Frontend

Visitors see Helix blog layouts with the correct format and images when import and sync did their jobs. They do not see Compat as a frontend feature.

Blog format layouts

When Helix Format wrote attribs on import, the active Helix Ultimate or Helix3 blog layout should render Video, Gallery, Audio, or other selected formats instead of a blank Standard shell. If the frontend still looks like Standard, confirm format on the feed, enclosure presence, cache, and that you are using the Helix stack your template actually loads.

Featured and intro images

When Media Bridge sync ran under fill-empty or mirror rules, Helix featured fields and core intro or fulltext paths should agree on saved articles. Blog cards and Helix partials that read those fields should show the image you expect without pasting the same path twice in admin.

SP Page Builder cards

SP Page Builder addons that read core intro or fulltext images may show heroes after Media Bridge sync. Addons bound to other fields or empty layout JSON still look blank until you fix the binding. Compat does not edit SPPB page JSON.

Cache reality

Helix, Joomla page cache, and CDN layers can serve an old article render after admin fields look correct. Hard-refresh and clear cache before you declare sync broken on the frontend.