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# Troubleshooting

Quick fixes for the most common issues. Still stuck after this? [Contact us](https://www.keywordrush.com/contact).

## An article didn't appear, or its status didn't update

Finished articles are pulled into WordPress automatically — you don't need to keep any page open. If one hasn't shown up, **reload the Content Queue** to refresh the list. See [Generate & publish](/building-a-site/generate-articles.md).

## Articles are stuck at "Queued"

**Queued** means an article is waiting to be sent for generation. That handover runs on WordPress's built-in scheduler (WP-Cron), which only wakes up when someone visits your site — so on a brand-new site with no traffic, queued articles can sit there.

* **Quick check:** open any page of your site, or the WordPress admin, and give it a minute. That's usually enough to get things moving.
* **Proper fix:** set up a real cron job, running **every minute**. This keeps generation moving no matter how quiet the site is, and is worth doing before queueing a large batch.

**Run it every minute — not every 10 or 15.** TMN sends a batch of queued articles each time the scheduler runs, so the interval sets the pace: every minute clears a few hundred articles in under an hour, while every 15 minutes stretches the same batch across most of a day. It also decides how quickly finished articles appear in WordPress.

Most hosts have a **Cron jobs** panel. Add this, set to run every minute (`* * * * *`), replacing the domain with your own:

```
wget -q -O - https://example.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1
```

Then switch off the built-in scheduler by adding this to `wp-config.php`, above the "That's all, stop editing!" line:

```php
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);
```

Do both, in that order — disabling the built-in scheduler without a real cron in place stops background work altogether. If you're unsure, your host's support can set this up for you; it's a routine request.

TMN shows a warning on the Content Queue when it detects that the scheduler isn't running.

## Autopilot isn't generating anything

Check these in order on **Too Much Niche → Autopilot** — the panel at the top usually says which one applies.

* **It's switched off.** The switch at the top of the page.
* **You've used your articles for the month.** Autopilot waits and starts again on its own when your allowance resets. The panel shows the date.
* **It stopped after repeated failures.** Five failures in a row pause it, and it emails you. Fix what the error describes, then press **Resume**.
* **The plan isn't included.** Check the **Plans** list and make sure the plan is ticked.
* **The articles aren't ready.** Affiliate and e-commerce money articles need a product source before anything can be written — see [Curate products](/building-a-site/curate-products.md).
* **Background tasks aren't running.** See "Articles are stuck at Queued" above. Autopilot shows a warning when it detects this, and it's the most common cause on a brand-new or low-traffic site.

## A plan is still "generating"

Unlike articles, **plan building needs the page open**. Keep the plan's **details page** in front of you while it builds — planning takes a few minutes. If you closed it, reopen the plan from **Content Plans** to let it finish loading.

## Generation failed

* **Read the error message first** — it usually says exactly what went wrong (for example, no relevant products found). Fix the cause before retrying.
* Click **Retry**. After three failed attempts the button becomes **Edit to Retry** — open the article, adjust it, and try again.
* For **affiliate / e-commerce** money articles, **Generate** stays disabled until the article has a **product source**. Set one on the plan, or attach products — see [Curate products](/building-a-site/curate-products.md).

## Blocks don't render

Content Egg must be **installed, active, and up to date** alongside TMN — it renders the article blocks. If you're using Content Egg Pro, make sure its license is active too. See [Why TMN needs Content Egg](/content-egg-integration/overview.md).

If blocks render everywhere else but one article shows raw code in the middle of the page, that article's block data has been damaged — usually by another plugin rewriting your posts. See [Check and restore articles](/building-a-site/article-health.md).

## A pillar article's internal links are missing

Almost always because the articles it links to **haven't been generated yet**. The links are already in the pillar: contextual `[nodelink]` links stay plain text until their target exists, and Related Posts blocks list only articles that are published or scheduled.

**Generate the rest of the hub and the links activate on their own** — one at a time, as each supporting article goes live. Don't regenerate the pillar: it spends a credit and still can't link to an article that doesn't exist yet.

In a large hub (more than about twelve articles) a pillar links to most of its children rather than every one — that part is by design. See [Interlinking](/core-concepts/interlinking.md).

## You've hit your monthly limit

Each article uses one credit (½ with your own API key). If you've used your monthly **articles** or **content plans**, they reset next cycle — or connect your own API key to stretch further. See [Plans & limits](/account-and-licensing/plans-and-limits.md) and [Bring your own API key](/account-and-licensing/byo-api-key.md).

## Can't connect to the license server

TMN reaches our servers over your site's outbound connection. If activation or generation can't connect, check that your host allows **outbound HTTPS requests**, then try again. See [Activate your license](/getting-started/activate-license.md).

## Still stuck?

[Contact us](https://www.keywordrush.com/contact) and we'll help.