Only the owner can manage sites. Ask the owner of this site if you need a change.')
+		"
+		:ui="{
+			root: 'gap-3 border border-default bg-default px-6 py-14',
+			avatar: 'mb-0 size-11 rounded-none bg-elevated text-toned',
+			title: 'text-md font-semibold',
+			description: 'max-w-85 text-pretty text-muted',
+		}"
+	>
+		<template #actions>
+			<UButton
+				color="neutral"
+				variant="outline"
+				class="h-11 border border-accented bg-default px-4 text-sm text-highlighted ring-0 sm:h-8"
+				@click="emit('back')"
+			>
+				{{ t('Back to Settings') }}
+			</UButton>
+		</template>
+	</UEmpty>
+</template>

web/src/components/SlugField.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import type { SlugMode } from '@/composables/useSlugField'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		label: string
+		mode: SlugMode
+		value: string
+		name?: string
+		error?: string
+		suggestion?: string
+		help?: string
+		manualHelp?: string
+		locked?: boolean
+		lockedHelp?: string
+		editLabel?: string
+	}>(),
+	{
+		name: undefined,
+		error: '',
+		suggestion: '',
+		help: '',
+		manualHelp: '',
+		locked: false,
+		lockedHelp: '',
+		editLabel: '',
+	},
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	'update:value': [value: string]
+	unlock: []
+	reset: []
+	suggest: [value: string]
+	blur: []
+}>()
+
+const readonly = computed(() => props.locked || props.mode === 'empty' || props.mode === 'auto')
+const showAuto = computed(() => props.mode === 'auto' && !props.locked)
+const inputUi = computed(() => ({
+	base: `h-11 font-mono text-base md:h-10 md:text-code ${readonly.value ? 'bg-elevated' : ''} ${showAuto.value ? 'max-md:h-11.5' : ''}`,
+}))
+const showReset = computed(
+	() => !props.locked && (props.mode === 'manual' || (props.mode === 'saved' && props.error)),
+)
+const shownHelp = computed(() => {
+	if (props.locked) {
+		return props.lockedHelp
+	}
+	if (props.mode === 'manual' || props.mode === 'saved') {
+		return props.manualHelp || props.help
+	}
+	return props.help
+})
+const pencilLabel = computed(() => props.editLabel || t('Edit slug'))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-1.5">
+		<DirectoryField :label="label" :name="name" :error="error" :help="shownHelp">
+			<UInput
+				:model-value="value"
+				:readonly="readonly"
+				:placeholder="t('Generated from the name')"
+				:color="error ? 'error' : undefined"
+				:highlight="mode === 'manual' && !error"
+				class="w-full"
+				:ui="inputUi"
+				@update:model-value="emit('update:value', String($event))"
+				@blur="emit('blur')"
+			>
+				<template v-if="locked" #trailing>
+					<UIcon
+						name="i-lucide-lock"
+						data-testid="slug-lock"
+						class="size-3.5 text-muted"
+					/>
+				</template>
+				<template v-else-if="showAuto" #trailing>
+					<span class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+						<span
+							class="inline-flex h-5 items-center border border-dashed border-accented px-1.5 font-mono text-2xs font-medium text-toned"
+							>{{ t('Auto') }}</span
+						>
+						<UButton
+							icon="i-lucide-pencil"
+							color="neutral"
+							variant="ghost"
+							:aria-label="pencilLabel"
+							class="size-7 justify-center text-highlighted max-md:size-11"
+							:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+							@click="emit('unlock')"
+						/>
+					</span>
+				</template>
+			</UInput>
+		</DirectoryField>
+		<div v-if="suggestion" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+			<UButton
+				color="neutral"
+				variant="outline"
+				icon="i-lucide-wand-sparkles"
+				class="h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-7"
+				:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3' }"
+				@click="emit('suggest', suggestion)"
+			>
+				{{ t('Use {0}', [suggestion]) }}
+			</UButton>
+		</div>
+		<UButton
+			v-if="showReset"
+			color="neutral"
+			variant="link"
+			icon="i-lucide-rotate-ccw"
+			class="min-h-11 gap-1 self-start p-0 text-xs font-medium text-highlighted underline underline-offset-3 md:min-h-5"
+			:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3' }"
+			@click="emit('reset')"
+		>
+			{{ t('Reset to match the name') }}
+		</UButton>
+	</div>
+</template>

web/src/components/SocialLinksRepeater.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import DirectoryField from '@/components/DirectoryField.vue'
+import {
+	MAX_SOCIAL_LINKS,
+	SOCIAL_PLACEHOLDERS,
+	SOCIAL_TYPES,
+	type SocialLinkRow,
+	type SocialType,
+} from '@/lib/socialLinks'
+
+defineProps<{
+	errors: Record<number, string>
+	disabled?: boolean
+}>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ blur: [key: number] }>()
+
+const rows = defineModel<SocialLinkRow[]>({ default: () => [] })
+
+const typeItems = computed(() => [
+	{ label: 'X', value: 'x' },
+	{ label: 'LinkedIn', value: 'linkedin' },
+	{ label: 'GitHub', value: 'github' },
+	{ label: 'Mastodon', value: 'mastodon' },
+	{ label: t('Custom'), value: 'custom' },
+])
+
+const full = computed(() => rows.value.length >= MAX_SOCIAL_LINKS)
+const counter = computed(() => t('{0} of {1}', [rows.value.length, MAX_SOCIAL_LINKS]))
+
+function nextKey() {
+	return rows.value.reduce((highest, row) => Math.max(highest, row.key), 0) + 1
+}
+
+function add() {
+	if (full.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	rows.value = [...rows.value, { key: nextKey(), type: SOCIAL_TYPES[0], url: '' }]
+}
+
+function remove(key: number) {
+	rows.value = rows.value.filter((row) => row.key !== key)
+}
+
+function update(key: number, patch: Partial<SocialLinkRow>) {
+	rows.value = rows.value.map((row) => (row.key === key ? { ...row, ...patch } : row))
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+		<span class="font-medium text-highlighted"
+			>{{ t('Social links') }}
+			<span class="font-normal text-muted"> {{ t('(optional)') }}</span></span
+		>
+		<DirectoryField v-for="(row, index) in rows" :key="row.key" :error="errors[row.key]">
+			<div class="flex items-start gap-2" data-testid="social-link-row">
+				<USelect
+					:model-value="row.type"
+					:items="typeItems"
+					:disabled="disabled"
+					:aria-label="t('Link type {0}', [index + 1])"
+					class="w-27 shrink-0 max-md:w-28"
+					:ui="{ base: 'h-11 text-lg md:h-10 md:text-sm' }"
+					@update:model-value="update(row.key, { type: $event as SocialType })"
+				/>
+				<UInput
+					:model-value="row.url"
+					:placeholder="SOCIAL_PLACEHOLDERS[row.type]"
+					:aria-label="t('Link URL {0}', [index + 1])"
+					:color="errors[row.key] ? 'error' : undefined"
+					:disabled="disabled"
+					class="min-w-0 flex-1"
+					:ui="{ base: 'h-11 font-mono text-base md:h-10 md:text-code' }"
+					@update:model-value="update(row.key, { url: String($event) })"
+					@blur="emit('blur', row.key)"
+				/>
+				<UButton
+					icon="i-lucide-trash-2"
+					color="neutral"
+					variant="outline"
+					:disabled="disabled"
+					:aria-label="t('Remove link {0}', [index + 1])"
+					class="size-11 shrink-0 justify-center border border-accented bg-default text-muted ring-0 md:size-10"
+					@click="remove(row.key)"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</DirectoryField>
+		<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+			<UButton
+				color="neutral"
+				variant="outline"
+				icon="i-lucide-plus"
+				:disabled="disabled || full"
+				class="h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-7"
+				:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+				@click="add"
+			>
+				{{ t('Add link') }}
+			</UButton>
+			<span v-if="full" class="text-xs text-muted">{{
+				t('You can add up to {0} links.', [MAX_SOCIAL_LINKS])
+			}}</span>
+			<span class="text-xs text-muted">{{ counter }}</span>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>

web/src/components/UserSelect.vue

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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import type { LinkableUser } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		users: LinkableUser[]
+		status: 'loading' | 'ready' | 'error'
+		idlePlaceholder?: string
+		clearable?: boolean
+		disabled?: boolean
+		invalid?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{ idlePlaceholder: '', clearable: false, disabled: false, invalid: false },
+)
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ retry: []; open: [] }>()
+
+const menuOpen = defineModel<boolean>('open', { default: false })
+
+const userId = defineModel<number | null>({ default: null })
+
+const items = computed(() =>
+	props.users.length === 0
+		? []
+		: [
+				{ type: 'label' as const, label: t('Users without an author') },
+				...props.users.map((user) => ({
+					label: user.label,
+					description: user.email,
+					value: user.id,
+					avatarName: user.label,
+				})),
+			],
+)
+
+const placeholder = computed(() =>
+	menuOpen.value || !props.idlePlaceholder ? t('Choose a user') : props.idlePlaceholder,
+)
+const chosen = computed(() => props.users.find((user) => user.id === userId.value))
+
+function onOpen(value: boolean) {
+	if (value) {
+		emit('open')
+	}
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<USelectMenu
+		v-model="userId"
+		v-model:open="menuOpen"
+		:portal="false"
+		:content="{ position: 'inline' }"
+		:items="items"
+		value-key="value"
+		:search-input="false"
+		:placeholder="placeholder"
+		:loading="status === 'loading'"
+		:disabled="disabled"
+		:color="invalid ? 'error' : undefined"
+		:highlight="invalid"
+		:clear="clearable && userId !== null"
+		class="w-full"
+		:ui="{
+			base: 'h-11 rounded-none text-lg ring-(--ui-border-accented) md:h-10 md:text-sm',
+			trailingIcon: 'size-3.5 text-muted',
+			content: 'rounded-none shadow-(--shadow-popover)',
+			label: 'px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted',
+			item: 'min-h-12 gap-2 px-2 py-1 data-[state=checked]:bg-elevated md:min-h-9',
+			itemDescription: 'truncate text-xs text-muted',
+			placeholder: 'text-muted',
+		}"
+		@update:open="onOpen"
+	>
+		<template #default>
+			<span v-if="chosen" class="truncate text-highlighted">{{ chosen.label }}</span>
+			<span v-else class="truncate text-muted">{{ placeholder }}</span>
+		</template>
+		<template #item-leading="{ item }">
+			<AuthorAvatar v-if="'avatarName' in item" :name="String(item.avatarName)" :size="24" />
+		</template>
+		<template #empty>
+			<div v-if="status === 'error'" class="flex flex-col items-start gap-2 p-3">
+				<span class="text-error">{{ t("Couldn't load users") }}</span>
+				<UButton
+					color="neutral"
+					variant="outline"
+					icon="i-lucide-rotate-cw"
+					class="h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-7"
+					:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+					@click="emit('retry')"
+				>
+					{{ t('Try again') }}
+				</UButton>
+			</div>
+			<div
+				v-else-if="status === 'loading'"
+				class="flex flex-col gap-2.5 p-3"
+				aria-busy="true"
+			>
+				<USkeleton
+					v-for="n in 3"
+					:key="n"
+					class="h-3 rounded-none bg-accented"
+					:class="n === 3 ? 'w-3/5' : 'w-4/5'"
+				/>
+			</div>
+			<div v-else class="p-3 text-muted">{{ t('Every user already has an author.') }}</div>
+		</template>
+	</USelectMenu>
+</template>

web/src/components/__tests__/DashboardShell.spec.ts

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 	document.body.innerHTML = ''
 })
 
-describe('DashboardShell renders the seven navigation destinations', () => {
-	it('lists Home, Articles, Media, Users, Activity, Integration and Settings in order, with only Articles carrying aria-current', async () => {
+describe('DashboardShell renders the eight navigation destinations', () => {
+	it('lists Home, Articles, Media, Authors, Users, Activity, Integration and Settings in order, with only Articles carrying aria-current', async () => {
 		const wrapper = await mountShell('/article')
 
 		const hrefs = wrapper
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ describe('DashboardShell renders the seven navigation destinations', () => {
 			'/home',
 			'/article',
 			'/media',
+			'/authors',
 			'/users',
 			'/activity',
 			'/integration',
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ describe('DashboardShell renders the seven navigation destinations', () => {
 		expect(integration.attributes('aria-current')).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
-	it('lists the same seven destinations in the mobile drawer and Settings current', async () => {
+	it('lists the same eight destinations in the mobile drawer and Settings current', async () => {
 		await mountShell('/settings', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
 
 		const toggle = document.body.querySelector('[data-slot="toggle"]') as HTMLButtonElement
@@ -104,13 +105,14 @@ describe('DashboardShell renders the seven navigation destinations', () => {
 			'/home',
 			'/article',
 			'/media',
+			'/authors',
 			'/users',
 			'/activity',
 			'/integration',
 			'/settings',
 		])
-		expect(links[6].querySelector('[class*="lucide"], svg')).not.toBeNull()
-		expect(links[6].getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page')
+		expect(links[7].querySelector('[class*="lucide"], svg')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(links[7].getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page')
 	})
 
 	it('marks Media with aria-current on /media, in the sidebar and in the mobile drawer', async () => {
@@ -269,11 +271,11 @@ describe('The account chip shows the display name and no item is current on /pro
 		expect(trigger?.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Marta Alves — account menu')
 	})
 
-	it('marks none of the seven navigation items current on /profile', async () => {
+	it('marks none of the eight navigation items current on /profile', async () => {
 		const wrapper = await mountShell('/profile')
 
 		const links = wrapper.findAll('nav[aria-label="Main"] a')
-		expect(links).toHaveLength(7)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(8)
 		links.forEach((link) => expect(link.attributes('aria-current')).toBeUndefined())
 	})
 })
@@ -747,7 +749,7 @@ describe('DashboardShell mobile drawer rows', () => {
 		const drawer = await openDrawer('/settings')
 
 		const links = Array.from(drawer.querySelectorAll('nav[aria-label="Main"] a'))
-		expect(links).toHaveLength(9)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(11)
 		for (const link of links) {
 			expect(classesOf(link)).toContain('max-lg:h-11')
 		}

web/src/components/__tests__/DirectoryList.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { h } from 'vue'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import DirectoryList from '../DirectoryList.vue'
+import type { DirectoryMenuItem } from '@/lib/directoryMenu'
+import { MOBILE_WIDTH } from './viewport'
+import { byText, mountInApp, text, unmountApp } from './directoryKit'
+
+interface Row {
+	id: number
+	name: string
+}
+
+const ROWS: Row[] = [
+	{ id: 1, name: 'First' },
+	{
+		id: 2,
+		name: 'A very long name that must be truncated in the row and shown in full on hover',
+	},
+]
+
+function menu(row: Row): DirectoryMenuItem[] {
+	return [
+		{ key: 'edit', label: 'Edit', icon: 'i-lucide-pencil', onSelect: () => undefined },
+		{
+			key: 'delete',
+			label: 'Delete…',
+			icon: 'i-lucide-trash-2',
+			destructive: true,
+			separated: true,
+			unavailable: row.id === 1,
+			hint: 'Not on the first row.',
+			onSelect: () => undefined,
+		},
+	]
+}
+
+function props(extra: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return {
+		items: ROWS,
+		columns: 'minmax(0,1fr) 44px',
+		headings: ['Name', ''],
+		label: 'Rows',
+		rowTitle: (row: Row) => row.name,
+		menuItems: menu,
+		...extra,
+	}
+}
+
+const slots = {
+	cells: ({ item }: { item: Row }) =>
+		h('span', { class: 'truncate', title: item.name }, item.name),
+	card: ({ item }: { item: Row }) =>
+		h('span', { class: 'truncate', title: item.name }, item.name),
+}
+
+afterEach(unmountApp)
+
+describe('DirectoryList', () => {
+	it('draws a header and one row per item with a menu button on desktop', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props(), slots)
+
+		expect(
+			text(document.querySelector('[data-testid="directory-row"]')!.previousElementSibling),
+		).toBe('Name')
+		expect(document.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-row"]')).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(byText('button', 'Actions for First')).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+
+	it('keeps the full name available on hover for a truncated row', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props(), slots)
+
+		const long = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('span.truncate')[1]!
+		expect(long.getAttribute('title')).toBe(ROWS[1]!.name)
+	})
+
+	it('draws cards below md', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props(), slots, MOBILE_WIDTH)
+
+		expect(document.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-card"]')).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(document.querySelector('[data-testid="directory-row"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('draws skeleton rows with aria-busy while loading', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props({ loading: true, skeletonRows: 4 }), slots)
+
+		expect(document.querySelector('[aria-busy="true"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(document.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-skeleton-row"]')).toHaveLength(4)
+		expect(document.querySelector('[data-testid="directory-row"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('swaps the menu for a chevron and emits open in the read-only variant', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props({ readOnly: true }), slots)
+
+		expect(document.querySelector('button[aria-label^="Actions for"]')).toBeNull()
+		byText('button', 'View First')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const list = wrapper.findComponent(DirectoryList)
+		expect(list.emitted('open')![0]).toEqual([ROWS[0]])
+	})
+
+	it('keeps an unavailable item focusable with aria-disabled and its hint', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryList, props(), slots)
+		byText('button', 'Actions for First')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const item = byText('[role="menuitem"]', /^Delete…/)!
+		expect(item.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBe('true')
+		expect(item.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false)
+		expect(text(document.getElementById(item.getAttribute('aria-describedby')!))).toBe(
+			'Not on the first row.',
+		)
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/DirectoryPanel.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { h } from 'vue'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import DirectoryPanel from '../DirectoryPanel.vue'
+import { MOBILE_WIDTH } from './viewport'
+import { byText, mountInApp, text, unmountApp } from './directoryKit'
+
+function body() {
+	return h('input', { 'data-autofocus': '', placeholder: 'Name' })
+}
+
+function content() {
+	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="dialog"]')!
+}
+
+function escape() {
+	content().dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }))
+	return flushPromises()
+}
+
+afterEach(unmountApp)
+
+describe('DirectoryPanel', () => {
+	it('opens a right slide-over on desktop with a title, a Cancel and a submit button', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'Add thing', submitLabel: 'Add thing' },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+
+		expect(text(content().querySelector('h2'))).toBe('Add thing')
+		expect(content().className).toContain('max-w-120')
+		expect(byText('button', 'Cancel', content())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Add thing', content())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+
+	it('opens a 92 percent bottom sheet below md', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'Add thing', submitLabel: 'Add thing' },
+			{ default: body },
+			MOBILE_WIDTH,
+		)
+
+		expect(content().className).toContain('h-23/25')
+		expect(content().className).toContain('before:w-9')
+	})
+
+	it('moves focus into the panel', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'Add thing', submitLabel: 'Add' },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(content().contains(document.activeElement)).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('closes straight away when nothing changed', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'T', submitLabel: 'Add' },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+		await escape()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(DirectoryPanel).emitted('close')).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('asks Discard changes? when the form is dirty and closes only on confirmation', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'T', submitLabel: 'Add', dirty: true },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+		await escape()
+
+		const ask = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="alertdialog"]')!
+		expect(text(ask)).toContain('Discard changes?')
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(DirectoryPanel).emitted('close')).toBeUndefined()
+
+		byText('button', 'Discard changes', ask)!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(DirectoryPanel).emitted('close')).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it('ignores Escape while a request is running and labels the button Saving…', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'T', submitLabel: 'Add', saving: true, dirty: true },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+		await escape()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(DirectoryPanel).emitted('close')).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')).toBeNull()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Saving…', content())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Cancel', content())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('shows the failure notice inside the panel', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			DirectoryPanel,
+			{ title: 'T', submitLabel: 'Add', notice: { description: 'Could not save.' } },
+			{ default: body },
+		)
+
+		expect(text(content().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toBe('Could not save.')
+	})
+
+	it('offers Close as the only action in the read-only variant', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(DirectoryPanel, { title: 'Detail', readOnly: true }, { default: body })
+
+		const labels = Array.from(content().querySelectorAll('button'))
+			.map((button) => text(button) || button.getAttribute('aria-label'))
+			.filter(Boolean)
+		expect(labels.filter((label) => label !== 'Close')).toEqual([])
+		expect(byText('button', 'Cancel', content())).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/MediaField.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import MediaField from '../MediaField.vue'
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { byText, mountInApp, text, unmountApp } from './directoryKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const ITEM = {
+	id: 55,
+	filename: 'face.jpg',
+	url: '/media/face.jpg',
+	size: 1000,
+	content_type: 'image/jpeg',
+	width: 400,
+	height: 400,
+	sha256: '0abc',
+	uploaded_by: 'Marta Alves',
+	created_at: '2026-09-12T12:00:00Z',
+	used_in: 0,
+	duplicate: false,
+	variant_count: 0,
+	variant_size: 0,
+}
+
+const PICKER = {
+	title: 'Choose an image',
+	description: 'The default social image for Journal.',
+	hint: 'Shown as a square.',
+	confirmLabel: 'Use image',
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.mocked(useApi).mockReturnValue({
+		getMe: vi.fn(),
+		request: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			items: [ITEM],
+			total: 1,
+			page: 1,
+			size: 25,
+			counts: { all: 1, unused: 1, duplicates: 0 },
+		}),
+	} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useApi>)
+})
+
+afterEach(unmountApp)
+
+describe('MediaField', () => {
+	it('shows an optional label, its help and a Choose image button when empty', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(MediaField, {
+			label: 'Default social image',
+			help: 'Used when an article has no image of its own.',
+			picker: PICKER,
+		})
+
+		const content = text(document.body)
+		expect(content).toContain('Default social image')
+		expect(content).toContain('(optional)')
+		expect(content).toContain('Used when an article has no image of its own.')
+		expect(byText('button', 'Choose image')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Remove')).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it('opens the existing picker with the given title, description, hint and confirm label', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(MediaField, {
+			label: 'Avatar',
+			picker: PICKER,
+			square: true,
+			avatarName: 'Camille',
+		})
+		byText('button', 'Choose image')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const picker = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="dialog"]')!
+		expect(text(picker)).toContain('Choose an image')
+		expect(text(picker)).toContain('The default social image for Journal.')
+		expect(text(picker)).toContain('Shown as a square.')
+		expect(byText('button', 'Use image', picker)!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('returns the picked image id through Use image and offers Change image and Remove', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(MediaField, { label: 'Avatar', picker: PICKER })
+		byText('button', 'Choose image')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		const picker = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="dialog"]')!
+		picker.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-picker-tile]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		byText('button', 'Use image', picker)!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const field = wrapper.findComponent(MediaField)
+		expect(field.emitted('update:modelValue')![0]).toEqual([55])
+		expect(byText('button', 'Change image')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Remove')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('face.jpg')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the chosen filename, Change image and Remove, and Remove clears the id', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(MediaField, {
+			label: 'Avatar',
+			picker: PICKER,
+			modelValue: 55,
+			item: ITEM,
+		})
+
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('face.jpg')
+		expect(byText('button', 'Change image')).toBeTruthy()
+		byText('button', 'Remove')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(MediaField).emitted('update:modelValue')![0]).toEqual([null])
+	})
+
+	it('draws the avatar variant as a square with initials when no image is chosen', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(MediaField, {
+			label: 'Avatar',
+			picker: PICKER,
+			square: true,
+			avatarName: 'Camille Roche',
+		})
+
+		const avatar = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+			'[data-slot="root"] [style*="64px"]',
+		)
+		expect(avatar ?? document.body.querySelector('[style*="width: 64px"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('CR')
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/ReassignDialog.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import ReassignDialog from '../ReassignDialog.vue'
+import { byText, mountInApp, text, unmountApp } from './directoryKit'
+
+const OPTIONS = [
+	{ value: 1, label: 'Renew', description: 'renew.example', display: 'Renew · renew.example' },
+	{
+		value: 3,
+		label: 'Projects',
+		description: 'projects.example',
+		display: 'Projects · projects.example',
+	},
+]
+
+function props(extra: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return {
+		title: 'Delete this thing?',
+		description: 'It will be deleted.',
+		confirmLabel: 'Move 5 and delete',
+		pendingLabel: 'Moving…',
+		selectLabel: 'Move to',
+		options: OPTIONS,
+		selected: 1,
+		summary: '5 will move to Renew.',
+		...extra,
+	}
+}
+
+function dialog() {
+	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="alertdialog"]')!
+}
+
+afterEach(unmountApp)
+
+describe('ReassignDialog', () => {
+	it('shows the copy, the selected option, the summary and both buttons', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(ReassignDialog, props())
+
+		const content = text(dialog())
+		expect(content).toContain('Delete this thing?')
+		expect(content).toContain('It will be deleted.')
+		expect(content).toContain('Move to')
+		expect(text(dialog().querySelector('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]'))).toBe(
+			'Renew · renew.example',
+		)
+		expect(content).toContain('5 will move to Renew.')
+		expect(byText('button', 'Cancel', dialog())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Move 5 and delete', dialog())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+
+	it('lists the options it is given with a name and a description', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(ReassignDialog, props())
+		dialog().querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const labels = Array.from(dialog().querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).map(text)
+		expect(labels).toEqual(['Renew renew.example', 'Projects projects.example'])
+	})
+
+	it('draws no select when there are no options', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(ReassignDialog, props({ options: [], summary: '' }))
+
+		expect(dialog().querySelector('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('switches the confirm label and disables the buttons while pending', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(ReassignDialog, props({ pending: true }))
+
+		expect(byText('button', 'Moving…', dialog())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(byText('button', 'Cancel', dialog())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+		expect(dialog().getAttribute('aria-busy')).toBe('true')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the failure notice with its title and text', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			ReassignDialog,
+			props({ notice: { title: 'Failed', description: 'Nothing was changed.' } }),
+		)
+
+		expect(text(dialog().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toBe('Failed Nothing was changed.')
+	})
+
+	it('emits confirm from the primary button', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(ReassignDialog, props())
+		byText('button', 'Move 5 and delete', dialog())!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(ReassignDialog).emitted('confirm')).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/SlugField.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import SlugField from '../SlugField.vue'
+import { byText, mountInApp, text, unmountApp } from './directoryKit'
+
+function props(extra: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return {
+		label: 'Slug',
+		mode: 'empty',
+		value: '',
+		help: 'Generated from the name.',
+		manualHelp: 'Lowercase letters.',
+		...extra,
+	}
+}
+
+function input() {
+	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input')!
+}
+
+afterEach(unmountApp)
+
+describe('SlugField', () => {
+	it('shows a read-only placeholder when there is no name yet', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(SlugField, props())
+
+		expect(input().readOnly).toBe(true)
+		expect(input().placeholder).toBe('Generated from the name')
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('Generated from the name.')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the automatic value with the Auto badge and a pencil that unlocks it', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(SlugField, props({ mode: 'auto', value: 'camille-roche' }))
+
+		expect(input().value).toBe('camille-roche')
+		expect(input().readOnly).toBe(true)
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('Auto')
+		byText('button', 'Edit slug')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(SlugField).emitted('unlock')).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it('is editable in manual mode and offers Reset to match the name', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(SlugField, props({ mode: 'manual', value: 'custom' }))
+		const field = wrapper.findComponent(SlugField)
+
+		expect(input().readOnly).toBe(false)
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('Lowercase letters.')
+		input().value = 'custom-2'
+		input().dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+		expect(field.emitted('update:value')![0]).toEqual(['custom-2'])
+
+		byText('button', 'Reset to match the name')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		expect(field.emitted('reset')).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it('shows the error and a suggestion that emits its value', async () => {
+		const wrapper = await mountInApp(
+			SlugField,
+			props({
+				mode: 'manual',
+				value: 'camille-roche',
+				error: 'Already used.',
+				suggestion: 'camille-roche-2',
+			}),
+		)
+
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain('Already used.')
+		byText('button', 'Use camille-roche-2')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(SlugField).emitted('suggest')![0]).toEqual(['camille-roche-2'])
+	})
+
+	it('draws the locked variant with a lock and its own help, with no pencil', async () => {
+		await mountInApp(
+			SlugField,
+			props({ mode: 'saved', value: 'renew', locked: true, lockedHelp: "Can't change." }),
+		)
+
+		expect(input().readOnly).toBe(true)
+		expect(document.querySelector('[data-testid="slug-lock"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(text(document.body)).toContain("Can't change.")
+		expect(byText('button', 'Edit slug')).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+})

