diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-command-form.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-command-form.tsx
index c0315aa3..315357c5 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-command-form.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-command-form.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useActionState, useId } from "react";
 import { requiresHousekeepingReason } from "../../../foundation/commands/reason-policy";
 import type { HousekeepingResult } from "../../../foundation/contracts";
@@ -161,7 +162,22 @@ export async function submitContentCommandForm(
 		input,
 		...(reasonRequired ? { reason } : {}),
 	});
-	return { result, values: result.ok ? {} : submittedValues };
+	return { result, values: submittedValues };
+}
+
+export async function submitContentCommandFormAndRefresh(
+	configuration: ContentCommandSubmission,
+	refresh: () => void,
+	previous: ContentCommandFormState | null,
+	formData: FormData,
+): Promise<ContentCommandFormState> {
+	const state = await submitContentCommandForm(
+		configuration,
+		previous,
+		formData,
+	);
+	if (state.result?.ok) refresh();
+	return state;
 }
 
 export function ContentCommandFieldError({
@@ -191,18 +207,23 @@ export function ContentCommandForm({
 	requiresReason = false,
 }: ContentCommandFormProps) {
 	const formId = useId();
+	const router = useRouter();
 	const reasonRequired = requiresHousekeepingReason(requiresReason, input);
 	const [state, submit, pending] = useActionState(
-		submitContentCommandForm.bind(null, {
-			commandId,
-			input,
-			fields,
-			requiresReason: reasonRequired,
-		}),
+		submitContentCommandFormAndRefresh.bind(
+			null,
+			{
+				commandId,
+				input,
+				fields,
+				requiresReason: reasonRequired,
+			},
+			() => router.refresh(),
+		),
 		initialState,
 	);
 	const result = state.result;
-	const retainedValues = result && !result.ok ? state.values : {};
+	const retainedValues = result ? state.values : {};
 	const remountKey = `${formId}-${result?.correlationId ?? "initial"}`;
 	const reasonErrorId = `${formId}-reason-error`;
 	const hasReasonError =
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-pages.test.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-pages.test.tsx
index 975d569c..c8d706f0 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-pages.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/content/pages/content-pages.test.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ import { ContentHelpPage } from "./help";
 import { ContentLocalizationPage } from "./localization";
 import { ContentMediaPage } from "./media";
 
-const { actionState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+const { actionState, routerRefresh } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	actionState: { current: null as unknown },
+	routerRefresh: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("react", async (importOriginal) => {
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ vi.mock("@/actions/housekeeping-command", () => ({
 	executeHousekeepingCommand: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
+	useRouter: () => ({ refresh: routerRefresh }),
+}));
+
 function context(granted: readonly string[]): HousekeepingCapabilityContext {
 	const permissions = new Set(granted);
 	return {
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ describe("Content actionable form wiring", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	it("clears retained values after a successful command", async () => {
+	it("retains submitted values after a successful command", async () => {
 		vi.mocked(executeHousekeepingCommand).mockResolvedValue(
 			ok({ before: null, after: { id: "41" } }, "poll-success"),
 		);
@@ -330,7 +335,96 @@ describe("Content actionable form wiring", () => {
 			formData,
 		);
 
