diff --git a/src/Meezi.API/Validators/PosValidators.cs b/src/Meezi.API/Validators/PosValidators.cs
index 04948be..6f33853 100644
--- a/src/Meezi.API/Validators/PosValidators.cs
+++ b/src/Meezi.API/Validators/PosValidators.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class CreateMenuCategoryRequestValidator : AbstractValidator<CreateMenuCa
     public CreateMenuCategoryRequestValidator()
     {
         RuleFor(x => x.Name).NotEmpty().MaximumLength(200);
-        RuleFor(x => x.NameEn).NotEmpty().MaximumLength(200);
+        RuleFor(x => x.NameEn).MaximumLength(200).When(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.NameEn));
         RuleFor(x => x.SortOrder).GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
         RuleFor(x => x.DiscountPercent).InclusiveBetween(0, 100);
         RuleFor(x => x.Icon).MaximumLength(32).When(x => x.Icon is not null);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class CreateMenuItemRequestValidator : AbstractValidator<CreateMenuItemRe
     {
         RuleFor(x => x.CategoryId).NotEmpty();
         RuleFor(x => x.Name).NotEmpty().MaximumLength(200);
-        RuleFor(x => x.NameEn).NotEmpty().MaximumLength(200);
+        RuleFor(x => x.NameEn).MaximumLength(200).When(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.NameEn));
         RuleFor(x => x.Price).GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
         RuleFor(x => x.DiscountPercent).InclusiveBetween(0, 100);
     }
diff --git a/web/admin/messages/ar.json b/web/admin/messages/ar.json
index 802e109..039313f 100644
--- a/web/admin/messages/ar.json
+++ b/web/admin/messages/ar.json
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@
       "fieldCategoryEn": "الفئة بالإنجليزية",
       "fieldContentFa": "المحتوى بالفارسية (Markdown)",
       "fieldContentEn": "المحتوى بالإنجليزية (Markdown)",
+      "fieldPublished": "منشور",
       "commentsTitle": "إدارة التعليقات",
       "noComments": "لا توجد تعليقات",
       "approved": "موافق عليه",
diff --git a/web/admin/messages/en.json b/web/admin/messages/en.json
index eea4a46..dfe90ec 100644
--- a/web/admin/messages/en.json
+++ b/web/admin/messages/en.json
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
       "fieldCategoryEn": "Category (English)",
       "fieldContentFa": "Content (Persian, Markdown)",
       "fieldContentEn": "Content (English, Markdown)",
+      "fieldPublished": "Published",
       "commentsTitle": "Comment management",
       "noComments": "No comments found",
       "approved": "Approved",
diff --git a/web/admin/messages/fa.json b/web/admin/messages/fa.json
index 0d3b472..fa598cd 100644
--- a/web/admin/messages/fa.json
+++ b/web/admin/messages/fa.json
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
       "fieldCategoryEn": "دسته‌بندی انگلیسی",
       "fieldContentFa": "محتوا فارسی (Markdown)",
       "fieldContentEn": "محتوا انگلیسی (Markdown)",
+      "fieldPublished": "وضعیت انتشار",
       "commentsTitle": "مدیریت نظرات",
       "noComments": "نظری یافت نشد",
       "approved": "تأیید شده",
diff --git a/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-screens.tsx b/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-screens.tsx
index c25c2ad..61c41a2 100644
--- a/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-screens.tsx
+++ b/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-screens.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,33 @@ function Toggle({ checked, onChange, disabled }: { checked: boolean; onChange: (
   );
 }
 
+// Styled single-select indicator (replaces raw <input type="radio">).
+function RadioDot({
+  selected,
+  onSelect,
+  disabled,
+}: {
+  selected: boolean;
+  onSelect: () => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      role="radio"
+      aria-checked={selected}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onClick={onSelect}
+      className={cn(
+        "relative inline-flex h-5 w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50",
+        selected ? "border-[#0F6E56]" : "border-muted-foreground/40 hover:border-muted-foreground/70"
+      )}
+    >
+      {selected ? <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-[#0F6E56]" /> : null}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
 export function AdminDashboardScreen() {
   const t = useTranslations("admin.dashboard");
   const { data } = useQuery({
@@ -632,11 +659,9 @@ export function AdminIntegrationsScreen() {
           <Card key={g.id} className="rounded-xl border border-border/80 p-4 space-y-3">
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <input
-                  type="radio"
-                  name="activeGateway"
-                  checked={activeGateway === g.id}
-                  onChange={() => setActiveGateway(g.id)}
+                <RadioDot
+                  selected={activeGateway === g.id}
+                  onSelect={() => setActiveGateway(g.id)}
                 />
                 <span className="font-medium">{g.displayNameFa}</span>
                 {activeGateway === g.id ? (
diff --git a/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-website-screens.tsx b/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-website-screens.tsx
index e022df0..a9101e8 100644
--- a/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-website-screens.tsx
+++ b/web/admin/src/components/admin/admin-website-screens.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { notify } from "@/lib/notify";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { Link } from "@/i18n/routing";
 import {
   CheckCircle2,
@@ -149,6 +150,74 @@ export function AdminBlogListScreen() {
 