web/src/components/__tests__/directoryKit.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { defineComponent, h, type Component } from 'vue'
+import { mount, flushPromises, type VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import uiPlugin from '@nuxt/ui/vue-plugin'
+import UApp from '@nuxt/ui/components/App.vue'
+import router from '@/router'
+import { DESKTOP_WIDTH, setViewportWidth } from './viewport'
+
+export const holder: { wrapper: VueWrapper | null } = { wrapper: null }
+
+export async function mountInApp(
+	component: Component,
+	props: Record<string, unknown> = {},
+	slots: Record<string, () => unknown> = {},
+	width = DESKTOP_WIDTH,
+) {
+	setViewportWidth(width)
+	Element.prototype.scrollIntoView = () => undefined
+	const pinia = createPinia()
+	setActivePinia(pinia)
+	holder.wrapper = mount(
+		defineComponent({
+			render: () =>
+				h(UApp, null, {
+					default: () => h(component, props, slots as never),
+				}),
+		}),
+		{ attachTo: document.body, global: { plugins: [router, uiPlugin, pinia] } },
+	)
+	await flushPromises()
+	return holder.wrapper
+}
+
+export function unmountApp() {
+	holder.wrapper?.unmount()
+	holder.wrapper = null
+	document.body.innerHTML = ''
+}
+
+export function text(element: Element | null | undefined) {
+	if (!element) {
+		return ''
+	}
+	const walker = document.createTreeWalker(element, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT)
+	const parts: string[] = []
+	while (walker.nextNode()) {
+		const value = walker.currentNode.textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
+		if (value) {
+			parts.push(value)
+		}
+	}
+	return parts.join(' ')
+}
+
+export function byText(selector: string, label: string | RegExp, root: ParentNode = document.body) {
+	return Array.from(root.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(selector)).find((element) => {
+		const value = element.getAttribute('aria-label') || text(element)
+		return typeof label === 'string' ? value === label : label.test(value)
+	})
+}

web/src/composables/__tests__/directoryComposables.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
+import { flushPromises, mount, type VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { ApiError } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { useDelayedSkeleton } from '@/composables/useDelayedSkeleton'
+import { useDirectoryCollection } from '@/composables/useDirectoryCollection'
+import { useDirectoryDelete } from '@/composables/useDirectoryDelete'
+import { useDirectoryView } from '@/composables/useDirectoryView'
+import { useSlugField } from '@/composables/useSlugField'
+import router from '@/router'
+
+let wrapper: VueWrapper | null = null
+
+function inComponent<T>(setup: () => T) {
+	let result!: T
+	wrapper = mount(
+		defineComponent({
+			setup() {
+				result = setup()
+				return () => h('div')
+			},
+		}),
+		{ global: { plugins: [router] } },
+	)
+	return result
+}
+
+function deferred<T>() {
+	let resolve!: (value: T) => void
+	let reject!: (reason: unknown) => void
+	const promise = new Promise<T>((done, fail) => {
+		resolve = done
+		reject = fail
+	})
+	return { promise, resolve, reject }
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	wrapper?.unmount()
+	wrapper = null
+	vi.useRealTimers()
+})
+
+describe('useDelayedSkeleton', () => {
+	it('shows only after the delay and hides on stop', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const skeleton = inComponent(() => useDelayedSkeleton(150))
+		skeleton.start()
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(149)
+		expect(skeleton.visible.value).toBe(false)
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1)
+		expect(skeleton.visible.value).toBe(true)
+		skeleton.stop()
+		expect(skeleton.visible.value).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('useDirectoryCollection', () => {
+	it('loads, keeps the data on a later load and ignores a stale answer', async () => {
+		const first = deferred<string>()
+		const second = deferred<string>()
+		const answers = [first, second]
+		const collection = inComponent(() => useDirectoryCollection(() => answers.shift()!.promise))
+		const early = collection.load([])
+		const late = collection.load([])
+		second.resolve('new')
+		first.resolve('old')
+
+		expect(await late).toBe('ready')
+		expect(await early).toBe('stale')
+		expect(collection.data.value).toBe('new')
+		expect(collection.state.value).toBe('ready')
+	})
+
+	it('can refuse a result without committing it', async () => {
+		const collection = inComponent(() => useDirectoryCollection(async () => 'page'))
+
+		expect(await collection.load([], { accept: () => false })).toBe('rejected')
+		expect(collection.data.value).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('maps a 403 to forbidden, other failures to error and ignores a 401', async () => {
+		const failures = [new ApiError(403), new ApiError(500), new ApiError(401)]
+		const collection = inComponent(() =>
+			useDirectoryCollection(async () => {
+				throw failures.shift()
+			}),
+		)
+
+		await collection.load([])
+		expect(collection.state.value).toBe('forbidden')
+		await collection.load([])
+		expect(collection.state.value).toBe('error')
+		expect(await collection.load([])).toBe('stale')
+		expect(collection.state.value).toBe('loading')
+	})
+
+	it('draws the skeleton only after the delay on the first load', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const hold = deferred<string>()
+		const collection = inComponent(() => useDirectoryCollection(() => hold.promise))
+		const loading = collection.load([])
+		expect(collection.showSkeleton.value).toBe(false)
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(150)
+		expect(collection.showSkeleton.value).toBe(true)
+		hold.resolve('done')
+		await loading
+		expect(collection.showSkeleton.value).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('drops an answer that arrives after the component is gone', async () => {
+		const hold = deferred<string>()
+		const collection = inComponent(() => useDirectoryCollection(() => hold.promise))
+		const loading = collection.load([])
+		wrapper!.unmount()
+		wrapper = null
+		hold.resolve('late')
+
+		expect(await loading).toBe('stale')
+		expect(collection.data.value).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('useDirectoryDelete', () => {
+	it('runs once, clears the notice and reports failures to the handler', async () => {
+		const removal = useDirectoryDelete<{ id: number }>()
+		removal.open({ id: 1 })
+		removal.notice.value = { description: 'old' }
+		const run = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('no'))
+		const onFailure = vi.fn()
+
+		const first = removal.confirm(run, onFailure)
+		await removal.confirm(run, onFailure)
+		await first
+
+		expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(onFailure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Error), { id: 1 })
+		expect(removal.pending.value).toBe(false)
+		expect(removal.notice.value).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('does nothing without a target and closes cleanly', async () => {
+		const removal = useDirectoryDelete<{ id: number }>()
+		const run = vi.fn()
+		await removal.confirm(run, vi.fn())
+		expect(run).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+		removal.open({ id: 2 })
+		removal.close()
+		expect(removal.target.value).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('useSlugField', () => {
+	it('follows the name until unlocked and goes back with reset', () => {
+		const slug = useSlugField(32)
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('empty')
+		slug.setSource('Camille Roche')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('auto')
+		expect(slug.value.value).toBe('camille-roche')
+		slug.unlock()
+		slug.setSource('Someone Else')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('manual')
+		expect(slug.value.value).toBe('camille-roche')
+		slug.reset()
+		expect(slug.value.value).toBe('someone-else')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('auto')
+	})
+
+	it('leaves the saved mode as soon as the value is edited and reset follows the name', () => {
+		const slug = useSlugField(100, 'ines-duarte')
+		slug.setSource('Inès Duarte')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('saved')
+		slug.setValue('ines-d')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('manual')
+		slug.setValue('ines-duarte')
+		expect(slug.mode.value).toBe('saved')
+		slug.setValue('other')
+		slug.reset()
+		expect(slug.value.value).toBe('ines-duarte')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('useDirectoryView', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
+
+	it('opens a deep link once and ignores a lookup that finishes after unmount', async () => {
+		await router.push('/authors?edit=zoe')
+		const hold = deferred<string | null>()
+		const view = inComponent(() => useDirectoryView())
+		const open = vi.fn()
+		const missing = vi.fn()
+
+		const following = view.followEditLink(() => hold.promise, open, missing)
+		await view.followEditLink(() => hold.promise, open, missing)
+		wrapper!.unmount()
+		wrapper = null
+		hold.resolve('found')
+		await following
+
+		expect(open).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+		expect(missing).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+		await router.push('/login')
+	})
+
+	it('reports an unknown value once and drops it from the URL', async () => {
+		await router.push('/authors?edit=nobody&q=x')
+		const view = inComponent(() => useDirectoryView())
+		const missing = vi.fn()
+
+		await view.followEditLink(() => null, vi.fn(), missing)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(missing).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.query).toEqual({ q: 'x' })
+		await router.push('/login')
+	})
+})

web/src/composables/useApi.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ export class NetworkError extends Error {
 
 export type UserRole = 'owner' | 'admin'
 
+export interface MeAuthor {
+	id: number
+	name: string
+	slug: string
+}
+
 export interface MeResult {
 	id?: number
 	verified: boolean
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ export interface MeResult {
 	email?: string
 	displayName: string
 	role?: UserRole
+	author?: MeAuthor
 }
 
 export type OnUnauthorized = 'redirect' | 'passthrough'
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ export function useApi() {
 
 			if (response.status === 403) {
 				redirectUnverified(onForbidden)
-				throw new ApiError(403)
+				throw new ApiError(403, undefined, await readErrorBody(response))
 			}
 
 			if (response.status === 429) {
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ export function useApi() {
 			email?: string
 			display_name?: string | null
 			role?: string
+			author?: MeAuthor | null
 		}>('/v1/auth/me', { onUnauthorized: 'passthrough' })
 		return {
 			id: body.id,
@@ -173,6 +181,7 @@ export function useApi() {
 			email: body.email,
 			displayName: body.display_name ?? '',
 			role: body.role as UserRole | undefined,
+			...(body.author ? { author: body.author } : {}),
 		}
 	}
 

web/src/composables/useAuthors.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { useUsers } from '@/composables/useUsers'
+import { reassignQuery } from '@/lib/directory'
+import { jsonInit } from '@/lib/directoryRequest'
+import type { LinkableUser } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+import type { SocialType } from '@/lib/socialLinks'
+
+export interface SocialLink {
+	type: SocialType
+	url: string
+}
+
+export interface Author {
+	id: number
+	name: string
+	slug: string
+	bio: string
+	avatar_id: number | null
+	website: string | null
+	social_links: SocialLink[]
+	user_id: number | null
+	is_linked: boolean
+	article_count: number
+	user_email?: string
+}
+
+export interface AuthorPage {
+	items: Author[]
+	total: number
+	page: number
+	size: number
+}
+
+export interface AuthorListQuery {
+	q: string
+	page: number
+	size: number
+}
+
+export interface NewAuthor {
+	name: string
+	slug: string
+	bio: string
+	avatar_id: number | null
+	website: string | null
+	social_links: SocialLink[]
+	user_id: number | null
+}
+
+export type AuthorPatch = Partial<NewAuthor>
+
+export type ReassignTarget = number | 'none' | undefined
+
+const OPTION_PAGE_SIZE = 100
+
+export function authorListPath(query: AuthorListQuery) {
+	const parts = [
+		...(query.q ? [`q=${encodeURIComponent(query.q)}`] : []),
+		`page=${query.page}`,
+		`size=${query.size}`,
+	]
+	return `/v1/author/?${parts.join('&')}`
+}
+
+export function useAuthors() {
+	const { request } = useApi()
+	const { listLinkableUsers: listUsersWithoutAuthor } = useUsers()
+
+	function listAuthors(query: AuthorListQuery): Promise<AuthorPage> {
+		return request<AuthorPage>(authorListPath(query))
+	}
+
+	async function listAllAuthors(): Promise<Author[]> {
+		const all: Author[] = []
+		let page = 1
+		let total = 0
+		do {
+			const response = await listAuthors({ q: '', page, size: OPTION_PAGE_SIZE })
+			all.push(...response.items)
+			total = response.total
+			page += 1
+			if (response.items.length === 0) {
+				break
+			}
+		} while (all.length < total)
+		return all
+	}
+
+	async function listLinkableUsers(): Promise<LinkableUser[]> {
+		const authors = await listAllAuthors()
+		return listUsersWithoutAuthor(new Set(authors.map((author) => author.user_id)))
+	}
+
+	function createAuthor(author: NewAuthor): Promise<Author> {
+		return request<Author>('/v1/author/', jsonInit('POST', author))
+	}
+
+	function updateAuthor(id: number, patch: AuthorPatch): Promise<Author> {
+		return request<Author>(`/v1/author/${id}`, jsonInit('PATCH', patch))
+	}
+
+	function deleteAuthor(id: number, reassignTo: ReassignTarget): Promise<void> {
+		return request<void>(`/v1/author/${id}${reassignQuery(reassignTo)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+	}
+
+	return {
+		listAuthors,
+		listAllAuthors,
+		listLinkableUsers,
+		createAuthor,
+		updateAuthor,
+		deleteAuthor,
+	}
+}

web/src/composables/useDelayedSkeleton.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { onBeforeUnmount, ref } from 'vue'
+
+export const SKELETON_DELAY_MS = 150
+
+export function useDelayedSkeleton(delay = SKELETON_DELAY_MS) {
+	const visible = ref(false)
+	let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+	function stop() {
+		if (timer !== null) {
+			clearTimeout(timer)
+			timer = null
+		}
+		visible.value = false
+	}
+
+	function start() {
+		stop()
+		timer = setTimeout(() => {
+			visible.value = true
+		}, delay)
+	}
+
+	onBeforeUnmount(stop)
+
+	return { visible, start, stop }
+}

web/src/composables/useDirectoryCollection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { onBeforeUnmount, ref, type Ref } from 'vue'
+import { useDelayedSkeleton } from '@/composables/useDelayedSkeleton'
+import { isSessionError, statusOf } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+
+export type CollectionState = 'loading' | 'ready' | 'error' | 'forbidden'
+
+export interface LoadOptions<T> {
+	accept?: (result: T) => boolean
+}
+
+export function useDirectoryCollection<T, A extends unknown[]>(
+	fetcher: (...args: A) => Promise<T>,
+) {
+	const state = ref<CollectionState>('loading')
+	const data = ref<T | null>(null) as Ref<T | null>
+	const skeleton = useDelayedSkeleton()
+	let ticket = 0
+	let alive = true
+
+	onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+		alive = false
+	})
+
+	async function load(args: A, options: LoadOptions<T> = {}) {
+		ticket += 1
+		const current = ticket
+		const first = data.value === null
+		if (first) {
+			state.value = 'loading'
+			skeleton.start()
+		}
+		try {
+			const result = await fetcher(...args)
+			if (!alive || current !== ticket) {
+				return 'stale' as const
+			}
+			if (options.accept && !options.accept(result)) {
+				return 'rejected' as const
+			}
+			data.value = result
+			state.value = 'ready'
+			return 'ready' as const
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (!alive || current !== ticket || isSessionError(error)) {
+				return 'stale' as const
+			}
+			data.value = null
+			state.value = statusOf(error) === 403 ? 'forbidden' : 'error'
+			return 'failed' as const
+		} finally {
+			if (alive && current === ticket) {
+				skeleton.stop()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { state, data, showSkeleton: skeleton.visible, load }
+}

web/src/composables/useDirectoryDelete.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { ref, type Ref } from 'vue'
+import type { DirectoryNotice } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
+
+export function useDirectoryDelete<T>() {
+	const target = ref<T | null>(null) as Ref<T | null>
+	const pending = ref(false)
+	const notice = ref<DirectoryNotice | null>(null)
+
+	function open(item: T) {
+		notice.value = null
+		target.value = item
+	}
+
+	function close() {
+		target.value = null
+		notice.value = null
+	}
+
+	async function confirm(
+		run: (item: T) => Promise<void>,
+		onFailure: (error: unknown, item: T) => Promise<void> | void,
+	) {
+		const item = target.value
+		if (!item || pending.value) {
+			return
+		}
+		pending.value = true
+		notice.value = null
+		try {
+			await run(item)
+		} catch (error) {
+			await onFailure(error, item)
+		} finally {
+			pending.value = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { target, pending, notice, open, close, confirm }
+}

web/src/composables/useDirectoryToasts.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import { copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import type { FailureContext, FailureKind } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+import { useLocalizedToast } from '@/i18n/presentation'
+
+type ToastColor = 'success' | 'info' | 'error'
+
+const ICONS: Record<ToastColor, string> = {
+	success: 'i-lucide-circle-check',
+	info: 'i-lucide-info',
+	error: 'i-lucide-circle-x',
+}
+
+export function useDirectoryToasts() {
+	const toast = useLocalizedToast()
+
+	function show(id: string, color: ToastColor, title: () => string, description?: () => string) {
+		toast.add(() => ({
+			id,
+			color,
+			icon: ICONS[color],
+			get title() {
+				return title()
+			},
+			get description() {
+				return description?.()
+			},
+		}))
+	}
+
+	function siteGone() {
+		show(
+			'site-gone',
+			'info',
+			() => t('That site no longer exists'),
+			() => t('It was deleted somewhere else, so we removed it from the list.'),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function authorGone() {
+		show(
+			'author-gone',
+			'info',
+			() => t('That author no longer exists'),
+			() => t('It was deleted somewhere else, so we removed it from the list.'),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function ownerOnly() {
+		show(
+			'site-owner-only',
+			'error',
+			() => t('Only the owner can manage sites'),
+			() => t('Ask the owner of this site.'),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function defaultSiteBlocked() {
+		show('site-default-blocked', 'error', () => copy('defaultSiteBlocked'))
+	}
+
+	function authorRights() {
+		show(
+			'author-rights',
+			'error',
+			() => t('Only an owner or admin can change authors'),
+			() => t('You can still edit your own author profile.'),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function siteDefaultChanged(name: string) {
+		show(
+			'site-default-changed',
+			'success',
+			() => t('Default site changed'),
+			() => t('"{0}" is now the default site.', [name]),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function siteDeleted(count: number, destination: string) {
+		show(
+			'site-deleted',
+			'success',
+			() => t('Site deleted'),
+			count > 0
+				? () =>
+						count === 1
+							? t('1 article moved to {0}.', [destination])
+							: t('{0} articles moved to {1}.', [count, destination])
+				: undefined,
+		)
+	}
+
+	function authorDeleted(count: number, destination: string | null) {
+		show(
+			'author-deleted',
+			'success',
+			() => t('Author deleted'),
+			count > 0
+				? () => {
+						if (destination === null) {
+							return count === 1
+								? t('1 article no longer has a byline.')
+								: t('{0} articles no longer have a byline.', [count])
+						}
+						return count === 1
+							? t('1 article now credits {0}.', [destination])
+							: t('{0} articles now credit {1}.', [count, destination])
+					}
+				: undefined,
+		)
+	}
+
+	function userUnlinked(name: string) {
+		show(
+			'author-unlinked',
+			'success',
+			() => t('User unlinked'),
+			() => t('{0} is now a guest author.', [name]),
+		)
+	}
+
+	function report(kind: FailureKind, context: FailureContext) {
+		const handlers: Partial<Record<FailureKind, () => void>> = {
+			forbidden: ownerOnly,
+			defaultSite: defaultSiteBlocked,
+			rights: authorRights,
+			gone: context === 'site' ? siteGone : authorGone,
+		}
+		const handler = handlers[kind]
+		handler?.()
+		return handler !== undefined
+	}
+
+	return {
+		report,
+		siteGone,
+		authorGone,
+		ownerOnly,
+		defaultSiteBlocked,
+		authorRights,
+		siteDefaultChanged,
+		siteDeleted,
+		authorDeleted,
+		userUnlinked,
+	}
+}

web/src/composables/useDirectoryView.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { nextTick, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+
+export function useDirectoryView() {
+	const route = useRoute()
+	const router = useRouter()
+	let opener: HTMLElement | null = null
+	let followed = ''
+	let ticket = 0
+	let alive = true
+
+	onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+		alive = false
+	})
+
+	function rememberOpener(element?: HTMLElement | null) {
+		opener =
+			element ??
+			(document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement ? document.activeElement : null)
+	}
+
+	async function restoreFocus() {
+		await nextTick()
+		if (opener?.isConnected) {
+			opener.focus()
+		}
+		opener = null
+	}
+
+	function editParam() {
+		const value = route.query.edit
+		return typeof value === 'string' ? value : Array.isArray(value) ? (value[0] ?? '') : ''
+	}
+
+	function dropEditParam() {
+		followed = ''
+		if (route.query.edit !== undefined) {
+			router.replace({
+				query: Object.fromEntries(
+					Object.entries(route.query).filter(([key]) => key !== 'edit'),
+				),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	function leavePanel() {
+		dropEditParam()
+		return restoreFocus()
+	}
+
+	async function followEditLink<T>(
+		lookup: (value: string) => T | null | Promise<T | null>,
+		open: (item: T) => void,
+		missing: () => void,
+	) {
+		const value = editParam()
+		if (!value || followed === value) {
+			return
+		}
+		followed = value
+		ticket += 1
+		const current = ticket
+		const item = await lookup(value)
+		if (!alive || current !== ticket) {
+			return
+		}
+		if (item === null) {
+			missing()
+			dropEditParam()
+			return
+		}
+		open(item)
+	}
+
+	return { rememberOpener, restoreFocus, editParam, dropEditParam, leavePanel, followEditLink }
+}

web/src/composables/useSites.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { jsonInit } from '@/lib/directoryRequest'
+import { reassignQuery } from '@/lib/directory'
+
+export type SiteRobots = 'index' | 'noindex'
+
+export interface Site {
+	id: number
+	name: string
+	key: string
+	base_url: string
+	default_social_image_id: number | null
+	default_robots: SiteRobots
+	locale: string | null
+	is_default: boolean
+	article_count: number
+}
+
+export interface NewSite {
+	name: string
+	key: string
+	base_url: string
+	default_robots: SiteRobots
+	locale?: string
+	default_social_image_id?: number
+	is_default: boolean
+}
+
+export interface SitePatch {
+	name?: string
+	base_url?: string
+	default_robots?: SiteRobots
+	locale?: string | null
+	default_social_image_id?: number | null
+}
+
+export function useSites() {
+	const { request } = useApi()
+
+	function listSites(): Promise<Site[]> {
+		return request<Site[]>('/v1/site/')
+	}
+
+	function createSite(site: NewSite): Promise<Site> {
+		return request<Site>('/v1/site/', jsonInit('POST', site))
+	}
+
+	function updateSite(id: number, patch: SitePatch): Promise<Site> {
+		return request<Site>(`/v1/site/${id}`, jsonInit('PATCH', patch))
+	}
+
+	function setDefaultSite(id: number): Promise<Site> {
+		return request<Site>(`/v1/site/${id}/default`, { method: 'PATCH' })
+	}
+
+	function deleteSite(id: number, reassignTo?: number): Promise<void> {
+		return request<void>(`/v1/site/${id}${reassignQuery(reassignTo)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+	}
+
+	return { listSites, createSite, updateSite, setDefaultSite, deleteSite }
+}

web/src/composables/useSlugField.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { slugify } from '@/lib/directory'
+
+export type SlugMode = 'empty' | 'auto' | 'manual' | 'saved'
+
+export function useSlugField(max: number, saved?: string) {
+	const source = ref('')
+	const override = ref<string | null>(saved ?? null)
+	const isSaved = saved !== undefined
+
+	const value = computed(() => override.value ?? slugify(source.value, max))
+	const mode = computed<SlugMode>(() => {
+		if (override.value !== null) {
+			return isSaved && override.value === saved ? 'saved' : 'manual'
+		}
+		return source.value.trim() ? 'auto' : 'empty'
+	})
+
+	function setSource(text: string) {
+		source.value = text
+	}
+
+	function unlock() {
+		override.value = value.value
+	}
+
+	function setValue(next: string) {
+		override.value = next
+	}
+
+	function reset() {
+		override.value = isSaved ? slugify(source.value, max) : null
+	}
+
+	return { source, value, mode, setSource, unlock, setValue, reset }
+}

web/src/composables/useUsers.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import type { LinkableUser } from '@/lib/directoryTypes'
 
 export type UserListItem =
 	| {
@@ -50,6 +51,17 @@ export function useUsers() {
 		return request<UserListItem[]>('/v1/user/')
 	}
 
+	async function listLinkableUsers(
+		takenUserIds: ReadonlySet<number | null>,
+	): Promise<LinkableUser[]> {
+		const users = await listUsers()
+		return users.flatMap((user) =>
+			user.kind === 'user' && !takenUserIds.has(user.id)
+				? [{ id: user.id, label: user.display_name || user.username, email: user.email }]
+				: [],
+		)
+	}
+
 	function inviteUser(email: string): Promise<CreatedInvite> {
 		return request<CreatedInvite>('/v1/user/invite', {
 			method: 'POST',
@@ -66,5 +78,5 @@ export function useUsers() {
 		return request<CreatedInvite>(`/v1/user/invite/${id}/renew`, { method: 'POST' })
 	}
 