-		expect(state).toMatchObject({ result: { ok: true }, values: {} });
+		expect(state).toMatchObject({
+			result: { ok: true },
+			values: { title: "Published poll" },
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("keeps the first successful edit across stale SSR defaults and refreshes each success once", async () => {
+		const module = (await import("./content-command-form")) as Record<
+			string,
+			unknown
+		>;
+		const submitAndRefresh = module.submitContentCommandFormAndRefresh;
+		expect(submitAndRefresh).toBeTypeOf("function");
+		if (typeof submitAndRefresh !== "function") return;
+
+		vi.mocked(executeHousekeepingCommand)
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+				ok(
+					{ before: { title: "Title A" }, after: { title: "Title B" } },
+					"first-success",
+				),
+			)
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+				ok(
+					{
+						before: { title: "Title B", description: "Old summary" },
+						after: { title: "Title B", description: "New summary" },
+					},
+					"second-success",
+				),
+			);
+		const configuration = {
+			commandId: "content.editorial.article.change",
+			input: { action: "update", id: "41" },
+			fields: [
+				{ name: "title", label: "Title", type: "text" as const },
+				{
+					name: "description",
+					label: "Summary",
+					type: "text" as const,
+				},
+			],
+		};
+		const firstData = new FormData();
+		firstData.set("title", "Title B");
+		firstData.set("description", "Old summary");
+		const firstState = await Reflect.apply(submitAndRefresh, undefined, [
+			configuration,
+			routerRefresh,
+			null,
+			firstData,
+		]);
+
+		expect(firstState).toMatchObject({
+			result: { ok: true },
+			values: { title: "Title B", description: "Old summary" },
+		});
+		actionState.current = firstState;
+		const remounted = renderToStaticMarkup(
+			<ContentCommandForm
+				{...configuration}
+				buttonLabel="Save article"
+				fields={[
+					{ ...configuration.fields[0], defaultValue: "Title A" },
+					{ ...configuration.fields[1], defaultValue: "Old summary" },
+				]}
+			/>,
+		);
+		expect(remounted).toMatch(/name="title"[^>]*value="Title B"/u);
+
+		const secondData = new FormData();
+		secondData.set("title", "Title B");
+		secondData.set("description", "New summary");
+		await Reflect.apply(submitAndRefresh, undefined, [
+			configuration,
+			routerRefresh,
+			firstState,
+			secondData,
+		]);
+
+		expect(executeHousekeepingCommand).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+			commandId: "content.editorial.article.change",
+			input: {
+				action: "update",
+				id: "41",
+				title: "Title B",
+				description: "New summary",
+			},
+		});
+		expect(routerRefresh).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 	});
 
 	it("renders an accessible stable field error", () => {
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-command-form.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-command-form.tsx
index 0c06a405..53098372 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-command-form.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-command-form.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useActionState } from "react";
+import { useActionState, useId } from "react";
 import type { HousekeepingResult } from "../../../foundation/contracts";
 
