diff --git a/app/navigator_routes.py b/app/navigator_routes.py
index 24d020e..be2c8b0 100644
--- a/app/navigator_routes.py
+++ b/app/navigator_routes.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class CrateEditIn(BaseModel):
     name: str | None = None
     label_text: str | None = None
     crate_purpose: str | None = None
+    direction: str | None = None     # forward | back | left | right — the crate's facing (rotate)
 
 
 @router.post("/crate/{crate_id}")
diff --git a/site/search.html b/site/search.html
index 7ff4136..5614674 100644
--- a/site/search.html
+++ b/site/search.html
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@
         </div>
         <div id="ccList" style="max-height:42vh;overflow:auto;margin-top:8px"><div class="muted">pick a crate on the map →</div></div>
       </div>
+      <div class="panel" id="crateInfoPanel" style="display:none">
+        <b style="font-size:13px">📦 Crate Info</b>
+        <div class="bar" style="margin-top:8px"><input id="ciName" placeholder="crate name / label" style="flex:1"><button class="ghost" onclick="crateRename()">Save name</button></div>
+        <div class="bar" style="margin-top:8px;align-items:center"><span class="muted">Facing</span>
+          <span class="seg" id="ciFacing">
+            <button data-d="back"    onclick="crateRotate('back')">↑ back</button>
+            <button data-d="forward" onclick="crateRotate('forward')">↓ front</button>
+            <button data-d="left"    onclick="crateRotate('left')">← left</button>
+            <button data-d="right"   onclick="crateRotate('right')">→ right</button>
+          </span>
+          <span id="ciSaved" class="ok" style="font-size:12px"></span></div>
+      </div>
       <div class="panel">
         <div class="bar" style="justify-content:space-between"><b style="font-size:13px">💿 Release Info</b>
           <div class="bar"><input id="relQ" placeholder="release id / sku" style="width:130px"><button class="ghost" onclick="relLookup()">↵</button></div></div>
@@ -194,7 +206,7 @@ function redraw(){ if(ST.view==='store') drawStore(); else if(ST.rack) drawRack(
 
 // ───────────── STORE VIEW ─────────────
 async function toStore(){
-  ST.view='store'; ST.rack=null; ST.selCrate=null;
+  ST.view='store'; ST.rack=null; ST.selCrate=null; ST.crateInfo=null; renderCrateInfo();
   $('#lvlCtl').style.display='none'; $('#rackEditBtn').style.display='none';
   $('#crumb').textContent='Store map';
   const sid=$('#spaceSel').value;
@@ -317,9 +329,35 @@ async function loadCrate(id){
       <td class="muted">${esc(i.artist||'')}</td><td class="muted" style="font-size:11px">${esc(i.genre||'')}${i.style?' · '+esc(i.style):''}</td>
       <td class="pink">${money(i.price)}</td></tr>`).join('')+'</tbody></table>'
     : '<div class="muted">empty crate</div>';
-  setViewBtns();
+  setViewBtns(); renderCrateInfo();
   if(ST.tab==='scanner') renderScanner();
 }
+function renderCrateInfo(){
+  const c=ST.crateInfo, p=$('#crateInfoPanel'); if(!p) return;
+  if(!c){ p.style.display='none'; return; }
+  p.style.display='';
+  $('#ciName').value=c.label_text||c.name||'';
+  const d=(c.direction||'').toLowerCase();
+  document.querySelectorAll('#ciFacing button').forEach(b=>b.classList.toggle('on', b.dataset.d===d));
+  $('#ciSaved').textContent='';
+}
+async function crateRotate(dir){
+  if(!ST.selCrate) return;
+  await post('/nav/crate/'+ST.selCrate,{direction:dir});
+  ST.crateInfo.direction=dir;
+  const c=(ST.crates||[]).find(x=>x.id===ST.selCrate); if(c) c.direction=dir;
+  renderCrateInfo(); redraw();                       // facing arrow flips live on the map
+  $('#ciSaved').textContent='✓ rotated';
+}
+async function crateRename(){
+  if(!ST.selCrate) return;
+  const v=$('#ciName').value.trim();
+  await post('/nav/crate/'+ST.selCrate,{label_text:v});
+  ST.crateInfo.label_text=v;
+  const c=(ST.crates||[]).find(x=>x.id===ST.selCrate); if(c) c.label_text=v;
+  $('#ccName').innerHTML='📦 '+esc(v||('Crate '+ST.selCrate));
+  $('#ciSaved').textContent='✓ saved'; redraw();      // crate label updates on the map
+}
 async function compressCrate(id){
   if(!confirm('Renumber this crate\'s slots 1..N (close gaps)?')) return;
   await fetch('/nav/reorg/compress/'+id,{method:'POST',headers:hdr()}); loadCrate(id);