 // ── Blog Post Editor ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// iOS-style toggle (mirrors the one in admin-screens.tsx).
+function BlogToggle({
+  checked,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  checked: boolean;
+  onChange: (v: boolean) => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      role="switch"
+      aria-checked={checked}
+      onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
+      className={cn(
+        "relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full border-2 border-transparent transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring",
+        checked ? "bg-[#0F6E56]" : "bg-muted-foreground/30"
+      )}
+    >
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          "pointer-events-none inline-block h-5 w-5 transform rounded-full bg-white shadow-lg ring-0 transition duration-200 ease-in-out",
+          checked ? "translate-x-5" : "translate-x-0"
+        )}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+// Module-level so it keeps a stable component identity across renders.
+// (Previously defined inside the editor, which remounted every input on each
+// keystroke and dropped focus after a single character.)
+function BlogField({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  multiline,
+  dir,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (v: string) => void;
+  multiline?: boolean;
+  dir: "rtl" | "ltr";
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <label className="mb-1 block text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{label}</label>
+      {multiline ? (
+        <textarea
+          rows={8}
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          className="w-full resize-y rounded-lg border border-border bg-background px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/30"
+          dir={dir}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <Input
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          className="h-9 text-sm"
+          dir={dir}
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 interface PostEditorProps {
   postId?: string; // undefined = new post
 }
@@ -176,6 +245,7 @@ export function AdminBlogEditorScreen({ postId }: PostEditorProps) {
     author: "تیم میزی",
     categoryFa: "",
     categoryEn: "",
+    isPublished: false,
   };
 
   const [form, setForm] = useState(emptyForm);
@@ -195,6 +265,7 @@ export function AdminBlogEditorScreen({ postId }: PostEditorProps) {
         author: post.author,
         categoryFa: post.categoryFa,
         categoryEn: post.categoryEn,
+        isPublished: post.isPublished,
       });
       setFormReady(true);
     }
@@ -219,39 +290,6 @@ export function AdminBlogEditorScreen({ postId }: PostEditorProps) {
     onError: () => notify.error(t("errorGeneric")),
   });
 
-  const Field = ({
-    label,
-    fieldKey,
-    multiline,
-  }: {
-    label: string;
-    fieldKey: keyof typeof form;
-    multiline?: boolean;
-  }) => {
-    const isFa = label.toLowerCase().includes("fa") || label.includes("فارسی") || label.includes("فا");
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <label className="mb-1 block text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{label}</label>
-        {multiline ? (
-          <textarea
-            rows={8}
-            value={form[fieldKey]}
-            onChange={(e) => setField(fieldKey)(e.target.value)}
-            className="w-full resize-y rounded-lg border border-border bg-background px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/30"
-            dir={isFa ? "rtl" : "ltr"}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <Input
-            value={form[fieldKey]}
-            onChange={(e) => setField(fieldKey)(e.target.value)}
-            className="h-9 text-sm"
-            dir={isFa ? "rtl" : "ltr"}
-          />
-        )}
-      </div>
-    );
-  };
-
   if (!isNew && !formReady) {
     return <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{t("loading")}</p>;
   }
@@ -273,23 +311,31 @@ export function AdminBlogEditorScreen({ postId }: PostEditorProps) {
       <Card className="rounded-xl border-border/80">
         <CardContent className="space-y-4 pt-5">
           <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field label={t("fieldSlug")} fieldKey="slug" />
-            <Field label={t("fieldAuthor")} fieldKey="author" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldSlug")} value={form.slug} onChange={setField("slug")} dir="ltr" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldAuthor")} value={form.author} onChange={setField("author")} dir="rtl" />
           </div>
           <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field label={t("fieldTitleFa")} fieldKey="titleFa" />
-            <Field label={t("fieldTitleEn")} fieldKey="titleEn" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldTitleFa")} value={form.titleFa} onChange={setField("titleFa")} dir="rtl" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldTitleEn")} value={form.titleEn} onChange={setField("titleEn")} dir="ltr" />
           </div>
           <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field label={t("fieldExcerptFa")} fieldKey="excerptFa" />
-            <Field label={t("fieldExcerptEn")} fieldKey="excerptEn" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldExcerptFa")} value={form.excerptFa} onChange={setField("excerptFa")} dir="rtl" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldExcerptEn")} value={form.excerptEn} onChange={setField("excerptEn")} dir="ltr" />
           </div>
           <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field label={t("fieldCategoryFa")} fieldKey="categoryFa" />
-            <Field label={t("fieldCategoryEn")} fieldKey="categoryEn" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldCategoryFa")} value={form.categoryFa} onChange={setField("categoryFa")} dir="rtl" />
+            <BlogField label={t("fieldCategoryEn")} value={form.categoryEn} onChange={setField("categoryEn")} dir="ltr" />
+          </div>
+          <BlogField label={t("fieldContentFa")} value={form.contentFa} onChange={setField("contentFa")} dir="rtl" multiline />
+          <BlogField label={t("fieldContentEn")} value={form.contentEn} onChange={setField("contentEn")} dir="ltr" multiline />
+
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg border border-border/80 px-3 py-2">
+            <span className="text-sm font-medium">{t("fieldPublished")}</span>
+            <BlogToggle
+              checked={form.isPublished}
+              onChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, isPublished: v }))}
+            />
           </div>
-          <Field label={t("fieldContentFa")} fieldKey="contentFa" multiline />
-          <Field label={t("fieldContentEn")} fieldKey="contentEn" multiline />
 
