diff --git a/app/src/components/CreateCellDialog.tsx b/app/src/components/CreateCellDialog.tsx
index 7b3641c..429e615 100644
--- a/app/src/components/CreateCellDialog.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/CreateCellDialog.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function CreateCellDialog({
     if (!canCreateCell) {
       toast({
         title: 'Permission Denied',
-        description: 'You need to verify Ordinal ownership to create cells.',
+        description: 'Only verified ENS or Logos Ordinal owners can create cells.',
         variant: 'destructive',
       });
       return;
diff --git a/app/src/components/PostDetail.tsx b/app/src/components/PostDetail.tsx
index 8e8e990..e997259 100644
--- a/app/src/components/PostDetail.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/PostDetail.tsx
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ const PostDetail = () => {
       {!permissions.canComment && (
         <div className="mb-6 p-4 border border-cyber-muted rounded-sm bg-cyber-muted/20 text-center">
           <p className="text-sm mb-3">
-            Connect wallet and verify Ordinal ownership to comment
+            Connect your wallet to comment
           </p>
           <Button asChild size="sm">
             <Link to="/">Connect Wallet</Link>
diff --git a/app/src/components/PostList.tsx b/app/src/components/PostList.tsx
index ff8af8a..948ffb1 100644
--- a/app/src/components/PostList.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/PostList.tsx
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ const PostList = () => {
       {!canPost && !currentUser && (
         <div className="section-spacing content-card-sm text-center">
           <p className="text-sm mb-3">
-            Connect wallet and verify Ordinal ownership to post
+            Connect your wallet to post
           </p>
           <Button asChild size="sm">
             <Link to="/">Connect Wallet</Link>
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const PostList = () => {
             <p className="empty-state-description">
               {canPost
                 ? 'Be the first to post in this cell!'
-                : 'Connect your wallet and verify Ordinal ownership to start a thread.'}
+                : 'Connect your wallet to start a thread.'}
             </p>
           </div>
         ) : (
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const PostList = () => {
                     onClick={() => handleVotePost(post.id, true)}
                     disabled={!canVote || isVoting}
                     title={
-                      canVote ? 'Upvote' : 'Connect wallet and verify to vote'
+                      canVote ? 'Upvote' : 'Connect your wallet to vote'
                     }
                   >
                     <ArrowUp className="w-4 h-4" />
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const PostList = () => {
                     onClick={() => handleVotePost(post.id, false)}
                     disabled={!canVote || isVoting}
                     title={
-                      canVote ? 'Downvote' : 'Connect wallet and verify to vote'
+                      canVote ? 'Downvote' : 'Connect your wallet to vote'
                     }
                   >
                     <ArrowDown className="w-4 h-4" />
diff --git a/app/src/pages/FeedPage.tsx b/app/src/pages/FeedPage.tsx
index ae1d336..0c4fed8 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/FeedPage.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/FeedPage.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const FeedPage: React.FC = () => {
                     {verificationStatus !==
                       EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED && (
                       <p className="text-sm text-cyber-neutral/80">
-                        Connect your wallet and verify Ordinal ownership to
+                        Connect your wallet to
                         start posting
                       </p>
                     )}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/forum/ForumActions.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/forum/ForumActions.ts
index c33d35b..254fabf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/forum/ForumActions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/forum/ForumActions.ts
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to moderate posts.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to moderate posts.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to moderate comments.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to moderate comments.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to moderate users.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to moderate users.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to unmoderate posts.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to unmoderate posts.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to unmoderate comments.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to unmoderate comments.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ export class ForumActions {
       return {
         success: false,
         error:
-          'Authentication required. You need to verify Ordinal ownership to unmoderate users.',
+          'Authentication required. Connect your wallet to unmoderate users.',
       };
     }
     if (currentUser.address !== cellOwner) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku/services/MessageService.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku/services/MessageService.ts
index 4db7d5f..51aa58d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku/services/MessageService.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku/services/MessageService.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export class MessageService {
         onSent: id => {
           console.log(`Message ${id} sent`);
           statusCallback?.onSent?.(id);
+          try { localDatabase.clearPending(message.id); } catch {}
         },
         onAcknowledged: id => {
           console.log(`Message ${id} acknowledged`);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx b/packages/react/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx
index 05d4733..eac52a7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -173,6 +173,48 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{
     autoConnect();
   }, [isWalletConnected, connectedAddress, walletType]); // Remove currentUser and verifyOwnership dependencies
 
