add some filters for unwanted content

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 .claude
 CLAUDE.md
 LEARNINGS.md
+PLAN.md

Dockerfile

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
-RUN cargo build --release
+RUN cargo build --release && \
+    cp target/release/rss-reader /usr/local/bin/rss-reader && \
+    rm -rf target
 
 # --- runtime ---
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libpq5 ca-certificates \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/rss-reader /usr/local/bin/rss-reader
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/rss-reader /usr/local/bin/rss-reader
 
 EXPOSE 8001
 CMD ["rss-reader"]

README.md

@@ -169,8 +169,13 @@ docker compose logs -f backend     # follow backend logs
 docker compose down                # stop everything (keeps the postgres_data volume)
 docker compose down -v             # stop and wipe all data — careful!
 docker compose up --build -d       # rebuild after pulling code changes
+docker builder prune -af && docker image prune -af  # reclaim disk used by old build layers/images
 ```
 
+> Each `docker compose up --build` leaves the previous build's cache layers and images
+> behind, which adds up quickly given how much disk `cargo build` needs. Run the prune
+> command above after each rebuild (or on a cron job) to reclaim that space.
+
 ### Optional: hardened deployment — isolated user + rootless Docker
 
 Anyone who can run `docker` commands effectively has root on the host (container volume mounts can reach the whole filesystem) — being in the `docker` group is root-equivalent. For a production server, it's worth confining this stack to a dedicated, unprivileged system user running its own **rootless Docker** daemon, instead of using a system-wide install or adding the user to the `docker` group.
@@ -292,6 +297,7 @@ Fill in `.env` with strong, unique secrets — `openssl rand -hex 32` is a conve
 
 ```sh
 docker compose up --build -d
+docker builder prune -af && docker image prune -af  # reclaim disk used by old build layers/images
 ```
 
 **6. Firewall** (run as your normal sudo-capable user — not `rss-svc`):

src/auth/jwt.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::Sha256;
 
 /// How long a freshly issued token remains valid for.
-const TOKEN_LIFETIME_HOURS: i64 = 24;
+const TOKEN_LIFETIME_HOURS: i64 = 730;
 
 pub struct JwtToken {
     pub user_id: i32,

vue/src/assets/main.css

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   max-width: 1280px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 0.5rem;
+  padding-top: var(--app-nav-height, 4.5rem);
 
   font-weight: normal;
 }
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ a,
 
 .feed-title {
   cursor: pointer;
-  font-family: 'Courier New';
-  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 4.5vw, 1.6rem);
+  font-family: Glook, 'Courier New';
+  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 2rem);
   font-weight: bold;
   color: var(--color-accent-2);
   border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ a,
 }
 
 .feed-content {
-  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
+  font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
   font-size: clamp(1rem, 3.5vw, 1.25rem);
   padding: 0 1em 1em;
   overflow-wrap: break-word;
@@ -111,5 +112,6 @@ h3 {
 @media (min-width: 768px) {
   #app {
     padding: 0.75rem;
+    padding-top: var(--app-nav-height, 4.5rem);
   }
 }

vue/src/components/AppNav.vue

@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink, useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useFeeds, logout as logoutSession } from '@/composables/useFeeds'
 import Modal from './modal/AddUrl.vue'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const route = useRoute()
-const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds, navTitleVisible } = useFeeds()
+const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds } = useFeeds()
 
-const titleRef = ref(null)
-let titleObserver
+const headerRef = ref(null)
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  titleObserver = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
-    navTitleVisible.value = entry.isIntersecting
-  })
-  titleObserver.observe(titleRef.value)
-})
-
-onUnmounted(() => {
-  titleObserver?.disconnect()
+  const h = headerRef.value?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0
+  document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--app-nav-height', `${h}px`)
 })
 
 const onFeedsPage = computed(() => route.path === '/feeds')
@@ -69,9 +62,9 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <header class="app-nav">
+  <header ref="headerRef" class="app-nav">
     <div class="app-nav__wrapper">
-      <span ref="titleRef" class="app-nav__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="app-nav__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
+      <span class="app-nav__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="app-nav__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
       <button
         class="app-nav__hamburger"
         type="button"
@@ -124,7 +117,12 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
 