           <div className="flex justify-end pt-2">
             <Button
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/components/demo/demo-data-banner.tsx b/web/dashboard/src/components/demo/demo-data-banner.tsx
index 54ee68d..212dad6 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/components/demo/demo-data-banner.tsx
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/components/demo/demo-data-banner.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ export function DemoDataBanner({ invalidateKeys, className }: Props) {
 
   if (!cafeId || (role !== "Owner" && role !== "Manager")) return null;
   if (done && summary) {
+    const nothingAdded =
+      summary.categoriesAdded === 0 &&
+      summary.itemsAdded === 0 &&
+      summary.tablesAdded === 0 &&
+      summary.ingredientsAdded === 0 &&
+      !summary.taxCreated;
     return (
       <div
         className={cn(
@@ -52,10 +58,16 @@ export function DemoDataBanner({ invalidateKeys, className }: Props) {
       >
         <Sparkles className="size-4 shrink-0" />
         <span>
-          داده‌های نمونه اضافه شد — {summary.categoriesAdded} دسته،{" "}
-          {summary.itemsAdded} آیتم، {summary.tablesAdded} میز،{" "}
-          {summary.ingredientsAdded} ماده اولیه
-          {summary.taxCreated ? "، مالیات ۹٪" : ""}.
+          {nothingAdded ? (
+            "همه داده‌های نمونه از قبل موجود بودند — موردی اضافه نشد."
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              داده‌های نمونه اضافه شد — {summary.categoriesAdded} دسته،{" "}
+              {summary.itemsAdded} آیتم، {summary.tablesAdded} میز،{" "}
+              {summary.ingredientsAdded} ماده اولیه
+              {summary.taxCreated ? "، مالیات ۹٪" : ""}.
+            </>
+          )}
         </span>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/components/menu/menu-admin-screen.tsx b/web/dashboard/src/components/menu/menu-admin-screen.tsx
index 8689802..6c81442 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/components/menu/menu-admin-screen.tsx
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/components/menu/menu-admin-screen.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import { CategoryVisual } from "@/components/menu/category-visual";
 import { CategoryMediaFields } from "@/components/menu/category-media-fields";
 import type { CategoryIconSelection } from "@/components/menu/category-preset-picker";
 import { DEFAULT_CATEGORY_ICON_STYLE } from "@/lib/category-icon-presets";
-import { apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/client";
+import { ApiClientError, apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/client";
+import { notify } from "@/lib/notify";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
 import { useBranchStore } from "@/lib/stores/branch.store";
 import { formatCurrency, formatNumber } from "@/lib/format";
@@ -183,6 +184,11 @@ function Modal({
 export function MenuAdminScreen() {
   const t = useTranslations("menuAdmin");
   const tCommon = useTranslations("common");
+  const tNotify = useTranslations("notify");
+  const showError = (err: unknown) =>
+    notify.error(
+      err instanceof ApiClientError ? err.message : tNotify("errorGeneric")
+    );
   const isRtl = useIsRtl();
   const locale = useLocale();
   const numberLocale = locale === "en" ? "en-US" : "fa-IR";
@@ -267,6 +273,7 @@ export function MenuAdminScreen() {
       setItemModalOpen(false);
       invalidateMenu();
     },
+    onError: showError,
   });
 
   const updateItemMutation = useMutation({
@@ -284,12 +291,14 @@ export function MenuAdminScreen() {
       setItemModalOpen(false);
       invalidateMenu();
     },
+    onError: showError,
   });
 
