diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fac4b7b..47f4870e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "homepage",
-	"version": "1.65.3",
+	"version": "1.66.0",
 	"private": true,
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/pwa.svelte.ts b/src/lib/stores/pwa.svelte.ts
index 8ad929b9..56a2064e 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/pwa.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/pwa.svelte.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 import { isOfflineDataAvailable, getLastSync, clearOfflineData } from '$lib/offline/db';
 import { downloadAllRecipes, type SyncResult, type SyncProgress } from '$lib/offline/sync';
 
-const AUTO_SYNC_INTERVAL = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
+const AUTO_SYNC_INTERVAL = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 week
 const LAST_SYNC_KEY = 'bocken-last-sync-time';
 
 type PWAState = {
@@ -152,12 +152,13 @@ function createPWAStore() {
 		startAutoSync() {
 			if (autoSyncInterval) return; // Already running
 
-			// Check every 5 minutes if we should sync
+			// Check hourly if we should sync — actual sync only fires once
+			// AUTO_SYNC_INTERVAL has elapsed since the last sync.
 			autoSyncInterval = setInterval(() => {
 				autoSync();
-			}, 5 * 60 * 1000); // Check every 5 minutes
+			}, 60 * 60 * 1000);
 
-			console.log('[PWA] Auto-sync enabled (every 30 minutes)');
+			console.log('[PWA] Auto-sync enabled (weekly)');
 		},
 
 		stopAutoSync() {
diff --git a/src/routes/(main)/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/(main)/+layout.svelte
index 75df9da5..7440646a 100644
--- a/src/routes/(main)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(main)/+layout.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import Header from '$lib/components/Header.svelte'
 import UserHeader from '$lib/components/UserHeader.svelte';
 import LanguageSelector from '$lib/components/LanguageSelector.svelte';
+import OfflineSyncIndicator from '$lib/components/OfflineSyncIndicator.svelte';
+import { languageStore } from '$lib/stores/language.svelte';
 let { data, children } = $props();
 
 let user = $derived(data.session?.user);
@@ -16,9 +18,25 @@ let user = $derived(data.session?.user);
 		<LanguageSelector />
 	{/snippet}
 
+	{#snippet logo_overlay()}
+		<div class="logo-pip">
+			<OfflineSyncIndicator lang={languageStore.value} />
+		</div>
+	{/snippet}
+
 	{#snippet right_side()}
 		<UserHeader {user}></UserHeader>
 	{/snippet}
 
 	{@render children()}
 </Header>
+
+<style>
+	:global(.logo-pip) {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: -8px;
+		right: -7px;
+		z-index: 2;
+		pointer-events: auto;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/(main)/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(main)/+page.svelte
index db3fe101..ab489364 100644
--- a/src/routes/(main)/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(main)/+page.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import LinksGrid from "$lib/components/LinksGrid.svelte";
 	import Seo from '$lib/components/Seo.svelte';
+	import OfflineSyncBanner from '$lib/components/OfflineSyncBanner.svelte';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	let { data } = $props();
 
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ section h2{
 </section>
 {/if}
 
+<OfflineSyncBanner {lang} />
+
 <section>
 
 <h2>{labels.pages}</h2>
diff --git a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+layout.svelte
index f8ec5093..dc0dd94f 100644
--- a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+layout.svelte
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ onNavigate((navigation) => {
 });
 import UserHeader from '$lib/components/UserHeader.svelte';
 import LanguageSelector from '$lib/components/LanguageSelector.svelte';
-import OfflineSyncIndicator from '$lib/components/OfflineSyncIndicator.svelte';
 import BookOpen from '@lucide/svelte/icons/book-open';
 import Heart from '@lucide/svelte/icons/heart';
 import Leaf from '@lucide/svelte/icons/leaf';
@@ -134,12 +133,6 @@ const recipeCanonicalPath = $derived(recipeAltPath(page.url.pathname, /** @type
 		<LanguageSelector lang={data.lang} />
 	{/snippet}
 
-	{#snippet logo_overlay()}
-		<div class="logo-pip">
-			<OfflineSyncIndicator lang={data.lang} />
-		</div>
-	{/snippet}
-
 	{#snippet right_side()}
 		<UserHeader {user} recipeLang={data.recipeLang} lang={data.lang}></UserHeader>
 	{/snippet}
@@ -147,12 +140,3 @@ const recipeCanonicalPath = $derived(recipeAltPath(page.url.pathname, /** @type
 	{@render children()}
 </Header>
 
-<style>
-	:global(.logo-pip) {
-		position: absolute;
-		top: -8px;
-		right: -7px;
-		z-index: 2;
-		pointer-events: auto;
-	}
-</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+page.svelte
index 2a568cfe..b26338fe 100644
--- a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	import AddButton from '$lib/components/AddButton.svelte';
 	import Seo from '$lib/components/Seo.svelte';
 	import CompactCard from '$lib/components/recipes/CompactCard.svelte';
-	import OfflineSyncBanner from '$lib/components/OfflineSyncBanner.svelte';
 	import Search from '$lib/components/recipes/Search.svelte';
 	import { getCategories } from '$lib/js/categories';
 	import { m, type RecipesLang } from '$lib/js/recipesI18n';
@@ -315,19 +314,6 @@
 	z-index: 10;
 }
 
-/* ─── Offline sync banner — between search and recipe grid ─── */
-.banner-wrap {
-	max-width: 1200px;
-	margin: 0 auto;
-	padding: 0 2em;
-	position: relative;
-	z-index: 9;
-}
-.banner-wrap.fallback {
-	padding: 0 2em;
-	margin: 0 auto;
-}
-
 .sentinel {
 	height: 1px;
 }
@@ -442,9 +428,6 @@
 				<div class="hero-search-wrap">
 					<Search lang={data.lang} recipes={data.all_brief} isLoggedIn={!!data.session?.user} onSearchResults={handleSearchResults}></Search>
 				</div>
-				<div class="banner-wrap">
-					<OfflineSyncBanner lang={data.lang} />
-				</div>
 				<div class="recipe-grid">
 					{#each visibleRecipes as recipe, i (recipe._id)}
 						<CompactCard
@@ -472,9 +455,6 @@
 		<h1>{labels.title}</h1>
 		<p class="subheading">{labels.subheading}</p>
 	</div>
-	<div class="banner-wrap fallback">
-		<OfflineSyncBanner lang={data.lang} />
-	</div>
 	<Search lang={data.lang} recipes={data.all_brief} isLoggedIn={!!data.session?.user} onSearchResults={handleSearchResults}></Search>
 
 	<div class="recipe-grid">