diff --git a/lib/community_landing/data_fetcher.rb b/lib/community_landing/data_fetcher.rb
index 0a82a1f..580e7c8 100644
--- a/lib/community_landing/data_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/community_landing/data_fetcher.rb
@@ -7,42 +7,57 @@ module CommunityLanding
       data = {}
 
       # Top contributors
-      data[:contributors] = if s.contributors_enabled
-        User
-          .joins(:posts)
-          .where(posts: { created_at: s.contributors_days.days.ago.. })
-          .where.not(username: %w[system discobot])
-          .where(active: true, staged: false)
-          .group("users.id")
-          .order("COUNT(posts.id) DESC")
-          .limit(s.contributors_count)
-          .select("users.*, COUNT(posts.id) AS post_count")
+      data[:contributors] = begin
+        if s.contributors_enabled
+          User
+            .joins(:posts)
+            .where(posts: { created_at: s.contributors_days.days.ago.. })
+            .where.not(username: %w[system discobot])
+            .where(active: true, staged: false)
+            .group("users.id")
+            .order("COUNT(posts.id) DESC")
+            .limit(s.contributors_count)
+            .select("users.*, COUNT(posts.id) AS post_count")
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.warn("[CommunityLanding] contributors fetch failed: #{e.message}")
+        nil
       end
 
       # Public groups — optionally filtered by selected names
-      data[:groups] = if s.groups_enabled
-        selected = s.groups_selected.presence
-        scope = Group
-          .where(visibility_level: Group.visibility_levels[:public])
-          .where(automatic: false)
+      data[:groups] = begin
+        if s.groups_enabled
+          selected = s.groups_selected.presence
+          scope = Group
+            .where(visibility_level: Group.visibility_levels[:public])
+            .where(automatic: false)
 
-        if selected
-          names = selected.split("|").map(&:strip).reject(&:empty?)
-          scope = scope.where(name: names) if names.any?
+          if selected
+            names = selected.split("|").map(&:strip).reject(&:empty?)
+            scope = scope.where(name: names) if names.any?
+          end
+
+          scope.limit(s.groups_count)
         end
-
-        scope.limit(s.groups_count)
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.warn("[CommunityLanding] groups fetch failed: #{e.message}")
+        nil
       end
 
       # Trending topics
-      data[:topics] = if s.topics_enabled
-        Topic
-          .listable_topics
-          .where(visible: true)
-          .where("topics.created_at > ?", 30.days.ago)
-          .order(posts_count: :desc)
-          .limit(s.topics_count)
-          .includes(:category, :user)
+      data[:topics] = begin
+        if s.topics_enabled
+          Topic
+            .listable_topics
+            .where(visible: true)
+            .where("topics.created_at > ?", 30.days.ago)
+            .order(posts_count: :desc)
+            .limit(s.topics_count)
+            .includes(:category, :user)
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.warn("[CommunityLanding] topics fetch failed: #{e.message}")
+        nil
       end
 
       # Aggregate stats
@@ -53,13 +68,18 @@ module CommunityLanding
         chat_count = 0
       end
 
-      data[:stats] = {
-        members: User.real.count,
-        topics:  Topic.listable_topics.count,
-        posts:   Post.where(user_deleted: false).count,
-        likes:   Post.sum(:like_count),
-        chats:   chat_count,
-      }
+      data[:stats] = begin
+        {
+          members: User.real.count,
+          topics:  Topic.listable_topics.count,
+          posts:   Post.where(user_deleted: false).count,
+          likes:   Post.sum(:like_count),
+          chats:   chat_count,
+        }
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.warn("[CommunityLanding] stats fetch failed: #{e.message}")
+        { members: 0, topics: 0, posts: 0, likes: 0, chats: 0 }
+      end
 