-	return { listUsers, inviteUser, cancelInvite, renewInvite }
+	return { listUsers, listLinkableUsers, inviteUser, cancelInvite, renewInvite }
 }

web/src/i18n/directoryMessages.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { COPY } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { messages } from './messages'
+
+const SOURCES = [
+	'components/AuthorAvatar.vue',
+	'components/AuthorFormPanel.vue',
+	'components/AuthorViewPanel.vue',
+	'components/DashboardShell.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryBadge.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryDialog.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryField.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryList.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryPanel.vue',
+	'components/DirectoryRowMenu.vue',
+	'components/LinkUserDialog.vue',
+	'components/MediaField.vue',
+	'components/PublishingLinksCard.vue',
+	'components/ReassignDialog.vue',
+	'components/SiteFormPanel.vue',
+	'components/SitesForbidden.vue',
+	'components/SlugField.vue',
+	'components/SocialLinksRepeater.vue',
+	'components/UserSelect.vue',
+	'composables/useDirectoryToasts.ts',
+	'composables/useDirectoryView.ts',
+	'lib/directory.ts',
+	'lib/directoryCopy.ts',
+	'lib/directoryRules.ts',
+	'views/AuthorsView.vue',
+	'views/SitesView.vue',
+]
+
+const SAME_IN_FRENCH = new Set([
+	'Articles',
+	'Auto',
+	'Cache',
+	'Avatar',
+	'Bio',
+	'Noindex',
+	'Site',
+	'Sites',
+	'Guest',
+	'Linked',
+])
+
+const LITERAL = /\bt\(\s*(?:'((?:\\.|[^'\\])*)'|"((?:\\.|[^"\\])*)")/g
+
+function keysIn(source: string) {
+	return [...source.matchAll(LITERAL)].map((match) =>
+		(match[1] ?? match[2] ?? '').replace(/\\(['"\\])/g, '$1'),
+	)
+}
+
+describe('Sites and authors messages', () => {
+	const keys = SOURCES.flatMap((file) =>
+		keysIn(readFileSync(join(import.meta.dirname, '..', file), 'utf8')).map((key) => ({
+			file,
+			key,
+		})),
+	)
+
+	it('finds the strings of both screens', () => {
+		expect(keys.length).toBeGreaterThan(100)
+	})
+
+	it.each(keys.map(({ file, key }) => [file, key]))(
+		'%s: "%s" has its own French entry',
+		(_file, key) => {
+			const french = (messages as Record<string, string>)[key as string]
+
+			expect(french).toMatch(/\S/)
+			if (!SAME_IN_FRENCH.has(key as string)) {
+				expect(french).not.toBe(key)
+			}
+		},
+	)
+
+	it.each(Object.values(COPY))('shared copy "%s" has its own French entry', (key) => {
+		const french = (messages as Record<string, string>)[key]
+
+		expect(french).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(french).not.toBe(key)
+	})
+})

web/src/i18n/messages.ts

@@ -1685,6 +1685,228 @@ export const messages = {
 	'Get settings.': 'Récupère les paramètres.',
 	'Made for the browser. A key is ignored here, with no 403.':
 		'Prévue pour le navigateur. Une clé est ignorée ici, sans 403.',
+	'1 article moved to {0}.': '1 article déplacé vers {0}.',
+	'1 article no longer has a byline.': '1 article n’a plus de signature.',
+	'1 article now credits {0}.': '1 article est maintenant attribué à {0}.',
+	'1 article will move to {0}. Their canonical host changes to {1}.':
+		'1 article sera déplacé vers {0}. Son hôte canonique devient {1}.',
+	'A language tag. Leave empty if the site has no single language.':
+		'Une balise de langue. Laissez vide si le site n’a pas de langue unique.',
+	'A sentence or two about the author.': 'Une phrase ou deux sur l’auteur.',
+	'A site with the key "{0}" already exists. Choose another key.':
+		'Un site avec la clé « {0} » existe déjà. Choisissez une autre clé.',
+	'Add another site if your content is shown on more than one frontend. Each article belongs to one site.':
+		'Ajoutez un autre site si votre contenu est affiché sur plusieurs frontends. Chaque article appartient à un seul site.',
+	'Add author': 'Ajouter un auteur',
+	'Add link': 'Ajouter un lien',
+	'Add site': 'Ajouter un site',
+	'Ask the owner of this site.': 'Demandez au propriétaire de ce site.',
+	"Asks search engines not to list this site's pages.":
+		'Demande aux moteurs de recherche de ne pas référencer les pages de ce site.',
+	Author: 'Auteur',
+	'Author deleted': 'Auteur supprimé',
+	'Author name': 'Nom de l’auteur',
+	Authors: 'Auteurs',
+	"Authors are the names readers see on articles. They don't need an account.":
+		'Les auteurs sont les noms que les lecteurs voient sur les articles. Ils n’ont pas besoin de compte.',
+	Auto: 'Auto',
+	Avatar: 'Avatar',
+	'Back to Settings': 'Retour aux paramètres',
+	'Base URLs, default image and robots policy':
+		'URL de base, image par défaut et politique des robots',
+	Bio: 'Bio',
+	'Byline preview': 'Aperçu de la signature',
+	"Can't delete this author": 'Impossible de supprimer cet auteur',
+	'Canonical URL preview': 'Aperçu de l’URL canonique',
+	'Change image': 'Changer d’image',
+	'Check the spelling, or search for a shorter part of the name.':
+		'Vérifiez l’orthographe, ou cherchez une partie plus courte du nom.',
+	'Choose a user': 'Choisir un utilisateur',
+	'Choose an image': 'Choisir une image',
+	'Choose image': 'Choisir une image',
+	'Choose where the articles go. This site has {0} articles.':
+		'Choisissez où vont les articles. Ce site compte {0} articles.',
+	"Couldn't delete the author": 'Impossible de supprimer l’auteur',
+	"Couldn't delete the site": 'Impossible de supprimer le site',
+	"Couldn't load authors": 'Impossible de charger les auteurs',
+	"Couldn't load sites": 'Impossible de charger les sites',
+	"Couldn't save the author": 'Impossible d’enregistrer l’auteur',
+	"Couldn't save the author. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment.":
+		'Impossible d’enregistrer l’auteur. Vos modifications sont toujours là. Réessayez dans un instant.',
+	"Couldn't save the site. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment.":
+		'Impossible d’enregistrer le site. Vos modifications sont toujours là. Réessayez dans un instant.',
+	'Credit these articles to': 'Attribuer ces articles à',
+	Default: 'Par défaut',
+	'Default robots policy': 'Politique des robots par défaut',
+	'Default site': 'Site par défaut',
+	'Default site changed': 'Site par défaut modifié',
+	'Default social image': 'Image sociale par défaut',
+	'Delete and reassign 1 article': 'Supprimer et réattribuer 1 article',
+	'Delete and reassign {0} articles': 'Supprimer et réattribuer {0} articles',
+	'Delete author': 'Supprimer l’auteur',
+	'Delete site': 'Supprimer le site',
+	'Delete this author?': 'Supprimer cet auteur ?',
+	'Delete this site?': 'Supprimer ce site ?',
+	'Edit key': 'Modifier la clé',
+	'Edit slug': 'Modifier l’identifiant',
+	'Edit {0}': 'Modifier {0}',
+	'Enter a full URL starting with https://.':
+		'Saisissez une URL complète commençant par https://.',
+	'Enter a full URL, like https://blog.example.com.':
+		'Saisissez une URL complète, comme https://blog.example.com.',
+	'Every user already has an author.': 'Chaque utilisateur a déjà un auteur.',
+	'Generated from the name': 'Généré à partir du nom',
+	'Generated from the name. Used in public author URLs and API paths. Unique across all authors.':
+		'Généré à partir du nom. Utilisé dans les URL publiques des auteurs et les chemins d’API. Unique parmi tous les auteurs.',
+	Guest: 'Invité',
+	'Image #{0}': 'Image nº {0}',
+	Index: 'Indexer',
+	'Link URL {0}': 'URL du lien {0}',
+	'Link a CMS user if this author has an account. Guest writers need no link.':
+		'Liez un utilisateur du CMS si cet auteur a un compte. Les auteurs invités n’ont pas besoin de lien.',
+	'Link type {0}': 'Type du lien {0}',
+	'Link user': 'Lier un utilisateur',
+	'Link {0} to a user?': 'Lier {0} à un utilisateur ?',
+	Linked: 'Lié',
+	"Linked to {0}. The user account isn't affected.":
+		'Lié à {0}. Le compte utilisateur n’est pas modifié.',
+	'Linked user': 'Utilisateur lié',
+	Locale: 'Langue',
+	'Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Unique across all authors.':
+		'Lettres minuscules, chiffres et traits d’union. Unique parmi tous les auteurs.',
+	"Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Used in API paths. It can't be changed after the site is added.":
+		'Lettres minuscules, chiffres et traits d’union. Utilisée dans les chemins d’API. Elle ne peut plus être modifiée après l’ajout du site.',
+	'Make default': 'Définir par défaut',
+	'Make this the default site': 'Faire de ce site le site par défaut',
+	'Make {0} the default site?': 'Faire de {0} le site par défaut ?',
+	'Manage sites': 'Gérer les sites',
+	'Move 1 article and delete': 'Déplacer 1 article et supprimer',
+	'Move articles to': 'Déplacer les articles vers',
+	'Move {0} articles and delete': 'Déplacer {0} articles et supprimer',
+	'Moving articles…': 'Déplacement des articles…',
+	'New articles by this user start with this author.':
+		'Les nouveaux articles de cet utilisateur commencent avec cet auteur.',
+	'New articles start here. The current default is {0}.':
+		'Les nouveaux articles commencent ici. Le site par défaut actuel est {0}.',
+	'New articles start on the default site. To change it, make another site the default.':
+		'Les nouveaux articles commencent sur le site par défaut. Pour le changer, définissez un autre site par défaut.',
+	'New articles start on this site. Articles that are already on other sites stay where they are.':
+		'Les nouveaux articles commencent sur ce site. Les articles déjà présents sur d’autres sites y restent.',
+	'No articles': 'Aucun article',
+	'No authors match "{0}"': 'Aucun auteur ne correspond à « {0} »',
+	'No authors yet': 'Aucun auteur pour l’instant',
+	'No linked user': 'Aucun utilisateur lié',
+	Nobody: 'Personne',
+	Noindex: 'Noindex',
+	'Nothing was changed. Try again in a moment.':
+		'Rien n’a été modifié. Réessayez dans un instant.',
+	'Only an owner or admin can change authors':
+		'Seul un propriétaire ou un administrateur peut modifier les auteurs',
+	'Only an owner or admin can change this author.':
+		'Seul un propriétaire ou un administrateur peut modifier cet auteur.',
+	'Only the owner can manage sites': 'Seul le propriétaire peut gérer les sites',
+	'Only the owner can manage sites. Ask the owner of this site if you need a change.':
+		'Seul le propriétaire peut gérer les sites. Demandez au propriétaire de ce site si vous avez besoin d’un changement.',
+	'Only users without an author are listed.': 'Seuls les utilisateurs sans auteur sont listés.',
+	Publishing: 'Publication',
+	'Reassign articles': 'Réattribuer les articles',
+	'Reassigning…': 'Réattribution…',
+	'Remove link {0}': 'Supprimer le lien {0}',
+	'Remove the byline': 'Supprimer la signature',
+	'Remove the path. Use only the host, like https://blog.example.com.':
+		'Retirez le chemin. Utilisez seulement l’hôte, comme https://blog.example.com.',
+	'Reset to match the name': 'Rétablir selon le nom',
+	'Search by name or slug': 'Rechercher par nom ou identifiant',
+	"Search engines may list this site's pages.":
+		'Les moteurs de recherche peuvent référencer les pages de ce site.',
+	'Set as default': 'Définir par défaut',
+	'Shorten the bio to 280 characters.': 'Raccourcissez la bio à 280 caractères.',
+	'Shown as a square. Choose an image with the face or logo near the middle.':
+		'Affichée en carré. Choisissez une image dont le visage ou le logo est près du centre.',
+	'Shown when the base URL is valid.': 'Affiché lorsque l’URL de base est valide.',
+	Site: 'Site',
+	'Site deleted': 'Site supprimé',
+	Sites: 'Sites',
+	Slug: 'Identifiant',
+	'Social links': 'Liens sociaux',
+	'That author no longer exists': 'Cet auteur n’existe plus',
+	'That site no longer exists': 'Ce site n’existe plus',
+	'That user already has an author. Choose another user.':
+		'Cet utilisateur a déjà un auteur. Choisissez un autre utilisateur.',
+	'The articles keep any other authors. Articles with only this author will have no byline.':
+		'Les articles conservent leurs autres auteurs. Les articles n’ayant que cet auteur n’auront plus de signature.',
+	'The avatar for {0}.': 'L’avatar de {0}.',
+	'The bio appears here.': 'La bio apparaît ici.',
+	"The default site can't be deleted. Make another site the default first.":
+		'Le site par défaut ne peut pas être supprimé. Définissez d’abord un autre site par défaut.',
+	'The default social image for {0}.': 'L’image sociale par défaut de {0}.',
+	'The frontends that display your content.': 'Les frontends qui affichent votre contenu.',
+	"The names readers see on your articles. An author doesn't need an account.":
+		'Les noms que les lecteurs voient sur vos articles. Un auteur n’a pas besoin de compte.',
+	'The names readers see on your articles. Only an owner or admin can change authors.':
+		'Les noms que les lecteurs voient sur vos articles. Seul un propriétaire ou un administrateur peut modifier les auteurs.',
+	'The public address of the frontend. Use https and no path.':
+		'L’adresse publique du frontend. Utilisez https et aucun chemin.',
+	'The slug "{0}" is already used by another author.':
+		'L’identifiant « {0} » est déjà utilisé par un autre auteur.',
+	'This is your author profile. Only an owner or admin can change the link.':
+		'Ceci est votre profil d’auteur. Seul un propriétaire ou un administrateur peut modifier le lien.',
+	Unlink: 'Dissocier',
+	'Unlink user': 'Dissocier l’utilisateur',
+	'Unlink {0}?': 'Dissocier {0} ?',
+	'Unlinking…': 'Dissociation…',
+	'Use a language tag like en or fr-CH.': 'Utilisez une balise de langue comme en ou fr-CH.',
+	'Use https. For example https://blog.example.com.':
+		'Utilisez https. Par exemple https://blog.example.com.',
+	'Use image': 'Utiliser l’image',
+	'Use lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, 2 to 32 characters.':
+		'Utilisez des lettres minuscules, des chiffres et des traits d’union, de 2 à 32 caractères.',
+	'Use {0}': 'Utiliser {0}',
+	"Used in API paths, so it can't change.":
+		'Utilisée dans les chemins d’API, elle ne peut donc pas changer.',
+	'Used when an article has no image of its own.':
+		'Utilisée lorsqu’un article n’a pas d’image propre.',
+	'User unlinked': 'Utilisateur dissocié',
+	'Users without an author': 'Utilisateurs sans auteur',
+	'View {0}': 'Voir {0}',
+	Website: 'Site web',
+	'Where an article has several authors, {0} is removed and the others stay.':
+		'Lorsqu’un article a plusieurs auteurs, {0} est retiré et les autres restent.',
+	'Where your content is shown.': 'Où votre contenu est affiché.',
+	'You can add up to {0} links.': 'Vous pouvez ajouter jusqu’à {0} liens.',
+	'You can still edit your own author profile.':
+		'Vous pouvez toujours modifier votre propre profil d’auteur.',
+	"You don't have access to Sites": 'Vous n’avez pas accès aux sites',
+	'"{0}" is credited on 1 article. Choose another author to credit instead, or remove {0} from those articles first.':
+		'« {0} » est attribué à 1 article. Choisissez un autre auteur à lui attribuer, ou retirez {0} de cet article d’abord.',
+	'"{0}" is credited on {1} articles. Choose another author to credit instead, or remove {0} from those articles first.':
+		'« {0} » est attribué à {1} articles. Choisissez un autre auteur à leur attribuer, ou retirez {0} de ces articles d’abord.',
+	'"{0}" is now the default site.': '« {0} » est maintenant le site par défaut.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted and is credited on 1 article. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé et est attribué à 1 article. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted and is credited on {1} articles. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé et est attribué à {1} articles. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted. 1 article belongs to it, so choose a site to move them to. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé. 1 article lui appartient, choisissez donc un site vers lequel le déplacer. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted. No articles belong to it. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé. Aucun article ne lui appartient. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted. No articles credit this author. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé. Aucun article n’est attribué à cet auteur. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'"{0}" will be deleted. {1} articles belong to it, so choose a site to move them to. This can\'t be undone.':
+		'« {0} » sera supprimé. {1} articles lui appartiennent, choisissez donc un site vers lequel les déplacer. Cette action est irréversible.',
+	'e.g. Camille Roche': 'p. ex. Camille Roche',
+	'e.g. Journal': 'p. ex. Journal',
+	'e.g. en or fr-CH': 'p. ex. en ou fr-CH',
+	'this author': 'cet auteur',
+	'this site': 'ce site',
+	'{0} articles moved to {1}.': '{0} articles déplacés vers {1}.',
+	'{0} articles no longer have a byline.': '{0} articles n’ont plus de signature.',
+	'{0} articles now credit {1}.': '{0} articles sont maintenant attribués à {1}.',
+	'{0} articles will move to {1}. Their canonical host changes to {2}.':
+		'{0} articles seront déplacés vers {1}. Leur hôte canonique devient {2}.',
+	'{0} is now a guest author.': '{0} est maintenant un auteur invité.',
+	'{0} will stay on their articles. New articles by {1} will no longer start with this author.':
+		'{0} restera sur ses articles. Les nouveaux articles de {1} ne commenceront plus avec cet auteur.',
 } as const
 
 export type MessageKey = keyof typeof messages

web/src/lib/__tests__/directory.spec.ts

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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+	AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX,
+	SITE_KEY_MAX,
+	SLUG_PATTERN,
+	siteUrlProblem,
+	slugify,
+	suggestFreeSlug,
+} from '@/lib/directory'
+import {
+	parseDirectoryQuery,
+	toDirectoryRouteQuery,
+	type DirectoryQuery,
+} from '@/lib/directoryQuery'
+
+const ALPHABET = 'abcXYZ019 -_.,é ñ ß æ Ł 日本語 ! /'
+const SAMPLES = 400
+
+function seeded(seed: number) {
+	let state = seed
+	return () => {
+		state = (state * 1664525 + 1013904223) % 4294967296
+		return state / 4294967296
+	}
+}
+
+function randomText(next: () => number, length: number) {
+	return Array.from(
+		{ length },
+		() => [...ALPHABET][Math.floor(next() * [...ALPHABET].length)],
+	).join('')
+}
+
+describe('slugify', () => {
+	it('never ends or starts with a dash, matches the slug pattern and respects the maximum', () => {
+		const next = seeded(7)
+		for (let index = 0; index < SAMPLES; index += 1) {
+			const max = 1 + Math.floor(next() * 40)
+			const slug = slugify(randomText(next, Math.floor(next() * 80)), max)
+
+			expect(slug.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(max)
+			expect(slug === '' || SLUG_PATTERN.test(slug)).toBe(true)
+		}
+	})
+
+	it('trims the dash left by cutting at the maximum', () => {
+		expect(slugify('Journal Renovation', 8)).toBe('journal')
+	})
+
+	it('is idempotent', () => {
+		const next = seeded(11)
+		for (let index = 0; index < SAMPLES; index += 1) {
+			const once = slugify(randomText(next, 30), AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX)
+
+			expect(slugify(once, AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX)).toBe(once)
+		}
+	})
+
+	it('folds diacritics and ligatures like the server', () => {
+		expect(slugify('Inès Duarte', 100)).toBe('ines-duarte')
+		expect(slugify('Straße Œuvre', 100)).toBe('strasse-oeuvre')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('suggestFreeSlug', () => {
+	it('returns a free, valid candidate within the maximum for any taken set', () => {
+		const next = seeded(3)
+		for (let index = 0; index < SAMPLES; index += 1) {
+			const max = 6 + Math.floor(next() * 30)
+			const slug = slugify(randomText(next, 20), max) || 'a'
+			const taken = new Set<string>()
+			const rounds = Math.floor(next() * 6)
+			for (let round = 0; round < rounds; round += 1) {
+				taken.add(suggestFreeSlug(slug, (candidate) => taken.has(candidate), max))
+			}
+			const candidate = suggestFreeSlug(slug, (value) => taken.has(value), max)
+
+			expect(taken.has(candidate)).toBe(false)
+			expect(candidate.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(max)
+			expect(SLUG_PATTERN.test(candidate)).toBe(true)
+		}
+	})
+
+	it('keeps a full-length site key within 32 characters', () => {
+		const key = 'a'.repeat(SITE_KEY_MAX)
+
+		expect(suggestFreeSlug(key, () => false, SITE_KEY_MAX)).toBe(`${'a'.repeat(30)}-2`)
+	})
+
+	it('replaces an existing numeric suffix', () => {
+		expect(suggestFreeSlug('journal-2', (value) => value === 'journal-2', 32)).toBe('journal-3')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('siteUrlProblem', () => {
+	it.each([
+		'https://blog.example.com',
+		'https://blog.example.com/',
+		'http://localhost:5173',
+		'http://127.0.0.1:8081',
+		'http://[::1]:5173',
+		'https://localhost',
+	])('accepts %s', (value) => {
+		expect(siteUrlProblem(value)).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		'https://user@blog.example.com',
+		'https://user:secret@blog.example.com',
+		'https://:secret@blog.example.com',
+		'http://user@localhost:5173',
+	])('rejects credentials in %s', (value) => {
+		expect(siteUrlProblem(value)).toBe('invalid')
+	})
+
+	it('rejects credentials hidden among random paths and hosts', () => {
+		const next = seeded(5)
+		for (let index = 0; index < SAMPLES; index += 1) {
+			const user = randomText(next, 1 + Math.floor(next() * 5)).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, 'u')
+			const problem = siteUrlProblem(`https://${user || 'u'}@host.example`)
+
+			expect(problem).not.toBeNull()
+		}
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		['http://blog.example.com', 'scheme'],
+		['https://blog.example.com/en', 'path'],
+		['https://blog.example.com?x=1', 'path'],
+		['blog', 'invalid'],
+		['ftp://blog.example.com', 'invalid'],
+		['', 'empty'],
+	])('classifies %s as %s', (value, problem) => {
+		expect(siteUrlProblem(value)).toBe(problem)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('parseDirectoryQuery', () => {
+	it('survives a round trip through the route query', () => {
+		const next = seeded(13)
+		const sizes = [5, 25, 50, 100, 30, 0, -1]
+		for (let index = 0; index < SAMPLES; index += 1) {
+			const raw: Record<string, string> = {}
+			if (next() > 0.3) {
+				raw.q = randomText(next, Math.floor(next() * 12))
+			}
+			if (next() > 0.3) {
+				raw.page = String(Math.floor(next() * 12) - 2)
+			}
+			if (next() > 0.3) {
+				raw.size = String(sizes[Math.floor(next() * sizes.length)])
+			}
+			const parsed = parseDirectoryQuery(raw)
+			const again = parseDirectoryQuery(toDirectoryRouteQuery(parsed))
+
+			expect(again).toEqual(parsed)
+			expect(parsed.page).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+			expect([5, 25, 50, 100]).toContain(parsed.size)
+		}
+	})
+
+	it('keeps other parameters such as edit and drops defaults', () => {
+		const parsed: DirectoryQuery = { q: '', page: 1, size: 25 }
+
+		expect(toDirectoryRouteQuery(parsed, { edit: 'camille', page: '9' })).toEqual({
+			edit: 'camille',
+		})
+	})
+})

web/src/lib/__tests__/directoryErrors.spec.ts

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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { ApiError } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { classifyFailure, type FailureContext, type FailureKind } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+
+const CASES: [FailureContext, number, string | undefined, FailureKind][] = [
+	['site', 401, undefined, 'session'],
+	['site', 403, 'default_site', 'defaultSite'],
+	['site', 403, 'Only the owner can do this.', 'forbidden'],
+	['site', 404, 'site_not_found', 'gone'],
+	['site', 409, 'site_key_taken', 'keyTaken'],
+	['site', 409, 'site_has_articles', 'hasArticles'],
+	['site', 400, 'invalid_site_url', 'invalidSiteUrl'],
+	['site', 400, 'invalid_locale', 'invalidLocale'],
+	['site', 500, undefined, 'failed'],
+	['author', 403, 'author_rights', 'rights'],
+	['author', 404, 'author_not_found', 'gone'],
+	['author', 409, 'author_slug_taken', 'slugTaken'],
+	['author', 409, 'user_already_linked', 'userLinked'],
+	['author', 409, 'author_has_articles', 'hasArticles'],
+	['author', 422, 'bio_too_long', 'bioTooLong'],
+	['author', 422, 'invalid_url', 'invalidUrl'],
+	['author', 500, undefined, 'failed'],
+	['author', 409, 'something_else', 'failed'],
+]
+
+describe('classifyFailure', () => {
+	it.each(CASES)('%s %s %s is %s', (context, status, code, kind) => {
+		expect(classifyFailure(new ApiError(status, undefined, code), context)).toBe(kind)
+	})
+
+	it('treats a network error as a generic failure', () => {
+		expect(classifyFailure(new Error('offline'), 'site')).toBe('failed')
+	})
+
+	it('does not let a site code leak into the author context', () => {
+		expect(classifyFailure(new ApiError(409, undefined, 'site_key_taken'), 'author')).toBe(
+			'failed',
+		)
+	})
+})

web/src/lib/__tests__/directoryRules.spec.ts

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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+	BIO_MAX,
+	authorSlugProblem,
+	baseUrlProblem,
+	bioProblem,
+	nameProblem,
+	optionalSecureUrlProblem,
+	secureUrlProblem,
+	siteKeyProblem,
+} from '@/lib/directoryRules'
+
+describe('directory validation rules', () => {
+	it('asks for a name', () => {
+		expect(nameProblem('  ')).toBe('Enter a name.')
+		expect(nameProblem('Zoe')).toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('counts the bio in characters, not code units', () => {
+		expect(bioProblem('x'.repeat(BIO_MAX))).toBe('')
+		expect(bioProblem('x'.repeat(BIO_MAX + 1))).toBe('Shorten the bio to 280 characters.')
+		expect(bioProblem('😀'.repeat(BIO_MAX))).toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('requires https for links and treats an empty website as fine', () => {
+		expect(secureUrlProblem('http://x')).toBe('Enter a full URL starting with https://.')
+		expect(secureUrlProblem('')).toBe('Enter a full URL starting with https://.')
+		expect(secureUrlProblem('https://x.example')).toBe('')
+		expect(optionalSecureUrlProblem('')).toBe('')
+		expect(optionalSecureUrlProblem('example.com')).not.toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('validates author slugs and site keys', () => {
+		expect(authorSlugProblem('')).toBe('')
+		expect(authorSlugProblem('camille-roche')).toBe('')
+		expect(authorSlugProblem('Camille Roche')).not.toBe('')
+		expect(siteKeyProblem('journal')).toBe('')
+		expect(siteKeyProblem('j')).not.toBe('')
+		expect(siteKeyProblem('a'.repeat(33))).not.toBe('')
+		expect(siteKeyProblem('Journal')).not.toBe('')
+	})
+
+	it('maps a base URL to its message', () => {
+		expect(baseUrlProblem('https://blog.example.com')).toBe('')
+		expect(baseUrlProblem('http://blog.example.com')).toBe(
+			'Use https. For example https://blog.example.com.',
+		)
+		expect(baseUrlProblem('https://u:p@blog.example.com')).toBe(
+			'Enter a full URL, like https://blog.example.com.',
+		)
+	})
+})

web/src/lib/directory.ts

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+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+export const SLUG_PATTERN = /^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$/
+export const AUTHOR_SLUG_MAX = 100
+export const SITE_KEY_MAX = 32
+export const SITE_KEY_MIN = 2
+export const LOOPBACK_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1', '[::1]']
+
+const LIGATURES: Record<string, string> = {
+	æ: 'ae',
+	œ: 'oe',
+	ß: 'ss',
+	ø: 'o',
+	ł: 'l',
+	đ: 'd',
+	ı: 'i',
+}
+const COMBINING_MARKS = /\p{M}/gu
+const NON_SLUG_RUN = /[^a-z0-9]+/g
+const EDGE_DASHES = /^-+|-+$/g
+const TITLE_PREFIX = /^Dr\.\s*/
+const NUMBERED_SUFFIX = /-(\d+)$/
+
+export function slugify(text: string, max: number) {
+	const folded = text
+		.toLowerCase()
+		.normalize('NFD')
+		.replace(COMBINING_MARKS, '')
+		.replace(/[æœßøłđı]/g, (letter) => LIGATURES[letter] ?? letter)
+	return folded.replace(NON_SLUG_RUN, '-').slice(0, max).replace(EDGE_DASHES, '')
+}
+
+export function suggestFreeSlug(
+	slug: string,
+	isTaken: (candidate: string) => boolean,
+	max: number,
+) {
+	const base = slug.replace(NUMBERED_SUFFIX, '')
+	let counter = 2
+	for (;;) {
+		const suffix = `-${counter}`
+		const stem = base.slice(0, Math.max(1, max - suffix.length)).replace(EDGE_DASHES, '')
+		const candidate = `${stem}${suffix}`
+		if (!isTaken(candidate)) {
+			return candidate
+		}
+		counter += 1
+	}
+}
+
+export function hostOf(url: string) {
+	return url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '').replace(/\/$/, '')
+}
+
+export function initialsOf(name: string) {
+	return name
+		.replace(TITLE_PREFIX, '')
+		.split(/\s+/)
+		.filter(Boolean)
+		.slice(0, 2)
+		.map((word) => [...word][0] ?? '')
+		.join('')
+		.toUpperCase()
+}
+
+export function pluralArticles(count: number) {
+	if (count === 0) {
+		return t('No articles')
+	}
+	return t(count === 1 ? '1 article' : '{0} articles', [count])
+}
+
+export type SiteUrlProblem = 'empty' | 'scheme' | 'path' | 'invalid'
+
+function parseUrl(value: string) {
+	try {
+		return new URL(value)
+	} catch {
+		return null
+	}
+}
+
+export function siteUrlProblem(value: string): SiteUrlProblem | null {
+	const trimmed = value.trim()
+	if (!trimmed) {
+		return 'empty'
+	}
+	const parsed = parseUrl(trimmed)
+	if (
+		!parsed ||
+		!/^https?:$/.test(parsed.protocol) ||
+		!parsed.hostname ||
+		parsed.username ||
+		parsed.password
+	) {
+		return 'invalid'
+	}
+	const loopback = LOOPBACK_HOSTS.includes(parsed.hostname)
+	if (parsed.protocol === 'http:' && !loopback) {
+		return 'scheme'
+	}
+	if (parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '') || parsed.search || parsed.hash) {
+		return 'path'
+	}
+	return null
+}
+
+export function siteUrlMessage(problem: SiteUrlProblem) {
+	if (problem === 'scheme') {
+		return t('Use https. For example https://blog.example.com.')
+	}
+	if (problem === 'path') {
+		return t('Remove the path. Use only the host, like https://blog.example.com.')
+	}
+	return t('Enter a full URL, like https://blog.example.com.')
+}
+
+export function isSecureUrl(value: string) {
+	const parsed = parseUrl(value.trim())
+	return parsed !== null && parsed.protocol === 'https:' && parsed.hostname !== ''
+}
+
+export function canonicalPreview(baseUrl: string) {
+	const trimmed = baseUrl.trim().replace(/\/+$/, '')
+	return `${trimmed}/how-we-price-a-bathroom-renovation`
+}
+
+export function characterCount(text: string) {
+	return [...text].length
+}
+
+export function reassignQuery(target: number | string | undefined) {
+	return target === undefined ? '' : `?reassign_to=${target}`
+}

web/src/lib/directoryCopy.ts

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+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import type { MessageKey } from '@/i18n/messages'
+
+export const COPY = {
+	nothingChanged: 'Nothing was changed. Try again in a moment.',
+	siteSaveFailed: "Couldn't save the site. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment.",
+	authorSaveFailed:
+		"Couldn't save the author. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment.",
+	defaultSiteBlocked: "The default site can't be deleted. Make another site the default first.",
+	authorSaveFailedTitle: "Couldn't save the author",
+	enterName: 'Enter a name.',
+	shortenBio: 'Shorten the bio to 280 characters.',
+	urlHttps: 'Enter a full URL starting with https://.',
+	userLinked: 'That user already has an author. Choose another user.',
+	loadAuthorsFailed: "Couldn't load authors",
+	checkConnection: 'Check your connection and try again.',
+} as const satisfies Record<string, MessageKey>
+
+export function copy(key: keyof typeof COPY) {
+	return t(COPY[key])
+}