 <style scoped>
 .app-nav {
-  position: relative;
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: 20;
+  background: var(--color-background);
 }
 
 .app-nav__wrapper {

vue/src/components/RssFeeds.vue

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ const {
   message,
   viewMode,
   currentIndex,
-  leaveArticleView,
   layout,
   nextArticle,
   prevArticle,
   fetchData,
+  sync,
   getReadable,
   setInitialLoad,
   showMessageForXSeconds,
-  navTitleVisible,
 } = useFeeds()
 
 const unreadCount = computed(() => feeds.value.filter(f => !f.read).length)
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ function scrollToNextArticle() {
 const SMALL_IMAGE_THRESHOLD = 200
 
 function markSmallImages() {
-  document.querySelectorAll('.article-feature__content--readable img').forEach(img => {
+  document.querySelectorAll('.article-feature__content--readable img, .feed-content--readable img').forEach(img => {
     const checkSize = () => {
       if (img.naturalWidth && img.naturalWidth <= SMALL_IMAGE_THRESHOLD) {
         img.classList.add('article-feature__image--small')
@@ -60,6 +59,12 @@ watch(() => feeds.value[currentIndex.value]?.content, async () => {
   markSmallImages()
 })
 
+async function loadReadable(feed, index) {
+  await getReadable(feed, index)
+  await nextTick()
+  markSmallImages()
+}
+
 async function shareUrl(url) {
   if (navigator.share) {
     await navigator.share({ url })
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ async function shareUrl(url) {
 onMounted(async () => {
   setInitialLoad(false)
   await fetchData()
+  sync(true)
   setTimeout(function () {
     setInitialLoad(true)
     console.log('set to true')
@@ -84,10 +90,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     <div v-if="showMessage" class="message">{{ message }}</div>
 
     <div v-if="viewMode === 'list'" id='article' class='article' :class="{ 'article--cards': layout === 'cards' }">
-      <div v-if="feeds.length" class="list-topbar">
-        <span v-if="!navTitleVisible" class="list-topbar__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="list-topbar__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
-        <button type="button" class="list-topbar__next" @click="scrollToNextArticle">Skip to next article &darr;</button>
-      </div>
       <div v-if="feeds.length == 0" class="empty-state">
         <svg class="empty-state__icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
           <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
@@ -95,29 +97,30 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         </svg>
         <p class="empty-state__label">All caught up</p>
       </div>
-      <template v-for="(   feed, index   ) in    feeds   ">
+      <template v-for="(   feed, index   ) in    feeds   " :key="feed.id">
         <div v-bind:id="index" class="observe">
           <p class="feed-source">{{ feed.feedTitle }}</p>
-          <h2 @click="getReadable(feed, index)" class="feed-title">{{ feed.title }}</h2>
+          <h2 @click="loadReadable(feed, index)" class="feed-title">{{ feed.title }}</h2>
           <h3>{{ feed.timestamp }}</h3>
-          <p v-if="!feed.readable" class="feed-original-link">
+          <p class="feed-original-link">
             <a :href="feed.url" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read original article &#8599;</a>
             <button type="button" class="feed-share-btn" :title="shareLabel" @click="shareUrl(feed.url)" :aria-label="shareLabel">
               <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M4 12v8a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-8"/><polyline points="16 6 12 2 8 6"/><line x1="12" y1="2" x2="12" y2="15"/></svg>
             </button>
           </p>
-          <p class="feed-content" v-html='feed.content'></p>
+          <p class="feed-content" :class="{ 'feed-content--readable': feed.readable }" v-html='feed.content'></p>
         </div>
       </template>
+      <button
+        v-if="feeds.length"
+        type="button"
+        class="article-nav__btn list-skip-btn"
+        aria-label="Skip to next article"
+        @click="scrollToNextArticle"
+      >&darr;</button>
     </div>
 
     <div v-else class="article-single">
-      <div class="article-single__topbar">
-        <div class="article-single__topbar-inner">
-          <button type="button" class="article-single__back" @click="leaveArticleView">&larr; Back to list</button>
-          <span v-if="feeds.length" class="article-single__progress">{{ currentIndex + 1 }} / {{ feeds.length }}</span>
-        </div>
-      </div>
       <div v-if="feeds.length == 0" class="empty-state">
         <svg class="empty-state__icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
           <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
@@ -128,9 +131,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       <template v-else>
         <article class="article-feature">
           <p class="article-feature__source">{{ feeds[currentIndex].feedTitle }}</p>
