Auto-queue transcription on upload and clarify pending status.

Batch uploads were only storing files as pending without dispatching Whisper jobs; queue them immediately, add a bulk pending action, and show human-readable status labels.

app/Models/Recording.php

@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ class Recording extends Model
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Word count of the stored transcript (0 when empty).
+     */
+    protected function wordCount(): Attribute
+    {
+        return Attribute::get(function (): int {
+            if (! filled($this->transcript)) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            return count(preg_split('/\s+/u', trim($this->transcript), -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY) ?: []);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Friendly label for the selected transcription engine.
      */
@@ -92,6 +106,47 @@ class Recording extends Model
         return in_array($this->transcription_status, ['pending', 'processing'], true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Queue a new local faster-whisper transcription run.
+     */
+    public function queueLocalTranscription(): void
+    {
+        // Only stop a real in-flight/queued run — bare "pending" uploads have no job yet.
+        if ($this->transcription_status === 'processing' || $this->hasActiveTranscriptionJob()) {
+            $this->cancelTranscription(silent: true);
+            $this->refresh();
+        }
+
+        $this->update([
+            'transcription_driver' => 'local',
+            'ollama_url' => null,
+            'transcription_status' => 'pending',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Queued — waiting to start…',
+            'transcription_percent' => 5,
+            'transcription_started_at' => now(),
+            'transcription_error' => null,
+            // Keep the previous transcript until a new run succeeds.
+            'transcribed_at' => $this->transcribed_at,
+        ]);
+
+        TranscribeRecording::dispatch($this->fresh());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Human-readable transcription status for badges.
+     */
+    public function transcriptionStatusLabel(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this->transcription_status) {
+            'pending' => 'Queued',
+            'processing' => 'Transcribing',
+            'done' => 'Done',
+            'failed' => 'Failed',
+            'cancelled' => 'Cancelled',
+            default => (string) $this->transcription_status,
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * Search title, metadata, and stored transcript text.
      */
@@ -383,6 +438,7 @@ class Recording extends Model
         return [
             'id' => $this->id,
             'status' => $this->transcription_status,
+            'status_label' => $this->transcriptionStatusLabel(),
             'progress' => $this->transcription_progress,
             'percent' => $this->transcription_percent,
             'driver' => $this->transcription_driver,