       data
     end
diff --git a/lib/community_landing/page_builder.rb b/lib/community_landing/page_builder.rb
index 24c61ec..ab739c6 100644
--- a/lib/community_landing/page_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/community_landing/page_builder.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module CommunityLanding
     def render_hero
       hero_card   = @s.hero_card_enabled rescue true
       hero_img_first = @s.hero_image_first rescue false
-      hero_bg_img = @s.hero_background_image_url.presence
+      hero_bg_img = (@s.hero_background_image_url.presence rescue nil)
       hero_border = @s.hero_border_style rescue "none"
       hero_min_h  = @s.hero_min_height rescue 0
       site_name   = @s.title
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ module CommunityLanding
         html << "<div class=\"cl-hero__creators#{align_class}\">\n"
         html << "<h3 class=\"cl-hero__creators-title\">#{e(creators_title)}</h3>\n" if show_title
         top3.each_with_index do |user, idx|
-          avatar_url     = user.avatar_template.gsub("{size}", "120")
+          avatar_url     = user.avatar_template.to_s.gsub("{size}", "120")
           activity_count = user.attributes["post_count"].to_i rescue 0
           rank_color     = rank_colors[idx]
           count_prefix = show_count_label && count_label.present? ? "#{e(count_label)} " : ""
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ module CommunityLanding
 
       html << "</div>\n"
 
-      hero_image_urls_raw = @s.hero_image_urls.presence
-      hero_video = @s.hero_video_url.presence rescue nil
+      hero_image_urls_raw = (@s.hero_image_urls.presence rescue nil)
+      hero_video = (@s.hero_video_url.presence rescue nil)
       blur_attr = (@s.hero_video_blur_on_hover rescue true) ? " data-blur-hover=\"true\"" : ""
       has_images = false
 
diff --git a/lib/community_landing/style_builder.rb b/lib/community_landing/style_builder.rb
index db77879..fcff351 100644
--- a/lib/community_landing/style_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/community_landing/style_builder.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ module CommunityLanding
 
     # CSS custom properties for accent colors, gradients, backgrounds
     def color_overrides
-      accent       = hex(@s.accent_color) || "#d4a24e"
-      accent_hover = hex(@s.accent_hover_color) || "#c4922e"
-      dark_bg      = hex(@s.dark_bg_color) || "#06060f"
-      light_bg     = hex(@s.light_bg_color) || "#faf6f0"
-      stat_icon    = hex(@s.stat_icon_color) || accent
-      about_bg_img = @s.about_background_image_url.presence
-      app_g1       = hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_start) || accent
-      app_g2       = hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_mid) || accent_hover
-      app_g3       = hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_end) || accent_hover
+      accent       = (hex(@s.accent_color) rescue nil) || "#d4a24e"
+      accent_hover = (hex(@s.accent_hover_color) rescue nil) || "#c4922e"
+      dark_bg      = (hex(@s.dark_bg_color) rescue nil) || "#06060f"
+      light_bg     = (hex(@s.light_bg_color) rescue nil) || "#faf6f0"
+      stat_icon    = (hex(@s.stat_icon_color) rescue nil) || accent
+      about_bg_img = (@s.about_background_image_url.presence rescue nil)
+      app_g1       = (hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_start) rescue nil) || accent
+      app_g2       = (hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_mid) rescue nil) || accent_hover
+      app_g3       = (hex(@s.app_cta_gradient_end) rescue nil) || accent_hover
       stat_icon_bg = hex(@s.stat_icon_bg_color.presence) rescue nil
       stat_counter = hex(@s.stat_counter_color.presence) rescue nil
       video_btn_bg = hex(@s.hero_video_button_color.presence) rescue nil
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index 7d0c53c..08bb83f 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ after_initialize do
       response.headers["Content-Security-Policy"] = csp
 
       render html: html.html_safe, layout: false, content_type: "text/html"
+    rescue => e
+      Rails.logger.error("[CommunityLanding] 500 error: #{e.class}: #{e.message}\n#{e.backtrace&.first(10)&.join("\n")}")
+      render html: "<!-- CommunityLanding error: #{ERB::Util.html_escape(e.class)}: #{ERB::Util.html_escape(e.message)} -->".html_safe,
+             layout: false, content_type: "text/html", status: 500
     end
 
     private