-          <h2 @click="getReadable(feeds[currentIndex], currentIndex)" class="article-feature__title">{{ feeds[currentIndex].title }}</h2>
+          <h2 @click="loadReadable(feeds[currentIndex], currentIndex)" class="article-feature__title">{{ feeds[currentIndex].title }}</h2>
           <h3 class="article-feature__meta">{{ feeds[currentIndex].timestamp }}</h3>
-          <p v-if="!feeds[currentIndex].readable" class="feed-original-link">
+          <p class="feed-original-link">
             <a :href="feeds[currentIndex].url" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read original article &#8599;</a>
             <button type="button" class="feed-share-btn" :title="shareLabel" @click="shareUrl(feeds[currentIndex].url)">{{ shareLabel }}</button>
           </p>
@@ -159,48 +162,15 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-.list-topbar {
-  position: sticky;
-  top: 0;
-  z-index: 10;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  background: var(--color-background);
-}
-
-.list-topbar__title {
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 1.4rem);
-}
-
-.list-topbar__unread {
-  font-weight: normal;
-  opacity: 0.6;
-}
-
-.list-topbar__next {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  min-height: 44px;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
-  margin-left: auto;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: var(--color-background-soft);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.list-topbar__next:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-border-hover);
+.list-skip-btn {
+  position: fixed;
+  right: 1rem;
+  bottom: 1.5rem;
+  z-index: 20;
 }
 
 .observe {
-  scroll-margin-top: 3.5rem;
+  scroll-margin-top: var(--app-nav-height, 4.5rem);
 }
 
 /* Plain vertical stack of bordered "cards" — deliberately not flex/grid, and
@@ -256,6 +226,38 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   width: auto;
 }
 
+.feed-content--readable :deep(img),
+.feed-content--readable :deep(video) {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100vw;
+  max-width: 100vw;
+  height: auto;
+  margin-top: 1.5em;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
+  margin-left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+.feed-content--readable :deep(img.article-feature__image--small) {
+  display: block;
+  width: auto;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  margin: 1.5em auto;
+  transform: none;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 720px) {
+  .feed-content--readable :deep(img),
+  .feed-content--readable :deep(video) {
+    display: block;
+    width: auto;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    margin: 1.5em auto;
+    transform: none;
+  }
+}
+
 .feed-original-link {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -303,52 +305,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   padding-bottom: 5rem;
 }
 
-.article-single__topbar {
-  position: sticky;
-  top: 0;
-  z-index: 10;
-  align-self: flex-start;
-  width: 100vw;
-  margin-left: 50%;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-  transform: translateX(-50%);
-  background: var(--color-background);
-}
-
-.article-single__topbar-inner {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 1rem;
-  max-width: 720px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-}
-
-.article-single__back {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  min-height: 44px;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.article-single__back:hover {
-  border-color: var(--color-border-hover);
-}
-
-.article-single__progress {
-  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  opacity: 0.6;
-  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
 .article-feature {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 720px;
@@ -369,7 +325,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0 1rem;
   font-family: 'Courier New';
-  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 6vw, 2.75rem);
+  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 2rem);
   font-weight: bold;
   line-height: 1.15;
   color: var(--color-accent-2);
@@ -440,6 +396,21 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   transform: none;
 }
 
+/* On desktop the viewport is much wider than the article column, so the
+   full-bleed 100vw treatment above would blow images up far beyond their
+   natural resolution. Keep them at natural size, centered in the text. */
+@media (min-width: 720px) {
+  .article-feature__content--readable :deep(img),
+  .article-feature__content--readable :deep(video) {
+    display: block;
+    width: auto;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    margin: 1.5em auto;
+    transform: none;
+  }
+}
+
 .article-feature__content :deep(a) {
   color: var(--color-accent);
   text-decoration-color: var(--color-accent-hover);

vue/src/components/__tests__/AppNav.spec.js

@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ import { useFeeds } from '../../composables/useFeeds'
 
 vi.mock('axios')
 
+// jsdom does not implement IntersectionObserver, but AppNav sets one up on mount
+// to track whether the list view's title is scrolled into view.
