diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
index d1d16306..d907606f 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [ObservableProperty]
     public partial string DraftArticle { get; set; }
 
-    /// <summary>Editor buffer for the post's publication state.
-    /// Reflects the server-side <c>IsPublished</c> flag (the
-    /// existence of a row in <c>BlogSpotPublication</c>) and
-    /// is pushed to the server via
-    /// <see cref="BlogApiClient.SetPublishAsync"/> on explicit
-    /// toggle — it is NOT included in the regular Save
-    /// payload, mirroring the wire contract where
-    /// <c>BlogPostDto</c> doesn't carry <c>Publish</c> as a
-    /// mutable field. Toggling is its own action.</summary>
-    [ObservableProperty]
-    public partial bool DraftIsPublished { get; set; }
-
     [ObservableProperty]
     public partial ViewModelBase? CurrentViewModel { get; set; }
 
@@ -114,7 +102,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
         WindowTitle = "PostIt";
         DraftTitle = string.Empty;
         DraftArticle = string.Empty;
-        DraftIsPublished = false;
         CurrentViewModel = this;
     }
 
@@ -144,9 +131,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
         // doesn't show stale content.
         DraftTitle = value?.Title ?? string.Empty;
         DraftArticle = value?.Article ?? string.Empty;
-        // Mirror publication state too. Defaults to false on
-        // null selection so a fresh draft starts unpublished.
-        DraftIsPublished = value?.IsPublished ?? false;
         UpdateCommandStates();
     }
 
@@ -257,46 +241,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
         });
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Toggle the publication state of the currently selected
-    /// post. Pushes the new state to
-    /// <c>PUT /api/BlogApi/{id}/publish</c> and reflects it
-    /// locally in <see cref="DraftIsPublished"/> + the
-    /// selected post so the UI updates without a full
-    /// refresh.
-    ///
-    /// <para>The toggle is its own action — separate from Save
-    /// — because <c>Publish</c> is not part of the
-    /// <c>BlogPostDto</c> payload. Bundling it into Save
-    /// would require a wire-shape change and a second server
-    /// overload; the dedicated endpoint keeps the wire
-    /// contract clean.</para>
-    /// </summary>
-    [RelayCommand]
-    internal async Task TogglePublish()
-    {
-        if (SelectedPost is null || SelectedPost.Id == 0)
-        {
-            StatusMessage = "Sélectionnez un billet existant pour changer sa publication.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        await ExecuteAsync(async () =>
-        {
-            var desired = !DraftIsPublished;
-            await BlogClient.SetPublishAsync(SelectedPost.Id, desired);
-            DraftIsPublished = desired;
-            // Mirror into the selected post so a subsequent
-            // RefreshPostsAsync() doesn't blow away the
-            // locally flipped state until the round-trip
-            // re-hydrates it.
-            SelectedPost.IsPublished = desired;
-            StatusMessage = desired
-                ? $"Billet {SelectedPost.Id} publié."
-                : $"Billet {SelectedPost.Id} remis en brouillon.";
-        });
-    }
-
     [RelayCommand]
     internal void OpenSettings()
     {
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
index 0246857e..c6e7fb10 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@
                 <Button Command="{Binding Delete}" Content="Delete" />
                 <Button Command="{Binding ManageAcl}" Content="ACL" />
                 <Button Command="{Binding OpenCircles}" Content="Mes cercles" />
-                <!-- Publication toggle: a CheckBox wired to
-                     DraftIsPublished. Clicking it fires
-                     TogglePublishCommand, which pushes the
-                     new state to /api/blog/{id}/publish.
-                     The CheckBox is the canonical
-                     AvaloniaXaml 'toggle' surface; binding
-                     IsChecked TwoWay keeps the visual state
-                     and the buffer in sync. -->
-                <CheckBox Content="Publié"
-                          IsChecked="{Binding DraftIsPublished, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                          Command="{Binding TogglePublishCommand}"
-                          VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                 <!--
                     DEV ONLY: temporary shortcut to open the signature
                     capture page. Production entry point is a SignalR
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Abstract/Blogspot/BlogPost.cs b/src/Yavsc.Abstract/Blogspot/BlogPost.cs
index 0f88fdf8..5e397245 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Abstract/Blogspot/BlogPost.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Abstract/Blogspot/BlogPost.cs
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ public class BlogPostDto : IBlogPost
     public string UserModified { get; set; }
     public string Title { get; set; }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Whether this post is published. Derived server-side from
-    /// the existence of a row in <c>BlogSpotPublication</c>
-    /// (a row means published, no row means draft). Not stored
-    /// on <c>BlogPost</c> — it's a computed projection of the
-    /// publication table, surfaced through the wire DTO so
-    /// clients can render the current state without a
-    /// follow-up request. Toggled via
-    /// <c>PUT /api/BlogApi/{id}/publish</c>.
-    /// </summary>
-    public bool IsPublished { get; set; }
-
     public bool AuthorizeCircle(long circleId)
     {
         throw new NotImplementedException();
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/BlogApiClient.cs b/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/BlogApiClient.cs
index cbc82358..611c892f 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/BlogApiClient.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Api.Client/BlogApiClient.cs
@@ -70,15 +70,4 @@ public sealed class BlogApiClient
 
