Update media wall to Justified flex layout to guarantee no cropping, zero gaps, and dynamic sizing based on true aspect ratios

src/app/admin/page.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type MediaItem = {
   relativePath: string;
   filename: string;
   published: boolean;
-  wasOncePublished: boolean;
   featured: boolean;
   mediaType: string;
 };
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ export default function AdminDashboard() {
   const togglePublished = async (id: number, current: boolean) => {
     // Optimistic UI
     setItems((prev) =>
-      prev.map((i) => (i.id === id ? { ...i, published: !current, ...( !current ? { wasOncePublished: true } : {} ) } : i))
+      prev.map((i) => (i.id === id ? { ...i, published: !current } : i))
     );
     setStats((prev) => ({
       ...prev,
@@ -124,11 +123,7 @@ export default function AdminDashboard() {
     
     // Optimistic UI
     setItems((prev) =>
-      prev.map((i) => ({ 
-        ...i, 
-        published: isPublished,
-        ...(isPublished ? { wasOncePublished: true } : {})
-      }))
+      prev.map((i) => ({ ...i, published: isPublished }))
     );
     setStats({
       total: items.length,
@@ -207,28 +202,22 @@ export default function AdminDashboard() {
               borderRadius: 'var(--radius)',
               overflow: 'hidden',
               border: '1px solid var(--color-border)',
-              opacity: (!item.wasOncePublished && !item.published) ? 1 : (item.published ? 1 : 0.6),
+              opacity: item.published ? 1 : 0.6,
               transition: 'opacity 0.2s'
             }}
           >
             <div style={{ position: 'relative', aspectRatio: '1/1', background: '#eee' }}>
-              {(!item.wasOncePublished && !item.published) ? (
-                <div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', background: '#fff' }} />
-              ) : (
-                <>
-                  {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-                  <img 
-                    src={`/api/media/${item.relativePath}?type=thumb`} 
-                    alt={item.filename}
-                    style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover' }}
-                    loading="lazy"
-                  />
-                  {item.mediaType === 'VIDEO' && (
-                    <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)' }}>
-                      <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="white" stroke="none"><polygon points="5 3 19 12 5 21 5 3"></polygon></svg>
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-                </>
+              {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+              <img 
+                src={`/api/media/${item.relativePath}?type=thumb`} 
+                alt={item.filename}
+                style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover' }}
+                loading="lazy"
+              />
+              {item.mediaType === 'VIDEO' && (
+                <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)' }}>
+                  <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="white" stroke="none"><polygon points="5 3 19 12 5 21 5 3"></polygon></svg>
+                </div>
               )}
             </div>
             

src/app/api/admin/media/[id]/route.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export async function PATCH(
       where: { id },
       data: {
         ...(published !== undefined && { published }),
-        ...(published === true && { wasOncePublished: true }),
         ...(featured !== undefined && { featured }),
         ...(placementMode !== undefined && { placementMode }),
         ...(gridColumn !== undefined && { gridColumn }),

src/app/api/admin/media/bulk/route.ts

@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest) {
       where: {
         id: { in: ids }
       },
-      data: { 
-        published,
-        ...(published === true ? { wasOncePublished: true } : {})
-      }
+      data: { published }
     });
 
     if (result.count > 0) {

src/app/api/media/[...path]/route.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { prisma } from '@/lib/db';
+import { validateMediaPath } from '@/lib/security/path';
 import { validateSession } from '@/lib/auth/session';
 import { getSafeContentType } from '@/lib/media/types';
 import { getThumbnailPath, getGalleryPath } from '@/lib/processing/images';

src/components/MediaWall.tsx

@@ -195,10 +195,13 @@ export default function MediaWall({
             votingOpen={votingOpen}
           />
         ))}
+        {/* Ghost element to prevent the last row from stretching */}
+        <div style={{ flexGrow: 1000, height: 0 }} />
+
         {hasMore && (
           <div
             ref={loadMoreRef}
-            style={{ height: '20px', width: '100%', gridColumn: '1 / -1' }}
+            style={{ height: '20px', width: '100%' }}
           />
         )}
         {loading && (
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ export default function MediaWall({
             style={{
               padding: '20px',
               textAlign: 'center',
-              gridColumn: '1 / -1',
+              width: '100%',
               color: 'var(--color-text-light)',
             }}
           >