+class FakeIntersectionObserver {
+  observe() {}
+  unobserve() {}
+  disconnect() {}
+}
+vi.stubGlobal('IntersectionObserver', FakeIntersectionObserver)
+
 describe('AppNav', () => {
   let router
 

vue/src/components/__tests__/RssFeeds.spec.js

@@ -119,7 +119,14 @@ describe('RssFeeds', () => {
         ],
       },
     })
-    axios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { content: '<html><body><article><p>full text</p></article></body></html>' } })
+    // axios.post is also hit by the sync triggered on mount, so branch on the
+    // URL rather than relying on call order via `mockResolvedValueOnce`.
+    axios.post.mockImplementation((url) => {
+      if (url === '/api/v1/article/sync') {
+        return Promise.resolve({ status: 200 })
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ data: { content: '<html><body><article><p>full text</p></article></body></html>' } })
+    })
 
     const { layout } = useFeeds()
     layout.value = 'cards'
@@ -177,10 +184,7 @@ describe('RssFeeds', () => {
     expect(titles).toEqual(['Newer article', 'Older article'])
   })
 
-  it('shows a link to the original article until the readable version is loaded', async () => {
-    // The API returns each item with a short summary already in `content` —
-    // the link must key off the `readable` flag (set once Readability has
-    // parsed the full article), not off `content` truthiness.
+  it('keeps a link to the original article visible after the readable version is loaded', async () => {
     axios.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       data: {
         feeds: [
@@ -199,7 +203,14 @@ describe('RssFeeds', () => {
         ],
       },
     })
-    axios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { content: '<html><body><article><p>full text</p></article></body></html>' } })
+    // axios.post is also hit by the sync triggered on mount, so branch on the
+    // URL rather than relying on call order via `mockResolvedValueOnce`.
+    axios.post.mockImplementation((url) => {
+      if (url === '/api/v1/article/sync') {
+        return Promise.resolve({ status: 200 })
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ data: { content: '<html><body><article><p>full text</p></article></body></html>' } })
+    })
 
     const wrapper = mount(RssFeeds)
     await flushPromises()
@@ -212,7 +223,9 @@ describe('RssFeeds', () => {
     await wrapper.find('.feed-title').trigger('click')
     await flushPromises()
 
-    expect(wrapper.find('.feed-original-link a').exists()).toBe(false)
+    const linkAfter = wrapper.find('.feed-original-link a')
+    expect(linkAfter.exists()).toBe(true)
+    expect(linkAfter.attributes('href')).toBe('https://example.test/1')
   })
 
   it('switches to article view and navigates between articles', async () => {
@@ -252,30 +265,31 @@ describe('RssFeeds', () => {
     useFeeds().toggleViewMode()
     await flushPromises()
 
-    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-title').text()).toBe('Article one')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .article-feature__title').text()).toBe('Article one')
     // Same as in list view: the readable content is loaded on demand by
     // clicking the headline, not fetched automatically on entering the view.