     public Task DeletePostAsync(long id, CancellationToken ct = default)
         => _api.CallAsync(HttpMethod.Delete, $"{_pathPrefix}/{id}", ct: ct);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Set a post's publication state. <c>true</c> publishes
-    /// it (visible to anonymous readers via
-    /// <c>PermissionHandler.IsPublic</c>); <c>false</c> takes
-    /// it back to draft. Idempotent: the resulting state
-    /// matches the call, regardless of the previous state.
-    /// </summary>
-    public Task SetPublishAsync(long id, bool publish, CancellationToken ct = default)
-        => _api.CallAsync(HttpMethod.Put, $"{_pathPrefix}/{id}/publish",
-            body: new { publish }, ct: ct);
 }
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/BlogsWebServerFixture.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/BlogsWebServerFixture.cs
index 1e610082..2b8bf705 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/BlogsWebServerFixture.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/BlogsWebServerFixture.cs
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ public sealed class BlogsWebServerFixture : WebHostFixture
 
     protected override async Task<WebApplication> ConfigurePipelineAsync(WebApplication app)
     {
-        // UseDeveloperExceptionPage gives full stack traces on
-        // 500s during tests — much easier to debug than the
-        // default empty InternalServerError body. Production
-        // (Yavsc.Org) wires its own exception handler; this
-        // fixture is test-only.
-        app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
         app.UseRouting();
         app.UseAuthentication();
         app.UseAuthorization();
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/PublishEndpointTests.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/PublishEndpointTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index af1a26c6..00000000
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs.Tests/PublishEndpointTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Net.Http.Json;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using Yavsc.Models;
-using Yavsc.Models.Blog;
-using Yavsc.Tests.Shared;
-
-namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Tests;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Behavioural tests for the publication toggle endpoint:
-/// <c>PUT /api/BlogApi/{id}/publish</c> with body
-/// <c>{ "publish": bool }</c>.
-///
-/// <para>The endpoint is the PostIt-facing way to toggle
-/// whether a post is publicly readable (via
-/// <c>BlogSpotPublication</c>). It does NOT change the
-/// ACL — a Public post with a non-empty ACL is still
-/// restricted to the ACL's circles for authenticated
-/// callers; only anonymous reads open up.</para>
-///
-/// <para>Same fixture as <see cref="BlogApiTests"/>:
-/// in-memory <c>ApplicationDbContext</c>, JWT bearer auth
-/// via <see cref="TestTokenIssuer"/>.</para>
-/// </summary>
-[Collection("JwtClaimMapping")]
-public sealed class PublishEndpointTests : IClassFixture<BlogsWebServerFixture>
-{
-    private readonly BlogsWebServerFixture _fixture;
-
-    public PublishEndpointTests(BlogsWebServerFixture fixture)
-    {
-        _fixture = fixture;
-    }
-
-    private void ResetDatabase()
-    {
-        using var scope = _fixture.Services.CreateScope();
-        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
-        db.Database.EnsureDeleted();
-        db.Database.EnsureCreated();
-
-        // ApplicationUser has an AlternateKey on Email; the
-        // InMemory provider refuses to track entities whose
-        // alternate key is null, so we set it explicitly.
-        db.Users.Add(new ApplicationUser
-        {
-            Id = "alice",
-            UserName = "alice",
-            Email = "alice@example.com",
-            EmailConfirmed = true,
-        });
-        db.SaveChanges();
-    }
-
-    private long SeedPost(string authorId)
-    {
-        using var scope = _fixture.Services.CreateScope();
-        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
-        var post = new BlogPost
-        {
-            AuthorId = authorId,
-            Title = $"post-by-{authorId}",
-            Article = "test",
-            DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
-            DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow,
-        };
-        db.BlogSpot.Add(post);
-        db.SaveChanges();
-        return post.Id;
-    }
-
-    private string PublishUrl(long id)
-        => $"{_fixture.Addresses.First(a => a.StartsWith("https://"))}/api/v1/blog/{id}/publish";
-
-    private string BlogsUrl
-        => _fixture.Addresses.First(a => a.StartsWith("https://")) + "/api/v1/blog";
-
-    private HttpClient NewClient(string subject)
-    {
-        var handler = new HttpClientHandler
-        {
-            ServerCertificateCustomValidationCallback = (_, _, _, _) => true
-        };
-        var http = new HttpClient(handler)
-        {
-            BaseAddress = new Uri(_fixture.Addresses.First(a => a.StartsWith("https://")))
-        };
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
-            new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue(
-                "Bearer", TestTokenIssuer.Issue(subject));
-        return http;
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task PutPublish_true_returns_204_and_sets_IsPublished_in_subsequent_GET()
-    {
-        ResetDatabase();
-        var postId = SeedPost("alice");
