marketplaces/docs/DEAD-CONFIG-AUDIT.md

Dead-Config Audit (Sprint G)

Mechanical sweep of every field in BootstrapConfig and its sub-models (src/app/shared/models/config/*.model.ts), cross-referenced against src/app/features/project-editor/schema/editor-schema.ts (SECTION_FIELD_SCHEMAS) to find fields that are editable in the Project Editor but have no real runtime consumer — the same bug class as HeaderConfig.showProfile and layout.columns (both fixed earlier this cycle). Non-editable fields are listed for completeness but were not a priority (nothing in the editor lets a client set them, so there's no ghost-setting UX to fix).

Status legend: live (read, has effect) / dead (never read outside the editor) / inert (read, but the effect is unreachable or a stub) / n/a (not client-editable today, lower priority per sprint scope).

Editable fields (client-facing — checked first)

Field	Status	Recommendation	Outcome
header.show* (8 flags)	live	none	header.component.html reads every one
theme.palette.* (12 colors)	live	none	theme-css-vars.mapper.ts
theme.mode	inert	needs decision	already tracked in PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md
layout.type ("Site Layout")	dead	needs decision	see below — not fixed this pass
branding.brandName/logoUrl/logoCompactUrl/faviconUrl	live	none	header/footer/meta consumers
seo.default.title/description	live	none	seo.service.ts
localization.defaultLocale/supportedLocales	live	none	language switching
tenant.host/websiteBaseUrl	inert by design	none	frontend never resolves its own tenant (ADR-001) — this is backend routing metadata, not something the SPA is meant to read back
company.companyName	dead	needs decision	see below — not fixed this pass
company.address.street	dead → fixed	wire	now shown in footer bottom bar
company.contacts.phone	dead → fixed	wire	now shown in footer bottom bar (tel: link)
company.contacts.email	live	none	ui-runtime.facade.ts fallback chain
footer.copyrightText/paymentIcons/socialLinks/columns	live	none	footer-resolver.service.ts
footer.logoUrl	dead → fixed	wire	LogoComponent gained srcOverride, footer passes it
catalog.navigationMode	inert (deliberate placeholder)	leave as-is	renders a labeled placeholder card + catalog.navigationPlaceholder i18n string; the alternate nav UIs (mega-menu, top-carousel, left-nav) don't exist yet — building them is a real feature, not a wiring fix
catalog.suggestionsEnabled	dead → fixed	wire	SearchFacade.autocomplete() now short-circuits to no suggestions when false
catalog.searchHistoryEnabled	live	none	catalog-container.component.ts
productPage.questions.*	live	none	product-details-container.component.ts
userExperience.recentlyViewed.enabled	live	none	multiple consumers
navigation.header	dead	needs decision	see below — not fixed this pass
navigation.footer	live	none	footer-resolver.service.ts fallback tier
pages / staticPages	live	none	core rendering pipeline

Non-editable fields (lower priority — n/a)

branding.legalName/slogan/supportPhone/appIconUrl/galleryUrls, company.registrationNumber/taxId, tenant.defaultCurrency/supportedCurrencies/timezone, featureFlags.blog/chat/coupons/loyalty/giftCards/invoices, features.brands/manufacturers, permissions.definitions/roles (used elsewhere, not via this config path), userExperience.recentlyViewed.widgetEnabled, catalog.showBreadcrumbs/showCategoryBanner/showSubcategoryChips/enabledFilters/availableSorts/defaultSort — none of these have an editor control today, so no client can create a false expectation by setting them. Flagged here for completeness; no action taken.

Fixed this pass (trivially wireable)

1. footer.logoUrl — LogoComponent (src/app/components/logo/logo.component.ts) gained an optional srcOverride input; FooterResolverService/FooterComponent now resolve and pass footer.logoUrl, falling back to the brand logo exactly as before when unset.
2. company.address.street / company.contacts.phone — UiRuntimeFacade gained contactPhone()/companyAddress() (same fallback pattern as the existing contactEmail()); footer bottom bar now renders a tel: link and the address next to the existing email link when present.
3. catalog.suggestionsEnabled — SearchFacade.autocomplete() now reads the bootstrap snapshot and returns no suggestions when the flag is false, instead of always running autocomplete regardless of the toggle.

Left dead, tracked (needs a decision, not a mechanical fix)

• layout.type ("Site Layout" selector, Theme section) — top-level BootstrapConfig.layout is edited but never applied to any page; page layout comes entirely from each PageConfig.layout (see SectionEngineService.resolveLayoutType), which this global selector doesn't touch. Wiring it requires deciding which page(s) it should drive (homepage only? every page without its own override?) — a product decision, not a mechanical fix. Tracked in docs/PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md.
• company.companyName — Footer editor has a "Company Name" field with zero runtime consumers. The footer already has a copyright fallback (© {year} {brandName}, footer.component.html) using branding.brandName, not company.companyName — these are meant to be distinct (brand vs. legal entity name), so blindly reusing one for the other would be a content decision, not a safe mechanical fix. Tracked in docs/PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md.
• navigation.header — editable list of header nav items in the Navigation section, but HeaderComponent never reads NavigationConfig.header at all; the header's own category menu comes from CategoryFacade, not this list. Rendering an actual configurable top-nav (positioning, active-state, children/dropdowns) is real feature work, not a one-line wire. Tracked in docs/KNOWN-ISSUES.md.

Not touched

theme.mode (dark mode) stays exactly as already tracked in docs/PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md — no new information found, confirmed still inert.