-    expect(axios.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    // (axios.post is also hit by the sync triggered on mount.)
+    expect(axios.post).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read', expect.anything(), expect.anything())
     expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-original-link a').exists()).toBe(true)
 
-    await wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-title').trigger('click')
+    await wrapper.find('.article-single .article-feature__title').trigger('click')
     await flushPromises()
 
     expect(axios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read', { url: 'https://example.test/1' }, expect.anything())
-    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-original-link a').exists()).toBe(false)
+    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-original-link a').exists()).toBe(true)
 
     expect(wrapper.findAll('.article-nav__btn')[0].attributes('disabled')).toBeDefined()
 
     await wrapper.findAll('.article-nav__btn')[1].trigger('click')
     await flushPromises()
 
-    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-title').text()).toBe('Article two')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .article-feature__title').text()).toBe('Article two')
     expect(wrapper.findAll('.article-nav__btn')[1].attributes('disabled')).toBeDefined()
 
     await wrapper.findAll('.article-nav__btn')[0].trigger('click')
     await flushPromises()
 
-    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .feed-title').text()).toBe('Article one')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.article-single .article-feature__title').text()).toBe('Article one')
   })
 
   it('drops articles read while paging through article view once back in the list', async () => {

vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const showModal = ref(false)
 const viewMode = ref('list') // 'list' | 'article' — toggled from the hamburger menu
 const currentIndex = ref(0)
 const layout = ref(localStorage.getItem('layout') || 'list') // 'list' | 'cards' — list-view display style, toggled from the hamburger menu
-const navTitleVisible = ref(true) // whether AppNav's "RSS Reader (N)" title is currently in view
 
 let observer; // Declare observer outside the setup function
 let initialLoad = false
@@ -121,7 +120,31 @@ async function getReadable(feed, index) {
         el.remove()
       }
     })
+    // Alpine.js widget overlays: x-cloak marks elements that should be hidden
+    // until Alpine.js initialises (prevents FOUC). These are always widget
+    // containers (e.g. taz's "taz schneller googeln" promo), never article
+    // content, so they're safe to remove unconditionally.
+    doc.querySelectorAll('[x-cloak]').forEach(el => el.remove())
+    // taz subscription promo blocks: a standalone <section> whose link(s) point
+    // to an /abo/ subscription page. Only climb to <section>, not <article>,
+    // to avoid accidentally removing the main article body.
+    doc.querySelectorAll('a[href*="/abo/"]').forEach(el => {
+      const container = el.closest('section')
+      if (container) container.remove()
+    })
+    // taz "Mehr zum Thema" related-articles teaser section.
+    doc.querySelectorAll('#articleTeaser').forEach(el => el.remove())
+    // taz subsidiary magazine promo blocks (e.g. taz FUTURZWEI): the promo
+    // <article> carries an aria-label containing "Abo".
+    doc.querySelectorAll('article[aria-label*="Abo"]').forEach(el => {
+      const container = el.closest('section') ?? el
+      container.remove()
+    })
     const article = new Readability(doc).parse();
+    if (!article) {
+      showMessageForXSeconds('Could not extract readable content.', 5)
+      return
+    }
     feeds.value[index].content = article.content;
     feeds.value[index].readable = true;
   } catch (error) {
@@ -159,20 +182,22 @@ const fetchData = async () => {
   }
 };
 
-async function sync() {
+async function sync(silent = false) {
   try {
     const response = await axios.post('/api/v1/article/sync', {
       user_id: parseInt(localStorage.getItem("user-id"))
     }, authHeaders())
 
-    if (response.status == 200) {
+    if (response.status == 200 && !silent) {
       showMessageForXSeconds('Sync successful.', 5)
     }
     fetchData();
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error sync', error)
+    if (!silent) {
       showMessageForXSeconds(error, 5)
     }
+  }
 }
 
 function setupIntersectionObserver() {
@@ -183,7 +208,7 @@ function setupIntersectionObserver() {
   // The sticky topbar overlays the top of the viewport, so an article fully
   // hidden behind it should already count as "scrolled past" — shrink the
   // observer's root by that height so it stops intersecting at that point.
