diff --git a/insertr.yaml b/insertr.yaml
index 7df2f2b..3ce48f6 100644
--- a/insertr.yaml
+++ b/insertr.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ server:
     - site_id: "blog"
       path: "./demos/blog_enhanced"
       source_path: "./demos/blog/"
-      auto_enhance: false
+      auto_enhance: true
     - site_id: "default"
       path: "./demos/default_enhanced"
       source_path: "./demos/default"
diff --git a/internal/engine/collection.go b/internal/engine/collection.go
index 94dcaf7..a79fe74 100644
--- a/internal/engine/collection.go
+++ b/internal/engine/collection.go
@@ -174,8 +174,23 @@ func (e *ContentEngine) reconstructCollectionItems(collectionNode *html.Node, co
 				structuralChild.Parent.RemoveChild(structuralChild)
 			}
 
-			// Add hydrated structural elements directly to collection (stored HTML has complete structure)
-			// The structural template already contains hydrated content from database
+			// RESTORED: Inject content into .insertr elements within collection items
+			// Walk through structural elements and hydrate with content from content table
+			e.walkNodes(structuralChild, func(n *html.Node) {
+				if n.Type == html.ElementNode && HasClass(n, "insertr") {
+					// Get content ID from data attribute
+					contentID := GetAttribute(n, "data-content-id")
+					if contentID != "" {
+						// Get actual content from database and inject it
+						contentItem, err := e.client.GetContent(context.Background(), siteID, contentID)
+						if err == nil && contentItem != nil {
+							// Use injector to hydrate content (unified .insertr approach)
+							e.injector.siteID = siteID
+							e.injector.injectHTMLContent(n, contentItem.HTMLContent)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			})
 
 			// Inject data-item-id attribute for collection item identification
 			if structuralChild.Type == html.ElementNode {