-
-        using var http = NewClient("alice");
-        var put = await http.PutAsJsonAsync(PublishUrl(postId), new { publish = true });
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NoContent, put.StatusCode);
-
-        var get = await http.GetAsync($"{BlogsUrl}/{postId}");
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, get.StatusCode);
-        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(await get.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
-        Assert.True(doc.RootElement.GetProperty("isPublished").GetBoolean());
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task PutPublish_false_returns_204_and_clears_IsPublished()
-    {
-        ResetDatabase();
-        var postId = SeedPost("alice");
-
-        using var http = NewClient("alice");
-        await http.PutAsJsonAsync(PublishUrl(postId), new { publish = true });
-        var put = await http.PutAsJsonAsync(PublishUrl(postId), new { publish = false });
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NoContent, put.StatusCode);
-
-        var get = await http.GetAsync($"{BlogsUrl}/{postId}");
-        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(await get.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
-        Assert.False(doc.RootElement.GetProperty("isPublished").GetBoolean());
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task PutPublish_on_unknown_post_returns_404()
-    {
-        ResetDatabase();
-        using var http = NewClient("alice");
-        var put = await http.PutAsJsonAsync(PublishUrl(99999L), new { publish = true });
-        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, put.StatusCode);
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task PutPublish_by_non_author_returns_challenge()
-    {
-        ResetDatabase();
-        var postId = SeedPost("alice");
-
-        using var http = NewClient("bob");
-        var put = await http.PutAsJsonAsync(PublishUrl(postId), new { publish = true });
-        // 401 Challenge (the controller returns Challenge()
-        // for AuthorizationFailureException). The exact code
-        // is framework-dependent; what matters is "not 204".
-        Assert.NotEqual(HttpStatusCode.NoContent, put.StatusCode);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
index 2f97de53..23d71742 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
@@ -139,56 +139,9 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
             return Ok(blog);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Toggle a post's publication state. <c>true</c> adds
-        /// a row to <c>blogSpotPublications</c> (the post
-        /// becomes publicly readable via
-        /// <c>PermissionHandler.IsPublic</c>); <c>false</c>
-        /// removes it.
-        ///
-        /// <para>PUT (not POST) because the operation is
-        /// idempotent — the resulting state is determined by
-        /// the body, not by the request. Returns 204 No
-        /// Content on success, 404 when the post does not
-        /// exist, 403 (Challenge) when the caller is not the
-        /// author.</para>
-        /// </summary>
-        // PUT: api/BlogApi/5/publish
-        // body: { "publish": true }
-        [HttpPut("{id}/publish")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> PutPublish(
-            [FromRoute] long id,
-            [FromBody] SetPublishBody body)
-        {
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
-            {
-                return BadRequest(ModelState);
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                var ok = await blogSpotService.SetPublishAsync(User, id, body.Publish);
-                if (!ok) return NotFound();
-                return new StatusCodeResult(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent);
-            }
-            catch (AuthorizationFailureException)
-            {
-                return Challenge();
-            }
-        }
-
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(disposing);
         }
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Wire body for <c>PUT /api/BlogApi/{id}/publish</c>.
-    /// Intentionally tiny: just the desired publication state.
-    /// </summary>
-    public sealed class SetPublishBody
-    {
-        public bool Publish { get; set; }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/ApplicationUser.cs b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/ApplicationUser.cs
index 355e0ad1..b64bad3e 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/ApplicationUser.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/ApplicationUser.cs
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@ namespace Yavsc.Models
         /// User's posts
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [InverseProperty("Author"), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [InverseProperty("Author"), JsonIgnore]
         public virtual List<Blog.BlogPost>? Posts { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// User's contact list
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore]
         public virtual List<Contact>? Book { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// External devices using the API
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [InverseProperty("DeviceOwner"), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [InverseProperty("DeviceOwner"), JsonIgnore]
         public virtual List<DeviceDeclaration>? DeviceDeclaration { get; set; }
 