 export interface PeopleCommandField {
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ export function PeopleCommandForm({
 	includeReasonInInput = false,
 	nestFields = false,
 }: PeopleCommandFormProps) {
+	const formId = useId();
 	const [result, submit, pending] = useActionState(
 		submitPeopleCommandForm.bind(null, {
 			commandId,
@@ -222,61 +223,56 @@ export function PeopleCommandForm({
 			data-housekeeping-command={commandId}
 			className="space-y-3 rounded border border-[var(--admin-border)] p-3"
 		>
-			{fields.map((field) => (
-				<label
-					key={field.name}
-					htmlFor={`${commandId}-${field.name}`}
-					className="block text-sm"
-				>
-					{field.type === "checkbox" ? (
-						<>
-							<input
-								id={`${commandId}-${field.name}`}
-								name={field.name}
-								type="checkbox"
-							/>{" "}
-							{field.label}
-						</>
-					) : field.type === "select" ? (
-						<>
-							{field.label}
-							<select
-								id={`${commandId}-${field.name}`}
-								name={field.name}
-								defaultValue={field.defaultValue}
-								required={field.required}
-								className="mt-1 block w-full"
-							>
-								{field.options?.map((option) => (
-									<option key={option.value} value={option.value}>
-										{option.label}
-									</option>
-								))}
-							</select>
-						</>
-					) : (
-						<>
-							{field.label}
-							<input
-								id={`${commandId}-${field.name}`}
-								name={field.name}
-								type={field.type === "number" ? "number" : "text"}
-								defaultValue={field.defaultValue}
-								required={field.required}
-								min={field.min}
-								max={field.max}
-								maxLength={field.maxLength}
-								className="mt-1 block w-full"
-							/>
-						</>
-					)}
-				</label>
-			))}
+			{fields.map((field) => {
+				const fieldId = `${formId}-${field.name}`;
+				return (
+					<label key={field.name} htmlFor={fieldId} className="block text-sm">
+						{field.type === "checkbox" ? (
+							<>
+								<input id={fieldId} name={field.name} type="checkbox" />{" "}
+								{field.label}
+							</>
+						) : field.type === "select" ? (
+							<>
+								{field.label}
+								<select
+									id={fieldId}
+									name={field.name}
+									defaultValue={field.defaultValue}
+									required={field.required}
+									className="mt-1 block w-full"
+								>
+									{field.options?.map((option) => (
+										<option key={option.value} value={option.value}>
+											{option.label}
+										</option>
+									))}
+								</select>
+							</>
+						) : (
+							<>
+								{field.label}
+								<input
+									id={fieldId}
+									name={field.name}
+									type={field.type === "number" ? "number" : "text"}
+									defaultValue={field.defaultValue}
+									required={field.required}
+									min={field.min}
+									max={field.max}
+									maxLength={field.maxLength}
+									className="mt-1 block w-full"
+								/>
+							</>
+						)}
+					</label>
+				);
+			})}
 			{requiresReason ? (
-				<label htmlFor={`${commandId}-reason`} className="block text-sm">
+				<label htmlFor={`${formId}-reason`} className="block text-sm">
 					Reason
 					<textarea
-						id={`${commandId}-reason`}
+						id={`${formId}-reason`}
 						name="reason"
 						required
 						maxLength={1000}
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-support-pages.test.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-support-pages.test.tsx
index e39b05d5..4d13b169 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-support-pages.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/people/pages/people-support-pages.test.tsx
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ describe("People support/moderation pages", () => {
 		expect(html).toContain('value="Hello"');
 		expect(html).toContain('value="general"');
 		expect(html).toContain('value="4"');
+		const titleIds = [
+			...html.matchAll(
+				/<input(?=[^>]*\bname="title")(?=[^>]*\bid="([^"]+)")[^>]*>/gu,
+			),
+		].map((match) => match[1]);
+		expect(titleIds).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(new Set(titleIds).size).toBe(titleIds.length);
+		for (const id of titleIds) expect(html).toContain(`for="${id}"`);
 
