- Implemented:

Added view_count database migration/defaults and shared helpers in 
[includes/db.php](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/includes/db.php).
Public player and embed.php now increment views.
Homepage and catalogue can display per-video views, total views, and 
public stats based on admin settings.
Added Admin → Settings toggles for public view/stat display.
Added Admin → Upkeeping action to restore external view counts from 
readable provider pages, with YouTube scraping support first.
Added manual per-video view-count editing in 
[admin/edit.php](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/admin/edit.php) 
for older local uploads or corrections.
Updated 
[README.md](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/README.md) 
with the new behavior.

catalogue.php

@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ if (url_rewrite_enabled()) {
 $per_page = (int)setting('catalogue_per_page', '10');
 $page     = max(1, (int)($_GET['page'] ?? 1));
 $paged    = get_videos_paginated($page, $per_page, true, $search);
+$show_video_views = setting_bool('public_show_video_views', true);
+$show_total_views = setting_bool('public_show_total_views', true);
+$show_page_stats  = setting_bool('public_show_page_stats', true);
+$total_public_views = total_video_views(true);
+$public_stats = $show_page_stats ? public_page_stats() : [
+    'videos' => (int)$paged['total'],
+    'sources' => 0,
+    'views' => $total_public_views,
+];
 
 render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
   .cat-grid {
@@ -72,6 +81,14 @@ render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
   .public-search { display:flex; gap:.5rem; width:100%; max-width:460px; }
   .public-search input { flex:1; min-width:0; }
   @media(max-width:560px) { .public-search { max-width:none; } }
+  .stats-panel {
+    background:var(--surface); border:1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius:calc(var(--r)+2px); padding:1rem 1.1rem;
+    display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(130px,1fr)); gap:.75rem;
+  }
+  .stats-item { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:.25rem; }
+  .stats-label { font-family:"Share Tech Mono",monospace; font-size:.6rem; letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--text-3); }
+  .stats-value { font-family:"Share Tech Mono",monospace; font-size:1rem; color:var(--text); }
 
   .cat-footer { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:1rem; flex-wrap:wrap; margin-top:.5rem; }
   .cat-count   { font-family:"Share Tech Mono",monospace; font-size:.65rem; color:var(--text-3); letter-spacing:.06em; }
@@ -91,8 +108,14 @@ render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
       <p class="eyebrow eyebrow-purple" style="margin-bottom:.3rem">Library</p>
       <h1 style="font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);">Video Catalogue</h1>
     </div>
+    <?php
+      $header_parts = [
+          $paged['total'] . ' ' . ($search ? 'result' : 'video') . ($paged['total'] != 1 ? 's' : ''),
+      ];
+      if ($show_total_views) $header_parts[] = view_count_label($total_public_views) . ' total';
+    ?>
     <span class="cat-count">
-      <?= $paged['total'] ?> <?= $search ? 'result' : 'video' ?><?= $paged['total'] != 1 ? 's' : '' ?>
+      <?= h(implode(' · ', $header_parts)) ?>
     </span>
   </div>
   <form class="public-search" method="get" action="<?= h(public_catalogue_url()) ?>" role="search">
@@ -107,6 +130,25 @@ render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
   </form>
 </div>
 
+<?php if ($show_page_stats): ?>
+  <section class="stats-panel" aria-label="Public catalogue statistics">
+    <div class="stats-item">
+      <span class="stats-label">Public Videos</span>
+      <strong class="stats-value"><?= h(format_count((int)$public_stats['videos'])) ?></strong>
+    </div>
+    <?php if ($show_total_views): ?>
+      <div class="stats-item">
+        <span class="stats-label">Total Views</span>
+        <strong class="stats-value"><?= h(format_count((int)$public_stats['views'])) ?></strong>
+      </div>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <div class="stats-item">
+      <span class="stats-label">Sources</span>
+      <strong class="stats-value"><?= h(format_count((int)$public_stats['sources'])) ?></strong>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 <?php if (empty($paged['videos'])): ?>
   <div class="card">
     <div class="empty-state">
@@ -123,6 +165,9 @@ render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
       $vthumb  = $v['thumbnail'];
       $vdur    = (int)$v['duration'];
       $created = substr($v['created_at'], 0, 10);
+      $meta_parts = [$created];
+      if ($vdur) $meta_parts[] = format_duration($vdur);
+      if ($show_video_views) $meta_parts[] = view_count_label((int)$v['view_count']);
     ?>
       <a class="cat-thumb" href="<?= h(public_video_url($vslug)) ?>" title="<?= h($vtitle) ?>">
         <div class="cat-thumb-img">
@@ -143,7 +188,7 @@ render_head('Videos — TyClifford.com', '
           <?php if ($vdesc): ?>
             <span class="cat-thumb-desc"><?= h($vdesc) ?></span>
           <?php endif; ?>
-          <span class="cat-thumb-meta"><?= h($created) ?><?= $vdur ? ' · ' . format_duration($vdur) : '' ?></span>
+          <span class="cat-thumb-meta"><?= h(implode(' · ', $meta_parts)) ?></span>
         </div>
       </a>
     <?php endforeach; ?>