web/src/lib/directoryErrors.ts

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+import { ApiError } from '@/composables/useApi'
+
+export const SITE_CODES = {
+	notFound: 'site_not_found',
+	keyTaken: 'site_key_taken',
+	hasArticles: 'site_has_articles',
+	defaultSite: 'default_site',
+	invalidUrl: 'invalid_site_url',
+	invalidLocale: 'invalid_locale',
+} as const
+
+export const AUTHOR_CODES = {
+	notFound: 'author_not_found',
+	slugTaken: 'author_slug_taken',
+	hasArticles: 'author_has_articles',
+	userLinked: 'user_already_linked',
+	rights: 'author_rights',
+	bioTooLong: 'bio_too_long',
+	invalidUrl: 'invalid_url',
+	userNotFound: 'user_not_found',
+} as const
+
+const SESSION_STATUSES = [401]
+
+export function statusOf(error: unknown) {
+	return error instanceof ApiError ? error.status : 0
+}
+
+export function codeOf(error: unknown) {
+	return error instanceof ApiError ? (error.body ?? '').trim() : ''
+}
+
+export function isSessionError(error: unknown) {
+	return SESSION_STATUSES.includes(statusOf(error))
+}
+
+export type FailureContext = 'site' | 'author'
+
+export type FailureKind =
+	| 'session'
+	| 'forbidden'
+	| 'defaultSite'
+	| 'rights'
+	| 'gone'
+	| 'keyTaken'
+	| 'invalidSiteUrl'
+	| 'invalidLocale'
+	| 'slugTaken'
+	| 'userLinked'
+	| 'bioTooLong'
+	| 'invalidUrl'
+	| 'hasArticles'
+	| 'failed'
+
+export function classifyFailure(error: unknown, context: FailureContext): FailureKind {
+	const status = statusOf(error)
+	const code = codeOf(error)
+	if (isSessionError(error)) {
+		return 'session'
+	}
+	if (status === 404) {
+		return 'gone'
+	}
+	if (status === 403) {
+		if (context === 'author') {
+			return 'rights'
+		}
+		return code === SITE_CODES.defaultSite ? 'defaultSite' : 'forbidden'
+	}
+	const table: Record<FailureContext, Record<string, FailureKind>> = {
+		site: {
+			[`409 ${SITE_CODES.keyTaken}`]: 'keyTaken',
+			[`409 ${SITE_CODES.hasArticles}`]: 'hasArticles',
+			[`400 ${SITE_CODES.invalidUrl}`]: 'invalidSiteUrl',
+			[`400 ${SITE_CODES.invalidLocale}`]: 'invalidLocale',
+		},
+		author: {
+			[`409 ${AUTHOR_CODES.slugTaken}`]: 'slugTaken',
+			[`409 ${AUTHOR_CODES.userLinked}`]: 'userLinked',
+			[`409 ${AUTHOR_CODES.hasArticles}`]: 'hasArticles',
+			[`422 ${AUTHOR_CODES.bioTooLong}`]: 'bioTooLong',
+			[`422 ${AUTHOR_CODES.invalidUrl}`]: 'invalidUrl',
+		},
+	}
+	return table[context][`${status} ${code}`] ?? 'failed'
+}

web/src/lib/directoryMenu.ts

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+export interface DirectoryMenuItem {
+	key: string
+	label: string
+	icon: string
+	destructive?: boolean
+	unavailable?: boolean
+	hint?: string
+	separated?: boolean
+	onSelect: (trigger: HTMLElement | null) => void
+}

web/src/lib/directoryQuery.ts

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+import type { LocationQuery } from 'vue-router'
+import {
+	ARTICLE_PAGE_SIZES,
+	ARTICLE_SEARCH_MAX_LENGTH,
+	DEFAULT_ARTICLE_PAGE_SIZE,
+} from '@/lib/articleListQuery'
+
+export interface DirectoryQuery {
+	q: string
+	page: number
+	size: number
+}
+
+const POSITIVE_INTEGER = /^[1-9]\d*$/
+
+function first(value: LocationQuery[string] | undefined) {
+	const single = Array.isArray(value) ? value[0] : value
+	return single ?? ''
+}
+
+export function parseDirectoryQuery(query: LocationQuery): DirectoryQuery {
+	const page = first(query.page)
+	const size = Number(first(query.size))
+	return {
+		q: first(query.q).slice(0, ARTICLE_SEARCH_MAX_LENGTH),
+		page: POSITIVE_INTEGER.test(page) ? Number(page) : 1,
+		size: ARTICLE_PAGE_SIZES.includes(size) ? size : DEFAULT_ARTICLE_PAGE_SIZE,
+	}
+}
+
+export function toDirectoryRouteQuery(query: DirectoryQuery, rest: LocationQuery = {}) {
+	const route: Record<string, string> = {}
+	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(rest)) {
+		if (key !== 'q' && key !== 'page' && key !== 'size') {
+			route[key] = first(value)
+		}
+	}
+	if (query.q) {
+		route.q = query.q
+	}
+	if (query.page !== 1) {
+		route.page = String(query.page)
+	}
+	if (query.size !== DEFAULT_ARTICLE_PAGE_SIZE) {
+		route.size = String(query.size)
+	}
+	return route
+}

web/src/lib/directoryRequest.ts

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+export function jsonInit(method: string, body: unknown): RequestInit {
+	return {
+		method,
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		body: JSON.stringify(body),
+	}
+}

web/src/lib/directoryRules.ts

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+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import { copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import {
+	SITE_KEY_MAX,
+	SITE_KEY_MIN,
+	SLUG_PATTERN,
+	characterCount,
+	isSecureUrl,
+	siteUrlMessage,
+	siteUrlProblem,
+} from '@/lib/directory'
+
+export const BIO_MAX = 280
+
+export function nameProblem(name: string) {
+	return name.trim() ? '' : copy('enterName')
+}
+
+export function bioProblem(bio: string) {
+	return characterCount(bio) > BIO_MAX ? copy('shortenBio') : ''
+}
+
+export function secureUrlProblem(value: string) {
+	return isSecureUrl(value) ? '' : copy('urlHttps')
+}
+
+export function optionalSecureUrlProblem(value: string) {
+	return value.trim() ? secureUrlProblem(value) : ''
+}
+
+export function authorSlugProblem(slug: string) {
+	if (!slug || SLUG_PATTERN.test(slug)) {
+		return ''
+	}
+	return t('Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Unique across all authors.')
+}
+
+export function siteKeyProblem(key: string) {
+	const valid = SLUG_PATTERN.test(key) && key.length >= SITE_KEY_MIN && key.length <= SITE_KEY_MAX
+	return valid ? '' : t('Use lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, 2 to 32 characters.')
+}
+
+export function baseUrlProblem(value: string) {
+	const problem = siteUrlProblem(value)
+	return problem ? siteUrlMessage(problem) : ''
+}

web/src/lib/directoryTypes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export interface LinkableUser {
+	id: number
+	label: string
+	email: string
+}
+
+export interface DirectoryNotice {
+	title?: string
+	description: string
+}

web/src/lib/imageChoice.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export interface ImageChoice {
+	title: string
+	description: string
+	hint?: string
+	confirmLabel: string
+}

web/src/lib/socialLinks.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export const SOCIAL_TYPES = ['x', 'linkedin', 'github', 'mastodon', 'custom'] as const
+export type SocialType = (typeof SOCIAL_TYPES)[number]
+
+export const MAX_SOCIAL_LINKS = 5
+
+export interface SocialLinkRow {
+	key: number
+	type: SocialType
+	url: string
+}
+
+export const SOCIAL_PLACEHOLDERS: Record<SocialType, string> = {
+	x: 'https://x.com/username',
+	linkedin: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/username',
+	github: 'https://github.com/username',
+	mastodon: 'https://mastodon.social/@username',
+	custom: 'https://example.com',
+}

web/src/router/__tests__/directoryRoutes.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import router from '@/router'
+
+describe('Sites and authors routes', () => {
+	it.each([
+		['/settings/sites', 'Settings'],
+		['/authors', 'Authors'],
+	])('registers %s as a verified, lazy-loaded route', (path, title) => {
+		const route = router.getRoutes().find((candidate) => candidate.path === path)!
+
+		expect(route.meta.auth).toBe('verified')
+		expect(route.meta.title).toBe(title)
+		expect(typeof route.components?.default).toBe('function')
+	})
+})

web/src/router/index.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ const routes: RouteRecordRaw[] = [
 		component: () => import('@/views/MediaView.vue'),
 		meta: { auth: 'verified', title: 'Media' },
 	},
+	{
+		path: '/authors',
+		component: () => import('@/views/AuthorsView.vue'),
+		meta: { auth: 'verified', title: 'Authors' },
+	},
 	{
 		path: '/users',
 		component: () => import('@/views/UsersView.vue'),
@@ -112,6 +117,11 @@ const routes: RouteRecordRaw[] = [
 		component: () => import('@/views/VariantsPage.vue'),
 		meta: { auth: 'verified', title: 'Settings' },
 	},
+	{
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		component: () => import('@/views/SitesView.vue'),
+		meta: { auth: 'verified', title: 'Settings' },
+	},
 	{
 		path: '/settings/media/cache',
 		component: () => import('@/views/CachePage.vue'),

web/src/stores/__tests__/sessionRoles.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/session'
+
+function sessionWith(role?: 'owner' | 'admin' | 'member') {
+	const store = useSessionStore()
+	store.session = { verified: true, displayName: '', ...(role ? { role: role as never } : {}) }
+	return store
+}
+
+describe('session role getters', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
+
+	it.each([
+		['owner', true, true],
+		['admin', false, true],
+		['member', false, false],
+		[undefined, false, false],
+	] as const)('%s: isOwner %s, canManageContent %s', (role, owner, manage) => {
+		const store = sessionWith(role)
+
+		expect(store.isOwner).toBe(owner)
+		expect(store.canManageContent).toBe(manage)
+	})
+
+	it('is false without a session', () => {
+		const store = useSessionStore()
+
+		expect(store.isOwner).toBe(false)
+		expect(store.canManageContent).toBe(false)
+	})
+})

web/src/stores/session.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-import { ApiError, useApi, type UserRole } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { ApiError, useApi, type MeAuthor, type UserRole } from '@/composables/useApi'
 
 export type SessionStatus = 'idle' | 'checking' | 'ready' | 'error'
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Session {
 	email?: string
 	displayName: string
 	role?: UserRole
+	author?: MeAuthor
 }
 
 export const useSessionStore = defineStore('session', () => {
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ export const useSessionStore = defineStore('session', () => {
 	const session = ref<Session | null>(null)
 	let pending: Promise<void> | null = null
 
+	const isOwner = computed(() => session.value?.role === 'owner')
+	const canManageContent = computed(
+		() => session.value?.role === 'owner' || session.value?.role === 'admin',
+	)
+
 	function check() {
 		if (pending) {
 			return pending
@@ -71,5 +77,15 @@ export const useSessionStore = defineStore('session', () => {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return { status, session, check, retry, refresh, clear, setDisplayName }
+	return {
+		status,
+		session,
+		isOwner,
+		canManageContent,
+		check,
+		retry,
+		refresh,
+		clear,
+		setDisplayName,
+	}
 })

web/src/stores/update.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const useUpdateStore = defineStore('update', () => {
 	const dismissedVersion = ref<string | null>(readDismissedVersion())
 	let pendingLoad: Promise<void> | null = null
 
-	const isOwner = computed(() => session.session?.role === 'owner')
+	const isOwner = computed(() => session.isOwner)
 	const available = computed(() => status.value?.available === true)
 	const showCue = computed(() => isOwner.value && available.value)
 	const restarting = computed(() => status.value?.state === 'restarting')

web/src/views/AuthorsView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,752 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useLocalizedOverlay } from '@/i18n/presentation'
+import AppPaginator from '@/components/AppPaginator.vue'
+import AuthorAvatar from '@/components/AuthorAvatar.vue'
+import AuthorFormPanel from '@/components/AuthorFormPanel.vue'
+import AuthorViewPanel from '@/components/AuthorViewPanel.vue'
+import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
+import DashboardShell from '@/components/DashboardShell.vue'
+import DirectoryAddButton from '@/components/DirectoryAddButton.vue'
+import DirectoryBadge from '@/components/DirectoryBadge.vue'
+import DirectoryList from '@/components/DirectoryList.vue'
+import LinkUserDialog from '@/components/LinkUserDialog.vue'
+import ReassignDialog, { type ReassignOption } from '@/components/ReassignDialog.vue'
+import { useAuthors, type Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import { useDirectoryCollection } from '@/composables/useDirectoryCollection'
+import { useDirectoryDelete } from '@/composables/useDirectoryDelete'
+import { useDirectoryToasts } from '@/composables/useDirectoryToasts'
+import { useDirectoryView } from '@/composables/useDirectoryView'
+import { sameRouteQuery } from '@/lib/articleListQuery'
+import { pluralArticles } from '@/lib/directory'
+import { copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { classifyFailure } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+import type { DirectoryMenuItem } from '@/lib/directoryMenu'
+import {
+	parseDirectoryQuery,
+	toDirectoryRouteQuery,
+	type DirectoryQuery,
+} from '@/lib/directoryQuery'
+import { pageCountFor } from '@/lib/pagination'
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/session'
+
+const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 120
+const DESKTOP_QUERY = '(min-width: 48rem)'
+const LIST_COLUMNS = 'minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(0,1fr) 110px 100px 44px'
+const SKELETON_ROWS = 6
+const PAGINATOR_THRESHOLD = 25
+const NOBODY = 'none'
+const LOOKUP_SIZE = 100
+
+type PanelTarget =
+	| { kind: 'add' }
+	| { kind: 'edit'; author: Author; own: boolean }
+	| { kind: 'view'; author: Author }
+
+const route = useRoute()
+const router = useRouter()
+const session = useSessionStore()
+const overlay = useLocalizedOverlay()
+const toasts = useDirectoryToasts()
+const { rememberOpener, restoreFocus, leavePanel, followEditLink } = useDirectoryView()
+const isDesktop = useMediaQuery(DESKTOP_QUERY)
+const { listAuthors, listAllAuthors, deleteAuthor } = useAuthors()
+const collection = useDirectoryCollection(listAuthors)
+const removal = useDirectoryDelete<Author>()
+
+const { data: result, showSkeleton } = collection
+const { target: deleteTarget, pending: deletePending, notice: deleteNotice } = removal
+const loadState = computed(() =>
+	collection.state.value === 'forbidden' ? 'error' : collection.state.value,
+)
+const pendingPage = ref<number | null>(null)
+const searchText = ref(parseDirectoryQuery(route.query).q)
+const panel = ref<PanelTarget | null>(null)
+const linkTarget = ref<Author | null>(null)
+const deleteOptions = ref<ReassignOption[]>([])
+const destination = ref<string | number | undefined>(undefined)
+let searchTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+const sessionReady = computed(() => session.status === 'ready')
+const canManage = computed(() => session.canManageContent)
+const query = computed(() => parseDirectoryQuery(route.query))
+const queryKey = computed(() => JSON.stringify(query.value))
+const items = computed(() => result.value?.items ?? [])
+const total = computed(() => result.value?.total ?? 0)
+const pageCount = computed(() => pageCountFor(total.value, query.value.size))
+const firstRun = computed(
+	() => loadState.value === 'ready' && total.value === 0 && query.value.q === '',
+)
+const noResults = computed(
+	() => loadState.value === 'ready' && total.value === 0 && query.value.q !== '',
+)
+const showToolbar = computed(() => loadState.value !== 'error' && !firstRun.value)
+const showList = computed(
+	() =>
+		(loadState.value === 'ready' && total.value > 0) ||
+		(loadState.value === 'loading' && showSkeleton.value),
+)
+const showPaginator = computed(
+	() => loadState.value === 'ready' && (total.value > PAGINATOR_THRESHOLD || pageCount.value > 1),
+)
+const overlayOpen = computed(
+	() => panel.value !== null || linkTarget.value !== null || deleteTarget.value !== null,
+)
+const showPinnedButton = computed(
+	() =>
+		!isDesktop.value &&
+		canManage.value &&
+		!overlayOpen.value &&
+		loadState.value === 'ready' &&
+		!firstRun.value,
+)
+const description = computed(() =>
+	canManage.value
+		? t("The names readers see on your articles. An author doesn't need an account.")
+		: t('The names readers see on your articles. Only an owner or admin can change authors.'),
+)
+const headings = computed(() => [t('Author'), t('Slug'), t('Account'), t('Articles'), ''])
+const ownSlug = computed(() => session.session?.author?.slug ?? '')
+const knownSlugs = computed(() => items.value.map((author) => author.slug))
+
+function clearSearchTimer() {
+	if (searchTimer !== null) {
+		clearTimeout(searchTimer)
+		searchTimer = null
+	}
+}
+
+async function load(requested: DirectoryQuery) {
+	if (result.value !== null) {
+		pendingPage.value = requested.page
+	}
+	const outcome = await collection.load([requested], {
+		accept: (response) => {
+			const lastPage = pageCountFor(response.total, requested.size)
+			if (response.total > 0 && requested.page > lastPage) {
+				replaceQuery({ ...requested, page: lastPage })
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		},
+	})
+	if (outcome !== 'stale') {
+		pendingPage.value = null
+	}
+	if (outcome === 'ready') {
+		followLink()
+	}
+}
+
+async function replaceQuery(next: DirectoryQuery, mode: 'push' | 'replace' = 'replace') {
+	const target = toDirectoryRouteQuery(next, route.query)
+	if (sameRouteQuery(route.query, target)) {
+		return
+	}
+	await router[mode]({ query: target })
+}
+
+function normalizeUrl() {
+	const target = toDirectoryRouteQuery(query.value, route.query)
+	if (!sameRouteQuery(route.query, target)) {
+		router.replace({ query: target })
+	}
+}
+
+watch(
+	[sessionReady, queryKey],
+	([ready]) => {
+		if (!ready) {
+			return
+		}
+		normalizeUrl()
+		load(query.value)
+	},
+	{ immediate: true },
+)
+
+watch(
+	() => query.value.q,
+	(value) => {
+		if (value !== searchText.value.trim()) {
+			searchText.value = value
+		}
+	},
+)
+
+watch(searchText, (value) => {
+	clearSearchTimer()
+	searchTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+		searchTimer = null
+		const text = value.trim()
+		if (text !== query.value.q) {
+			replaceQuery({ q: text, page: 1, size: query.value.size })
+		}
+	}, SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+})
+
+watch(
+	() => route.query.edit,
+	() => {
+		if (loadState.value === 'ready') {
+			followLink()
+		}
+	},
+)
+
+onBeforeUnmount(clearSearchTimer)
+
+function clearSearch() {
+	clearSearchTimer()
+	searchText.value = ''
+	replaceQuery({ q: '', page: 1, size: query.value.size })
+}
+
+function changePage(page: number) {
+	replaceQuery({ ...query.value, page }, 'push')
+}
+
+function changeSize(size: number) {
+	replaceQuery({ ...query.value, size, page: 1 }, 'push')
+}
+
+async function findBySlug(slug: string) {
+	const loaded = items.value.find((author) => author.slug === slug)
+	if (loaded) {
+		return loaded
+	}
+	try {
+		const found = await listAuthors({ q: slug, page: 1, size: LOOKUP_SIZE })
+		return found.items.find((author) => author.slug === slug) ?? null
+	} catch {
+		return null
+	}
+}
+
+function openFor(author: Author): PanelTarget {
+	if (canManage.value) {
+		return { kind: 'edit', author, own: false }
+	}
+	return author.slug === ownSlug.value
+		? { kind: 'edit', author, own: true }
+		: { kind: 'view', author }
+}
+
+function followLink() {
+	return followEditLink(
+		findBySlug,
+		(author) => {
+			panel.value = openFor(author)
+		},
+		toasts.authorGone,
+	)
+}
+
+function openAdd() {
+	rememberOpener()
+	panel.value = { kind: 'add' }
+}
+
+function openEdit(author: Author, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	panel.value = { kind: 'edit', author, own: false }
+}
+
+function openRow(author: Author) {
+	rememberOpener()
+	panel.value = { kind: 'view', author }
+}
+
+function closePanel() {
+	panel.value = null
+	leavePanel()
+}
+
+function replaceItem(author: Author) {
+	if (!result.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	result.value = {
+		...result.value,
+		items: result.value.items.map((item) =>
+			item.id === author.id
+				? { ...author, user_email: author.user_email ?? item.user_email }
+				: item,
+		),
+	}
+}
+
+function removeItem(id: number) {
+	if (!result.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	const remaining = result.value.items.filter((item) => item.id !== id)
+	result.value = { ...result.value, items: remaining, total: Math.max(0, result.value.total - 1) }
+	if (remaining.length === 0 && result.value.total > 0) {
+		load(query.value)
+	}
+}
+
+function onSaved(author: Author) {
+	if (items.value.some((item) => item.id === author.id)) {
+		replaceItem(author)
+	} else {
+		load(query.value)
+	}
+	closePanel()
+}
+
+function onGone(id: number) {
+	removeItem(id)
+	closePanel()
+}
+
+function openLink(author: Author, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	linkTarget.value = author
+}
+
+function closeLink() {
+	linkTarget.value = null
+	restoreFocus()
+}
+
+function onLinked(author: Author) {
+	replaceItem(author)
+	closeLink()
+}
+
+function onLinkGone(id: number) {
+	removeItem(id)
+	closeLink()
+}
+
+function nobodyOption(): ReassignOption {
+	return {
+		value: NOBODY,
+		label: t('Nobody'),
+		description: t('Remove the byline'),
+		display: t('Nobody'),
+		none: true,
+	}
+}
+
+async function loadDeleteOptions(author: Author) {
+	let others: Author[] = []
+	let failed = false
+	try {
+		others = (await listAllAuthors()).filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== author.id)
+	} catch {
+		failed = true
+	}
+	const options: ReassignOption[] = [
+		...others.map((candidate) => ({
+			value: candidate.id,
+			label: candidate.name,
+			description: candidate.slug,
+			display: candidate.name,
+			avatarName: candidate.name,
+		})),
+		nobodyOption(),
+	]
+	return { options, failed }
+}
+
+async function openDelete(author: Author, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	const loaded = author.article_count > 0 ? await loadDeleteOptions(author) : null
+	deleteOptions.value = loaded?.options ?? []
+	destination.value = deleteOptions.value[0]?.value
+	removal.open(author)
+	if (loaded?.failed) {
+		removal.notice.value = {
+			title: copy('loadAuthorsFailed'),
+			description: copy('checkConnection'),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function closeDelete() {
+	removal.close()
+	restoreFocus()
+}
+
+const chosenAuthorName = computed(
+	() => deleteOptions.value.find((option) => option.value === destination.value)?.label ?? '',
+)
+const deleteBody = computed(() => {
+	const target = deleteTarget.value
+	if (!target) {
+		return { description: '', summary: '', confirm: '', pending: '' }
+	}
+	if (target.article_count === 0) {
+		return {
+			description: t(
+				'"{0}" will be deleted. No articles credit this author. This can\'t be undone.',
+				[target.name],
+			),
+			summary: '',
+			confirm: t('Delete author'),
+			pending: t('Deleting…'),
+		}
+	}
+	const many = target.article_count !== 1
+	return {
+		description: many
+			? t('"{0}" will be deleted and is credited on {1} articles. This can\'t be undone.', [
+					target.name,
+					target.article_count,
+				])
+			: t('"{0}" will be deleted and is credited on 1 article. This can\'t be undone.', [
+					target.name,
+				]),
+		summary:
+			destination.value === NOBODY
+				? t(
+						'The articles keep any other authors. Articles with only this author will have no byline.',
+					)
+				: t('Where an article has several authors, {0} is removed and the others stay.', [
+						target.name,
+					]),
+		confirm: many
+			? t('Delete and reassign {0} articles', [target.article_count])
+			: t('Delete and reassign 1 article'),
+		pending: t('Reassigning…'),
+	}
+})
+
+async function runDelete(target: Author) {
+	const credited = target.article_count
+	const reassignTo =
+		credited === 0
+			? undefined
+			: destination.value === NOBODY
+				? NOBODY
+				: Number(destination.value)
+	const receiver = reassignTo === NOBODY || credited === 0 ? null : chosenAuthorName.value
+	await deleteAuthor(target.id, reassignTo)
+	removeItem(target.id)
+	toasts.authorDeleted(credited, receiver)
+	closeDelete()
+}
+
+async function handleDeleteFailure(error: unknown, target: Author) {
+	const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'author')
+	if (kind === 'session') {
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'hasArticles') {
+		closeDelete()
+		await showBlocked(target)
+		return
+	}
+	if (toasts.report(kind, 'author')) {
+		if (kind === 'gone') {
+			removeItem(target.id)
+		}
+		closeDelete()
+		return
+	}
+	removal.notice.value = {
+		title: t("Couldn't delete the author"),
+		description: copy('nothingChanged'),
+	}
+}
+
+function confirmDelete() {
+	return removal.confirm(runDelete, handleDeleteFailure)
+}
+
+async function creditedCount(target: Author) {
+	try {
+		const found = await listAuthors({ q: target.slug, page: 1, size: LOOKUP_SIZE })
+		return (
+			found.items.find((item) => item.id === target.id)?.article_count || target.article_count
+		)
+	} catch {
+		return target.article_count
+	}
+}
+
+async function showBlocked(target: Author) {
+	const count = Math.max(1, await creditedCount(target))
+	const reassign = await overlay
+		.create(ConfirmDialog, {
+			props: {
+				get title() {
+					return t("Can't delete this author")
+				},
+				get description() {
+					return count === 1
+						? t(
+								'"{0}" is credited on 1 article. Choose another author to credit instead, or remove {0} from those articles first.',
+								[target.name],
+							)
+						: t(
+								'"{0}" is credited on {1} articles. Choose another author to credit instead, or remove {0} from those articles first.',
+								[target.name, count],
+							)
+				},
+				get confirmLabel() {
+					return t('Reassign articles')
+				},
+				get cancelLabel() {
+					return t('Close')
+				},
+				get pendingLabel() {
+					return t('Reassign articles')
+				},
+				tone: 'neutral',
+				action: async () => undefined,
+			},
+		})
+		.open()
+	if (reassign) {
+		await openDelete({ ...target, article_count: count }, null)
+	} else {
+		restoreFocus()
+	}
+}
+
+function menuItems(author: Author): DirectoryMenuItem[] {
+	const items: DirectoryMenuItem[] = [
+		{
+			key: 'edit',
+			label: t('Edit'),
+			icon: 'i-lucide-pencil',
+			onSelect: (trigger) => openEdit(author, trigger),
+		},
+	]
+	if (!author.is_linked) {
+		items.push({
+			key: 'link',
+			label: t('Link user'),
+			icon: 'i-lucide-link',
+			onSelect: (trigger) => openLink(author, trigger),
+		})
+	}
+	items.push({
+		key: 'delete',
+		label: t('Delete…'),
+		icon: 'i-lucide-trash-2',
+		destructive: true,
+		separated: true,
+		onSelect: (trigger) => openDelete(author, trigger),
+	})
+	return items
+}
+
+const noResultsTitle = computed(() => t('No authors match "{0}"', [query.value.q]))
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DashboardShell compact-padding :mobile-title="t('Authors')">
+		<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+			<div class="flex flex-wrap items-end gap-4">
+				<div class="flex min-w-50 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
+					<h1 class="text-xl font-semibold text-highlighted">{{ t('Authors') }}</h1>
+					<p class="text-muted">{{ description }}</p>
+				</div>
+				<DirectoryAddButton v-if="isDesktop && canManage" @click="openAdd">
+					{{ t('Add author') }}
+				</DirectoryAddButton>
+			</div>
+
+			<UInput
+				v-if="showToolbar"
+				v-model="searchText"
+				type="search"
+				icon="i-lucide-search"
+				:placeholder="t('Search by name or slug')"
+				:aria-label="t('Search by name or slug')"
+				class="w-full sm:w-70"
+				:ui="{ base: 'h-11 text-lg sm:h-8 sm:text-sm' }"
+			/>
+
+			<UAlert
+				v-if="loadState === 'error'"
+				role="alert"
+				color="error"
+				variant="soft"
+				orientation="vertical"
+				:close="false"
+				icon="i-lucide-circle-x"
+				:title="t('Couldn\'t load authors')"
+				:description="t('Check your connection and try again.')"
+				:ui="{ actions: 'mt-2' }"
+			>
+				<template #actions>
+					<UButton
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="outline"
+						icon="i-lucide-rotate-cw"
+						class="h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-8"
+						:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+						@click="load(query)"
+					>
+						{{ t('Try again') }}
+					</UButton>
+				</template>
+			</UAlert>
+
+			<UEmpty
+				v-else-if="firstRun"
+				variant="naked"
+				icon="i-lucide-feather"
+				:title="t('No authors yet')"
+				:description="
+					t('Authors are the names readers see on articles. They don\'t need an account.')
+				"
+				:ui="{
+					root: 'gap-3 border border-default bg-default px-6 py-14',
+					avatar: 'mb-0 size-11 rounded-none bg-elevated text-toned',
+					title: 'text-md font-semibold',
+					description: 'max-w-85 text-pretty text-muted',
+				}"
+			>
+				<template v-if="canManage" #actions>
+					<UButton icon="i-lucide-plus" class="h-11 px-4 md:h-8" @click="openAdd">
+						{{ t('Add author') }}
+					</UButton>
+				</template>
+			</UEmpty>
+
+			<UEmpty
+				v-else-if="noResults"
+				variant="naked"
+				icon="i-lucide-search"
+				:title="noResultsTitle"
+				:description="t('Check the spelling, or search for a shorter part of the name.')"
+				:ui="{
+					root: 'gap-3 border border-default bg-default px-6 py-14',
+					avatar: 'mb-0 size-11 rounded-none bg-elevated text-toned',
+					title: 'text-md font-semibold',
+					description: 'max-w-85 text-pretty text-muted',
+				}"
+			>
+				<template #actions>
+					<UButton
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="outline"
+						class="h-11 border border-accented bg-default px-4 text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-8"
+						@click="clearSearch"
+					>
+						{{ t('Clear search') }}
+					</UButton>
+				</template>
+			</UEmpty>
+
+			<DirectoryList
+				v-else-if="showList"
+				:items="items"
+				:columns="LIST_COLUMNS"
+				:headings="headings"
+				:loading="loadState === 'loading'"
+				:skeleton-rows="SKELETON_ROWS"
+				:read-only="!canManage"
+				:label="t('Authors')"
+				:row-title="(author: Author) => author.name"
+				:menu-items="menuItems"
+				@open="openRow"
+			>
+				<template #cells="{ item }">
+					<div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2.5">
+						<AuthorAvatar :name="item.name" :size="32" />
+						<span class="truncate font-medium text-highlighted" :title="item.name">{{
+							item.name
+						}}</span>
+					</div>
+					<span class="truncate font-mono text-xs/4.5 text-muted">{{ item.slug }}</span>
+					<span class="flex">
+						<DirectoryBadge :kind="item.is_linked ? 'linked' : 'guest'" />
+					</span>
+					<span class="text-muted">{{ pluralArticles(item.article_count) }}</span>
+				</template>
+				<template #card="{ item }">
+					<AuthorAvatar :name="item.name" :size="40" />
+					<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.75">
+						<span
+							class="truncate text-md/5.25 font-medium text-highlighted"
+							:title="item.name"
+							>{{ item.name }}</span
+						>
+						<span class="truncate font-mono text-xs/4 text-muted">{{ item.slug }}</span>
+						<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted">
+							<DirectoryBadge :kind="item.is_linked ? 'linked' : 'guest'" />
+							<span>{{ pluralArticles(item.article_count) }}</span>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				</template>
+			</DirectoryList>
+
+			<AppPaginator
+				v-if="showPaginator"
+				:page="query.page"
+				:page-count="pageCount"
+				:total="total"
+				:size="query.size"
+				:loading-page="pendingPage"
+				@update:page="changePage"
+				@update:size="changeSize"
+			/>
+		</div>
+
+		<DirectoryAddButton v-if="showPinnedButton" pinned @click="openAdd">
+			{{ t('Add author') }}
+		</DirectoryAddButton>
+
+		<AuthorFormPanel
+			v-if="panel && (panel.kind === 'add' || panel.kind === 'edit')"
+			:key="panel.kind === 'edit' ? panel.author.id : 'add'"
+			:author="panel.kind === 'edit' ? panel.author : undefined"
+			:own-profile="panel.kind === 'edit' && panel.own"
+			:own-email="session.session?.email ?? ''"
+			:known-slugs="knownSlugs"
+			@close="closePanel"
+			@saved="onSaved"
+			@updated="replaceItem"
+			@gone="onGone"
+		/>
+
+		<AuthorViewPanel
+			v-if="panel && panel.kind === 'view'"
+			:author="panel.author"
+			@close="closePanel"
+		/>
+
+		<LinkUserDialog
+			v-if="linkTarget"
+			:author="linkTarget"
+			@close="closeLink"
+			@linked="onLinked"
+			@gone="onLinkGone"
+		/>
+
+		<ReassignDialog
+			v-if="deleteTarget"
+			v-model:selected="destination"
+			closable
+			:title="t('Delete this author?')"
+			:description="deleteBody.description"
+			:confirm-label="deleteBody.confirm"
+			:pending-label="deleteBody.pending"
+			:select-label="t('Credit these articles to')"
+			:options="deleteOptions"
+			:summary="deleteBody.summary"
+			:pending="deletePending"
+			:notice="deleteNotice"
+			@confirm="confirmDelete"
+			@close="closeDelete"
+		>
+			<p v-if="deleteTarget.is_linked && deleteTarget.user_email" class="text-xs text-muted">
+				{{
+					t("Linked to {0}. The user account isn't affected.", [deleteTarget.user_email])
+				}}
+			</p>
+		</ReassignDialog>
+	</DashboardShell>
+</template>