+  // Ensure verificationStatus reflects a connected wallet even if a user was preloaded
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const syncConnectedStatus = async () => {
+      if (!isWalletConnected || !connectedAddress || !currentUser) return;
+
+      const needsAddressSync =
+        currentUser.address !== connectedAddress ||
+        currentUser.walletType !== (walletType as 'bitcoin' | 'ethereum');
+
+      const needsStatusUpgrade =
+        currentUser.verificationStatus === EVerificationStatus.WALLET_UNCONNECTED;
+
+      if (needsAddressSync || needsStatusUpgrade) {
+        const nextStatus =
+          currentUser.verificationStatus ===
+          EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED
+            ? EVerificationStatus.ENS_ORDINAL_VERIFIED
+            : EVerificationStatus.WALLET_CONNECTED;
+
+        const updatedUser: User = {
+          ...currentUser,
+          address: connectedAddress,
+          walletType: walletType as 'bitcoin' | 'ethereum',
+          verificationStatus: nextStatus,
+          lastChecked: Date.now(),
+        } as User;
+
+        setCurrentUser(updatedUser);
+        await localDatabase.storeUser(updatedUser);
+        await localDatabase.upsertUserIdentity(connectedAddress, {
+          ensName: updatedUser.ensDetails?.ensName,
+          ordinalDetails: updatedUser.ordinalDetails,
+          verificationStatus: nextStatus,
+          lastUpdated: Date.now(),
+        });
+      }
+    };
+
+    syncConnectedStatus();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [isWalletConnected, connectedAddress, walletType, currentUser]);
+
   const connectWallet = useCallback(async (): Promise<boolean> => {
     if (!isWalletConnected || !connectedAddress) return false;
     
diff --git a/packages/react/src/contexts/ForumContext.tsx b/packages/react/src/contexts/ForumContext.tsx
index 22d77d7..b86f306 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/contexts/ForumContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/contexts/ForumContext.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ export const ForumProvider: React.FC<{
     };
   }, [client, updateFromCache]);
 
+  // 2b) Pending state wiring – rehydrate when local pending queue changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = localDatabase.onPendingChange(async () => {
+      try { await updateFromCache(); } catch {}
+    });
+    return () => { try { off && off(); } catch {} };
+  }, [updateFromCache]);
+
   // 3) Visibility change: re-check connection immediately when tab becomes active
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleVisibility = async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useForum.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useForum.ts
index 8f3985a..5cdd6a8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useForum.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useForum.ts
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
               currentUser,
               isAuthenticated: !!currentUser,
             },
-            async () => {} // updateStateFromCache handled by ForumProvider
+            async () => { await refreshData(); }
           );
           return result.data || null;
         } catch {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
       },
       createPost: async (input: { cellId: string; title: string; content: string }) => {
         if (!permissions.canPost) {
-          throw new Error('You need to verify Ordinal ownership to create posts.');
+          throw new Error('Connect your wallet to create posts.');
         }
         if (!input.title.trim() || !input.content.trim()) {
           throw new Error('Please provide both a title and content for the post.');
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
               currentUser,
               isAuthenticated: !!currentUser,
             },
-            async () => {}
+            async () => { await refreshData(); }
           );
           return result.data || null;
         } catch {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
               currentUser,
               isAuthenticated: !!currentUser,
             },
-            async () => {}
+            async () => { await refreshData(); }
           );
           return result.data || null;
         } catch {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
               currentUser,
               isAuthenticated: !!currentUser,
             },
-            async () => {}
+            async () => { await refreshData(); }
           );
           return result.success;
         } catch {
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.moderatePost(
               { cellId, postId, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.unmoderatePost(
               { cellId, postId, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.moderateComment(
               { cellId, commentId, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.unmoderateComment(
               { cellId, commentId, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.moderateUser(
               { cellId, userAddress, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export function useForumApi(): UseForumApi {
           try {
             const result = await client.forumActions.unmoderateUser(
               { cellId, userAddress, reason, currentUser, isAuthenticated: !!currentUser, cellOwner: currentUser?.address || '' },
-              async () => {}
+              async () => { await refreshData(); }
             );
             return result.success;
           } catch { return false; }