fix(post ids): fall back to comment cid for missing ids (#1167)

* fix(post ids): fall back to comment cid for missing ids

* fix(post ids): count cid-resolved account replies

src/components/__tests__/post-community-address-compat.test.tsx

@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ type TestComment = {
 
 const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   addChallengeMock: vi.fn(),
+  accountCommentsByCid: {} as Record<string, TestComment | undefined>,
   hasMoreReplies: false,
   openReplyModalMock: vi.fn(),
+  pseudonymityMode: 'none',
   replyComments: [] as Array<TestComment | undefined>,
   setResetFunctionMock: vi.fn(),
   virtuosoProps: [] as Array<{ defaultItemHeight?: number; heightEstimates?: number[]; itemSize?: unknown }>,
@@ -82,8 +84,8 @@ vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
-  useAccount: () => ({ author: { address: '0xviewer' } }),
+  useAccount: () => ({ id: 'viewer-account', author: { address: '0xviewer' } }),
-  useAccountComment: () => undefined,
+  useAccountComment: (options?: { commentCid?: string }) => (options?.commentCid ? testState.accountCommentsByCid[options.commentCid] : undefined),
   useEditedComment: () => ({ editedComment: undefined }),
   usePublishCommentModeration: () => ({
     error: undefined,
@@ -137,7 +139,12 @@ vi.mock('react-virtuoso', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../lib/get-short-address', () => ({
-  default: (value?: string) => (value ? value.slice(0, 4) : ''),
+  default: (value?: string) => {
+    if (!value) return '';
+    if (value.includes('.')) return value;
+    if (value.length < 20) return '';
+    return value.slice(8, 20);
+  },
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../views/post/post.module.css', () => ({
@@ -247,14 +254,14 @@ vi.mock('../../hooks/use-current-time', () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../hooks/use-board-pseudonymity-mode', () => ({
-  useBoardPseudonymityMode: () => 'none',
+  useBoardPseudonymityMode: () => testState.pseudonymityMode,
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../comment-content', () => ({
+vi.mock('../comment-content/comment-content', () => ({
   default: ({ comment }: { comment?: TestComment }) => createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'comment-content' }, comment?.cid ?? 'missing'),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../comment-media', () => ({
+vi.mock('../comment-media/comment-media', () => ({
   default: () => createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'comment-media' }, 'media'),
 }));
 
@@ -266,24 +273,24 @@ vi.mock('../failed-publish-notice', () => ({
   default: () => createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'failed-publish-notice' }, 'failed-publish-notice'),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../embed', () => ({
+vi.mock('../embed/embed-utils', () => ({
   canEmbed: () => false,
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../loading-ellipsis', () => ({
+vi.mock('../loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis', () => ({
   default: ({ string }: { string: string }) => createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'loading-ellipsis' }, string),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../post-desktop/post-menu-desktop', () => ({
+vi.mock('../post-desktop/post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop', () => ({
   default: ({ postMenu }: { postMenu: { communityAddress?: string } }) =>
     createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'post-menu-desktop' }, postMenu.communityAddress ?? 'missing'),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../reply-quote-preview', () => ({
+vi.mock('../reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview', () => ({
   default: ({ backlinkReply }: { backlinkReply?: TestComment }) => createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'reply-quote-preview' }, backlinkReply?.cid ?? 'missing'),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../tooltip', () => ({
+vi.mock('../tooltip/tooltip', () => ({
   default: ({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) => createElement(React.Fragment, {}, children),
 }));
 
@@ -371,7 +378,7 @@ vi.mock('../../hooks/use-delete-failed-post', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('../post-mobile/post-menu-mobile', () => ({
+vi.mock('../post-mobile/post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile', () => ({
   default: ({ postMenu }: { postMenu: { communityAddress?: string } }) =>
     createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'post-menu-mobile' }, postMenu.communityAddress ?? 'missing'),
 }));
@@ -449,7 +456,9 @@ const makeLegacyThreadWithoutReplies = (): TestComment => ({
 describe('post community address compatibility', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    testState.accountCommentsByCid = {};
     testState.hasMoreReplies = false;
+    testState.pseudonymityMode = 'none';
     testState.replyComments = [];
     testState.virtuosoProps = [];
 