web/src/views/SettingsView.vue

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useLocalizedOverlay, useLocalizedToast } from '@/i18n/presentation'
 import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
 import DashboardShell from '@/components/DashboardShell.vue'
 import MediaLinksCard from '@/components/MediaLinksCard.vue'
+import PublishingLinksCard from '@/components/PublishingLinksCard.vue'
 import MediaCleanupCard from '@/components/MediaCleanupCard.vue'
 import RestartOverlay from '@/components/RestartOverlay.vue'
 import RetentionCard from '@/components/RetentionCard.vue'
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ const updatesCard = ref<InstanceType<typeof UpdatesCard> | null>(null)
 const loadState = ref<LoadState>('loading')
 const settings = ref<WorkspaceSettings | null>(null)
 const version = computed(() => settings.value?.version ?? '')
-const isOwner = computed(() => session.session?.role === 'owner')
+const isOwner = computed(() => session.isOwner)
 const showSkeleton = ref(false)
 let skeletonTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 
@@ -465,6 +466,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 
 			<MediaLinksCard />
 
+			<PublishingLinksCard v-if="isOwner" />
+
 			<MediaCleanupCard />
 
 			<RetentionCard

web/src/views/SitesView.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,541 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { t } from '@/i18n'
+
+import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useLocalizedOverlay } from '@/i18n/presentation'
+import ConfirmDialog from '@/components/ConfirmDialog.vue'
+import DashboardShell from '@/components/DashboardShell.vue'
+import DirectoryAddButton from '@/components/DirectoryAddButton.vue'
+import DirectoryBadge from '@/components/DirectoryBadge.vue'
+import DirectoryList from '@/components/DirectoryList.vue'
+import ReassignDialog, { type ReassignOption } from '@/components/ReassignDialog.vue'
+import SiteFormPanel from '@/components/SiteFormPanel.vue'
+import SitesForbidden from '@/components/SitesForbidden.vue'
+import { useDirectoryCollection } from '@/composables/useDirectoryCollection'
+import { useDirectoryDelete } from '@/composables/useDirectoryDelete'
+import { useDirectoryToasts } from '@/composables/useDirectoryToasts'
+import { useDirectoryView } from '@/composables/useDirectoryView'
+import { useSites, type Site } from '@/composables/useSites'
+import { hostOf, pluralArticles } from '@/lib/directory'
+import { COPY, copy } from '@/lib/directoryCopy'
+import { classifyFailure } from '@/lib/directoryErrors'
+import type { DirectoryMenuItem } from '@/lib/directoryMenu'
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/session'
+
+const DESKTOP_QUERY = '(min-width: 48rem)'
+const LIST_COLUMNS = 'minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(0,1.5fr) 110px 44px'
+const SKELETON_ROWS = 3
+
+type PanelTarget = { mode: 'add' } | { mode: 'edit'; site: Site }
+
+const route = useRoute()
+const router = useRouter()
+const session = useSessionStore()
+const overlay = useLocalizedOverlay()
+const toasts = useDirectoryToasts()
+const { rememberOpener, restoreFocus, leavePanel, followEditLink } = useDirectoryView()
+const isDesktop = useMediaQuery(DESKTOP_QUERY)
+const { listSites, setDefaultSite, deleteSite } = useSites()
+const collection = useDirectoryCollection(listSites)
+const removal = useDirectoryDelete<Site>()
+
+const { state: loadState, showSkeleton } = collection
+const { target: deleteTarget, pending: deletePending, notice: deleteNotice } = removal
+const sites = computed({
+	get: () => collection.data.value ?? [],
+	set: (value: Site[]) => {
+		collection.data.value = value
+	},
+})
+const panel = ref<PanelTarget | null>(null)
+const destinationId = ref<number | undefined>(undefined)
+let requested = false
+
+const sessionReady = computed(() => session.status === 'ready')
+const isOwner = computed(() => session.isOwner)
+const forbidden = computed(
+	() => (sessionReady.value && !isOwner.value) || loadState.value === 'forbidden',
+)
+const showList = computed(
+	() => loadState.value === 'ready' || (loadState.value === 'loading' && showSkeleton.value),
+)
+const onlyDefault = computed(
+	() => loadState.value === 'ready' && sites.value.length === 1 && sites.value[0]!.is_default,
+)
+const overlayOpen = computed(() => panel.value !== null || deleteTarget.value !== null)
+const defaultSite = computed(() => sites.value.find((site) => site.is_default))
+const panelSite = computed(() => {
+	const target = panel.value
+	if (!target || target.mode === 'add') {
+		return undefined
+	}
+	return sites.value.find((site) => site.id === target.site.id) ?? target.site
+})
+
+const destinationOptions = computed<ReassignOption[]>(() => {
+	const target = deleteTarget.value
+	if (!target || target.article_count === 0) {
+		return []
+	}
+	return sites.value
+		.filter((site) => site.id !== target.id)
+		.map((site) => ({
+			value: site.id,
+			label: site.name,
+			description: hostOf(site.base_url),
+			display: `${site.name} · ${hostOf(site.base_url)}`,
+		}))
+})
+const destination = computed(() => sites.value.find((site) => site.id === destinationId.value))
+
+const deleteDescription = computed(() => {
+	const target = deleteTarget.value
+	if (!target) {
+		return ''
+	}
+	if (target.article_count === 0) {
+		return t('"{0}" will be deleted. No articles belong to it. This can\'t be undone.', [
+			target.name,
+		])
+	}
+	return target.article_count === 1
+		? t(
+				'"{0}" will be deleted. 1 article belongs to it, so choose a site to move them to. This can\'t be undone.',
+				[target.name],
+			)
+		: t(
+				'"{0}" will be deleted. {1} articles belong to it, so choose a site to move them to. This can\'t be undone.',
+				[target.name, target.article_count],
+			)
+})
+const deleteSummary = computed(() => {
+	const target = deleteTarget.value
+	const to = destination.value
+	if (!target || !to) {
+		return ''
+	}
+	return target.article_count === 1
+		? t('1 article will move to {0}. Their canonical host changes to {1}.', [
+				to.name,
+				hostOf(to.base_url),
+			])
+		: t('{0} articles will move to {1}. Their canonical host changes to {2}.', [
+				target.article_count,
+				to.name,
+				hostOf(to.base_url),
+			])
+})
+const deleteConfirmLabel = computed(() => {
+	const target = deleteTarget.value
+	if (!target || target.article_count === 0) {
+		return t('Delete site')
+	}
+	return target.article_count === 1
+		? t('Move 1 article and delete')
+		: t('Move {0} articles and delete', [target.article_count])
+})
+const deletePendingLabel = computed(() =>
+	deleteTarget.value && deleteTarget.value.article_count > 0
+		? t('Moving articles…')
+		: t('Deleting…'),
+)
+
+async function loadSites() {
+	const outcome = await collection.load([])
+	if (outcome === 'ready') {
+		followLink()
+	}
+}
+
+watch(
+	[sessionReady, isOwner],
+	([ready, owner]) => {
+		if (ready && owner && !requested) {
+			requested = true
+			loadSites()
+		}
+	},
+	{ immediate: true },
+)
+
+watch(
+	() => route.query.edit,
+	() => {
+		if (loadState.value === 'ready' && isOwner.value) {
+			followLink()
+		}
+	},
+)
+
+function followLink() {
+	if (!isOwner.value) {
+		return
+	}
+	return followEditLink(
+		(key) => sites.value.find((candidate) => candidate.key === key) ?? null,
+		(site) => {
+			panel.value = { mode: 'edit', site }
+		},
+		toasts.siteGone,
+	)
+}
+
+function openAdd() {
+	rememberOpener()
+	panel.value = { mode: 'add' }
+}
+
+function openEdit(site: Site, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	panel.value = { mode: 'edit', site }
+}
+
+function closePanel() {
+	panel.value = null
+	leavePanel()
+}
+
+function upsert(site: Site) {
+	const exists = sites.value.some((candidate) => candidate.id === site.id)
+	sites.value = exists
+		? sites.value.map((candidate) => (candidate.id === site.id ? site : candidate))
+		: [...sites.value, site]
+	if (site.is_default) {
+		markDefault(site.id)
+	}
+}
+
+function markDefault(id: number) {
+	sites.value = sites.value.map((site) => ({ ...site, is_default: site.id === id }))
+}
+
+function removeSite(id: number) {
+	sites.value = sites.value.filter((site) => site.id !== id)
+}
+
+function onSaved(site: Site) {
+	upsert(site)
+	closePanel()
+}
+
+function onGone(id: number) {
+	removeSite(id)
+	closePanel()
+}
+
+function confirmDefault(site: Site, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	overlay
+		.create(ConfirmDialog, {
+			props: {
+				get title() {
+					return t('Make {0} the default site?', [site.name])
+				},
+				get description() {
+					return t(
+						'New articles start on this site. Articles that are already on other sites stay where they are.',
+					)
+				},
+				get confirmLabel() {
+					return t('Make default')
+				},
+				get cancelLabel() {
+					return t('Cancel')
+				},
+				get pendingLabel() {
+					return t('Saving…')
+				},
+				tone: 'neutral',
+				action: async () => {
+					try {
+						await setDefaultSite(site.id)
+					} catch (error) {
+						const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'site')
+						if (kind === 'session') {
+							return
+						}
+						if (toasts.report(kind, 'site')) {
+							if (kind === 'gone') {
+								removeSite(site.id)
+							}
+							return
+						}
+						throw new Error(COPY.siteSaveFailed)
+					}
+					markDefault(site.id)
+					toasts.siteDefaultChanged(site.name)
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		.open()
+		.then(restoreFocus)
+}
+
+function openDelete(site: Site, trigger: HTMLElement | null) {
+	rememberOpener(trigger)
+	removal.open(site)
+	const options = destinationOptions.value
+	const preferred = options.find((option) => option.value === defaultSite.value?.id)
+	destinationId.value = Number((preferred ?? options[0])?.value) || undefined
+}
+
+function closeDelete() {
+	removal.close()
+	restoreFocus()
+}
+
+async function refreshTarget(id: number) {
+	try {
+		sites.value = await listSites()
+		removal.target.value = sites.value.find((site) => site.id === id) ?? null
+	} catch {
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+async function runDelete(target: Site) {
+	const moved = target.article_count
+	const to = moved > 0 ? destination.value : undefined
+	await deleteSite(target.id, to?.id)
+	removeSite(target.id)
+	if (to) {
+		to.article_count += moved
+	}
+	toasts.siteDeleted(moved, to?.name ?? '')
+	closeDelete()
+}
+
+async function handleDeleteFailure(error: unknown, target: Site) {
+	const kind = classifyFailure(error, 'site')
+	if (kind === 'session') {
+		return
+	}
+	if (kind === 'hasArticles') {
+		await refreshTarget(target.id)
+		destinationId.value = defaultSite.value?.id
+		removal.notice.value = {
+			description: t('Choose where the articles go. This site has {0} articles.', [
+				deleteTarget.value?.article_count ?? target.article_count,
+			]),
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if (toasts.report(kind, 'site')) {
+		if (kind === 'gone') {
+			removeSite(target.id)
+		}
+		closeDelete()
+		return
+	}
+	removal.notice.value = {
+		title: t("Couldn't delete the site"),
+		description: copy('nothingChanged'),
+	}
+}
+
+function confirmDelete() {
+	return removal.confirm(runDelete, handleDeleteFailure)
+}
+
+function menuItems(site: Site): DirectoryMenuItem[] {
+	const items: DirectoryMenuItem[] = [
+		{
+			key: 'edit',
+			label: t('Edit'),
+			icon: 'i-lucide-pencil',
+			onSelect: (trigger) => openEdit(site, trigger),
+		},
+	]
+	if (!site.is_default) {
+		items.push({
+			key: 'default',
+			label: t('Set as default'),
+			icon: 'i-lucide-star',
+			onSelect: (trigger) => confirmDefault(site, trigger),
+		})
+	}
+	items.push({
+		key: 'delete',
+		label: t('Delete…'),
+		icon: 'i-lucide-trash-2',
+		destructive: true,
+		separated: !site.is_default,
+		unavailable: site.is_default,
+		hint: site.is_default ? copy('defaultSiteBlocked') : undefined,
+		onSelect: (trigger) => openDelete(site, trigger),
+	})
+	return items
+}
+
+const headings = computed(() => [t('Site'), t('Base URL'), t('Articles'), ''])
+
+function backToSettings() {
+	router.push('/settings')
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<DashboardShell compact-padding :mobile-title="t('Sites')">
+		<template #breadcrumb>
+			<UBreadcrumb
+				:items="[
+					{
+						get label() {
+							return t('Settings')
+						},
+						to: '/settings',
+					},
+					{
+						get label() {
+							return t('Sites')
+						},
+					},
+				]"
+				color="neutral"
+				class="hidden lg:block"
+				:ui="{ link: 'text-sm font-medium' }"
+			/>
+		</template>
+
+		<SitesForbidden v-if="forbidden" @back="backToSettings" />
+
+		<div v-else-if="sessionReady" class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+			<div class="flex flex-wrap items-end gap-4">
+				<div class="flex min-w-50 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
+					<h1 class="text-xl font-semibold text-highlighted">{{ t('Sites') }}</h1>
+					<p class="text-muted">{{ t('The frontends that display your content.') }}</p>
+				</div>
+				<DirectoryAddButton v-if="isDesktop" @click="openAdd">
+					{{ t('Add site') }}
+				</DirectoryAddButton>
+			</div>
+
+			<UAlert
+				v-if="loadState === 'error'"
+				role="alert"
+				color="error"
+				variant="soft"
+				orientation="vertical"
+				:close="false"
+				icon="i-lucide-circle-x"
+				:title="t('Couldn\'t load sites')"
+				:description="t('Check your connection and try again.')"
+				:ui="{ actions: 'mt-2' }"
+			>
+				<template #actions>
+					<UButton
+						color="neutral"
+						variant="outline"
+						icon="i-lucide-rotate-cw"
+						class="h-11 gap-1.5 border border-accented bg-default px-2.5 text-xs text-highlighted ring-0 md:h-8"
+						:ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-3.5' }"
+						@click="loadSites"
+					>
+						{{ t('Try again') }}
+					</UButton>
+				</template>
+			</UAlert>
+
+			<DirectoryList
+				v-if="showList"
+				:items="sites"
+				:columns="LIST_COLUMNS"
+				:headings="headings"
+				:loading="loadState === 'loading'"
+				:skeleton-rows="SKELETON_ROWS"
+				:label="t('Sites')"
+				:row-title="(site: Site) => site.name"
+				:menu-items="menuItems"
+			>
+				<template #cells="{ item }">
+					<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-0.5">
+						<div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+							<span
+								class="truncate font-medium text-highlighted"
+								:title="item.name"
+								>{{ item.name }}</span
+							>
+							<DirectoryBadge v-if="item.is_default" kind="default" />
+							<DirectoryBadge
+								v-if="item.default_robots === 'noindex'"
+								kind="noindex"
+							/>
+						</div>
+						<span class="font-mono text-xs/4 text-muted">{{ item.key }}</span>
+					</div>
+					<span class="truncate font-mono text-xs/4.5 text-toned">{{
+						item.base_url
+					}}</span>
+					<span class="text-muted">{{ pluralArticles(item.article_count) }}</span>
+				</template>
+				<template #card="{ item }">
+					<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-1">
+						<div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+							<span class="truncate font-medium text-highlighted">{{
+								item.name
+							}}</span>
+							<DirectoryBadge v-if="item.is_default" kind="default" />
+							<DirectoryBadge
+								v-if="item.default_robots === 'noindex'"
+								kind="noindex"
+							/>
+						</div>
+						<span class="truncate font-mono text-xs/4.5 text-toned">{{
+							hostOf(item.base_url)
+						}}</span>
+						<span class="text-xs/5 text-muted">{{
+							pluralArticles(item.article_count)
+						}}</span>
+					</div>
+				</template>
+			</DirectoryList>
+
+			<p v-if="onlyDefault" class="text-pretty text-muted">
+				{{
+					t(
+						'Add another site if your content is shown on more than one frontend. Each article belongs to one site.',
+					)
+				}}
+			</p>
+		</div>
+
+		<DirectoryAddButton
+			v-if="!isDesktop && !forbidden && loadState !== 'error'"
+			v-show="!overlayOpen"
+			pinned
+			@click="openAdd"
+		>
+			{{ t('Add site') }}
+		</DirectoryAddButton>
+
+		<SiteFormPanel
+			v-if="panel"
+			:key="panel.mode === 'edit' ? panel.site.id : 'add'"
+			:site="panelSite"
+			:sites="sites"
+			@close="closePanel"
+			@saved="onSaved"
+			@updated="upsert"
+			@defaulted="upsert"
+			@gone="onGone"
+		/>
+
+		<ReassignDialog
+			v-if="deleteTarget"
+			v-model:selected="destinationId"
+			:title="t('Delete this site?')"
+			:description="deleteDescription"
+			:confirm-label="deleteConfirmLabel"
+			:pending-label="deletePendingLabel"
+			:select-label="t('Move articles to')"
+			:options="destinationOptions"
+			:summary="deleteSummary"
+			:pending="deletePending"
+			:notice="deleteNotice"
+			@confirm="confirmDelete"
+			@close="closeDelete"
+		/>
+	</DashboardShell>
+</template>

web/src/views/VariantsPage.vue

@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ let formOpener: HTMLElement | null = null
 let requested = false
 
 const sessionReady = computed(() => session.status === 'ready')
-const canManage = computed(
-	() => session.session?.role === 'owner' || session.session?.role === 'admin',
-)
+const canManage = computed(() => session.canManageContent)
 const forbidden = computed(
 	() => (sessionReady.value && !canManage.value) || store.loadState === 'forbidden',
 )

web/src/views/__tests__/ActivityView.spec.ts

@@ -79,12 +79,13 @@ describe('Navigation', () => {
 			'/home',
 			'/article',
 			'/media',
+			'/authors',
 			'/users',
 			'/activity',
 			'/integration',
 			'/settings',
 		])
-		const activity = links[4]!
+		const activity = links[5]!
 		expect(activity.getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page')
 		await expectIcon(activity, 'history')
 		expect(textOf(document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="breadcrumb"]'))).toBe('Activity')