   const toggleItemMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: ({ id, isAvailable }: { id: string; isAvailable: boolean }) =>
       apiPatch(`/api/cafes/${cafeId}/menu/items/${id}/availability`, { isAvailable }),
     onSuccess: invalidateMenu,
+    onError: showError,
   });
 
   const addCategoryMutation = useMutation({
@@ -307,6 +316,7 @@ export function MenuAdminScreen() {
       setCatModalOpen(false);
       invalidateMenu();
     },
+    onError: showError,
   });
 
   const updateCategoryMutation = useMutation({
@@ -322,6 +332,7 @@ export function MenuAdminScreen() {
       setCatModalOpen(false);
       invalidateMenu();
     },
+    onError: showError,
   });
 
   // ── Modal openers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -451,7 +462,7 @@ export function MenuAdminScreen() {
       ) : (
         /* ── Catalog tab ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
         <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-4">
-          {categories.length === 0 && items.length === 0 && (
+          {categories.length < 5 && items.length < 10 && (
             <DemoDataBanner
               invalidateKeys={[
                 ["menu-categories", cafeId],
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/components/tables/tables-screen.tsx b/web/dashboard/src/components/tables/tables-screen.tsx
index 92654db..26a0062 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/components/tables/tables-screen.tsx
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/components/tables/tables-screen.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ export function TablesScreen() {
       refresh();
     },
     onError: (err) => {
-      setActionMessage(err instanceof ApiClientError ? err.message : t("createError"));
+      const msg = err instanceof ApiClientError ? err.message : t("createError");
+      setActionMessage(msg);
+      notify.error(msg);
     },
   });
 
@@ -185,6 +187,11 @@ export function TablesScreen() {
       setActionMessage(null);
       refresh();
     },
+    onError: (err) => {
+      const msg = err instanceof ApiClientError ? err.message : t("createError");
+      setActionMessage(msg);
+      notify.error(msg);
+    },
   });
 
   const startEdit = (table: TableBoardItem) => {
diff --git a/web/dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts b/web/dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts
index 2f86778..1758fbc 100644
--- a/web/dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/dashboard/src/lib/api/client.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import axios, { type AxiosError } from "axios";
-import type { ApiResponse } from "./types";
+import axios, {
+  type AxiosError,
+  type InternalAxiosRequestConfig,
+} from "axios";
+import type { ApiResponse, AuthTokenResponse } from "./types";
 import { getOrCreateTerminalId } from "@/lib/terminal";
+import { useAuthStore } from "@/lib/stores/auth.store";
 
 const baseURL =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL ?? "https://localhost:7208";
@@ -21,14 +25,63 @@ api.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
   return config;
 });
 
+/**
+ * Shared in-flight refresh promise so that a burst of concurrent 401s triggers
+ * exactly one POST /api/auth/refresh instead of one per failed request.
+ */
+let refreshPromise: Promise<string | null> | null = null;
+
+async function refreshAccessToken(): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+  const refreshToken = localStorage.getItem("meezi_refresh_token");
+  if (!refreshToken) return null;
+  try {
+    // Bare axios call (not `api`) to avoid recursing through this interceptor.
+    const { data } = await axios.post<ApiResponse<AuthTokenResponse>>(
+      `${baseURL}/api/auth/refresh`,
+      { refreshToken },
+      { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+    );
+    if (!data.success || !data.data) return null;
+    useAuthStore.getState().setAuth(data.data);
+    return data.data.accessToken;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 api.interceptors.response.use(
   (response) => response,
   async (error: AxiosError<ApiResponse<unknown>>) => {
+    const status = error.response?.status;
+    const original = error.config as
+      | (InternalAxiosRequestConfig & { _retry?: boolean })
+      | undefined;
+
+    // Expired access token → try a one-time refresh, then replay the request.
+    if (
+      status === 401 &&
+      original &&
+      !original._retry &&
+      typeof window !== "undefined" &&
+      !original.url?.includes("/api/auth/")
+    ) {
+      original._retry = true;
+      refreshPromise ??= refreshAccessToken().finally(() => {
+        refreshPromise = null;
+      });
+      const newToken = await refreshPromise;
+      if (newToken) {
+        original.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${newToken}`;
+        return api(original);
+      }
+    }
+
     const apiError = error.response?.data?.error;
     if (apiError?.code) {
       return Promise.reject(new ApiClientError(apiError.code, apiError.message));
     }
-    if (error.response?.status === 401 && typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    if (status === 401 && typeof window !== "undefined") {
       const path = window.location.pathname;
       const isPublicGuest = path.startsWith("/q/") || path.startsWith("/q");
       const isAdmin = path.includes("/admin");