@@ -505,6 +514,58 @@ describe('post community address compatibility', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('.capcodeAdminIcon')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('falls back to author shortAddress when the full author address cannot be shortened', async () => {
+    testState.pseudonymityMode = 'per-post';
+    const post = {
+      ...makeLegacyThreadWithoutReplies(),
+      author: { address: 'short-address', shortAddress: 'B2mAZojE' },
+    };
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostDesktop, { post } as any), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: B2mAZojE');
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostMobile, { post } as any), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: B2mAZojE');
+  });
+
+  it('uses safe account reply data by cid when a reply has no index', async () => {
+    testState.pseudonymityMode = 'per-post';
+    const post = makeLegacyThread();
+    const reply = post.replies?.pages?.new?.comments?.[0];
+    if (!reply?.cid) {
+      throw new Error('missing fixture reply');
+    }
+    reply.index = undefined;
+    reply.author = {};
+    testState.accountCommentsByCid[reply.cid] = {
+      ...reply,
+      author: { shortAddress: 'ReplyKid9' },
+    };
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostDesktop, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: ReplyKid');
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostMobile, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: ReplyKid');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the reply cid when published reply author metadata is missing', async () => {
+    testState.pseudonymityMode = 'per-post';
+    const post = makeLegacyThread();
+    const reply = post.replies?.pages?.new?.comments?.[0];
+    if (!reply) {
+      throw new Error('missing fixture reply');
+    }
+    reply.cid = 'Qmb4NxbRDVVJF7w9QtwXuY94jqGAAx7Thx3JPuofDVPKY1';
+    reply.author = {};
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostDesktop, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: Qmb4NxbR');
+
+    await renderWithRoute(createElement(PostMobile, { post, showAllReplies: true }), '/mu/thread/post-1');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('ID: Qmb4NxbR');
+  });
+
   it('forwards Pretext-backed reply estimates into Virtuoso for desktop and mobile thread views', async () => {
     testState.hasMoreReplies = true;
 

src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx

@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ import useScrollToReply from '../../hooks/use-scroll-to-reply';
 import useSafeAccountComment from '../../hooks/use-safe-account-comment';
 import { useCurrentTime } from '../../hooks/use-current-time';
 import { useBoardPseudonymityMode } from '../../hooks/use-board-pseudonymity-mode';
-import CommentContent from '../comment-content';
+import CommentContent from '../comment-content/comment-content';
-import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
+import CommentMedia from '../comment-media/comment-media';
 import EditMenu from '../edit-menu/edit-menu';
 import FailedPublishNotice from '../failed-publish-notice';
-import { canEmbed } from '../embed';
+import { canEmbed } from '../embed/embed-utils';
-import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis';
+import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis';
 import PostAuthorFlags from '../post-author-flags';
 import PostFlashTag from '../post-flash-tag';
-import PostMenuDesktop from './post-menu-desktop';
+import PostMenuDesktop from './post-menu-desktop/post-menu-desktop';
-import ReplyQuotePreview from '../reply-quote-preview';
+import ReplyQuotePreview from '../reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview';
-import Tooltip from '../tooltip';
+import Tooltip from '../tooltip/tooltip';
 import TimeAgoTooltip from '../time-ago-tooltip';
 import { PostProps } from '../../views/post/post';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import { getThreadTopNavigationState, scrollThreadContainerToTop } from '../../l
 import useDeleteFailedPost from '../../hooks/use-delete-failed-post';
 import { getThreadPostCountsByAuthor } from '../../lib/utils/author-post-counts';
 import { withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/comment-utils';
+import { getCommentUserID } from '../../lib/utils/comment-user-id-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
 import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 import { hasCommentFlagsForDirectory } from '../../lib/comment-flag-selection';
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
   const archived = isCommentArchived(post);
   const purged = post?.commentModeration?.purged;
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
-  const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
+  const { address } = author || {};
   const displayName = author?.displayName?.trim();
   const authorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address, role: roles?.[address]?.role });
   const hasFailedState = state === 'failed';
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ const PostInfo = ({
   const alertThresholdSeconds = getAlertThresholdSeconds();
   const isOverThreshold = isAwaitingApproval && timeWaiting > alertThresholdSeconds;
 
-  const userID = address ? getShortAddress(address) : shortAddress;
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(post);
   const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(userID);
   const userIDTextColor = getTextColorForBackground(userIDBackgroundColor);
 
