diff --git a/web/core/views.py b/web/core/views.py
index fd2fe06..6bde8f2 100644
--- a/web/core/views.py
+++ b/web/core/views.py
@@ -1021,25 +1021,22 @@ def login_attempts(request):
     attempts = LoginAttempt.objects.filter(timestamp__gte=cutoff).order_by("-timestamp")
     return render(request, "tools/login_attempts.html", {"attempts": attempts})
 
-@login_required
-@require_POST
-def clear_history(request):
+ @login_required
+ @require_POST
+ def clear_history(request):
     """
-    Clear all 'recents' for the CURRENT user.
-    We clear the two app-specific keys AND a few common variants in case
-    your templates or JS ever used alternates.
+    Clear the current user's history shown on the Search page:
+      - SearchHistory (last 10 searches)
+      - ViewedIllustration (recently viewed entries)
+    Also clears any session keys that might be used as UI caches.
     """
-    KEYS = [
-        "recent_searches",   # your app’s key for searches
-        "recent_entries",    # your app’s key for viewed entries
-        # Defensive extras (ignored if unused):
-        "recent_viewed", "recently_viewed", "recent_results",
-        "recentSearches", "recentEntries",
-    ]
-    cleared = {}
-    for k in KEYS:
-        existed = k in request.session
+    # Delete DB-backed recents for this user
+    SearchHistory.objects.filter(user=request.user).delete()
+    ViewedIllustration.objects.filter(user=request.user).delete()
+
+    # (Harmless) clear possible session caches if present
+    for k in ["recent_searches", "recent_entries", "recent_viewed", "recently_viewed"]:
         request.session.pop(k, None)
-        cleared[k] = bool(existed)
     request.session.modified = True
-    return JsonResponse({"ok": True, "cleared": cleared})
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+
+    return JsonResponse({"ok": True})
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