UI: portal/header refinements, board index UX, and user settings

database/seeders/ThreadSeeder.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Seeders;
+
+use App\Models\Forum;
+use App\Models\Thread;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Faker\Factory as FakerFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+class ThreadSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    public function run(): void
+    {
+        $faker = FakerFactory::create();
+        $users = User::all();
+        $forums = Forum::where('type', 'forum')->get();
+
+        if ($users->isEmpty() || $forums->isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($forums as $forum) {
+            $threadCount = $faker->numberBetween(2, 8);
+            for ($i = 0; $i < $threadCount; $i += 1) {
+                $author = $users->random();
+                Thread::create([
+                    'forum_id' => $forum->id,
+                    'user_id' => $author->id,
+                    'title' => ucfirst($faker->words($faker->numberBetween(3, 6), true)),
+                    'body' => $faker->paragraphs($faker->numberBetween(2, 4), true),
+                ]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}