fix(board): clarify loading fallback

src/hooks/__tests__/use-state-string.test.tsx

@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ describe('use-state-string', () => {
       root.render(createElement(StateStringHarness, { value: { state: 'updating', updatingState: 'fetching-ipns' } }));
     });
     expect(latestValue).toBe('Downloading board via IPFS');
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(createElement(StateStringHarness, { value: { publishingState: 'fetching-ipfs' } }));
+    });
+    expect(latestValue).toBe('Downloading thread via IPFS');
+  });
+
+  it('formats raw community loading states when no client or update states are available', () => {
+    testState.community = {
+      state: 'fetching-community-ipfs',
+    };
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(createElement(FeedStateStringHarness, { addresses: ['music-posting.eth'] }));
+    });
+
+    expect(latestValue).toBe('Downloading board via IPFS');
   });
 
   it('formats browser p2p single-board feed fallback states as peer downloads', () => {

src/hooks/use-state-string.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,27 @@ const friendlyStateNames: Record<string, string> = {
   'resolving-author-address': 'resolving author address',
 };
 
-const getFriendlyStateName = (state: string): string => friendlyStateNames[state] || state.replaceAll('-', ' ');
+const getFriendlyStateName = (state: string): string =>
+  friendlyStateNames[state] ||
+  state
+    .replaceAll('-', ' ')
+    .replace('ipfs', 'thread')
+    .replace('ipns', 'community')
+    .replace('fetching', 'downloading')
+    .replace('community community', 'board')
+    .replace('downloading community', 'downloading board');
+
+const inactiveLifecycleStates = new Set(['failed', 'ready', 'stopped', 'succeeded']);
+
+const isActiveLifecycleState = (state?: string): state is string => Boolean(state && !inactiveLifecycleStates.has(state));
+
+const getActiveLifecycleState = (commentOrCommunity: CommentOrCommunity | undefined): string | undefined => {
+  if (!commentOrCommunity || commentOrCommunity.state === 'succeeded') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  return [commentOrCommunity.publishingState, commentOrCommunity.updatingState, commentOrCommunity.state].find(isActiveLifecycleState);
+};
 
 const sanitizeSingleFeedLoadingState = (stateString?: string): string | undefined => {
   if (!stateString) {
@@ -87,21 +107,11 @@ const useStateString = (commentOrCommunity: CommentOrCommunity | undefined): str
       stateString += downloadingParts.join(', ') + getDownloadSourceSuffix(downloadingClientUrls, isBrowserPureP2P);
     }
 
-    if (!stateString && commentOrCommunity?.state !== 'succeeded') {
+    if (!stateString) {
-      if (commentOrCommunity?.publishingState && commentOrCommunity?.publishingState !== 'stopped' && commentOrCommunity?.publishingState !== 'succeeded') {
+      const activeLifecycleState = getActiveLifecycleState(commentOrCommunity);
-        stateString = commentOrCommunity.publishingState;
+      if (activeLifecycleState) {
-      } else if (commentOrCommunity?.updatingState !== 'stopped' && commentOrCommunity?.updatingState !== 'succeeded') {
+        const isIpfsRelated = activeLifecycleState.includes('ipfs') || activeLifecycleState.includes('ipns');
-        stateString = commentOrCommunity?.updatingState;
+        stateString = getFriendlyStateName(activeLifecycleState);
-      }
-      if (stateString) {
-        const isIpfsRelated = stateString.includes('ipfs') || stateString.includes('ipns');
-        stateString = stateString
-          .replaceAll('-', ' ')
-          .replace('ipfs', 'thread')
-          .replace('ipns', 'community')
-          .replace('fetching', 'downloading')
-          .replace('community community', 'board')
-          .replace('downloading community', 'downloading board');
         if (isIpfsRelated) {
           stateString += getDownloadSourceSuffix([], isBrowserPureP2P);
         }

src/views/board/__tests__/board.test.tsx

@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ describe('Board', () => {
     await renderBoard({ initialEntry: '/mu', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/*' });
 
     expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('no_threads');
-    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')?.textContent).toBe('loading_feed');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')?.textContent).toBe('downloading_board');
   });
 
   it('does not show no threads while an empty board feed is still loading', async () => {
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ describe('Board', () => {
     await renderBoard({ initialEntry: '/mu', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/*' });
 
     expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('no_threads');
-    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')?.textContent).toBe('loading_feed');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="loading-ellipsis"]')?.textContent).toBe('downloading_board');
   });
 
   it('shows no threads after an empty board feed finishes loading', async () => {

src/views/board/board.tsx

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const BoardFooter = ({
 }: BoardFooterProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const loadingStateString = useFeedStateString(communityAddresses) || (combinedFeedLength === 0 ? t('loading_feed') : t('looking_for_more_posts'));
+  const loadingStateString = useFeedStateString(communityAddresses) || (combinedFeedLength === 0 ? t('downloading_board') : t('looking_for_more_posts'));
   const isLoadedCommunityState = communityState === 'succeeded' || communityState === 'ready';
   const canShowNoThreads = !isSingleCommunityBoard || (isLoadedCommunityState && feedState === 'succeeded');
   const isEmptyBoardLoading = isSingleCommunityBoard && combinedFeedLength === 0 && !canShowNoThreads && communityState !== 'failed';