web/src/views/__tests__/AuthorsDelete.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import {
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	textOf,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+async function openDelete(name: string, backend = createBackend()) {
+	await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+	await openRowMenu(name)
+	await chooseMenuItem('Delete…')
+	return backend
+}
+
+function box() {
+	return dialog()!
+}
+
+function trigger() {
+	return box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!
+}
+
+async function openSelect() {
+	trigger().click()
+	await flushPromises()
+}
+
+function optionLabels() {
+	return Array.from(box().querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).map((option) => textOf(option))
+}
+
+describe('Authors delete: reassign (recommended)', () => {
+	it('explains, preselects the first other author and lists the buttons', async () => {
+		const backend = await openDelete('Camille Roche')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(box().getAttribute('role')).toBe('alertdialog')
+		expect(text).toContain('Delete this author?')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'"Camille Roche" will be deleted and is credited on 3 articles. This can\'t be undone.',
+		)
+		expect(text).toContain('Credit these articles to')
+		expect(textOf(trigger())).toBe('Inès Duarte')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'Where an article has several authors, Camille Roche is removed and the others stay.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Cancel', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(button('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(
+			backend.calls.filter((call) => call.raw === '/v1/author/?page=1&size=100'),
+		).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it('adds the linked-account line for a linked author', async () => {
+		await openDelete('Inès Duarte')
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(
+			"Linked to ines.duarte@renew.example. The user account isn't affected.",
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: reassign succeeds', () => {
+	it('sends one DELETE with reassign_to, reads Reassigning… and toasts', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/author/7'] = () => hold.promise
+		await openDelete('Camille Roche', backend)
+		await click('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())
+
+		expect(button('Reassigning…', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		hold.resolve(undefined)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const deletes = callsTo(backend, 'DELETE', '/v1/author/7')
+		expect(deletes).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(deletes[0]!.query.get('reassign_to')).toBe('2')
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Camille Roche')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Author deleted')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('3 articles now credit Inès Duarte.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: choose who', () => {
+	it('does not list the deleted author and ends with Nobody', async () => {
+		await openDelete('Camille Roche')
+		await openSelect()
+
+		const labels = optionLabels()
+		expect(labels.some((label) => label.includes('Camille Roche'))).toBe(false)
+		expect(labels.at(-1)).toContain('Nobody')
+		expect(labels.at(-1)).toContain('Remove the byline')
+		expect(labels[0]).toContain('Inès Duarte')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: nobody', () => {
+	it('explains the byline and sends reassign_to=none', async () => {
+		const backend = await openDelete('Camille Roche')
+		await openSelect()
+		Array.from(box().querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="option"]'))
+			.find((option) => textOf(option).includes('Nobody'))!
+			.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(
+			'The articles keep any other authors. Articles with only this author will have no byline.',
+		)
+		await click('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())
+
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'DELETE', '/v1/author/7')[0]!.query.get('reassign_to')).toBe('none')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Authors delete: failed with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('keeps the dialog open with the notice and enables the buttons again', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/author/7'] = responder
+		await openDelete('Camille Roche', backend)
+		await click('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())
+
+		const alert = textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))
+		expect(alert).toContain("Couldn't delete the author")
+		expect(alert).toContain('Nothing was changed. Try again in a moment.')
+		expect(button('Cancel', box())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false)
+		expect(button('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(
+			false,
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: server fallback (409)', () => {
+	it('opens the fallback dialog and Reassign articles reopens the reassign dialog', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/author/7'] = failWith(409, 'author_has_articles')
+		await openDelete('Camille Roche', backend)
+		await click('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain("Can't delete this author")
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'"Camille Roche" is credited on 3 articles. Choose another author to credit instead, or remove Camille Roche from those articles first.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Close', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(button('Reassign articles', box())).toBeTruthy()
+
+		await click('Reassign articles', box())
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Delete this author?')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: no articles', () => {
+	it('asks a plain confirmation with no select and sends no reassign_to', async () => {
+		const backend = await openDelete('Léa Fontaine')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Delete this author?')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'"Léa Fontaine" will be deleted. No articles credit this author. This can\'t be undone.',
+		)
+		expect(trigger()).toBeNull()
+		expect(button('Delete author', box())).toBeTruthy()
+
+		await click('Delete author', box())
+
+		const deletes = callsTo(backend, 'DELETE', '/v1/author/10')
+		expect(deletes).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(deletes[0]!.query.has('reassign_to')).toBe(false)
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Léa Fontaine')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors delete: author already gone', () => {
+	it('closes, removes the row and shows the info toast on 404', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/author/7'] = failWith(404, 'author_not_found')
+		await openDelete('Camille Roche', backend)
+		await click('Delete and reassign 3 articles', box())
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Camille Roche')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('That author no longer exists')
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/AuthorsForm.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import {
+	authorsFixture,
+	blur,
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	field,
+	labelled,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	textOf,
+	typeInto,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const URL_MESSAGE = 'Enter a full URL starting with https://.'
+const SAVE_FAILED = "Couldn't save the author. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment."
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+function box() {
+	return dialog()!
+}
+
+function nameField() {
+	return field('e.g. Camille Roche')
+}
+
+function bioField() {
+	return field('A sentence or two about the author.')
+}
+
+function websiteField() {
+	return field('https://example.com')
+}
+
+function slugField() {
+	return labelled('Slug') as HTMLInputElement
+}
+
+function submit(label = 'Add author') {
+	return click(label, box())
+}
+
+function userTrigger() {
+	return box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!
+}
+
+async function openAdd(options: Parameters<typeof mountDirectory>[2] = {}) {
+	const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', options)
+	await click('Add author')
+	return backend
+}
+
+async function openEdit(name: string, options: Parameters<typeof mountDirectory>[2] = {}) {
+	const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', options)
+	await openRowMenu(name)
+	await chooseMenuItem('Edit')
+	return backend
+}
+
+describe('Authors form: add, empty', () => {
+	it('opens a slide-over with every field, placeholder, counter and the byline preview', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		for (const copy of [
+			'Add author',
+			'Avatar (optional)',
+			'Choose image',
+			'Name',
+			'Slug',
+			'Bio (optional)',
+			'0 / 280',
+			'Website (optional)',
+			'Social links (optional)',
+			'Add link',
+			'0 of 5',
+			'Linked user (optional)',
+			'Link a CMS user if this author has an account. Guest writers need no link.',
+			'Byline preview',
+			'Author name',
+			'The bio appears here.',
+			'Cancel',
+		]) {
+			expect(text).toContain(copy)
+		}
+		expect(nameField()).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(field('Generated from the name')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(bioField()).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(websiteField()).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(textOf(userTrigger())).toBe('No linked user')
+		expect(button('Add author', box())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: slug from the name', () => {
+	it('fills the slug with an Auto badge, an Edit slug pencil and follows the byline preview', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Camille Roche')
+
+		expect(slugField().value).toBe('camille-roche')
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Auto')
+		expect(button('Edit slug', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'Generated from the name. Used in public author URLs and API paths. Unique across all authors.',
+		)
+		expect(text).toContain('Byline preview Camille Roche')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: add succeeds', () => {
+	it('sends exactly one POST with the exact body, reads Saving… and lists the author', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = (call) => {
+			backend.authors.push({
+				id: 200,
+				is_linked: false,
+				article_count: 0,
+				...call.body,
+			} as never)
+			return hold.promise
+		}
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe Lambert')
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'Writes about plaster.')
+		await typeInto(websiteField(), 'https://zoe.example')
+		await click('Add link', box())
+		await typeInto(
+			box().querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[placeholder="https://x.com/username"]')!,
+			'https://x.com/zoe',
+		)
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(button('Saving…', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		hold.resolve({ id: 200 })
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const posts = callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/author/')
+		expect(posts).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(posts[0]!.body).toEqual({
+			name: 'Zoe Lambert',
+			slug: 'zoe-lambert',
+			bio: 'Writes about plaster.',
+			avatar_id: null,
+			website: 'https://zoe.example',
+			social_links: [{ type: 'x', url: 'https://x.com/zoe' }],
+			user_id: null,
+		})
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).toContain('Zoe Lambert')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: slug collision', () => {
+	it('shows the message, a suggestion and the reset link, and the suggestion keeps the other values', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = failWith(409, 'author_slug_taken')
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Camille Roche')
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'A bio')
+		await submit()
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('The slug "camille-roche" is already used by another author.')
+		expect(text).toContain('Use camille-roche-2')
+		expect(text).toContain('Reset to match the name')
+
+		await click('Use camille-roche-2', box())
+
+		expect(slugField().value).toBe('camille-roche-2')
+		expect(bioField().value).toBe('A bio')
+		expect(nameField().value).toBe('Camille Roche')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: validation', () => {
+	it('asks for a name and sends nothing', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Enter a name.')
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/author/')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('refuses a bio of 291 characters with the counter in the error colour', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'x'.repeat(291))
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Shorten the bio to 280 characters.')
+		const counter = Array.from(box().querySelectorAll('span')).find(
+			(span) => textOf(span) === '291 / 280' && !span.querySelector('span'),
+		)!
+		expect(counter.className).toContain('text-error')
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/author/')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('refuses a website without https', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await typeInto(websiteField(), 'example.com')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(URL_MESSAGE)
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/author/')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('refuses a social link with an http URL under its row', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await click('Add link', box())
+		await typeInto(
+			box().querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('input[placeholder="https://x.com/username"]')!,
+			'http://x',
+		)
+		await submit()
+
+		const row = box()
+			.querySelector('[data-testid="social-link-row"]')!
+			.closest('[data-slot="root"]')!
+		expect(textOf(row)).toContain(URL_MESSAGE)
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/author/')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	[422, 'bio_too_long', 'Shorten the bio to 280 characters.'],
+	[422, 'invalid_url', URL_MESSAGE],
+	[409, 'user_already_linked', 'That user already has an author. Choose another user.'],
+])('Authors form: server validation %s %s', (status, code, message) => {
+	it('shows the message under the field', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = failWith(status, code)
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await typeInto(websiteField(), 'https://zoe.example')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(message)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: social links', () => {
+	it('adds rows with a type select, a type-specific placeholder, and a limit of five', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+
+		for (let index = 0; index < 5; index += 1) {
+			await click('Add link', box())
+		}
+
+		expect(box().querySelectorAll('[data-testid="social-link-row"]')).toHaveLength(5)
+		expect(button('Add link', box())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('You can add up to 5 links.')
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('5 of 5')
+		expect(box().querySelectorAll('input[placeholder="https://x.com/username"]')).toHaveLength(
+			5,
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: linked user, choose', () => {
+	it('lists the users without an author under their group', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		userTrigger().click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Users without an author')
+		expect(text).toContain('Marta Alves marta@renew.example')
+		expect(text).toContain('Rui Santos rui@renew.example')
+		expect(text).not.toContain('Inès Duarte ines.duarte')
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'GET', '/v1/user/')).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(
+			backend.calls.filter((call) => call.raw === '/v1/author/?page=1&size=100'),
+		).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it('pages through the authors to find every linked user', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = Array.from({ length: 120 }, (_, index) => ({
+			...authorsFixture()[1]!,
+			id: 600 + index,
+			name: `Writer ${index}`,
+			slug: `writer-${index}`,
+			user_id: index === 119 ? 1 : null,
+		}))
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		userTrigger().click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const paths = backend.calls
+			.filter((call) => call.path === '/v1/author/')
+			.map((call) => call.raw)
+		expect(paths).toContain('/v1/author/?page=1&size=100')
+		expect(paths).toContain('/v1/author/?page=2&size=100')
+		expect(textOf(box())).not.toContain('Marta Alves')
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Rui Santos')
+	})
+
+	it('says so when every user already has an author', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = authorsFixture().map((item, index) => ({ ...item, user_id: index + 1 }))
+		backend.users = backend.users.slice(0, 1)
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		userTrigger().click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Every user already has an author.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: edit a linked author', () => {
+	it('fills the fields, shows the linked user with Unlink and sends only the changed fields', async () => {
+		const backend = await openEdit('Inès Duarte')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Edit Inès Duarte')
+		expect(nameField().value).toBe('Inès Duarte')
+		expect(slugField().value).toBe('ines-duarte')
+		expect(text).toContain('ines.duarte@renew.example')
+		expect(button('Unlink', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(text).toContain('New articles by this user start with this author.')
+
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'A new bio')
+		await submit('Save changes')
+
+		const patches = callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/author/2')
+		expect(patches).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).toEqual({ bio: 'A new bio' })
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: unlink', () => {
+	it('asks, sends one PATCH with user_id null, returns to No linked user and toasts', async () => {
+		const backend = await openEdit('Inès Duarte')
+		await click('Unlink', box())
+
+		const ask = document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')!
+		const text = textOf(ask)
+		expect(text).toContain('Unlink Inès Duarte?')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'Inès Duarte will stay on their articles. New articles by ines.duarte@renew.example will no longer start with this author.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Cancel', ask)).toBeTruthy()
+		await click('Unlink user', ask)
+
+		const patches = callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/author/2')
+		expect(patches).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).toEqual({ user_id: null })
+		expect(textOf(userTrigger())).toBe('No linked user')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('User unlinked')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Inès Duarte is now a guest author.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: link a guest', () => {
+	it('links a user from the row menu and shows Linked on the row', async () => {
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+		await openRowMenu('Camille Roche')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Link user')
+
+		const ask = document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')!
+		expect(textOf(ask)).toContain('Link Camille Roche to a user?')
+		expect(textOf(ask)).toContain('Only users without an author are listed.')
+		expect(button('Link user', ask)!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+
+		ask.querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		expect(textOf(ask)).toContain('Marta Alves marta@renew.example')
+		const option = Array.from(ask.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[role="option"]')).find(
+			(item) => textOf(item).includes('Marta Alves'),
+		)!
+		option.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await click('Link user', ask)
+
+		const patches = callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/author/7')
+		expect(patches).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).toEqual({ user_id: 1 })
+		expect(rowTexts()[1]).toContain('Linked')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: avatar picker', () => {
+	it('opens the media picker for the avatar, returns the id and sends avatar_id on save', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/media/'] = () => ({
+			items: [
+				{
+					id: 55,
+					filename: 'face.jpg',
+					url: '/media/face.jpg',
+					size: 1000,
+					content_type: 'image/jpeg',
+					width: 400,
+					height: 400,
+					sha256: '0abc',
+					uploaded_by: 'Marta Alves',
+					created_at: '2026-09-12T12:00:00Z',
+					used_in: 0,
+					duplicate: false,
+					variant_count: 0,
+					variant_size: 0,
+				},
+			],
+			total: 1,
+			page: 1,
+			size: 25,
+			counts: { all: 1, unused: 1, duplicates: 0 },
+		})
+		await openEdit('Camille Roche', { backend })
+		await click('Choose image', box())
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const picker = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]')).at(-1)!
+		const text = textOf(picker)
+		expect(text).toContain('Choose an image')
+		expect(text).toContain('The avatar for Camille Roche.')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'Shown as a square. Choose an image with the face or logo near the middle.',
+		)
+		picker.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-picker-tile]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await click('Use image', picker)
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('face.jpg')
+		await submit('Save changes')
+
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/author/7')[0]!.body).toEqual({ avatar_id: 55 })
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Authors form: save failed with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('shows the notice and keeps the values', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = responder
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'Keep me')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toContain(SAVE_FAILED)
+		expect(nameField().value).toBe('Zoe')
+		expect(bioField().value).toBe('Keep me')
+		expect(nameField().disabled).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: role changed while open', () => {
+	it('raises an error toast on 403 author_rights', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = failWith(403, 'author_rights')
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(nameField(), 'Zoe')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Only an owner or admin can change authors')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('You can still edit your own author profile.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: deep link', () => {
+	it('opens the edit slide-over for an owner or admin', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?edit=camille-roche', { role: 'admin' })
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Edit Camille Roche')
+	})
+
+	it('shows an info toast and opens nothing for an unknown slug', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?edit=nobody-here')
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('That author no longer exists')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors form: own author, any role, by deep link only', () => {
+	function memberBackend() {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = authorsFixture(false)
+		return backend
+	}
+	const own = { id: 2, name: 'Inès Duarte', slug: 'ines-duarte' }
+
+	it('opens the form with the linked user locked, no Unlink, no Link user and no delete', async () => {
+		const backend = memberBackend()
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?edit=ines-duarte', {
+			backend,
+			role: 'member',
+			author: own,
+			email: 'ines.duarte@renew.example',
+		})
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Edit Inès Duarte')
+		expect(text).toContain('ines.duarte@renew.example')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'This is your author profile. Only an owner or admin can change the link.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Unlink', box())).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(button('Link user', box())).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(button(/Delete/, box())).toBeUndefined()
+
+		await typeInto(bioField(), 'Mine')
+		await submit('Save changes')
+
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/author/2')[0]!.body).toEqual({ bio: 'Mine' })
+	})
+
+	it('opens the read-only detail for another author', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?edit=camille-roche', {
+			backend: memberBackend(),
+			role: 'member',
+			author: own,
+		})
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Only an owner or admin can change this author.')
+		expect(box().querySelectorAll('input, textarea')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
+
+void blur

web/src/views/__tests__/AuthorsView.spec.ts

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+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import router from '@/router'
+import type { Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import { MOBILE_WIDTH } from '@/components/__tests__/viewport'
+import {
+	authorsFixture,
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	rows,
+	textOf,
+	typeInto,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const SKELETON_DELAY_MS = 150
+const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 120
+const OWNER_DESCRIPTION =
+	"The names readers see on your articles. An author doesn't need an account."
+const READ_ONLY_DESCRIPTION =
+	'The names readers see on your articles. Only an owner or admin can change authors.'
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+function listCalls(backend: ReturnType<typeof createBackend>) {
+	return backend.calls.filter((call) => call.method === 'GET' && call.path === '/v1/author/')
+}
+
+function manyAuthors(count: number): Author[] {
+	return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => ({
+		...authorsFixture()[1]!,
+		id: 500 + index,
+		name: `Writer ${String(index).padStart(2, '0')}`,
+		slug: `writer-${index}`,
+	}))
+}
+
+describe.each(['owner', 'admin'])('Authors: default for %s', (role) => {
+	it('shows the header, the search field, the columns and the rows', async () => {
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role })
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('h1')?.textContent).toBe('Authors')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(OWNER_DESCRIPTION)
+		expect(button('Add author')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('input[placeholder="Search by name or slug"]'),
+		).toBeTruthy()
+		const header = document.body.querySelector(
+			'[data-testid="directory-row"]',
+		)!.previousElementSibling!
+		expect(textOf(header)).toBe('Author Slug Account Articles')
+		expect(rowTexts()).toEqual([
+			'ID Inès Duarte ines-duarte Linked 9 articles',
+			'CR Camille Roche camille-roche Guest 3 articles',
+			'AK Dr. Alexandra Konstantinopoulou-Whitfield dr-alexandra-konstantinopoulou-whitfield Guest 1 article',
+			'LF Léa Fontaine lea-fontaine Guest No articles',
+		])
+		expect(listCalls(backend)[0]!.raw).toBe('/v1/author/?page=1&size=25')
+	})
+
+	it('puts Authors between Media and Users in the sidebar, current on /authors', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role })
+
+		const links = Array.from(
+			document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLAnchorElement>('nav[aria-label="Main"] a'),
+		)
+		const hrefs = links.map((link) => link.getAttribute('href'))
+		expect(hrefs.slice(2, 5)).toEqual(['/media', '/authors', '/users'])
+		expect(links[3]!.getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page')
+	})
+
+	it('shows a long name in full on hover', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role })
+
+		const name = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('span.truncate')).find((span) =>
+			textOf(span).startsWith('Dr. Alexandra'),
+		)!
+		expect(name.getAttribute('title')).toBe('Dr. Alexandra Konstantinopoulou-Whitfield')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors: loading', () => {
+	it('draws skeleton rows after the delay and marks the list busy', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/author/'] = () => hold.promise
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[aria-busy="true"]')).toBeNull()
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(SKELETON_DELAY_MS)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[aria-busy="true"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-skeleton-row"]'),
+		).toHaveLength(6)
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Authors: error on load with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('shows the alert and requests the list again on Try again', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/author/'] = responder
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+
+		const alert = textOf(document.body.querySelector('[role="alert"]'))
+		expect(alert).toContain("Couldn't load authors")
+		expect(alert).toContain('Check your connection and try again.')
+
+		delete backend.responders['GET /v1/author/']
+		await click('Try again')
+
+		expect(listCalls(backend)).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(rows()).toHaveLength(4)
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['owner', true],
+	['admin', true],
+	['member', false],
+])('Authors: empty, first run for %s', (role, canAdd) => {
+	it('hides the toolbar and shows the empty state', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = []
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend, role })
+
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('input[placeholder="Search by name or slug"]'),
+		).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('No authors yet')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
+			"Authors are the names readers see on articles. They don't need an account.",
+		)
+		const emptyButton = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('button')).filter(
+			(element) => textOf(element) === 'Add author',
+		)
+		expect(emptyButton.length > 0).toBe(canAdd)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors: no results', () => {
+	it('names the search and clears it from the URL', async () => {
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?q=zoe')
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('No authors match "zoe"')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
+			'Check the spelling, or search for a shorter part of the name.',
+		)
+		await click('Clear search')
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.q).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(listCalls(backend).at(-1)!.raw).toBe('/v1/author/?page=1&size=25')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors: search and pagination in the URL', () => {
+	it('debounces the search, requests it and keeps it in the URL', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+		const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+			'input[placeholder="Search by name or slug"]',
+		)!
+		await typeInto(input, 'cam')
+
+		expect(listCalls(backend)).toHaveLength(1)
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(listCalls(backend).at(-1)!.raw).toBe('/v1/author/?q=cam&page=1&size=25')
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.q).toBe('cam')
+	})
+
+	it('requests the page and size found in the URL', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = manyAuthors(130)
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?q=writer&page=2&size=50', { backend })
+
+		expect(listCalls(backend)[0]!.raw).toBe('/v1/author/?q=writer&page=2&size=50')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Showing 51–100 of 130')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the paginator only when the total exceeds 25', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain('per page')
+		await unmountDirectory()
+
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = manyAuthors(40)
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Showing 1–25 of 40')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([['size=30'], ['page=abc'], ['page=0']])(
+	'Authors: invalid value in the URL (%s)',
+	(query) => {
+		it('replaces the value by its default with no notice and never reaches the API', async () => {
+			const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', `/authors?${query}`)
+			await flushPromises()
+
+			expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.size).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.page).toBeUndefined()
+			expect(listCalls(backend).map((call) => call.raw)).toEqual([
+				'/v1/author/?page=1&size=25',
+			])
+			expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull()
+		})
+	},
+)
+
+describe('Authors: row menu for an owner or admin', () => {
+	it('offers Edit, Link user and Delete… for a guest and Edit and Delete… for a linked author', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+
+		await openRowMenu('Camille Roche')
+		expect(Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]')).map(textOf)).toEqual(
+			['Edit', 'Link user', 'Delete…'],
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('lists Edit and Delete… only for a linked author', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+		await openRowMenu('Inès Duarte')
+
+		expect(Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]')).map(textOf)).toEqual(
+			['Edit', 'Delete…'],
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('opens a bottom sheet below md', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+		await openRowMenu('Camille Roche')
+
+		expect(textOf(dialog()!.querySelector('h2'))).toBe('Camille Roche')
+		expect(dialog()!.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]')).toHaveLength(3)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors: read-only list for other roles', () => {
+	it('has no Add author button, no pinned button, no row menu and a chevron on each row', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role: 'member', width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(READ_ONLY_DESCRIPTION)
+		expect(button('Add author')).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(
+			Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('button[aria-label^="Actions for"]')),
+		).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(document.body.querySelectorAll('button[aria-label^="View "]')).toHaveLength(4)
+	})
+
+	it('keeps search working and shows the Authors sidebar entry on desktop', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role: 'member' })
+
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"] a[href="/authors"]'),
+		).not.toBeNull()
+		const input = document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+			'input[placeholder="Search by name or slug"]',
+		)!
+		await typeInto(input, 'lea')
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(listCalls(backend).at(-1)!.raw).toBe('/v1/author/?q=lea&page=1&size=25')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Authors: read-only detail', () => {
+	async function openDetail() {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role: 'member' })
+		await click('View Inès Duarte')
+	}
+
+	it('shows the author with Close as the only action and no email', async () => {
+		await openDetail()
+
+		const text = textOf(dialog())
+		for (const copy of [
+			'Inès Duarte',
+			'Linked',
+			'9 articles',
+			'Bio',
+			'Website',
+			'Only an owner or admin can change this author.',
+		]) {
+			expect(text).toContain(copy)
+		}
+		expect(text).not.toContain('ines.duarte@renew.example')
+		expect(dialog()!.querySelectorAll('input, textarea')).toHaveLength(0)
+		const actions = Array.from(dialog()!.querySelectorAll('button')).map(textOf)
+		expect(actions.filter((label) => label !== '')).toEqual(['Close'])
+	})
+
+	it('opens the same panel from /authors?edit=ines-duarte', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors?edit=ines-duarte', { role: 'member' })
+
+		expect(textOf(dialog())).toContain('Only an owner or admin can change this author.')
+		expect(dialog()!.querySelectorAll('input, textarea')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
+
+void callsTo

web/src/views/__tests__/DirectoryFixes.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { initializeLocale, setLocale } from '@/i18n'
+import { ApiError } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import type { Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import {
+	authorsFixture,
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	field,
+	labelled,
+	mountDirectory,
+	openRowMenu,
+	textOf,
+	typeInto,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+function box() {
+	return dialog()!
+}
+
+function manyAuthors(count: number): Author[] {
+	return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => ({
+		...authorsFixture()[1]!,
+		id: 500 + index,
+		name: `Writer ${String(index).padStart(3, '0')}`,
+		slug: `writer-${index}`,
+		article_count: index === 0 ? 3 : 1,
+	}))
+}
+
+describe('Author slug suggestions are never taken', () => {
+	it('skips slugs that are already on the loaded page and ones the server just refused', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors.push({
+			...authorsFixture()[1]!,
+			id: 90,
+			name: 'Other',
+			slug: 'camille-roche-2',
+		})
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/author/'] = failWith(409, 'author_slug_taken')
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+		await click('Add author')
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Camille Roche'), 'Camille Roche')
+		await click('Add author', box())
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Use camille-roche-3')
+		await click('Use camille-roche-3', box())
+		await click('Add author', box())
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Use camille-roche-4')
+		expect((labelled('Slug') as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe('camille-roche-3')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Author reassign options', () => {
+	it('walks every page of authors so nobody past the first hundred is missing', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.authors = manyAuthors(130)
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+		await openRowMenu('Writer 000')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Delete…')
+
+		const paths = backend.calls
+			.filter((call) => call.path === '/v1/author/')
+			.map((call) => call.raw)
+		expect(paths).toContain('/v1/author/?page=1&size=100')
+		expect(paths).toContain('/v1/author/?page=2&size=100')
+		const trigger = box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!
+		trigger.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		const labels = Array.from(box().querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).map(textOf)
+		expect(labels.some((label) => label.includes('Writer 129'))).toBe(true)
+		expect(labels.some((label) => label.includes('Writer 000'))).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('says so when the options cannot be loaded and still offers Nobody', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { backend })
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/author/?page=1&size=100'] = failWith(500)
+		await openRowMenu('Camille Roche')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Delete…')
+
+		const alert = textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))
+		expect(alert).toContain("Couldn't load authors")
+		expect(alert).toContain('Check your connection and try again.')
+		expect(textOf(box().querySelector('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]'))).toBe('Nobody')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Making another site the default from the form', () => {
+	async function openProjects(backend = createBackend()) {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+		await openRowMenu('Projects')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Edit')
+		return backend
+	}
+
+	it('keeps the list truthful when only the default step fails and retries just that step', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		let defaultCalls = 0
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/3/default'] = () => {
+			defaultCalls += 1
+			if (defaultCalls === 1) {
+				throw new ApiError(500)
+			}
+			backend.sites.forEach((site) => (site.is_default = site.id === 3))
+			return backend.sites.find((site) => site.id === 3)
+		}
+		await openProjects(backend)
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Projects 2')
+		box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="switch"]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await click('Save changes', box())
+
+		expect(textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toContain("Couldn't save the site")
+		expect(
+			textOf(document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-row"]')[2]),
+		).toContain('Projects 2')
+
+		await click('Save changes', box())
+
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/site/3')).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/site/3/default')).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Focus returns to the row menu button', () => {
+	it('puts focus back on the ellipsis button after closing a panel opened from the menu', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		await openRowMenu('Projects')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Edit')
+		await click('Cancel', box())
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(document.activeElement).toBe(button('Actions for Projects'))
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Failure copy passes through the dialog in the active language', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => setLocale('fr'))
+	afterEach(() => initializeLocale())
+
+	it('shows the French notice when setting the default fails', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/2/default'] = failWith(500)
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+		await click('Actions pour Journal')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Définir par défaut')
+		await click('Définir par défaut', box())
+
+		expect(textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toContain(
+			'Impossible d’enregistrer le site.',
+		)
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/DirectoryFrench.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { initializeLocale, setLocale } from '@/i18n'
+import { messages } from '@/i18n/messages'
+import { chooseMenuItem, click, mountDirectory, textOf, unmountDirectory } from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const MIN_LENGTH = 14
+
+const translatable = Object.entries(messages).filter(
+	([english, french]) =>
+		english !== french && !english.includes('{') && english.length >= MIN_LENGTH,
+)
+
+function leftovers() {
+	const shown = textOf(document.body)
+	return translatable.filter(([english]) => shown.includes(english)).map(([english]) => english)
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	localStorage.clear()
+	setLocale('fr')
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+	await unmountDirectory()
+	localStorage.clear()
+	initializeLocale()
+})
+
+describe('Language: every string of the sites screen has a French entry', () => {
+	it('translates the list, the row menu and the add form', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Les frontends qui affichent votre contenu.')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+
+		await click('Actions pour Journal')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Définir par défaut')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+		await chooseMenuItem('Définir par défaut')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('translates the add form and the delete dialog', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		await click('Ajouter un site')
+
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('translates the delete dialog', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		await click('Actions pour Journal')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Supprimer…')
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Supprimer ce site ?')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('translates the 403 page', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { role: 'admin' })
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Vous n’avez pas accès aux sites')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Retour aux paramètres')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Language: every string of the authors screen has a French entry', () => {
+	it('translates the list, the add form and the delete dialog', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Auteurs')
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('input[placeholder="Rechercher par nom ou identifiant"]'),
+		).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+
+		await click('Ajouter un auteur')
+		await flushPromises()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Aperçu de la signature')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('translates the delete dialog', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors')
+		await click('Actions pour Camille Roche')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Supprimer…')
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Supprimer cet auteur ?')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it('translates the read-only list', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('authors', '/authors', { role: 'member' })
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Seul un propriétaire ou un administrateur')
+		expect(leftovers()).toEqual([])
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/DirectorySessions.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
+import { mount, flushPromises, type VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import uiPlugin from '@nuxt/ui/vue-plugin'
+import UApp from '@nuxt/ui/components/App.vue'
+import router from '@/router'
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/session'
+import { DESKTOP_WIDTH, setViewportWidth } from '@/components/__tests__/viewport'
+import AuthorsView from '../AuthorsView.vue'
+import SitesView from '../SitesView.vue'
+
+let wrapper: VueWrapper | null = null
+
+function reply(status: number, body = '') {
+	return new Response(body, { status, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' } })
+}
+
+async function mountWith(
+	view: typeof AuthorsView | typeof SitesView,
+	path: string,
+	verified: boolean,
+) {
+	setViewportWidth(DESKTOP_WIDTH)
+	setActivePinia(createPinia())
+	const session = useSessionStore()
+	session.session = { verified, username: 'marta', id: 1, displayName: '', role: 'owner' }
+	session.status = 'ready'
+	await router.push(path)
+	wrapper = mount(defineComponent({ render: () => h(UApp, null, { default: () => h(view) }) }), {
+		attachTo: document.body,
+		global: { plugins: [router, uiPlugin] },
+	})
+	await flushPromises()
+}
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+	wrapper?.unmount()
+	wrapper = null
+	vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+	await router.push('/login')
+	document.body.innerHTML = ''
+})
+
+describe('Session problems use the app-wide handling', () => {
+	it.each([
+		['/authors', AuthorsView, '/v1/author/'],
+		['/settings/sites', SitesView, '/v1/site/'],
+	])('sends a 401 on %s to the login page with the expired reason', async (path, view, api) => {
+		const calls: string[] = []
+		vi.stubGlobal(
+			'fetch',
+			vi.fn(async (input: string) => {
+				calls.push(input)
+				return reply(401)
+			}),
+		)
+		await mountWith(view, path, true)
+		await vi.waitFor(() => expect(router.currentRoute.value.path).toBe('/login'))
+
+		expect(calls.some((call) => call.startsWith(api))).toBe(true)
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.path).toBe('/login')
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.query).toEqual({ redirect: path, reason: 'expired' })
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it('sends an unverified 403 on /authors to /register/pending', async () => {
+		vi.stubGlobal(
+			'fetch',
+			vi.fn(async () => reply(403)),
+		)
+		await mountWith(AuthorsView, '/authors', false)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.path).toBe('/register/pending')
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/MediaView.spec.ts

@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ describe('Sidebar', () => {
 			'/home',
 			'/article',
 			'/media',
+			'/authors',
 			'/users',
 			'/activity',
 			'/integration',

web/src/views/__tests__/ProfileView.spec.ts

@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ describe('Default: the usual first visit with no display name', () => {
 		expect(request).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 	})
 