@@ -277,11 +278,11 @@ const PostInfo = ({
 
   const handleUserAddressClick = useAuthorAddressClick();
   const numberOfPostsByAuthor = (() => {
-    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || purged || !shortAddress || !postCid) {
+    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || purged || !userID || !postCid) {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    return Math.max(postsByAuthorInThread?.get(shortAddress) ?? 0, 1);
+    return Math.max(postsByAuthorInThread?.get(userID) ?? 0, 1);
   })();
 
   const { hidden } = useHide({ cid: cid || '' });
@@ -756,10 +757,12 @@ const Reply = ({
   disableDeferredLayout,
 }: PostProps & { directRepliesByParentCid?: Map<string, Comment[]>; postsByAuthorInThread?: Map<string, number>; disableDeferredLayout?: boolean }) => {
   const accountReply = useSafeAccountComment({
+    commentCid: reply?.cid,
     commentIndex: typeof reply?.index === 'number' ? reply.index : undefined,
   });
   const hasReplyIndex = typeof reply?.index === 'number';
-  let post = hasReplyIndex && accountReply?.index === reply.index ? accountReply : reply;
+  const isAccountReply = (hasReplyIndex && accountReply?.index === reply.index) || (!!reply?.cid && accountReply?.cid === reply.cid);
+  let post = isAccountReply ? accountReply : reply;
   // handle pending mod or author edit
   const { editedComment } = useEditedComment({ comment: post });
   if (editedComment) {
@@ -767,7 +770,8 @@ const Reply = ({
   }
   post = withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress(post);
 
-  const { author, cid, deleted, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, postCid, reason, removed, spoiler, communityAddress, thumbnailUrl, parentCid } = post || {};
+  const { cid, deleted, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, postCid, reason, removed, spoiler, communityAddress, thumbnailUrl, parentCid } = post || {};
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(post);
   const purged = post?.commentModeration?.purged;
   const directories = useDirectories();
   const boardPath = communityAddress ? getBoardPath(communityAddress, directories) : undefined;
@@ -797,7 +801,7 @@ const Reply = ({
   return (
     <div className={`${styles.replyDesktop} ${disableDeferredLayout ? styles.pretextVirtualizedReply : ''}`}>
       <div className={styles.sideArrows}>{'>>'}</div>
-      <div className={`${styles.reply} ${isRouteLinkToReply && styles.highlight}`} data-cid={cid} data-author-address={author?.shortAddress} data-post-cid={postCid}>
+      <div className={`${styles.reply} ${isRouteLinkToReply && styles.highlight}`} data-cid={cid} data-author-address={userID} data-post-cid={postCid}>
         <PostInfo
           post={post}
           postReplyCount={postReplyCount}
@@ -852,7 +856,8 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
 }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const resolvedPost = withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress(post);
-  const { author, cid, content, deleted, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, postCid, removed, spoiler, state, communityAddress, thumbnailUrl, parentCid } = resolvedPost || {};
+  const { cid, content, deleted, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, postCid, removed, spoiler, state, communityAddress, thumbnailUrl, parentCid } = resolvedPost || {};
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(resolvedPost);
   const purged = resolvedPost?.commentModeration?.purged;
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -1159,7 +1164,7 @@ const PostDesktop = ({
         <div
           data-thread-container-cid={cid}
           data-cid={cid}
-          data-author-address={author?.shortAddress}
+          data-author-address={userID}
           data-post-cid={postCid}
           className={`${styles.opContainer} ${shouldShowSnow() && hasThumbnail ? styles.xmasHatWrapper : ''}`}
         >