 		executeHousekeepingCommand.mockResolvedValue({
 			ok: true,
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/access.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/access.tsx
index cad90afc..d488da24 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/access.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/access.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { HousekeepingPageShell } from "../../../foundation/page/housekeeping-pag
 import { HousekeepingPageState } from "../../../foundation/page/housekeeping-page-state";
 import type { HousekeepingPageInput } from "../../../route-handlers";
 import {
+	SYSTEM_ACCESS_USER_SAMPLE_LIMIT,
 	type SystemAccessQueryData,
 	type SystemAccessQueryInput,
 	systemAccessQuery,
@@ -61,8 +62,13 @@ function accessContent(data: SystemAccessQueryData) {
 						<dd>{data.rank.id}</dd>
 						<dt>Level</dt>
 						<dd>{data.rank.level}</dd>
-						<dt>Users</dt>
+						<dt>Total users</dt>
 						<dd>{data.rank.userCount}</dd>
+						<dt>User sample</dt>
+						<dd>
+							Showing {data.rank.users.length} of {data.rank.userCount} (maximum{" "}
+							{SYSTEM_ACCESS_USER_SAMPLE_LIMIT})
+						</dd>
 					</dl>
 				</section>
 				<section className="rounded-lg border border-[var(--admin-border)] bg-[var(--admin-surface)] p-4">
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/system-pages.test.tsx b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/system-pages.test.tsx
index eebe8ef3..fa1d800a 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/system-pages.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/pages/system-pages.test.tsx
@@ -204,3 +204,34 @@ it.each([
 		expect(html).not.toContain('data-housekeeping-state="empty"');
 	},
 );
+
+it("labels the rank total separately from its bounded user sample", () => {
+	const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+		<SystemAccessPage
+			result={ok(
+				{
+					kind: "permission-detail",
+					rank: {
+						id: 7,
+						name: "Administrator",
+						level: 7,
+						userCount: 237,
+						badge: "ADM",
+						permissions: {},
+						cmsRole: null,
+						users: [
+							{ id: 1, username: "Ada" },
+							{ id: 2, username: "Linus" },
+						],
+					},
+					partialDependencies: [],
+				},
+				correlationId,
+			)}
+		/>,
+	);
+
+	expect(html).toContain("Total users");
+	expect(html).toContain("User sample");
+	expect(html).toContain("Showing 2 of 237 (maximum 200)");
+});
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access-production.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access-production.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..402eabe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access-production.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const { execute, fetchEmulatorRankForEdit } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	execute: vi.fn(),
+	fetchEmulatorRankForEdit: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({ db: { execute } }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/services/permission-ranks", () => ({
+	fetchEmulatorRankForEdit,
+}));
+
+import { systemAccessAdapters } from "./access";
+
+describe("System rank-detail production adapter", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		execute.mockReset();
+		fetchEmulatorRankForEdit.mockReset();
+	});
+
+	it("separates the exact user total from the bounded 200-row sample", async () => {
+		fetchEmulatorRankForEdit.mockResolvedValue({
+			id: 7,
+			rank_name: "Administrator",
+			level: 7,
+			badge: "ADM",
+			permissions: {},
+		});
+		execute
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+				[
+					{ id: 1n, username: "Ada" },
+					{ id: 2n, username: "Linus" },
+				],
+			])
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce([[{ total: 237n }]])
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+				[
+					{
+						id: 3n,
+						slug: "rank_7",
+						title: "Administrator",
+						permission_slug: "admin.settings.view",
+					},
+				],
+			]);
+
+		const detail = await systemAccessAdapters.loadRankDetail(7);
+
+		expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+		expect(detail).toMatchObject({
+			userCount: 237,
+			users: [
+				{ id: 1, username: "Ada" },
+				{ id: 2, username: "Linus" },
+			],
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access.ts
index 15b7681d..2d36d07d 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/domains/system/queries/access.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export interface SystemAccessRankDetail extends SystemAccessRank {
 	readonly users: readonly { id: number; username: string }[];
 }
 
+export const SYSTEM_ACCESS_USER_SAMPLE_LIMIT = 200;
+
 export interface SystemAclOverview {
 	readonly roles: number;
 	readonly permissions: number;
@@ -178,13 +180,18 @@ export const systemAccessAdapters: SystemAccessAdapters = {
 		const rank = await fetchEmulatorRankForEdit(db, rankId);
 		if (!rank) return null;
 
-		const [userResult, roleResult] = await Promise.all([
+		const [userResult, userCountResult, roleResult] = await Promise.all([
 			db.execute(sql`
 				SELECT id, username
 				FROM users
 				WHERE \`rank\` = ${rankId}
 				ORDER BY username ASC
-				LIMIT 200
+				LIMIT ${SYSTEM_ACCESS_USER_SAMPLE_LIMIT}
+			`),
+			db.execute(sql`
+				SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
+				FROM users
+				WHERE \`rank\` = ${rankId}
 			`),
 			db.execute(sql`
 				SELECT ar.id, ar.slug, ar.title, ap.slug AS permission_slug
@@ -200,6 +207,9 @@ export const systemAccessAdapters: SystemAccessAdapters = {
 			id: number | bigint;
 			username: string;
 		}[];
+		const [userCountRow] = userCountResult[0] as unknown as {
+			total: number | bigint;
+		}[];
 		const roles = roleResult[0] as unknown as {
 			id: number | bigint;
 			slug: string;
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ export const systemAccessAdapters: SystemAccessAdapters = {
 			id: rank.id,
 			name: rank.rank_name,
 			level: rank.level,
-			userCount: users.length,
+			userCount: Number(userCountRow?.total ?? 0),
 			badge: rank.badge,
 			permissions: rank.permissions,
 			cmsRole: role