diff --git a/web/templates/search.html b/web/templates/search.html
index ad9fade..0a8997c 100644
--- a/web/templates/search.html
+++ b/web/templates/search.html
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
 
     <!-- Mobile dropdown filters -->
     <div class="filter-row mobile-filters">
-      <button type="button" id="filterDropdownBtn" class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false">
-        Filters ▾
-      </button>
+      <button type="button" id="filterDropdownBtn" class="btn btn-secondary" aria-expanded="false">Filters ▾</button>
       <div id="filterDropdownPanel" class="dropdown-panel">
         {% for f in field_options %}
           <label class="check-pill" style="display:block; margin:6px 0;">
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@
     return url + sep + 't=' + Date.now();
   }
 
-  // Search history
+  // Search history (keeps selected-fields subtitle)
   function renderHistory(items){
     const list = document.getElementById('searchHistoryList');
     const empty = document.getElementById('searchHistoryEmpty');
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@
     });
   });
 
-  // Dropdown toggle for mobile filters
+  // Mobile filter dropdown toggle
   (function(){
     const btn = document.getElementById('filterDropdownBtn');
     const panel = document.getElementById('filterDropdownPanel');
@@ -248,6 +246,99 @@
     el.textContent = pick;
   })();
 
+  /* ===============================
+     Illustration of the Day (client-only, deterministic)
+     =============================== */
+  (function illustrationOfTheDay(){
+    const total = {{ total|default:0 }};
+    const iotdTextEl = document.getElementById('iotd-text');
+    const iotdOpenEl = document.getElementById('iotd-open');
+    if (!iotdTextEl || !iotdOpenEl) return;
+
+    if (!total || total < 1){
+      iotdTextEl.textContent = 'No illustrations available yet.';
+      iotdOpenEl.style.display = 'none';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Seed from local date (YYYYMMDD) so it’s the same for everyone that day
+    const today = new Date();
+    const ymd = today.getFullYear()*10000 + (today.getMonth()+1)*100 + today.getDate();
+
+    // 32-bit xorshift PRNG for a good daily seed
+    function xorshift32(seed){
+      let x = seed | 0;
+      x ^= x << 13; x ^= x >>> 17; x ^= x << 5;
+      return (x >>> 0);
+    }
+    const seed = xorshift32(ymd ^ 0x9E3779B9);
+
+    const maxGuess = Math.max(100, Math.floor(total * 4));
+    const maxAttempts = Math.min(600, maxGuess);
+
+    function idAt(i){
+      const v = (Math.imul(i + 1, 1103515245) + 12345 + seed) >>> 0;
+      return 1 + (v % maxGuess);
+    }
+
+    async function fetchEntryHtml(id){
+      const url = entryUrlFor(id);
+      try{
+        const r = await fetch(url, { credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (r.ok) return await r.text();
+      }catch(_){}
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    function ensurePunct(str){
+      const s = (str || '').trim();
+      if (!s) return '';
+      return /[.!?…]$/.test(s) ? s : (s + '.');
+    }
+
+    function extractSectionText(doc, label){
+      const labels = doc.querySelectorAll('.section-label, .meta-label, h3, h4, strong');
+      for (const el of labels){
+        const t = (el.textContent || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+        if (t === label){
+          const section = el.closest('.section') || el.parentElement;
+          if (section){
+            const body = section.querySelector('.lead-text') ||
+                         section.querySelector('.section-body') ||
+                         section.querySelector('p');
+            if (body) return (body.textContent || '').trim();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      const alt = doc.querySelector('.lead-text, .section-body');
+      return alt ? (alt.textContent || '').trim() : '';
+    }
+
+    function renderIotd(id, html){
+      const dom = new DOMParser().parseFromString(html, 'text/html');
+      const illustration = extractSectionText(dom, 'illustration');
+      const application  = extractSectionText(dom, 'application');
+      const merged = (ensurePunct(illustration) + (application ? '  ' + application : '')).trim();
+
+      iotdTextEl.textContent = merged || 'Open to view today’s illustration.';
+      iotdOpenEl.href = entryUrlFor(id);
+      iotdOpenEl.style.display = 'inline-block';
+    }
+
+    (async function findAndRender(){
+      for (let i = 0; i < maxAttempts; i++){
+        const id = idAt(i);
+        const html = await fetchEntryHtml(id);
+        if (html){
+          renderIotd(id, html);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      iotdTextEl.textContent = 'Unable to load today’s illustration.';
+      iotdOpenEl.style.display = 'none';
+    })();
+  })();
+
 })();
 </script>
 
@@ -289,12 +380,34 @@
       margin-top:6px;
       padding:10px;
     }
-    #filterDropdownBtn {
-      width:100%;
-      text-align:left;
-    }
+    #filterDropdownBtn { width:100%; text-align:left; }
   }
 </style>
 
+<!-- Save q + selected fields exactly as submitted -->
+<script>
+(function(){
+  const form = document.querySelector('form.search-form') || document.querySelector('form[method="get"]');
+  if (!form) return;
+  const qInput = form.querySelector('input[name="q"]');
+
+  form.addEventListener('submit', () => {
+    const fd = new FormData(form);
+    const fields = [];
+    for (const [k, v] of fd.entries()) {
+      if (k.startsWith('sel[') && k.endsWith(']') && (v === 'on' || v === 'true' || v === '1')) {
+        fields.push(k.slice(4, -1));
+      }
+    }
+    const q = (qInput && qInput.value || '').trim();
+
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem('lastSearchQ', q);
+      localStorage.setItem('lastSearchFields', JSON.stringify(fields));
+    } catch (_) {}
+  });
+})();
+</script>
+
 {% include "partials/announcement_modal.html" %}
 {% endblock %}
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