tweaks

app/Http/Controllers/BulkEventUploadController.php

@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ function ($attribute, $value, $fail) {
         foreach ($result->failures as $row => $reason) {
             $rowStatuses[$row] = ['row' => $row, 'valid' => false, 'message' => $reason];
         }
+
+        $dataRowCount = BulkEventUploadValidator::getDataRowCount($path, $tempDisk);
+        $firstDataRow = 2;
+        for ($r = $firstDataRow; $r < $firstDataRow + $dataRowCount; $r++) {
+            if (! isset($rowStatuses[$r])) {
+                $rowStatuses[$r] = [
+                    'row' => $r,
+                    'valid' => false,
+                    'message' => 'Row was not validated (empty row or reader skipped).',
+                ];
+            }
+        }
         ksort($rowStatuses);
 
         return redirect()->route('admin.bulk-upload.preview')

app/Imports/GenericEventsImport.php

@@ -174,6 +174,24 @@ private function recordCreated(Event $event): void
     public function model(array $row): ?Model
     {
         $rowIndex = $this->currentRow++;
+
+        try {
+            return $this->processRow($rowIndex, $row);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            if ($this->result) {
+                $this->result->addFailure($rowIndex, 'Row ' . $rowIndex . ' — ' . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+            Log::warning('Import row ' . $rowIndex . ' failed: ' . $e->getMessage(), ['row' => $row]);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Process a single row (validation + optional persist). Called from model() inside try-catch.
+     */
+    protected function processRow(int $rowIndex, array $row): ?Model
+    {
         $row = $this->normalizeRow($row);
         Log::info('Importing row:', $row);
 
@@ -378,3 +396,4 @@ public function model(array $row): ?Model
         }
     }
 }
+

app/Services/BulkEventUploadValidator.php

@@ -63,4 +63,22 @@ public static function validateRequiredColumns(string $path, string $disk = 'loc
             'missing' => $missing,
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the number of data rows (excluding header) in the file.
+     *
+     * @return int 0 if unreadable or empty
+     */
+    public static function getDataRowCount(string $path, string $disk = 'local'): int
+    {
+        try {
+            $import = new HeadingRowImport(1);
+            $data = Excel::toArray($import, $path, $disk);
+            $rows = $data[0] ?? [];
+
+            return is_array($rows) ? count($rows) : 0;
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
 }

resources/views/admin/bulk-upload/preview.blade.php

@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
         </section>
 
         <section class="codeweek-content-wrapper">
-            <p class="mb-4">Rows below show validation results: <span class="bg-trans-success text-green-800 px-1 rounded">green</span> = valid, <span class="bg-trans-danger text-red-800 px-1 rounded">red</span> = problem. You can still run the import; invalid rows will be skipped. Click <strong>Import</strong> to run the import.</p>
+            @php
+                $validCount = collect($row_statuses)->where('valid', true)->count();
+                $totalCount = count($row_statuses);
+            @endphp
+            <p class="mb-2"><strong>{{ $validCount }} of {{ $totalCount }}</strong> rows passed validation. Rows below: <span class="bg-trans-success text-green-800 px-1 rounded">green</span> = valid, <span class="bg-trans-danger text-red-800 px-1 rounded">red</span> = problem (see Details). You can still run the import; invalid rows will be skipped. Click <strong>Import</strong> to run the import.</p>
 
             @if ($errors->any())
                 <div class="mb-4 p-4 rounded bg-red-50 border border-red-200">
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@
                         <tr class="bg-gray-100">
                             <th class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 text-left">Row</th>
                             <th class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 text-left">Status</th>
-                            <th class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 text-left">Details</th>
+                            <th class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 text-left">Details (why invalid)</th>
                         </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@
                                         <span class="text-red-800 font-medium">Problem</span>
                                     @endif
                                 </td>
-                                <td class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 {{ $item['valid'] ? 'text-green-700' : 'text-red-700' }}">
+                                <td class="border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 {{ $item['valid'] ? 'text-green-700' : 'text-red-700' }} max-w-xl">
                                     @if ($item['valid'])
                                         —
                                     @else