src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx

@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ import useScrollToReply from '../../hooks/use-scroll-to-reply';
 import useSafeAccountComment from '../../hooks/use-safe-account-comment';
 import { useCurrentTime } from '../../hooks/use-current-time';
 import { useBoardPseudonymityMode } from '../../hooks/use-board-pseudonymity-mode';
-import CommentContent from '../comment-content';
+import CommentContent from '../comment-content/comment-content';
-import CommentMedia, { MediaLoadFailureInfo } from '../comment-media';
+import CommentMedia, { MediaLoadFailureInfo } from '../comment-media/comment-media';
 import FailedPublishNotice from '../failed-publish-notice';
-import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis';
+import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis/loading-ellipsis';
 import PostAuthorFlags from '../post-author-flags';
 import PostFlashTag from '../post-flash-tag';
-import PostMenuMobile from './post-menu-mobile';
+import PostMenuMobile from './post-menu-mobile/post-menu-mobile';
-import ReplyQuotePreview from '../reply-quote-preview';
+import ReplyQuotePreview from '../reply-quote-preview/reply-quote-preview';
-import Tooltip from '../tooltip';
+import Tooltip from '../tooltip/tooltip';
 import TimeAgoTooltip from '../time-ago-tooltip';
 import { PostProps } from '../../views/post/post';
 import capitalize from 'lodash/capitalize';
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import { getThreadTopNavigationState, scrollThreadContainerToTop } from '../../l
 import useDeleteFailedPost from '../../hooks/use-delete-failed-post';
 import { getThreadPostCountsByAuthor } from '../../lib/utils/author-post-counts';
 import { withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/comment-utils';
+import { getCommentUserID } from '../../lib/utils/comment-user-id-utils';
 import { getFeedPostHeightEstimate, getReplyHeightEstimates, reportReplyHeightAuditSample } from '../../lib/utils/pretext-height-estimates';
 import { getAuthorBadge } from '../../lib/utils/author-display-utils';
 import { hasCommentFlagsForDirectory } from '../../lib/comment-flag-selection';
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({
       : undefined;
   const isReply = parentCid;
   const title = post?.title?.trim();
-  const { address, shortAddress } = author || {};
+  const { address } = author || {};
   const displayName = author?.displayName?.trim();
   const authorBadge = getAuthorBadge({ address, role: roles?.[address]?.role });
 
@@ -220,17 +221,17 @@ const PostInfoAndMedia = ({
 
   const pseudonymityMode = useBoardPseudonymityMode(communityAddress);
   const showUserID = pseudonymityMode === 'per-post';
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(resolvedPost);
 
   const handleUserAddressClick = useAuthorAddressClick();
   const numberOfPostsByAuthor = (() => {
-    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || purged || !shortAddress || !postCid) {
+    if (!showUserID || deleted || removed || purged || !userID || !postCid) {
       return 0;
     }
 
-    return Math.max(postsByAuthorInThread?.get(shortAddress) ?? 0, 1);
+    return Math.max(postsByAuthorInThread?.get(userID) ?? 0, 1);
   })();
 
-  const userID = address ? getShortAddress(address) : shortAddress;
   const userIDBackgroundColor = hashStringToColor(userID);
   const userIDTextColor = getTextColorForBackground(userIDBackgroundColor);
 
@@ -532,17 +533,20 @@ const Reply = ({
   disableDeferredLayout,
 }: PostProps & { directRepliesByParentCid?: Map<string, Comment[]>; postsByAuthorInThread?: Map<string, number>; disableDeferredLayout?: boolean }) => {
   const accountReply = useSafeAccountComment({
+    commentCid: reply?.cid,
     commentIndex: typeof reply?.index === 'number' ? reply.index : undefined,
   });
   const hasReplyIndex = typeof reply?.index === 'number';
-  let post = hasReplyIndex && accountReply?.index === reply.index ? accountReply : reply;
+  const isAccountReply = (hasReplyIndex && accountReply?.index === reply.index) || (!!reply?.cid && accountReply?.cid === reply.cid);
+  let post = isAccountReply ? accountReply : reply;
   // handle pending mod or author edit
   const { editedComment } = useEditedComment({ comment: post });
   if (editedComment) {
     post = editedComment;
   }
   post = withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress(post);
-  const { author, cid, deleted, postCid, reason, removed, communityAddress } = post || {};
+  const { cid, deleted, postCid, reason, removed, communityAddress } = post || {};
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(post);
   const purged = post?.commentModeration?.purged;
   const directories = useDirectories();
   const boardPath = communityAddress ? getBoardPath(communityAddress, directories) : undefined;
@@ -565,12 +569,7 @@ const Reply = ({
   return (
     <div className={`${styles.replyMobile} ${disableDeferredLayout ? styles.pretextVirtualizedReply : ''}`}>
       <div className={styles.reply}>
-        <div
+        <div className={`${styles.replyContainer} ${isRouteLinkToReply && styles.highlight}`} data-cid={cid} data-author-address={userID} data-post-cid={postCid}>
-          className={`${styles.replyContainer} ${isRouteLinkToReply && styles.highlight}`}
-          data-cid={cid}
-          data-author-address={author?.shortAddress}
-          data-post-cid={postCid}
-        >
           <PostInfoAndMedia
             onMediaLoadFailureChange={setFailedMediaUrl}
             post={post}
@@ -608,7 +607,8 @@ const PostMobile = ({
 }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const resolvedPost = withResolvedCommentCommunityAddress(post);
-  const { author, cid, parentCid, postCid, replyCount, state, communityAddress } = resolvedPost || {};
+  const { cid, parentCid, postCid, replyCount, state, communityAddress } = resolvedPost || {};
+  const userID = getCommentUserID(resolvedPost);
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
   const navigationType = useNavigationType();
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ const PostMobile = ({
                 className={`${styles.postOp} ${shouldShowSnow() ? styles.xmasHatWrapper : ''}`}
                 data-thread-container-cid={cid}
                 data-cid={cid}
-                data-author-address={author?.shortAddress}
+                data-author-address={userID}
                 data-post-cid={postCid}
               >
                 {shouldShowSnow() && <img src='assets/xmashat.gif' className={styles.xmasHat} alt='' />}

