dev day #100 - WE ARE FUCKING DONE, hotfixes incoming but we did it in 100 days, lets fucking go guys, anyone reading this...i love you

frontend/src/components/home/GallerySection.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { API_URL } from '../../services/api';
+import { getZoneramaManifestWithFallbacks } from '../../services/zonerama';
 import { Link as RouterLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
   Box,
@@ -93,6 +94,29 @@ const GallerySection: React.FC<{ zoneramaUrl?: string | null }> = ({ zoneramaUrl
           
           combinedAlbums = [...combinedAlbums, ...validBlogAlbums];
         }
+
+        // Fallback: synthesize albums from manifest/picks when both sources are empty or invalid
+        if ((!combinedAlbums || combinedAlbums.length === 0)) {
+          try {
+            const items = await getZoneramaManifestWithFallbacks();
+            if (Array.isArray(items) && items.length > 0) {
+              const byAlbum: Record<string, typeof items> = {} as any;
+              items.forEach((it) => {
+                const aid = String(it.album_id || 'unknown');
+                (byAlbum[aid] = byAlbum[aid] || []).push(it);
+              });
+              const synthesized: Album[] = Object.entries(byAlbum).map(([aid, arr]) => ({
+                id: aid,
+                title: 'Album',
+                url: (arr[0] as any).page_url || '#',
+                date: '',
+                photos_count: arr.length,
+                photos: arr.slice(0, 12).map((p: any) => ({ id: String(p.id || ''), page_url: String(p.page_url || ''), image_1500: String(p.src || p.local || '') })),
+              }));
+              combinedAlbums = synthesized;
+            }
+          } catch {}
+        }
         
         // Sort by date (newest first)
         combinedAlbums.sort((a, b) => {