Index: src/views/pages/post-edit.ejs
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--- src/views/pages/post-edit.ejs	(revision 28f797d8a94b9137b2bdd474564ecba17384af03)
+++ src/views/pages/post-edit.ejs	(revision 857a06fb0ed96db4010411e662b03b4f6fcb6bb0)
@@ -106,4 +106,6 @@
                    placeholder="<%= t('pedit.cover_url_placeholder') %>">
           </label>
+          <%# Muted loop MP4 for an animated cover (auto-made from an animated WebP). Hidden — set by the uploader. %>
+          <input type="hidden" name="cover_video_url" id="cover-video-field" value="<%= post.cover_video_url || '' %>">
           <div class="pe-cover-upload">
             <button type="button" class="pe-btn pe-btn-secondary" id="cover-upload-trigger">
@@ -1170,4 +1172,5 @@
   const coverTrigger = document.getElementById('cover-upload-trigger');
   const coverUrl     = document.getElementById('cover-url-field');
+  const coverVideo   = document.getElementById('cover-video-field');
   const coverStatus  = document.getElementById('cover-upload-status');
   const coverWrap    = document.getElementById('cover-preview-wrap');
@@ -1329,6 +1332,7 @@
         const j = await uploadImage(edited);
         coverUrl.value = j.url;
+        if (coverVideo) coverVideo.value = j.video || ''; // muted loop MP4 for an animated cover
         showCoverPreview(j.url);
-        coverStatus.textContent = '<%= t('pedit.js_uploaded') %> ✓';
+        coverStatus.textContent = (j.video ? '🎬 ' : '') + '<%= t('pedit.js_uploaded') %> ✓';
         setTimeout(() => { coverStatus.textContent = ''; }, 2000);
       } catch (e) {
Index: src/views/pages/post.ejs
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--- src/views/pages/post.ejs	(revision 28f797d8a94b9137b2bdd474564ecba17384af03)
+++ src/views/pages/post.ejs	(revision 857a06fb0ed96db4010411e662b03b4f6fcb6bb0)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
   <% if (post.cover_image_url) { %>
     <figure class="post-cover">
-      <img src="<%= post.cover_image_url %>" alt="">
+      <img src="<%= post.cover_image_url %>" alt=""<% if (post.cover_video_url) { %> data-ios-mp4="<%= post.cover_video_url %>"<% } %>>
     </figure>
   <% } %>