- What changed:

Added external_view_count so provider totals from YouTube/Vimeo/etc are 
added to the site’s total without double-counting local plays.
Updated public totals and per-video public view displays to use site 
views + external views.
Changed Upkeeping action to Correct external view counts with a Correct 
Views button.
Expanded provider scraping beyond YouTube with generic 
page/JSON-LD/oEmbed patterns for readable Vimeo, Dailymotion, and 
similar pages.
Improved Add Video:Title no longer has to be manually entered first.
External URL rows now have Fetch Info.
Metadata can fill title, description, duration, source label, and 
external view count.
Save also retries metadata extraction server-side.

Added authenticated metadata endpoint: 
[admin/media_info.php](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/admin/media_info.php).
Updated docs in 
[README.md](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/README.md).

admin/index.php

@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
         $msg .= '.';
     }
 
-    if ($action === 'restore_external_view_counts') {
+    if ($action === 'restore_external_view_counts' || $action === 'correct_external_view_counts') {
         $limit = max(1, min(100, (int)($_POST['external_view_limit'] ?? 25)));
-        $result = media_restore_external_view_counts($limit);
+        $result = media_correct_external_view_counts($limit);
         $msg = 'Upkeeping checked ' . $result['checked'] . ' external video' . ($result['checked'] === 1 ? '' : 's') . ': ';
-        $msg .= $result['restored'] . ' restored';
+        $msg .= $result['corrected'] . ' corrected';
         if ($result['already_current']) $msg .= ', ' . $result['already_current'] . ' already current';
         if ($result['not_found']) $msg .= ', ' . $result['not_found'] . ' without a readable external count';
         $msg .= '.';
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $offset = ($page - 1) * $per_page;
 
 $list_stmt = $db->prepare("
     SELECT v.id, v.title, v.slug, v.thumbnail, v.duration, v.published, v.sort_order,
-           v.created_at, v.view_count,
+           v.created_at, v.view_count, v.external_view_count,
            COUNT(vs.id) AS source_count,
            SUM(CASE WHEN vs.source_type='remote' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS remote_count
     FROM videos v
@@ -238,21 +238,21 @@ render_head('Admin — TyClifford.com', '
           </div>
           <div class="upkeep-row">
             <div class="upkeep-copy">
-              <h2 class="card-title">Restore external view counts</h2>
+              <h2 class="card-title">Correct external view counts</h2>
               <p class="hint">
-                Scrapes readable counts from supported external providers and stores the higher value between the provider and local database.
+                Scrapes readable counts from supported providers and adds them to the media-site totals alongside local plays.
                 <?= $external_view_candidates ?> external video<?= $external_view_candidates === 1 ? '' : 's' ?> can be checked.
                 Current database total: <?= h(view_count_label((int)$admin_total_views)) ?>.
               </p>
             </div>
             <form class="upkeep-form" method="post" action="index.php">
-              <input type="hidden" name="action" value="restore_external_view_counts">
+              <input type="hidden" name="action" value="correct_external_view_counts">
               <div class="form-group">
                 <label class="form-label" for="external_view_limit">Batch Size</label>
                 <input class="form-input" type="number" id="external_view_limit" name="external_view_limit" value="25" min="1" max="100">
               </div>
               <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" type="submit">
-                Restore Views
+                Correct Views
               </button>
             </form>
           </div>
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ render_head('Admin — TyClifford.com', '
                     <?php endif; ?>
                   </td>
                   <td style="font-family:'Share Tech Mono',monospace;font-size:.7rem;color:var(--text-2);">
-                    <?= h(format_count((int)$v['view_count'])) ?>
+                    <?= h(format_count(video_total_views($v))) ?>
+                    <?php if ((int)$v['external_view_count'] > 0): ?>
+                      <span style="color:var(--text-3);"> · <?= h(format_count((int)$v['external_view_count'])) ?> external</span>
+                    <?php endif; ?>
                   </td>
                   <td>
                     <span class="badge <?= $v['published'] ? 'badge-green' : 'badge-gray' ?>">