categories v1 finished

routes/api.php

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\DashboardController;
 
+Route::middleware(['web', 'throttle:60,1'])
+    ->get('categories', [\App\Http\Controllers\CategoryController::class, 'index'])
+    ->name('api.categories.index');
+
 Route::middleware(['web', 'auth'])->prefix('dashboard')->name('api.dashboard.')->group(function () {
     Route::get('activity', [DashboardController::class, 'activity'])->name('activity');
     Route::get('analytics', [DashboardController::class, 'analytics'])->name('analytics');

routes/legacy.php

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 //use App\Http\Controllers\Web\ArtController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Legacy\AvatarController;
-use App\Http\Controllers\Web\CategoryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\FeaturedArtworksController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\DailyUploadsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Community\ChatController;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\User\MonthlyCommentatorsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\User\MembersController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\User\StatisticsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\User\ProfileController;
-use App\Http\Controllers\Web\BrowseCategoriesController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\BrowseGalleryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\GalleryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\RssFeedController;
@@ -44,9 +42,8 @@ Route::get('/avatar/{id}/{name?}', [AvatarController::class, 'show'])
 //Route::match(['get','post'], '/art/{id}/comment', [ArtController::class, 'show'])->where('id', '\d+');
 
 // ── CATEGORIES / SECTIONS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-Route::get('/categories', [CategoryController::class, 'index'])->name('legacy.categories');
-Route::get('/sections', [\App\Http\Controllers\Web\SectionsController::class, 'index'])->name('sections');
-Route::get('/browse-categories', [BrowseCategoriesController::class, 'index'])->name('browse.categories');
+Route::redirect('/sections', '/categories', 301)->name('sections');
+Route::redirect('/browse-categories', '/categories', 301)->name('browse.categories');
 
 // Legacy category URL pattern: /category/group/slug/id
 Route::get('/category/{group}/{slug?}/{id?}', [BrowseGalleryController::class, 'legacyCategory'])

routes/web.php

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Web\FooterController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\StaffController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\RssFeedController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\ApplicationController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\Web\CategoryController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\News\NewsController as FrontendNewsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\News\NewsRssController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\RSS\GlobalFeedController;
@@ -183,6 +184,9 @@ Route::get('/tags/{tag}', [\App\Http\Controllers\Web\Posts\HashtagFeedController
     ->where('tag', '[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]{1,63}')
     ->name('feed.hashtag');
 
+// ── CATEGORIES DIRECTORY ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+Route::get('/categories', [CategoryController::class, 'index'])->name('categories.index');
+
 // ── FOLLOWING (shortcut) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Route::middleware('auth')->get('/following', function () {
     return redirect()->route('dashboard.following');