-	it('marks none of the seven navigation items as the current page', async () => {
+	it('marks none of the eight navigation items as the current page', async () => {
 		await mountApp()
 
 		const links = document.body.querySelectorAll('nav[aria-label="Main"] a')
-		expect(links).toHaveLength(7)
+		expect(links).toHaveLength(8)
 		links.forEach((link) => expect(link.getAttribute('aria-current')).toBeNull())
 	})
 

web/src/views/__tests__/SettingsView.spec.ts

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ function deferred<T>() {
 	return { promise, resolve }
 }
 
-async function mountPage(settings: () => Promise<unknown>) {
+async function mountPage(settings: () => Promise<unknown>, role?: 'owner' | 'admin') {
 	setActivePinia(createPinia())
 	const session = useSessionStore()
-	session.session = { verified: true, username: 'marta', id: 1 }
+	session.session = { verified: true, username: 'marta', id: 1, ...(role ? { role } : {}) }
 	session.status = 'ready'
 	requestMock = vi.fn((path: string) => {
 		if (path === SETTINGS_PATH) {
@@ -185,3 +185,35 @@ describe('A 401 or an unverified 403 is handled globally, not by the page', () =
 		expect(tryAgainButton()).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 })
+
+describe('Publishing card: the owner manages sites from Settings', () => {
+	it('shows a Publishing card with a Manage sites row linking to /settings/sites', async () => {
+		await mountPage(() => Promise.resolve({ version: 'v2.2.0-beta' }), 'owner')
+
+		const card = document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="publishing-links-card"]')!
+		expect(card.textContent).toContain('Publishing')
+		expect(card.textContent).toContain('Where your content is shown.')
+		const row = card.querySelector('a')!
+		expect(row.getAttribute('href')).toBe('/settings/sites')
+		expect(row.textContent).toContain('Manage sites')
+		expect(row.textContent).toContain('Base URLs, default image and robots policy')
+	})
+
+	it('shows the sidebar Publishing group with a Sites entry linking to /settings/sites', async () => {
+		await mountPage(() => Promise.resolve({ version: 'v2.2.0-beta' }), 'owner')
+
+		const nav = document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"]')!
+		expect(nav.textContent).toContain('Publishing')
+		expect(nav.querySelector('a[href="/settings/sites"]')?.textContent).toContain('Sites')
+	})
+
+	it('hides the Publishing card, the Manage sites row and the Sites entry from an admin', async () => {
+		await mountPage(() => Promise.resolve({ version: 'v2.2.0-beta' }), 'admin')
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="publishing-links-card"]')).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain('Manage sites')
+		const nav = document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"]')!
+		expect(nav.textContent).not.toContain('Publishing')
+		expect(nav.querySelector('a[href="/settings/sites"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/SitesDelete.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import {
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	textOf,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+async function openDelete(name: string, backend = createBackend()) {
+	await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+	await openRowMenu(name)
+	await chooseMenuItem('Delete…')
+	return backend
+}
+
+function box() {
+	return dialog()!
+}
+
+function trigger() {
+	return box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]')!
+}
+
+describe('Sites delete: site with articles', () => {
+	it('explains, defaults the destination to the default site and shows the move summary', async () => {
+		await openDelete('Journal')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(box().getAttribute('role')).toBe('alertdialog')
+		expect(text).toContain('Delete this site?')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'"Journal" will be deleted. 38 articles belong to it, so choose a site to move them to. This can\'t be undone.',
+		)
+		expect(text).toContain('Move articles to')
+		expect(textOf(trigger())).toBe('Renew · renew.example')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'38 articles will move to Renew. Their canonical host changes to renew.example.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Cancel', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(button('Move 38 articles and delete', box())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites delete: choose destination', () => {
+	it('does not offer the deleted site and shows the name and the host on each option', async () => {
+		await openDelete('Journal')
+		trigger().click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const options = Array.from(box().querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).map((option) =>
+			textOf(option),
+		)
+		expect(options).toEqual([
+			'Renew renew.example',
+			'Projects projects.example',
+			'Archive archive.example',
+		])
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites delete: with articles succeeds', () => {
+	it('sends one DELETE with reassign_to, reads Moving articles… and toasts', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/2'] = () => hold.promise
+		await openDelete('Journal', backend)
+		await click('Move 38 articles and delete', box())
+
+		expect(button('Moving articles…', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		hold.resolve(undefined)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const deletes = callsTo(backend, 'DELETE', '/v1/site/2')
+		expect(deletes).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(deletes[0]!.query.get('reassign_to')).toBe('1')
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Journal')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Site deleted')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('38 articles moved to Renew.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites delete: no articles', () => {
+	it('asks a plain confirmation with no select and sends no reassign_to', async () => {
+		const backend = await openDelete('Archive')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Delete this site?')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'"Archive" will be deleted. No articles belong to it. This can\'t be undone.',
+		)
+		expect(trigger()).toBeNull()
+		expect(button('Delete site', box())).toBeTruthy()
+
+		await click('Delete site', box())
+
+		const deletes = callsTo(backend, 'DELETE', '/v1/site/4')
+		expect(deletes).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(deletes[0]!.query.has('reassign_to')).toBe(false)
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Archive')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Sites delete: failure with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('keeps the dialog open with the notice and enables the buttons again', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/2'] = responder
+		await openDelete('Journal', backend)
+		await click('Move 38 articles and delete', box())
+
+		const alert = textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))
+		expect(alert).toContain("Couldn't delete the site")
+		expect(alert).toContain('Nothing was changed. Try again in a moment.')
+		expect(button('Cancel', box())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false)
+		expect(button('Move 38 articles and delete', box())!.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites delete: server refusals', () => {
+	it('keeps the dialog open and asks for a destination on 409 site_has_articles', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/2'] = failWith(409, 'site_has_articles')
+		await openDelete('Journal', backend)
+		await click('Move 38 articles and delete', box())
+
+		expect(dialog()).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Choose where the articles go. This site has 38 articles.')
+	})
+
+	it('closes and toasts on 403 default_site', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/2'] = failWith(403, 'default_site')
+		await openDelete('Journal', backend)
+		await click('Move 38 articles and delete', box())
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
+			"The default site can't be deleted. Make another site the default first.",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('closes, removes the row and toasts on 404', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/2'] = failWith(404, 'site_not_found')
+		await openDelete('Journal', backend)
+		await click('Move 38 articles and delete', box())
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Journal')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('That site no longer exists')
+	})
+})

web/src/views/__tests__/SitesForm.spec.ts

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+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import {
+	blur,
+	button,
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	field,
+	labelled,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	textOf,
+	typeInto,
+	unmountDirectory,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const BASE_URL_MESSAGES = {
+	scheme: 'Use https. For example https://blog.example.com.',
+	path: 'Remove the path. Use only the host, like https://blog.example.com.',
+	invalid: 'Enter a full URL, like https://blog.example.com.',
+}
+const SAVE_FAILED = "Couldn't save the site. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment."
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+async function openAdd(options: Parameters<typeof mountDirectory>[2] = {}) {
+	const backend = await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', options)
+	await click('Add site')
+	return backend
+}
+
+async function openEdit(name: string) {
+	const backend = await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+	await openRowMenu(name)
+	await chooseMenuItem('Edit')
+	return backend
+}
+
+async function fillValid(name = 'Journal 2', url = 'https://journal2.example') {
+	await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), name)
+	await typeInto(field('https://blog.example.com'), url)
+}
+
+function box() {
+	return dialog()!
+}
+
+function submit(label = 'Add site') {
+	return click(label, box())
+}
+
+describe('Sites form: add, empty', () => {
+	it('opens a slide-over with every field, placeholder and help', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		for (const copy of [
+			'Add site',
+			'Name',
+			'Key',
+			'Base URL',
+			'The public address of the frontend. Use https and no path.',
+			'Default social image (optional)',
+			'Choose image',
+			'Used when an article has no image of its own.',
+			'Default robots policy',
+			'Index',
+			'Noindex',
+			"Search engines may list this site's pages.",
+			'Locale (optional)',
+			'A language tag. Leave empty if the site has no single language.',
+			'Make this the default site',
+			'New articles start here. The current default is Renew.',
+			'Canonical URL preview',
+			'Cancel',
+		]) {
+			expect(text).toContain(copy)
+		}
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(field('Generated from the name')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(field('https://blog.example.com')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(field('e.g. en or fr-CH')).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(button('Add site', box())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+
+	it('focuses Name', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(document.activeElement).toBe(field('e.g. Journal'))
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: key from the name', () => {
+	it('fills the key with an Auto badge and unlocks it with the pencil', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Journal Online')
+
+		const key = labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement
+		expect(key.value).toBe('journal-online')
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Auto')
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(
+			"Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Used in API paths. It can't be changed after the site is added.",
+		)
+
+		await click('Edit key', box())
+		await typeInto(labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement, 'custom-key')
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Something else')
+
+		expect((labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe('custom-key')
+		expect(textOf(box())).not.toContain('Auto')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['http://blog.example.com', BASE_URL_MESSAGES.scheme],
+	['https://blog.example.com/en', BASE_URL_MESSAGES.path],
+	['blog', BASE_URL_MESSAGES.invalid],
+])('Sites form: base URL "%s" is not valid', (value, message) => {
+	it('shows the message on leaving the field and sends nothing', async () => {
+		const backend = await openAdd()
+		await fillValid('Journal 2', value)
+		await blur(field('https://blog.example.com'))
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(message)
+		await submit()
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/site/')).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(message)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: base URL refused by the server', () => {
+	it('shows the generic URL message on 400 invalid_site_url', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = failWith(400, 'invalid_site_url')
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await fillValid()
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(BASE_URL_MESSAGES.invalid)
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each(['http://localhost:5173', 'http://127.0.0.1:8081', 'http://[::1]:5173'])(
+	'Sites form: loopback host %s accepts http',
+	(value) => {
+		it('shows no base URL error', async () => {
+			await openAdd()
+			await fillValid('Journal 2', value)
+			await blur(field('https://blog.example.com'))
+
+			const text = textOf(box())
+			expect(text).not.toContain(BASE_URL_MESSAGES.scheme)
+			expect(text).not.toContain(BASE_URL_MESSAGES.invalid)
+			expect(text).not.toContain(BASE_URL_MESSAGES.path)
+		})
+	},
+)
+
+describe('Sites form: add succeeds', () => {
+	it('sends exactly one POST, shows Saving… with disabled fields, then closes and lists the site', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = () => hold.promise
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Notes')
+		await typeInto(field('https://blog.example.com'), 'https://notes.example')
+		box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="radio"][value="noindex"]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(button('Saving…', box())).toBeTruthy()
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal').disabled).toBe(true)
+		hold.resolve({
+			id: 5,
+			name: 'Notes',
+			key: 'notes',
+			base_url: 'https://notes.example',
+			default_social_image_id: null,
+			default_robots: 'noindex',
+			locale: null,
+			is_default: false,
+			article_count: 0,
+		})
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const posts = callsTo(backend, 'POST', '/v1/site/')
+		expect(posts).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(posts[0]!.body).toEqual({
+			name: 'Notes',
+			key: 'notes',
+			base_url: 'https://notes.example',
+			default_robots: 'noindex',
+			is_default: false,
+		})
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().at(-1)).toContain('Notes')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: duplicate key', () => {
+	it('flags the key on leaving the field and applies the suggestion', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Journal')
+		await click('Edit key', box())
+		const key = labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement
+		await blur(key)
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(
+			'A site with the key "journal" already exists. Choose another key.',
+		)
+		await click('Use journal-2', box())
+
+		expect((labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe('journal-2')
+		expect(textOf(box())).not.toContain('already exists')
+	})
+
+	it('flags the key when the server answers 409 site_key_taken', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.sites = backend.sites.filter((site) => site.key !== 'journal')
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = failWith(409, 'site_key_taken')
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await fillValid('Journal', 'https://journal.example')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain(
+			'A site with the key "journal" already exists. Choose another key.',
+		)
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Use journal-2')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Sites form: save failed with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('shows the notice, keeps the values and enables the form again', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = responder
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await fillValid()
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box().querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toContain(SAVE_FAILED)
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal').value).toBe('Journal 2')
+		expect(field('https://blog.example.com').value).toBe('https://journal2.example')
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal').disabled).toBe(false)
+		expect(button('Add site', box())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: invalid locale from the server', () => {
+	it('shows the locale message and keeps the panel open', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = failWith(400, 'invalid_locale')
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await fillValid()
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. en or fr-CH'), 'english')
+		await submit()
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Use a language tag like en or fr-CH.')
+		expect(dialog()).not.toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: edit the default site', () => {
+	it('fills the fields, locks the key and keeps the default switch on and locked', async () => {
+		await openEdit('Renew')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Edit Renew')
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal').value).toBe('Renew')
+		const key = labelled('Key') as HTMLInputElement
+		expect(key.value).toBe('renew')
+		expect(key.readOnly || key.disabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(box().querySelector('[data-testid="slug-lock"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(text).toContain("Used in API paths, so it can't change.")
+		expect(text).toContain('Default site')
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'New articles start on the default site. To change it, make another site the default.',
+		)
+		const toggle = box().querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[role="switch"]')!
+		expect(toggle.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true')
+		expect(toggle.disabled || toggle.getAttribute('data-disabled') !== null).toBe(true)
+		expect(button('Save changes', box())).toBeTruthy()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: edit another site, noindex', () => {
+	it('shows Noindex selected with its help and sends a PATCH without the key', async () => {
+		const backend = await openEdit('Projects')
+
+		const text = textOf(box())
+		expect(text).toContain('Edit Projects')
+		expect(text).toContain("Asks search engines not to list this site's pages.")
+		expect(text).toContain('Make this the default site')
+		const noindex = box().querySelector('[role="radio"][value="noindex"]')!
+		expect(noindex.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true')
+
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Projects 2')
+		await submit('Save changes')
+
+		const patches = callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/site/3')
+		expect(patches).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).toEqual({ name: 'Projects 2' })
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).not.toHaveProperty('key')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: make another site the default from the form', () => {
+	it('sends the changed fields, then the default route, and never is_default in the first PATCH', async () => {
+		const backend = await openEdit('Projects')
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Projects 2')
+		box().querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="switch"]')!.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await submit('Save changes')
+
+		const order = backend.calls
+			.filter((call) => call.method === 'PATCH')
+			.map((call) => call.path)
+		expect(order).toEqual(['/v1/site/3', '/v1/site/3/default'])
+		expect(backend.calls.find((call) => call.path === '/v1/site/3')!.body).not.toHaveProperty(
+			'is_default',
+		)
+		expect(
+			textOf(document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-row"]')[2]),
+		).toContain('Default')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: discard changes', () => {
+	it('asks before closing a changed form with Escape and keeps it on Keep editing', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Notes')
+		box().dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }))
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const ask = document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')!
+		expect(textOf(ask)).toContain('Discard changes?')
+		await click('Keep editing', ask)
+
+		expect(field('e.g. Journal').value).toBe('Notes')
+	})
+
+	it('discards on confirmation and closes an unchanged form with Cancel straight away', async () => {
+		await openAdd()
+		await typeInto(field('e.g. Journal'), 'Notes')
+		await click('Cancel', box())
+		await click('Discard changes', document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')!)
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull()
+
+		await click('Add site')
+		await click('Cancel', box())
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites form: deep link', () => {
+	it('opens the edit slide-over for a known key', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites?edit=projects')
+
+		expect(textOf(box())).toContain('Edit Projects')
+	})
+
+	it('shows an info toast and opens nothing for an unknown key', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites?edit=nope')
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('That site no longer exists')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Slide-over accessibility', () => {
+	it('moves focus into the panel and returns it to the opening control on close', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		const opener = button('Add site')!
+		opener.focus()
+		opener.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(box().contains(document.activeElement)).toBe(true)
+		await click('Cancel', box())
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(document.activeElement).toBe(opener)
+	})
+
+	it('ignores Escape while a request is running', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['POST /v1/site/'] = () => pending<unknown>().promise
+		await openAdd({ backend })
+		await fillValid()
+		await submit()
+		box().dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }))
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(dialog()).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alertdialog"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+void useApi

web/src/views/__tests__/SitesView.spec.ts

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+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import router from '@/router'
+import { useApi } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import { DESKTOP_WIDTH, MOBILE_WIDTH } from '@/components/__tests__/viewport'
+import {
+	callsTo,
+	chooseMenuItem,
+	click,
+	createBackend,
+	dialog,
+	failWith,
+	mountDirectory,
+	networkFailure,
+	openRowMenu,
+	pending,
+	rowTexts,
+	rows,
+	textOf,
+	unmountDirectory,
+	button,
+} from './directoryTestKit'
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useApi', async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/composables/useApi')>()
+	return { ...actual, useApi: vi.fn() }
+})
+
+const SKELETON_DELAY_MS = 150
+const DEFAULT_SITE_TIP = "The default site can't be deleted. Make another site the default first."
+
+afterEach(unmountDirectory)
+
+describe('Sites: default (owner)', () => {
+	it('shows the header, the columns, the rows, the counts and the badges', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('h1')?.textContent).toBe('Sites')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('The frontends that display your content.')
+		expect(button('Add site')).toBeTruthy()
+		const header = document.body.querySelector(
+			'[data-testid="directory-row"]',
+		)!.previousElementSibling!
+		expect(textOf(header)).toBe('Site Base URL Articles')
+		expect(rowTexts()).toEqual([
+			'Renew Default renew https://renew.example 268 articles',
+			'Journal journal https://journal.example 38 articles',
+			'Projects Noindex projects https://projects.example 6 articles',
+			'Archive archive https://archive.example No articles',
+		])
+	})
+
+	it('draws cards below md with a full-width Add site button pinned to the bottom', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-card"]')).toHaveLength(4)
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[data-testid="directory-row"]')).toBeNull()
+		const pinned = button('Add site')!
+		expect(pinned.className).toContain('fixed')
+		expect(pinned.className).toContain('inset-x-4')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: only the default site', () => {
+	it('lists the row with the hint and draws no empty-state wall', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.sites = backend.sites.slice(0, 1)
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+
+		expect(rows()).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
+			'Add another site if your content is shown on more than one frontend. Each article belongs to one site.',
+		)
+		expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain('No sites yet')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: loading', () => {
+	it('draws nothing before 150 ms, then skeleton rows with aria-busy', async () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers()
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/site/'] = () => hold.promise
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[aria-busy="true"]')).toBeNull()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-skeleton-row"]'),
+		).toHaveLength(0)
+
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(SKELETON_DELAY_MS)
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[aria-busy="true"]')).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="directory-skeleton-row"]'),
+		).toHaveLength(3)
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['status 500', failWith(500)],
+	['a network error', networkFailure],
+])('Sites: error on load with %s', (_name, responder) => {
+	it('shows the alert, no rows, and Try again requests the list again', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/site/'] = responder
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+
+		const alert = document.body.querySelector('[role="alert"]')!
+		expect(textOf(alert)).toContain("Couldn't load sites")
+		expect(textOf(alert)).toContain('Check your connection and try again.')
+		expect(rows()).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(textOf(alert)).not.toContain('500')
+
+		delete backend.responders['GET /v1/site/']
+		await click('Try again')
+
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'GET', '/v1/site/')).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(document.body.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull()
+		expect(rows()).toHaveLength(4)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: row menu', () => {
+	it('offers Edit, Set as default and Delete… for a non-default site', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		await openRowMenu('Journal')
+
+		const labels = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]')).map(textOf)
+		expect(labels).toEqual(['Edit', 'Set as default', 'Delete…'])
+	})
+
+	it('opens a bottom sheet titled with the site name below md', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+		await openRowMenu('Journal')
+
+		const sheet = dialog()!
+		expect(textOf(sheet.querySelector('h2'))).toBe('Journal')
+		expect(sheet.querySelectorAll('[role="menuitem"]')).toHaveLength(3)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: delete unavailable on the default site', () => {
+	it('keeps Delete… focusable with aria-disabled and sends nothing when activated', async () => {
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+		await openRowMenu('Renew')
+
+		const item = button(/^Delete…/)!
+		expect(item.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBe('true')
+		expect(item.hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false)
+		expect(item.getAttribute('data-disabled')).toBeNull()
+		expect(textOf(document.getElementById(item.getAttribute('aria-describedby')!))).toBe(
+			DEFAULT_SITE_TIP,
+		)
+		item.focus()
+		expect(document.activeElement).toBe(item)
+
+		item.click()
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		expect(dialog()?.getAttribute('role')).not.toBe('alertdialog')
+		expect(backend.calls.filter((call) => call.method === 'DELETE')).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('writes the explanation in the sheet below md', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { width: MOBILE_WIDTH })
+		await openRowMenu('Renew')
+
+		expect(textOf(dialog())).toContain(DEFAULT_SITE_TIP)
+		expect(button('Delete…')!.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBe('true')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: set as default', () => {
+	async function openDialog(backend = createBackend()) {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+		await openRowMenu('Journal')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Set as default')
+		return backend
+	}
+
+	it('asks, sends one PATCH without a body, shows Saving… and moves the badge with a toast', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		const hold = pending<unknown>()
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/2/default'] = () => hold.promise
+		await openDialog(backend)
+
+		const box = dialog()!
+		expect(textOf(box)).toContain('Make Journal the default site?')
+		expect(textOf(box)).toContain(
+			'New articles start on this site. Articles that are already on other sites stay where they are.',
+		)
+		expect(button('Cancel', box)).toBeTruthy()
+
+		await click('Make default', box)
+		expect(button('Saving…', box)).toBeTruthy()
+		hold.resolve({})
+		await flushPromises()
+
+		const patches = callsTo(backend, 'PATCH', '/v1/site/2/default')
+		expect(patches).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(patches[0]!.body).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(textOf(rows()[1])).toContain('Default')
+		expect(textOf(rows()[0])).not.toContain('Default')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Default site changed')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('"Journal" is now the default site.')
+	})
+
+	it('keeps the dialog open with a notice on a 500', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/2/default'] = failWith(500)
+		await openDialog(backend)
+		await click('Make default', dialog()!)
+
+		expect(dialog()).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(textOf(dialog()!.querySelector('[role="alert"]'))).toContain(
+			"Couldn't save the site. Your changes are still here. Try again in a moment.",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('closes, removes the row and toasts on a 404', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/2/default'] = failWith(404, 'site_not_found')
+		await openDialog(backend)
+		await click('Make default', dialog()!)
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(rowTexts().join(' ')).not.toContain('Journal')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('That site no longer exists')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain(
+			'It was deleted somewhere else, so we removed it from the list.',
+		)
+	})
+
+	it('closes and shows the owner-only toast on a 403', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['PATCH /v1/site/2/default'] = failWith(
+			403,
+			'Only the owner can do this.',
+		)
+		await openDialog(backend)
+		await click('Make default', dialog()!)
+
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Only the owner can manage sites')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Ask the owner of this site.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe.each([
+	['admin', '/settings/sites'],
+	['member', '/settings/sites'],
+	['admin', '/settings/sites?edit=journal'],
+])('Sites: forbidden (403 page) for %s on %s', (role, path) => {
+	it('explains instead of redirecting, opens no panel and Back to Settings goes to /settings', async () => {
+		const backend = await mountDirectory('sites', path, { role })
+
+		const text = document.body.textContent ?? ''
+		expect(text).toContain("You don't have access to Sites")
+		expect(text).toContain(
+			'Only the owner can manage sites. Ask the owner of this site if you need a change.',
+		)
+		expect(router.currentRoute.value.fullPath).toBe(path)
+		expect(dialog()).toBeNull()
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"] a[href="/settings/sites"]'),
+		).toBeNull()
+		expect(callsTo(backend, 'GET', '/v1/site/')).toHaveLength(0)
+
+		const push = vi.spyOn(router, 'push').mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+		await click('Back to Settings')
+
+		expect(push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/settings')
+		push.mockRestore()
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: the API answers 403 where the SPA expected the owner', () => {
+	it('shows the 403 page when the answer is for the page load', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['GET /v1/site/'] = failWith(403, 'Only the owner can do this.')
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("You don't have access to Sites")
+		expect(rows()).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it('shows an error toast when the answer is for an action', async () => {
+		const backend = createBackend()
+		backend.responders['DELETE /v1/site/4'] = failWith(403, 'Only the owner can do this.')
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { backend })
+		await openRowMenu('Archive')
+		await chooseMenuItem('Delete…')
+		await click('Delete site', dialog()!)
+
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Only the owner can manage sites')
+		expect(document.body.textContent).toContain('Ask the owner of this site.')
+	})
+})
+
+describe('Sites: the sidebar for the owner and for an admin', () => {
+	it('shows a Publishing group with a Sites entry linking to /settings/sites for the owner', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites')
+
+		const nav = document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"]')!
+		expect(textOf(nav)).toContain('Publishing')
+		const link = nav.querySelector<HTMLAnchorElement>('a[href="/settings/sites"]')!
+		expect(textOf(link)).toBe('Sites')
+		expect(link.getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page')
+	})
+
+	it('has no Publishing group and no Sites entry for an admin', async () => {
+		await mountDirectory('sites', '/settings/sites', { role: 'admin' })
+
+		const nav = document.body.querySelector('nav[aria-label="Main"]')!
+		expect(textOf(nav)).not.toContain('Publishing')
+		expect(nav.querySelector('a[href="/settings/sites"]')).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
+
+void useApi
+void DESKTOP_WIDTH