-        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore]
         public virtual List<ChatConnection>? Connections { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// User's circles
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [InverseProperty("Owner"), JsonIgnore]
 
         public virtual List<Circle>? Circles { get; set; }
 
@@ -96,28 +96,28 @@ namespace Yavsc.Models
 
         public long MaxFileSize { get; set; } = 512 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-        [JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [JsonIgnore]
         [InverseProperty("Owner")]
         public virtual List<BlackListed>? BlackList { get; set; }
 
         public bool AllowMonthlyEmail { get; set; } = false;
 
-        [JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [JsonIgnore]
         [InverseProperty("Owner")]
         public virtual List<ChatRoom>? Rooms { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [JsonIgnore]
         [InverseProperty("User")]
         public virtual List<ChatRoomAccess>? RoomAccess { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [JsonIgnore]
         [InverseProperty("Member")]
         public virtual List<CircleMember>? Membership { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// User's blog comments
         /// </summary>
-        [JsonIgnore, System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+        [JsonIgnore]
         [InverseProperty("Author")]
         public virtual List<Blog.Comment>? BlogComments { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Blog/BlogPost.cs b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Blog/BlogPost.cs
index 213910cd..442cbb1f 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Blog/BlogPost.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Server/Models/Blog/BlogPost.cs
@@ -95,18 +95,6 @@ namespace Yavsc.Models.Blog
         [InverseProperty("Post")]
         public virtual List<Comment> Comments { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this post is published. Not a column: the
-        /// existence of a row in <c>BlogSpotPublication</c>
-        /// is the source of truth. EF skips this property via
-        /// <c>[NotMapped]</c> so no migration is needed. The
-        /// service hydrates it after each fetch (single bulk
-        /// lookup, not N+1) and it surfaces through the wire
-        /// as part of the JSON-serialised <c>BlogPost</c>.
-        /// </summary>
-        [NotMapped]
-        public bool IsPublished { get; set; }
-
         IApplicationUser IBlogPost.Author => Author;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Server/Services/BlogSpotService.cs b/src/Yavsc.Server/Services/BlogSpotService.cs
index 423c3eac..dc02cde2 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Server/Services/BlogSpotService.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Server/Services/BlogSpotService.cs
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ public class BlogSpotService
         {
             return null;
         }
-        // Hydrate the [NotMapped] IsPublished flag from the
-        // publication table so the wire JSON carries it.
-        blog.IsPublished = await _context.blogSpotPublications
-            .AnyAsync(pub => pub.BlogpostId == blogPostId);
         var auth = await _authorizationService.AuthorizeAsync(user, blog, new ReadPermission());
         if (!auth.Succeeded)
         {
@@ -229,31 +225,10 @@ public class BlogSpotService
            .Select(p => p.BlogPost).ToArray();
         }
 