src/hooks/__tests__/use-fresh-replies.test.tsx

@@ -18,27 +18,26 @@ type TestComment = {
 
 const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   accountComments: [] as TestComment[],
-  accountCommentsCalls: [] as Array<{ commentIndices?: number[] } | undefined>,
+  accountCommentsCalls: [] as Array<{ commentIndices?: number[]; filter?: (comment: TestComment) => boolean } | undefined>,
   replies: [] as TestComment[],
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
-  useAccountComments: (options?: { commentIndices?: number[] }) => {
+  useAccountComments: (options?: { commentIndices?: number[]; filter?: (comment: TestComment) => boolean }) => {
     testState.accountCommentsCalls.push(options);
 
     if (!options?.commentIndices?.length) {
-      return {
+      const accountComments = options?.filter ? testState.accountComments.filter(options.filter) : testState.accountComments;
-        accountComments: testState.accountComments,
+      return { accountComments };
-      };
     }
 
     const normalizedCommentIndices = options.commentIndices.filter((commentIndex) => Number.isInteger(commentIndex) && commentIndex >= 0);
 
-    return {
+    const accountComments = normalizedCommentIndices
-      accountComments: normalizedCommentIndices
+      .map((commentIndex) => testState.accountComments.find((accountComment) => accountComment.index === commentIndex))
-        .map((commentIndex) => testState.accountComments.find((accountComment) => accountComment.index === commentIndex))
+      .filter(Boolean);
-        .filter(Boolean),
+
-    };
+    return { accountComments };
   },
 }));
 
@@ -146,6 +145,38 @@ describe('useFreshReplies', () => {
     expect(testState.accountCommentsCalls).toContainEqual({ commentIndices: [0] });
   });
 
+  it('replaces unindexed replies with account comments matched by cid', () => {
+    testState.replies = [
+      {
+        cid: 'reply-cid',
+        content: 'stale reply',
+        communityAddress: 'music.eth',
+      },
+      {
+        cid: 'network-reply-cid',
+        content: 'network reply',
+        communityAddress: 'music.eth',
+      },
+    ];
+    testState.accountComments = [
+      {
+        cid: 'reply-cid',
+        content: 'fresh reply',
+        index: 5,
+        number: 27,
+        communityAddress: 'music.eth',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    renderHook();
+
+    expect(latestValue[0]).toBe(testState.accountComments[0] as never);
+    expect(latestValue[0]?.number).toBe(27);
+    expect(latestValue[1]).toBe(testState.replies[1] as never);
+    expect(testState.accountCommentsCalls).toContainEqual({ commentIndices: [-1] });
+    expect(testState.accountCommentsCalls).toContainEqual({ filter: expect.any(Function) });
+  });
+
   it('orders replies by final post number after a pending reply is approved', () => {
     testState.replies = [
       {

src/hooks/use-fresh-replies.ts

@@ -10,29 +10,63 @@ const useFreshReplies = (replies: Comment[] = []) => {
     () => Array.from(new Set(replies.map((reply) => reply?.index).filter((replyIndex): replyIndex is number => typeof replyIndex === 'number'))),
     [replies],
   );
+  const replyCidsWithoutIndices = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      Array.from(
+        new Set(
+          replies
+            .map((reply) => (typeof reply?.index === 'number' ? undefined : reply?.cid))
+            .filter((replyCid): replyCid is string => typeof replyCid === 'string' && replyCid.length > 0),
+        ),
+      ),
+    [replies],
+  );
   const accountCommentLookupOptions = useMemo(() => (replyIndices.length > 0 ? { commentIndices: replyIndices } : EMPTY_ACCOUNT_COMMENT_LOOKUP), [replyIndices]);
-  const { accountComments } = useAccountComments(accountCommentLookupOptions);
+  const accountCommentCidLookupOptions = useMemo(() => {
+    if (replyCidsWithoutIndices.length === 0) {
+      return EMPTY_ACCOUNT_COMMENT_LOOKUP;
+    }
+
+    const replyCidSet = new Set(replyCidsWithoutIndices);
+    return {
+      filter: (accountComment: Comment) => typeof accountComment?.cid === 'string' && replyCidSet.has(accountComment.cid),
+    };
+  }, [replyCidsWithoutIndices]);
+  const { accountComments: accountCommentsByIndexList } = useAccountComments(accountCommentLookupOptions);
+  const { accountComments: accountCommentsByCidList } = useAccountComments(accountCommentCidLookupOptions);
 