web/src/views/__tests__/directoryTestKit.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,445 @@
+import { vi } from 'vitest'
+import { defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
+import { mount, flushPromises, type VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import uiPlugin from '@nuxt/ui/vue-plugin'
+import UApp from '@nuxt/ui/components/App.vue'
+import router from '@/router'
+import { ApiError, NetworkError, useApi, type MeAuthor } from '@/composables/useApi'
+import type { Author } from '@/composables/useAuthors'
+import type { Site } from '@/composables/useSites'
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/session'
+import { DESKTOP_WIDTH, setViewportWidth } from '@/components/__tests__/viewport'
+import AuthorsView from '../AuthorsView.vue'
+import SitesView from '../SitesView.vue'
+
+export interface Call {
+	method: string
+	path: string
+	raw: string
+	query: URLSearchParams
+	body: Record<string, unknown> | undefined
+}
+
+export type Responder = (call: Call) => unknown | Promise<unknown>
+
+export interface Backend {
+	sites: Site[]
+	authors: Author[]
+	users: unknown[]
+	calls: Call[]
+	responders: Record<string, Responder>
+}
+
+export function sitesFixture(): Site[] {
+	const base = {
+		default_social_image_id: null,
+		default_robots: 'index' as const,
+		locale: null,
+	}
+	return [
+		{
+			...base,
+			id: 1,
+			name: 'Renew',
+			key: 'renew',
+			base_url: 'https://renew.example',
+			is_default: true,
+			article_count: 268,
+		},
+		{
+			...base,
+			id: 2,
+			name: 'Journal',
+			key: 'journal',
+			base_url: 'https://journal.example',
+			is_default: false,
+			article_count: 38,
+		},
+		{
+			...base,
+			id: 3,
+			name: 'Projects',
+			key: 'projects',
+			base_url: 'https://projects.example',
+			default_robots: 'noindex',
+			is_default: false,
+			article_count: 6,
+		},
+		{
+			...base,
+			id: 4,
+			name: 'Archive',
+			key: 'archive',
+			base_url: 'https://archive.example',
+			is_default: false,
+			article_count: 0,
+		},
+	]
+}
+
+function author(overrides: Partial<Author> & Pick<Author, 'id' | 'name' | 'slug'>): Author {
+	return {
+		bio: '',
+		avatar_id: null,
+		website: null,
+		social_links: [],
+		user_id: null,
+		is_linked: false,
+		article_count: 0,
+		...overrides,
+	}
+}
+
+export function authorsFixture(withEmails = true): Author[] {
+	const list = [
+		author({
+			id: 2,
+			name: 'Inès Duarte',
+			slug: 'ines-duarte',
+			bio: 'Site manager and restoration carpenter.',
+			website: 'https://ines-duarte.example',
+			social_links: [{ type: 'linkedin', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/ines-duarte' }],
+			user_id: 3,
+			is_linked: true,
+			article_count: 9,
+			user_email: 'ines.duarte@renew.example',
+		}),
+		author({
+			id: 7,
+			name: 'Camille Roche',
+			slug: 'camille-roche',
+			bio: 'Freelance writer on lime and stone.',
+			article_count: 3,
+		}),
+		author({
+			id: 9,
+			name: 'Dr. Alexandra Konstantinopoulou-Whitfield',
+			slug: 'dr-alexandra-konstantinopoulou-whitfield',
+			article_count: 1,
+		}),
+		author({ id: 10, name: 'Léa Fontaine', slug: 'lea-fontaine' }),
+	]
+	return withEmails ? list : list.map((item) => ({ ...item, user_email: undefined }))
+}
+
+export function usersFixture() {
+	const user = (id: number, username: string, display: string, email: string, role: string) => ({
+		kind: 'user',
+		id,
+		username,
+		display_name: display,
+		email,
+		role,
+		status: 'accepted',
+		created_at: '2026-03-12T09:00:00Z',
+	})
+	return [
+		user(3, 'ines', 'Inès Duarte', 'ines.duarte@renew.example', 'admin'),
+		user(1, 'marta', 'Marta Alves', 'marta@renew.example', 'owner'),
+		user(4, 'rui', 'Rui Santos', 'rui@renew.example', 'admin'),
+	]
+}
+
+function fail(status: number, code?: string): never {
+	throw new ApiError(status, undefined, code)
+}
+
+function parseBody(options: RequestInit | undefined) {
+	return typeof options?.body === 'string'
+		? (JSON.parse(options.body) as Record<string, unknown>)
+		: undefined
+}
+
+function pageOf(backend: Backend, query: URLSearchParams) {
+	const q = (query.get('q') ?? '').toLowerCase()
+	const size = Number(query.get('size') ?? 25)
+	const page = Number(query.get('page') ?? 1)
+	const matching = backend.authors.filter((item) =>
+		`${item.name} ${item.slug}`.toLowerCase().includes(q),
+	)
+	return {
+		items: matching.slice((page - 1) * size, page * size),
+		total: matching.length,
+		page,
+		size,
+	}
+}
+
+function defaultRoute(backend: Backend, call: Call): unknown {
+	const { method, path, query, body } = call
+	const siteMatch = /^\/v1\/site\/(\d+)(\/default)?$/.exec(path)
+	const authorMatch = /^\/v1\/author\/(\d+)$/.exec(path)
+	if (method === 'GET' && path === '/v1/site/') {
+		return structuredClone(backend.sites)
+	}
+	if (method === 'POST' && path === '/v1/site/') {
+		if (backend.sites.some((site) => site.key === body?.key)) {
+			fail(409, 'site_key_taken')
+		}
+		const created = {
+			id: 100,
+			default_social_image_id: null,
+			locale: null,
+			article_count: 0,
+			...body,
+		} as unknown as Site
+		backend.sites.push(created)
+		return created
+	}
+	if (siteMatch && method === 'PATCH') {
+		const site = backend.sites.find((candidate) => candidate.id === Number(siteMatch[1]))
+		if (!site) {
+			fail(404, 'site_not_found')
+		}
+		if (siteMatch[2]) {
+			backend.sites.forEach((candidate) => (candidate.is_default = candidate === site))
+		} else {
+			Object.assign(site, body)
+		}
+		return structuredClone(site)
+	}
+	if (siteMatch && method === 'DELETE') {
+		const id = Number(siteMatch[1])
+		const site = backend.sites.find((candidate) => candidate.id === id)
+		if (!site) {
+			fail(404, 'site_not_found')
+		}
+		if (site.is_default) {
+			fail(403, 'default_site')
+		}
+		const reassign = query.get('reassign_to')
+		if (site.article_count > 0 && reassign === null) {
+			fail(409, 'site_has_articles')
+		}
+		backend.sites = backend.sites.filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== id)
+		return undefined
+	}
+	if (method === 'GET' && path === '/v1/author/') {
+		return pageOf(backend, query)
+	}
+	if (method === 'POST' && path === '/v1/author/') {
+		const created = { id: 200, is_linked: body?.user_id != null, article_count: 0, ...body }
+		backend.authors.push(created as unknown as Author)
+		return created
+	}
+	if (authorMatch && method === 'PATCH') {
+		const target = backend.authors.find((candidate) => candidate.id === Number(authorMatch[1]))
+		if (!target) {
+			fail(404, 'author_not_found')
+		}
+		Object.assign(target, body)
+		if (body && 'user_id' in body) {
+			target.is_linked = body.user_id !== null
+		}
+		return structuredClone(target)
+	}
+	if (authorMatch && method === 'DELETE') {
+		const id = Number(authorMatch[1])
+		backend.authors = backend.authors.filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== id)
+		return undefined
+	}
+	if (method === 'GET' && path === '/v1/user/') {
+		return backend.users
+	}
+	if (method === 'GET' && path === '/v1/media/') {
+		return {
+			items: [],
+			total: 0,
+			page: 1,
+			size: 25,
+			counts: { all: 0, unused: 0, duplicates: 0 },
+		}
+	}
+	throw new Error(`Unexpected request: ${method} ${path}`)
+}
+
+export function createBackend(): Backend {
+	return {
+		sites: sitesFixture(),
+		authors: authorsFixture(),
+		users: usersFixture(),
+		calls: [],
+		responders: {},
+	}
+}
+
+export function callsTo(backend: Backend, method: string, path: string) {
+	return backend.calls.filter((call) => call.method === method && call.path === path)
+}
+
+export function failWith(status: number, code?: string): Responder {
+	return () => fail(status, code)
+}
+
+export const networkFailure: Responder = () => {
+	throw new NetworkError()
+}
+
+export function pending<T>() {
+	let resolve!: (value: T) => void
+	const promise = new Promise<T>((done) => {
+		resolve = done
+	})
+	return { promise, resolve }
+}
+
+export interface MountOptions {
+	role?: string
+	width?: number
+	backend?: Backend
+	author?: MeAuthor
+	email?: string
+}
+
+export const kit: { wrapper: VueWrapper | null; backend: Backend } = {
+	wrapper: null,
+	backend: createBackend(),
+}
+
+export async function mountDirectory(
+	view: 'sites' | 'authors',
+	url: string,
+	options: MountOptions = {},
+) {
+	setViewportWidth(options.width ?? DESKTOP_WIDTH)
+	Element.prototype.scrollIntoView = vi.fn()
+	setActivePinia(createPinia())
+	const backend = options.backend ?? createBackend()
+	kit.backend = backend
+	const session = useSessionStore()
+	session.session = {
+		verified: true,
+		username: 'marta',
+		id: 1,
+		email: options.email ?? 'marta@renew.example',
+		displayName: 'Marta Alves',
+		role: (options.role ?? 'owner') as never,
+		...(options.author ? { author: options.author } : {}),
+	}
+	session.status = 'ready'
+	const request = vi.fn(async (path: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+		const [pathname = '', search = ''] = path.split('?')
+		const call: Call = {
+			method: init?.method ?? 'GET',
+			path: pathname,
+			raw: path,
+			query: new URLSearchParams(search),
+			body: parseBody(init),
+		}
+		backend.calls.push(call)
+		const responder =
+			backend.responders[`${call.method} ${path}`] ??
+			backend.responders[`${call.method} ${pathname}`]
+		return responder ? responder(call) : defaultRoute(backend, call)
+	})
+	vi.mocked(useApi).mockReturnValue({
+		getMe: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ verified: true, username: 'marta', id: 1 }),
+		request,
+	} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useApi>)
+	await router.push(url)
+	const component = view === 'sites' ? SitesView : AuthorsView
+	kit.wrapper = mount(
+		defineComponent({ render: () => h(UApp, null, { default: () => h(component) }) }),
+		{ attachTo: document.body, global: { plugins: [router, uiPlugin] } },
+	)
+	await flushPromises()
+	return backend
+}
+
+export async function unmountDirectory() {
+	kit.wrapper?.unmount()
+	kit.wrapper = null
+	vi.useRealTimers()
+	await router.push('/login')
+	document.body.innerHTML = ''
+}
+
+export function textOf(element: Element | null | undefined) {
+	if (!element) {
+		return ''
+	}
+	const walker = document.createTreeWalker(element, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT)
+	const parts: string[] = []
+	while (walker.nextNode()) {
+		const text = walker.currentNode.textContent?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
+		if (text) {
+			parts.push(text)
+		}
+	}
+	return parts.join(' ')
+}
+
+export function button(label: string | RegExp, root: ParentNode = document.body) {
+	return Array.from(root.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('button, [role="menuitem"], a')).find(
+		(element) => {
+			const text = element.getAttribute('aria-label') || textOf(element)
+			return typeof label === 'string' ? text === label : label.test(text)
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+export async function click(label: string | RegExp, root: ParentNode = document.body) {
+	const target = button(label, root)
+	if (!target) {
+		throw new Error(`No control named ${String(label)}`)
+	}
+	target.click()
+	await flushPromises()
+}
+
+export function dialog() {
+	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="dialog"], [role="alertdialog"]')
+}
+
+export function rows() {
+	return Array.from(
+		document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+			'[data-testid="directory-row"], [data-testid="directory-card"]',
+		),
+	)
+}
+
+export function rowTexts() {
+	return rows().map((row) => textOf(row))
+}
+
+export async function openRowMenu(name: string) {
+	await click(`Actions for ${name}`)
+}
+
+export async function chooseMenuItem(label: string) {
+	await click(label)
+}
+
+export async function typeInto(element: HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement, value: string) {
+	element.value = value
+	element.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }))
+	await flushPromises()
+}
+
+export async function blur(element: HTMLElement) {
+	element.dispatchEvent(new FocusEvent('focusout', { bubbles: true }))
+	element.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'))
+	await flushPromises()
+}
+
+export function field(placeholder: string) {
+	return document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(`[placeholder="${placeholder}"]`)!
+}
+
+export function labelled(label: string) {
+	const labelElement = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll('label')).find((element) =>
+		textOf(element).startsWith(label),
+	)
+	const id = labelElement?.getAttribute('for')
+	return id ? document.getElementById(id)! : null
+}
+
+export function toasts() {
+	return textOf(
+		document.body.querySelector(
+			'[data-slot="viewport"], [role="region"][aria-label*="otification"]',
+		),
+	)
+}

web/visual/check.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,61 @@ const VISUAL_REFERENCE =
 const officeBoard = 'RenewCMS Screens Back-office.dc.html'
 
 const extraSources: Record<string, Source[]> = {
+	sites: [
+		{
+			board: officeBoard,
+			group: 'Sites: form',
+			states: [
+				'Add: empty',
+				'Add: key from the name',
+				'Add: URL not valid',
+				'Add: duplicate key',
+				'Add: save failed',
+				'Edit: default site',
+				'Edit: other site, noindex',
+			],
+			alias: {},
+		},
+		{
+			board: officeBoard,
+			group: 'Sites: delete',
+			states: ['With articles', 'Choose destination', 'No articles'],
+			alias: {},
+		},
+	],
+	authors: [
+		{
+			board: officeBoard,
+			group: 'Authors: form',
+			states: [
+				'Add: empty',
+				'Slug from the name',
+				'Slug collision',
+				'Validation',
+				'Social links',
+				'Linked user: choose',
+				'Edit: linked author',
+				'Avatar: picker',
+				'Save failed',
+				'Unlink: confirm',
+				'Re-link',
+			],
+			alias: {},
+		},
+		{
+			board: officeBoard,
+			group: 'Authors: delete',
+			states: [
+				'Reassign (recommended)',
+				'Choose who',
+				'Nobody',
+				'Failed (shared by site and author delete)',
+				'Server fallback (409)',
+				'No articles',
+			],
+			alias: {},
+		},
+	],
 	integration: [
 		{
 			board: officeBoard,

web/visual/states.ts

@@ -4484,7 +4484,727 @@ function withDetailTabsException(states: Record<string, VisualState>): Record<st
 	}
 }
 
+function directorySession(role: string, displayName = 'Marta Alves'): ApiMock {
+	return {
+		status: 200,
+		body: { ...(verifiedSession.body as object), display_name: displayName, role },
+	}
+}
+
+const directorySites = [
+	{
+		id: 1,
+		name: 'Renew',
+		key: 'renew',
+		base_url: 'https://renew.example',
+		default_social_image_id: 11,
+		default_robots: 'index',
+		locale: 'en',
+		is_default: true,
+		article_count: 268,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 2,
+		name: 'Journal',
+		key: 'journal',
+		base_url: 'https://journal.renew.example',
+		default_social_image_id: null,
+		default_robots: 'index',
+		locale: null,
+		is_default: false,
+		article_count: 38,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 3,
+		name: 'Projects',
+		key: 'projects',
+		base_url: 'https://projects.renew.example',
+		default_social_image_id: 12,
+		default_robots: 'noindex',
+		locale: 'fr',
+		is_default: false,
+		article_count: 6,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 4,
+		name: 'Archive',
+		key: 'archive',
+		base_url: 'https://archive.renew.example',
+		default_social_image_id: null,
+		default_robots: 'noindex',
+		locale: null,
+		is_default: false,
+		article_count: 0,
+	},
+]
+
+function sitesApi(
+	overrides: Record<string, ApiMock> = {},
+	role = 'owner',
+): Record<string, ApiMock> {
+	return {
+		'GET /v1/auth/me': directorySession(role),
+		'GET /v1/site/': { status: 200, body: directorySites },
+		...overrides,
+	}
+}
+
+const listboxTrigger = 'button[aria-haspopup="listbox"]'
+
+function isPhone(page: Page) {
+	return (page.viewportSize()?.width ?? 0) < 768
+}
+
+async function openDirectoryMenu(page: Page, name: string) {
+	await page.getByRole('button', { name: `Actions for ${name}`, exact: true }).click()
+	await page.getByRole('menuitem').first().waitFor()
+}
+
+async function chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page: Page, label: string) {
+	await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: label, exact: true }).click()
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+async function openDirectoryAdd(page: Page, label: string) {
+	await page.getByRole('button', { name: label, exact: true }).first().click()
+	await page.getByRole('dialog').waitFor()
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+async function openSiteEdit(page: Page, name: string) {
+	await openDirectoryMenu(page, name)
+	await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Edit')
+	await page.getByRole('dialog').waitFor()
+}
+
+async function openSiteDelete(page: Page, name: string) {
+	await openDirectoryMenu(page, name)
+	await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Delete…')
+	await page.getByRole('alertdialog').waitFor()
+}
+
+function siteFormField(page: Page, placeholder: string) {
+	return page.getByRole('dialog').getByPlaceholder(placeholder)
+}
+
+async function scrollPanelToTop(page: Page) {
+	await page.evaluate(() => {
+		document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"] [data-slot="body"]').forEach((body) => {
+			body.scrollTop = 0
+		})
+	})
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+async function submitDirectoryPanel(page: Page, label: string) {
+	await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: label, exact: true }).click()
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+const sitesStates: Record<string, VisualState> = {
+	Default: { path: '/settings/sites', api: sitesApi() },
+	'Only the default site': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi({
+			'GET /v1/site/': {
+				status: 200,
+				body: [{ ...directorySites[0], article_count: 312 }],
+			},
+		}),
+	},
+	Loading: {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi({ 'GET /v1/site/': { status: 200, hang: true } }),
+	},
+	Error: { path: '/settings/sites', api: sitesApi({ 'GET /v1/site/': { status: 500 } }) },
+	'Row menu': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryMenu(page, 'Journal')
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Default site: delete unavailable': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryMenu(page, 'Renew')
+			if (!isPhone(page)) {
+				await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Delete…' }).hover()
+				await page.waitForTimeout(TOOLTIP_SETTLE_MS)
+			}
+		},
+	},
+	'Set as default: confirm': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryMenu(page, 'Journal')
+			await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Set as default')
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	'Hidden entry (admin)': { path: '/settings', skip: 'clock-sensitive' },
+	'Forbidden (403)': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi({}, 'admin'),
+	},
+	'Add: empty': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add site'),
+	},
+	'Add: key from the name': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add site')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'e.g. Journal').fill('Journal')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'https://blog.example.com').focus()
+		},
+	},
+	'Add: URL not valid': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add site')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'e.g. Journal').fill('Journal')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'https://blog.example.com').fill(
+				'http://journal.renew.example',
+			)
+			await siteFormField(page, 'https://blog.example.com').blur()
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText('Use https. For example').waitFor()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Add: duplicate key': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add site')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'e.g. Journal').fill('Journal')
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit key', exact: true }).click()
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByLabel('Key', { exact: true }).focus()
+			await siteFormField(page, 'https://blog.example.com').fill(
+				'https://journal2.renew.example',
+			)
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText('already exists').waitFor()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Add: save failed': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi({ 'POST /v1/site/': { status: 500 } }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add site')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'e.g. Journal').fill('Journal')
+			await siteFormField(page, 'https://blog.example.com').fill(
+				'https://journal.renew.example',
+			)
+			await submitDirectoryPanel(page, 'Add site')
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText("Couldn't save the site").waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	'Edit: default site': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openSiteEdit(page, 'Renew')
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Edit: other site, noindex': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openSiteEdit(page, 'Projects')
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'With articles': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openSiteDelete(page, 'Journal'),
+	},
+	'Choose destination': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openSiteDelete(page, 'Journal')
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').locator(listboxTrigger).click()
+			await page.getByRole('option').first().waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	'No articles': {
+		path: '/settings/sites',
+		api: sitesApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openSiteDelete(page, 'Archive'),
+	},
+}
+
+const directoryLinks = {
+	camille: [
+		{ type: 'mastodon', url: 'https://mastodon.social/@camille' },
+		{ type: 'linkedin', url: 'linkedin.com/in/camille' },
+	],
+	ines: [{ type: 'linkedin', url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/ines-duarte' }],
+}
+
+interface DirectoryAuthor {
+	id: number
+	name: string
+	slug: string
+	bio: string
+	avatar_id: number | null
+	website: string | null
+	social_links: { type: string; url: string }[]
+	user_id: number | null
+	is_linked: boolean
+	article_count: number
+	user_email?: string
+}
+
+function directoryAuthors(
+	overrides: Record<string, Partial<DirectoryAuthor>> = {},
+	owner = true,
+): DirectoryAuthor[] {
+	const base: DirectoryAuthor[] = [
+		{
+			id: 1,
+			name: 'Inès Duarte',
+			slug: 'ines-duarte',
+			bio: 'Site manager and restoration carpenter. Writes about timber and joinery.',
+			avatar_id: 12,
+			website: 'https://ines-duarte.example',
+			social_links: directoryLinks.ines,
+			user_id: 3,
+			is_linked: true,
+			article_count: 9,
+			user_email: 'ines.duarte@renew.example',
+		},
+		{
+			id: 2,
+			name: 'Jonas Pereira',
+			slug: 'jonas-pereira',
+			bio: 'Heat pumps, insulation and the numbers behind them.',
+			avatar_id: 13,
+			website: null,
+			social_links: [],
+			user_id: 2,
+			is_linked: true,
+			article_count: 6,
+			user_email: 'jonas@renew.example',
+		},
+		{
+			id: 3,
+			name: 'Camille Roche',
+			slug: 'camille-roche',
+			bio: 'Freelance writer on lime and stone.',
+			avatar_id: null,
+			website: null,
+			social_links: [],
+			user_id: null,
+			is_linked: false,
+			article_count: 3,
+		},
+		{
+			id: 4,
+			name: 'Paul Huber',
+			slug: 'paul-huber',
+			bio: '',
+			avatar_id: 14,
+			website: null,
+			social_links: [],
+			user_id: null,
+			is_linked: false,
+			article_count: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			id: 5,
+			name: 'Léa Fontaine',
+			slug: 'lea-fontaine',
+			bio: '',
+			avatar_id: null,
+			website: null,
+			social_links: [],
+			user_id: null,
+			is_linked: false,
+			article_count: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			id: 6,
+			name: 'Dr. Alexandra Konstantinopoulou-Whitfield',
+			slug: 'dr-alexandra-konstantinopoulou-whitfield',
+			bio: 'Conservation architect.',
+			avatar_id: null,
+			website: null,
+			social_links: [],
+			user_id: null,
+			is_linked: false,
+			article_count: 1,
+		},
+	]
+	return base.map((author) => {
+		const merged = { ...author, ...(overrides[author.slug] ?? {}) }
+		if (!owner) {
+			delete merged.user_email
+		}
+		return merged
+	})
+}
+
+function authorListMock(authors: DirectoryAuthor[]): ApiMock {
+	return {
+		status: 200,
+		bodyFor: (url) => {
+			const q = (url.searchParams.get('q') ?? '').toLowerCase()
+			const matching = authors.filter((author) =>
+				`${author.name} ${author.slug}`.toLowerCase().includes(q),
+			)
+			const size = Number(url.searchParams.get('size') ?? 25)
+			const page = Number(url.searchParams.get('page') ?? 1)
+			return {
+				items: matching.slice((page - 1) * size, page * size),
+				total: matching.length,
+				page,
+				size,
+			}
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+const directoryUsers = [
+	{
+		kind: 'user',
+		id: 3,
+		username: 'ines',
+		display_name: 'Inès Duarte',
+		email: 'ines.duarte@renew.example',
+		role: 'admin',
+		status: 'accepted',
+		created_at: '2026-06-18T09:00:00Z',
+	},
+	{
+		kind: 'user',
+		id: 2,
+		username: 'jonas',
+		display_name: 'Jonas Pereira',
+		email: 'jonas@renew.example',
+		role: 'admin',
+		status: 'accepted',
+		created_at: '2026-04-02T09:00:00Z',
+	},
+	{
+		kind: 'user',
+		id: 1,
+		username: 'marta',
+		display_name: 'Marta Alves',
+		email: 'marta@renew.example',
+		role: 'owner',
+		status: 'accepted',
+		created_at: '2026-03-12T09:00:00Z',
+	},
+	{
+		kind: 'user',
+		id: 4,
+		username: 'rui',
+		display_name: 'Rui Santos',
+		email: 'rui@renew.example',
+		role: 'admin',
+		status: 'accepted',
+		created_at: '2026-05-02T09:00:00Z',
+	},
+]
+
+function authorsApi(
+	overrides: Record<string, ApiMock> = {},
+	options: { role?: string; authors?: DirectoryAuthor[] } = {},
+): Record<string, ApiMock> {
+	const role = options.role ?? 'owner'
+	return {
+		'GET /v1/auth/me': directorySession(role),
+		'GET /v1/author/': authorListMock(options.authors ?? directoryAuthors({}, role !== 'user')),
+		'GET /v1/user/': { status: 200, body: directoryUsers },
+		...overrides,
+	}
+}
+
+async function openAuthorEdit(page: Page, name: string) {
+	await openDirectoryMenu(page, name)
+	await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Edit')
+	await page.getByRole('dialog').waitFor()
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+async function openAuthorDelete(page: Page, name: string) {
+	await openDirectoryMenu(page, name)
+	await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Delete…')
+	await page.getByRole('alertdialog').waitFor()
+	await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+}
+
+const avatarPickerNames = [
+	'north-wall.jpg',
+	'kitchen-after.webp',
+	'kitchen-before.webp',
+	'logo-renew.svg',
+	'window-frame.jpg',
+	'lime-plaster.jpg',
+	'floorboards.jpg',
+	'bathroom-tiles.png',
+]
+
+const avatarPickerTones = ['0', '1', '3']
+
+function avatarPickerList() {
+	const library = mediaItems()
+	const items = avatarPickerNames
+		.flatMap((name) => library.filter((item) => item.filename === name))
+		.map((item, index) => ({
+			...item,
+			content_type: 'image/jpeg',
+			sha256: `${avatarPickerTones[index % avatarPickerTones.length]}${item.sha256.slice(1)}`,
+		}))
+	return mediaList(items, pickerCounts)
+}
+
+const authorsStates: Record<string, VisualState> = {
+	Default: { path: '/authors', api: authorsApi() },
+	Loading: {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({ 'GET /v1/author/': { status: 200, hang: true } }),
+	},
+	Error: { path: '/authors', api: authorsApi({ 'GET /v1/author/': { status: 500 } }) },
+	'Empty, first run': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({}, { authors: [] }),
+	},
+	'No results': { path: '/authors?q=zoe', api: authorsApi() },
+	'Row menu': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryMenu(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Read-only list (other roles)': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({}, { role: 'user' }),
+	},
+	'Read-only detail': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({}, { role: 'user' }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'View Inès Duarte', exact: true }).click()
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').waitFor()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Add: empty': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add author'),
+	},
+	'Slug from the name': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add author')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('dialog')
+				.getByPlaceholder('e.g. Camille Roche')
+				.fill('Camille Roche')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('dialog')
+				.getByPlaceholder('A sentence or two about the author.')
+				.fill('Freelance writer on lime and stone.')
+		},
+	},
+	'Slug collision': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({ 'POST /v1/author/': { status: 409, body: 'author_slug_taken' } }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add author')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('dialog')
+				.getByPlaceholder('e.g. Camille Roche')
+				.fill('Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit slug', exact: true }).click()
+			await submitDirectoryPanel(page, 'Add author')
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText('already used').waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	Validation: {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryAdd(page, 'Add author')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('dialog')
+				.getByPlaceholder('A sentence or two about the author.')
+				.fill('x'.repeat(291))
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByPlaceholder('https://example.com').fill('example')
+			await submitDirectoryPanel(page, 'Add author')
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText('Enter a name.').waitFor()
+			await scrollPanelToTop(page)
+		},
+	},
+	'Social links': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(
+			{},
+			{
+				authors: directoryAuthors({
+					'camille-roche': { social_links: directoryLinks.camille },
+				}),
+			},
+		),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorEdit(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add link', exact: true }).click()
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByLabel('Link URL 3').focus()
+			await scrollPanelToTop(page)
+		},
+	},
+	'Linked user: choose': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({}, { authors: directoryAuthors({ 'camille-roche': { bio: '' } }) }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorEdit(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').locator(listboxTrigger).click()
+			await page.getByRole('option').first().waitFor()
+			await scrollPanelToTop(page)
+		},
+	},
+	'Edit: linked author': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openAuthorEdit(page, 'Inès Duarte'),
+	},
+	'Avatar: picker': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(
+			{
+				'GET /v1/media/': { status: 200, bodyFor: avatarPickerList },
+				'GET /v1/image-variants': { status: 403 },
+			},
+			{ authors: directoryAuthors({ 'camille-roche': { bio: '' } }) },
+		),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorEdit(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Choose image', exact: true }).click()
+			await waitForPickerTiles(page)
+			await page.locator('[data-picker-tile][aria-label^="kitchen-after.webp,"]').click()
+			await scrollPanelToTop(page)
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Save failed': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(
+			{ 'PATCH /v1/author/3': { status: 500 } },
+			{ authors: directoryAuthors({ 'camille-roche': { bio: '' } }) },
+		),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorEdit(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('dialog')
+				.getByPlaceholder('A sentence or two about the author.')
+				.fill('Freelance writer on lime and stone.')
+			await submitDirectoryPanel(page, 'Save changes')
+			await page.getByRole('dialog').getByText("Couldn't save the author").waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	'Unlink: confirm': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(
+			{},
+			{
+				authors: directoryAuthors({
+					'ines-duarte': { social_links: [], bio: '', website: null },
+				}),
+			},
+		),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorEdit(page, 'Inès Duarte')
+			await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Unlink', exact: true }).click()
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').waitFor()
+			await scrollPanelToTop(page)
+		},
+	},
+	'Re-link': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openDirectoryMenu(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await chooseDirectoryMenuItem(page, 'Link user')
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').waitFor()
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').locator(listboxTrigger).click()
+			await page.getByRole('option').first().waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	'Reassign (recommended)': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openAuthorDelete(page, 'Camille Roche'),
+	},
+	'Choose who': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorDelete(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').locator(listboxTrigger).click()
+			await page.getByRole('option').first().waitFor()
+		},
+	},
+	Nobody: {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorDelete(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').locator(listboxTrigger).click()
+			await page.getByRole('option', { name: /Nobody/ }).click()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Failed (shared by site and author delete)': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({ 'DELETE /v1/author/3': { status: 500 } }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorDelete(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('alertdialog')
+				.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete and reassign 3 articles', exact: true })
+				.click()
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').getByText("Couldn't delete the author").waitFor()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'Server fallback (409)': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi({ 'DELETE /v1/author/3': { status: 409, body: 'author_has_articles' } }),
+		steps: async (page) => {
+			await openAuthorDelete(page, 'Camille Roche')
+			await page
+				.getByRole('alertdialog')
+				.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete and reassign 3 articles', exact: true })
+				.click()
+			await page.getByRole('alertdialog').getByText("Can't delete this author").waitFor()
+			await page.mouse.move(0, 0)
+		},
+	},
+	'No articles': {
+		path: '/authors',
+		api: authorsApi(),
+		steps: (page) => openAuthorDelete(page, 'Léa Fontaine'),
+	},
+}
+
 export const visualStates: Record<string, Record<string, VisualState>> = {
+	sites: sitesStates,
+	authors: authorsStates,
 	activity: activityStates,
 	profile: {
 		'Account menu': {