-  const topbarHeight = document.querySelector('.list-topbar')?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0;
+  const topbarHeight = document.querySelector('.app-nav')?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0;
 
   observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight), {
     root: null, // Use the viewport as the root
@@ -199,13 +224,9 @@ function setupIntersectionObserver() {
   }
 }
 
-async function handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight = 0) {
-  // An article that has scrolled past the (possibly sticky-bar-shrunk) top
-  // edge of the viewport (not intersecting, bounding box above that edge)
-  // has been read. Resolve all affected feeds up front, before any removal —
-  // splicing `feeds` while iterating would shift the array indices that later
-  // entries' `target.id` refer to, causing the wrong item to be marked read
-  // and removed.
+function handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight = 0) {
+  // Resolve all affected feeds before touching feeds.value — the target.id
+  // indices are render-time positions that shift once we splice the array.
   const readFeeds = entries
     .filter(entry => initialLoad === true && !entry.isIntersecting && entry.boundingClientRect.y < topbarHeight)
     .map(entry => feeds.value[entry.target.id])
@@ -213,13 +234,38 @@ async function handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight = 0) {
 
   if (readFeeds.length === 0) return
 
-  for (const feed of readFeeds) {
-    await markRead(feed.id)
+  // Disconnect before the DOM mutation. In card layout the cards are short
+  // enough that the shift caused by removing one can push the next card above
+  // the header, which the observer would immediately treat as another read —
+  // cascading until many articles disappear at once.
+  if (observer) {
+    observer.disconnect()
+    observer = null
   }
 
   const readIds = new Set(readFeeds.map(feed => feed.id))
   feeds.value = feeds.value.filter(feed => !readIds.has(feed.id))
-  document.getElementById(0)?.scrollIntoView()
+
+  for (const feed of readFeeds) {
+    markRead(feed.id)
+  }
+
+  nextTick().then(() => {
+    // If scroll anchoring didn't compensate for the removed content (common
+    // with position:fixed headers and overflow-x:hidden on body), the first
+    // remaining article will have drifted above the header. Correct the scroll
+    // position so it sits exactly at the header bottom before reconnecting —
+    // otherwise the initial observation would immediately mark everything above
+    // the topbar as read and cascade until the list is empty.
+    const first = document.querySelector('.observe')
+    if (first) {
+      const top = first.getBoundingClientRect().top
+      if (top < topbarHeight) {
+        window.scrollBy(0, top - topbarHeight)
+      }
+    }
+    setupIntersectionObserver()
+  })
 }
 
 function setInitialLoad(value) {
@@ -267,15 +313,29 @@ function toggleViewMode() {
   if (viewMode.value === 'article') {
     leaveArticleView()
   } else {
+    // Disconnect first: the v-if switch is about to unmount all .observe
+    // elements, which would otherwise fire intersection callbacks reporting
+    // them as no-longer-intersecting and mark every visible article read.
+    if (observer) {
+      observer.disconnect()
+      observer = null
+    }
     viewMode.value = 'article'
     currentIndex.value = 0
     markCurrentArticleRead()
   }
 }
 
-function toggleLayout() {
+async function toggleLayout() {
+  if (observer) {
+    observer.disconnect()
+    observer = null
+  }
+  window.scrollTo(0, 0)
   layout.value = layout.value === 'list' ? 'cards' : 'list'
   localStorage.setItem('layout', layout.value)
+  await nextTick()
+  setupIntersectionObserver()
 }
 
 function nextArticle() {
@@ -306,7 +366,6 @@ export function useFeeds() {
     leaveArticleView,
     layout,
     toggleLayout,
-    navTitleVisible,
     nextArticle,
     prevArticle,
     fetchData,