diff --git a/projects/dataforth-dos/testdatadb-fix/public/index.redesign.html b/projects/dataforth-dos/testdatadb-fix/public/index.redesign.html
index 4fae138d..3bdbfefa 100644
--- a/projects/dataforth-dos/testdatadb-fix/public/index.redesign.html
+++ b/projects/dataforth-dos/testdatadb-fix/public/index.redesign.html
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@
   .viewer iframe{display:block;width:100%;min-height:100%;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:5px;background:#fff;
         box-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(15,23,42,.10)}
   kbd{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;background:#f1f5f9;border:1px solid var(--border-strong);border-bottom-width:2px;border-radius:4px;padding:0 5px;color:var(--ink-2)}
+  /* ---------- toast ---------- */
+  .toast{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;max-width:400px;z-index:60;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
+  .toast .t{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--border);border-left:4px solid var(--accent);border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(15,23,42,.18);padding:11px 13px 12px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-2);cursor:pointer;animation:tin .16s}
+  .toast .t.ok{border-left-color:var(--pass-ink)} .toast .t.warn{border-left-color:#d97706} .toast .t.err{border-left-color:var(--fail-ink)}
+  .toast .t b{display:block;margin-bottom:2px;color:var(--ink);font-size:13px}
+  @keyframes tin{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(8px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
   /* ---------- responsive ---------- */
   @media (max-width:1180px){
     main{grid-template-columns:1fr 0}
@@ -242,6 +248,7 @@
     <div class="viewer" id="viewer"></div>
   </aside>
 </main>
+<div class="toast" id="toast"></div>
 
 <script>
 const API='';
@@ -381,23 +388,31 @@ async function doUpload(payload){
   const r=await fetch(API+'/api/upload',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify(payload)});
   const d=await r.json().catch(()=>({})); if(!r.ok) throw new Error(d.error||('HTTP '+r.status)); return d;
 }
+function showToast(title,msg,type){ const c=$('toast'); if(!c)return; const el=document.createElement('div');
+  el.className='t '+(type||''); el.innerHTML='<b>'+esc(title)+'</b>'+(msg?esc(msg):''); el.onclick=()=>el.remove();
+  c.appendChild(el); setTimeout(()=>{el.style.transition='opacity .3s';el.style.opacity='0';setTimeout(()=>el.remove(),320);}, type==='warn'||type==='err'?9000:5000); }
 async function pushWeb(id,btn){
-  const r=state.rows.find(x=>x.id==id); const sn=r?r.serial_number:id;
+  const r=state.rows.find(x=>x.id==id); const sn=r?r.serial_number:id; const mdl=r?r.model_number:'';
   if(!confirm('Publish '+sn+' to the public Dataforth website now?')) return;
   const t=btn.textContent; btn.disabled=true; btn.textContent='Publishing…';
-  try{ const d=await doUpload({ids:[+id]});
-    btn.textContent=d.errors?('✕ '+d.errors+' err'):(d.skipped&&!(d.created+d.updated+d.unchanged)?'skipped':'Published ✓');
-    setTimeout(search,500);                                  // refresh WEB status from the DB
-  }catch(e){ btn.textContent='✕ '+e.message.slice(0,16); btn.disabled=false; }
+  try{ const d=await doUpload({ids:[+id]}); const pub=(d.created||0)+(d.updated||0);
+    if(pub>0){ showToast('Published — '+sn,'Sent to the public website.','ok'); setTimeout(search,400); }
+    else if(d.errors){ showToast('Push failed — '+sn, d.errors+' error(s) from the website API.','err'); }
+    else if(d.skipped){ showToast('Not published — '+sn, mdl+' isn’t renderable yet, so nothing was sent. This model still needs the render fix before it can publish.','warn'); }
+    else if(d.unchanged){ showToast(sn+' already up to date','Already on the website — nothing changed.','ok'); }
+    else { showToast('No change — '+sn, 'Nothing was published.','warn'); }
+  }catch(e){ showToast('Push failed — '+sn, e.message,'err'); }
+  btn.disabled=false; btn.textContent=t;
 }
 async function pushSelected(){
   const ids=[...state.checks].map(Number); if(!ids.length) return;
   if(!confirm('Publish '+ids.length+' selected serial(s) to the public Dataforth website now?')) return;
   const b=$('repushSel'),t=b.textContent; b.disabled=true; b.textContent='Publishing…';
-  try{ const d=await doUpload({ids});
-    b.textContent='✓ '+((d.created||0)+(d.updated||0))+' pushed'+(d.skipped?(' · '+d.skipped+' skip'):'');
-    setTimeout(()=>{b.textContent=t;b.disabled=false;search();},1400);
-  }catch(e){ b.textContent='✕ failed'; b.disabled=false; alert('Push failed: '+e.message); }
+  try{ const d=await doUpload({ids}); const pub=(d.created||0)+(d.updated||0);
+    showToast('Push complete', pub+' published · '+(d.unchanged||0)+' unchanged · '+(d.skipped||0)+' skipped (not renderable)'+(d.errors?(' · '+d.errors+' error'):'')+'.', d.errors?'err':(pub||d.unchanged?'ok':'warn'));
+    if(pub) search();
+  }catch(e){ showToast('Push failed', e.message,'err'); }
+  b.disabled=false; b.textContent=t;
 }
 $('repushSel').onclick=pushSelected;