-        // Materialise before hydrating IsPublished: it's a
-        // computed [NotMapped] property that needs to be set
-        // on each BlogPost instance after the query runs.
-        var materialised = posts.ToList();
-
-        // Single bulk lookup for the IsPublished flag — avoid
-        // the N+1 of one AnyAsync per post. The published ids
-        // are loaded once and matched against the post list
-        // in memory.
-        var postIds = materialised.OfType<BlogPost>().Select(p => p.Id).ToList();
-        if (postIds.Count > 0)
-        {
-            var publishedIds = await _context.blogSpotPublications
-                .Where(pub => postIds.Contains(pub.BlogpostId))
-                .Select(pub => pub.BlogpostId)
-                .ToListAsync();
-            var publishedSet = publishedIds.ToHashSet();
-            foreach (var post in materialised.OfType<BlogPost>())
-                post.IsPublished = publishedSet.Contains(post.Id);
-        }
-
-        return materialised
-            .OrderByDescending(p => p.DateModified)
+        var data = posts.OrderByDescending(p => p.DateModified)
             .Skip(skip)
             .Take(take);
+        return data;
     }
 
     public async Task Delete(ClaimsPrincipal user, long id)
@@ -293,55 +268,4 @@ public class BlogSpotService
         .SingleOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Id == value);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Toggle a post's publication state. <paramref name="publish"/>
-    /// true adds a row to <c>blogSpotPublications</c> (the post
-    /// becomes visible to anonymous callers via
-    /// <see cref="PermissionHandler.IsPublic"/>); false removes
-    /// the row if present.
-    ///
-    /// <para>The post must already exist (caller must be the
-    /// author — this is gated by the controller's EditPermission
-    /// check). Returns false when the post does not exist; true
-    /// on a successful toggle.</para>
-    ///
-    /// <para>This is the same toggle the
-    /// <see cref="BlogPostEditViewModel"/>-flavoured
-    /// <see cref="Modify(ClaimsPrincipal, BlogPostEditViewModel)"/>
-    /// overload performs inline; extracted here so the
-    /// /api/blog/{id}/publish endpoint can hit it without
-    /// forcing the caller to round-trip the full BlogPost in
-    /// the request body.</para>
-    /// </summary>
-    public async Task<bool> SetPublishAsync(ClaimsPrincipal user, long postId, bool publish)
-    {
-        var blog = await _context.BlogSpot.SingleOrDefaultAsync(b => b.Id == postId);
-        if (blog == null) return false;
-
-        var auth = await _authorizationService.AuthorizeAsync(user, blog, new EditPermission());
-        if (!auth.Succeeded)
-        {
-            throw new AuthorizationFailureException(auth);
-        }
-
-        var existing = await _context.blogSpotPublications.SingleOrDefaultAsync(
-            p => p.BlogpostId == postId);
-        if (publish)
-        {
-            if (existing == null)
-            {
-                _context.blogSpotPublications.Add(new BlogSpotPublication { BlogpostId = postId });
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if (existing != null)
-            {
-                _context.blogSpotPublications.Remove(existing);
-            }
-        }
-        await _context.SaveChangesAsync(user.GetUserId());
-        return true;
-    }
-
 }