---
id: M017
title: "Creator Profile Page — Hero, Stats, Featured Technique & Admin Editing"
status: complete
completed_at: 2026-04-03T09:23:57.835Z
key_decisions:
  - Client-side sorting of creator.techniques instead of re-fetching on sort change — acceptable for small datasets
  - SocialIcons component with 9 platforms (added Twitch beyond initial 8) — follows CategoryIcons pattern
  - moment_count via correlated KeyMoment→SourceVideo join, same pattern as existing video_count
  - Featured technique is first in sort order (no admin override) — acceptable for initial version
  - Inline edit mode pattern: Edit button → form state from current data → save calls API + updates local state → cancel discards
  - 480px breakpoint for narrow mobile (iPhone SE through small Android) — complements existing 768px breakpoint
  - Optimistic local state update after successful PUT — no refetch needed for single-admin tool
key_files:
  - frontend/src/pages/CreatorDetail.tsx
  - frontend/src/components/SocialIcons.tsx
  - frontend/src/api/public-client.ts
  - frontend/src/App.css
  - backend/schemas.py
  - backend/routers/creators.py
lessons_learned:
  - Inline edit mode with optimistic update is a clean pattern for single-admin tools — no refetch roundtrip, just update local state after successful PUT
  - border-image strips border-radius (already in KNOWLEDGE.md) — confirmed again with featured card gradient border
  - Correlated scalar subqueries are a good fit when you need a count from a related table but want to preserve the existing row-iteration query pattern instead of refactoring to JOIN+GROUP BY
---

# M017: Creator Profile Page — Hero, Stats, Featured Technique & Admin Editing

**Transformed the Creator detail page from a plain technique listing into a polished profile landing page with hero section, social links, stats dashboard, featured technique highlight, enriched technique grid, inline admin editing, and mobile-responsive layout.**

## What Happened

M017 delivered four slices across the Creator detail page, turning it from a basic technique list into a full creator profile.

S01 synced the frontend CreatorDetailResponse with all backend fields (bio, social_links, featured, avatar_url, technique_count, techniques, genre_breakdown), eliminated a redundant fetchTechniques API call, and replaced the compact header with a hero section — 96px avatar, 2rem name, conditional bio paragraph, and genre pills with responsive vertical stacking at 768px.

S02 added a reusable SocialIcons component with 9 platform SVGs (Instagram, YouTube, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, Twitter/X, Spotify, Facebook, Twitch) plus a globe fallback. Social links render as clickable icons in the hero. The stats bar was expanded with a new backend moment_count field (KeyMoment→SourceVideo join query) to show technique, video, and moment counts with dot separators.

S03 enriched CreatorTechniqueItem with summary, topic_tags, and key_moment_count fields (correlated scalar subquery on backend). The frontend splits techniques into a featured card (first in sort order) with gradient border-image treatment, and a grid of remaining cards using the recent-card pattern with full enriched data.

S04 added inline admin editing — Edit button reveals bio textarea and social links editor (platform dropdown + URL input rows with add/remove), save/cancel with optimistic local state update after PUT. A 480px breakpoint with 15 CSS overrides ensures the page renders cleanly at 375px (iPhone SE).

All four slices built cleanly (tsc --noEmit exit 0, npm run build exit 0). Total: 843 lines added/changed across 7 files.

## Success Criteria Results

- [x] **Hero section with avatar/bio/social links** — S01 delivered 96px CreatorAvatar, conditional bio paragraph, genre pills. S02 added 9-platform social link icons with hover transitions. Verified in code and build.
- [x] **Stats dashboard** — S02 added technique/video/moment counts in stats bar with dot separators. Backend moment_count via KeyMoment→SourceVideo join. Schema sync verified.
- [x] **Featured technique highlight** — S03 delivered featured card with gradient border-image (cyan→purple 135°), summary, category badge, TagList, and moment count. First technique extracted from sorted array.
- [x] **Improved technique grid** — S03 restyled remaining cards to recent-card pattern with enriched summary, topic_tags, and key_moment_count fields.
- [x] **Admin can edit profile fields** — S04 delivered inline edit mode: Edit button, bio textarea, social links editor (add/remove rows), save/cancel with optimistic local state update after successful PUT.
- [x] **Mobile polish at 375px** — S04 added @media (max-width: 480px) block with 15 CSS overrides targeting stats bar, topic pills, hero section, featured card, technique grid, social icons, genre pills, techniques header, and edit form.

## Definition of Done Results

- [x] All 4 slices marked complete (S01 ✅, S02 ✅, S03 ✅, S04 ✅)
- [x] All 4 slice summaries written with YAML frontmatter and verification results
- [x] All 8 task summaries written (2 per slice)
- [x] Cross-slice integration verified — S02/S03 consumed S01's hero layout and schema; S04 consumed S01+S02 for edit mode
- [x] TypeScript compilation clean (tsc --noEmit exit 0) in all slices
- [x] Production build clean (npm run build exit 0) in all slices
- [x] 843 lines of code changes across 7 non-GSD files verified via git diff

## Requirement Outcomes

No tracked requirements changed status during M017. This was a UI enhancement milestone focused on the Creator detail page. No requirements were mapped to this milestone in the roadmap or requirement contract.

## Deviations

Minor: T02 in S01 had to remove an unused CreatorTechniqueItem import left by T01 (TS6133 error). S02/T02 added Twitch as 9th platform beyond initial 8 specified. S03/T02 added null-check guard + IIFE for featured technique to satisfy strict noUncheckedIndexedAccess. S04/T01 added ?? "Instagram" fallback for strict TS array indexing. All minor, no impact on deliverables.

## Follow-ups

None.