   return useMemo(() => {
     if (!replies.length) {
       return replies;
     }
 
-    if (!accountComments?.length) {
+    if (!accountCommentsByIndexList?.length && !accountCommentsByCidList?.length) {
       return sortRepliesForDisplay(replies);
     }
 
     const accountCommentsByIndex = new Map<number, Comment>();
-    for (const accountComment of accountComments) {
+    for (const accountComment of accountCommentsByIndexList) {
       if (typeof accountComment?.index === 'number') {
         accountCommentsByIndex.set(accountComment.index, accountComment);
       }
     }
+    const accountCommentsByCidMap = new Map<string, Comment>();
+    for (const accountComment of accountCommentsByCidList) {
+      if (typeof accountComment?.cid === 'string') {
+        accountCommentsByCidMap.set(accountComment.cid, accountComment);
+      }
+    }
 
     let hasFreshReplies = false;
     const nextReplies = replies.map((reply) => {
       if (typeof reply?.index !== 'number') {
-        return reply;
+        const freshReply = typeof reply?.cid === 'string' ? accountCommentsByCidMap.get(reply.cid) : undefined;
+        if (!freshReply) {
+          return reply;
+        }
+
+        hasFreshReplies = true;
+        return freshReply;
       }
 
       const freshReply = accountCommentsByIndex.get(reply.index);
@@ -65,7 +99,7 @@ const useFreshReplies = (replies: Comment[] = []) => {
     });
 
     return sortRepliesForDisplay(hasDuplicateReplyIndices ? dedupedReplies : nextReplies);
-  }, [accountComments, replies]);
+  }, [accountCommentsByCidList, accountCommentsByIndexList, replies]);
 };
 
 export default useFreshReplies;

src/lib/utils/__tests__/author-post-counts.test.ts

@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ describe('getThreadPostCountsByAuthor', () => {
     expect(counts.get('author-b')).toBe(2);
   });
 
-  it('skips comments missing a cid or short address', () => {
+  it('uses cid fallback for comments without author metadata', () => {
     const counts = getThreadPostCountsByAuthor(
       { cid: 'post-1', author: { shortAddress: 'author-a' } } as any,
       [{ cid: 'reply-1' }, { author: { shortAddress: 'author-b' } }] as any[],
     );
 
     expect(counts.get('author-a')).toBe(1);
+    expect(counts.get('reply-1')).toBe(1);
     expect(counts.has('author-b')).toBe(false);
   });
 });

src/lib/utils/author-post-counts.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import { getCommentUserID } from './comment-user-id-utils';
 
 export function getThreadPostCountsByAuthor(post: Comment | undefined, replies: Comment[] = []): Map<string, number> {
   const counts = new Map<string, number>();
@@ -6,11 +7,11 @@ export function getThreadPostCountsByAuthor(post: Comment | undefined, replies:
 
   for (const comment of [post, ...replies]) {
     const cid = comment?.cid;
-    const shortAddress = comment?.author?.shortAddress;
+    const userID = getCommentUserID(comment);
-    if (!cid || !shortAddress || seenCids.has(cid)) continue;
+    if (!cid || !userID || seenCids.has(cid)) continue;
 
     seenCids.add(cid);
-    counts.set(shortAddress, (counts.get(shortAddress) ?? 0) + 1);
+    counts.set(userID, (counts.get(userID) ?? 0) + 1);
   }
 
   return counts;

src/lib/utils/comment-user-id-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { Comment } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import getShortAddress from '../get-short-address';
+
+export function getCommentUserID(comment: Comment | undefined): string {
+  const { address, shortAddress } = comment?.author || {};
+  return (address ? getShortAddress(address) : '') || shortAddress || comment?.cid || '';
+}