diff --git a/web/templates/settings/home.html b/web/templates/settings/home.html
index ff1feaa..ab92b00 100644
--- a/web/templates/settings/home.html
+++ b/web/templates/settings/home.html
@@ -40,11 +40,25 @@
       headers: { "X-CSRFToken": getCookie("csrftoken") }
     })
     .then(function(r){ return r.ok ? r.json() : Promise.reject(); })
-    .then(function(){
+    .then(function(data){
+      // Clear likely client-side copies too (harmless if not present)
+      var keys = ["recent_searches","recent_entries","recent_viewed","recently_viewed","recent_results","recentSearches","recentEntries"];
+      try {
+        keys.forEach(function(k){ localStorage.removeItem(k); sessionStorage.removeItem(k); });
+      } catch(e) {}
+      // Clear same-named cookies if any
+      try {
+        var expire = "expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:01 GMT; path=/";
+        keys.forEach(function(k){ document.cookie = k + "=; " + expire; });
+      } catch(e) {}
+      // Toast
       if (toast){
+        toast.textContent = "History cleared.";
         toast.style.opacity = "1";
         setTimeout(function(){ toast.style.opacity = "0"; }, 1500);
       }
+      // Optional: log which server keys were removed
+      if (data && data.cleared) { console.log("Cleared server keys:", data.cleared); }
     })
     .catch(function(){ /* silent per spec */ });
   });
@@ -165,8 +179,8 @@
       <label>Message</label>
       <textarea name="message" rows="6" class="tool-input" placeholder="What’s new in this release…"></textarea>
       <label style="display:flex; gap:6px; align-items:center; margin-top:8px;">
-+      <input type="checkbox" name="is_active" checked> Active
-+    </label>
+      <input type="checkbox" name="is_active" checked> Active
+    </label>
 
     {% endif %}