Update

app/Http/Controllers/FrontHomeController.php

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\BackgroundMedia;
+use App\Models\MemeMedia;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 
 class FrontHomeController extends Controller
@@ -13,6 +16,16 @@ public function index()
             return Inertia::render('comingsoon');
         }
 
-        return Inertia::render('home/home');
+        // Cache the counts for 1 day to reduce server calls
+        $stats = Cache::remember('home_stats', 60 * 60 * 24, function () {
+            return [
+                'meme_count' => MemeMedia::count(),
+                'background_count' => BackgroundMedia::count(),
+            ];
+        });
+
+        return Inertia::render('home/home', [
+            'stats' => $stats,
+        ]);
     }
 }