Merge branch 'worktree-cms-admin-improvement'

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- **CMS admin improvement** — articles list now has HTMX filter bar (search,
+  status, template, language), pagination (50/page), and stats strip
+  (total/live/scheduled/draft counts). Article actions (publish/unpublish,
+  delete) are inline HTMX operations — no full page reload. "View" link opens
+  live articles on the public site. Article generation and rebuild-all now
+  enqueue to the background worker instead of blocking the HTTP request.
+  Markdown source is written to disk during generation so the edit form shows
+  content. Sitemap cache is invalidated when articles are published, deleted,
+  or created. Fixed broken "Scheduled"/"Published" status display (was always
+  showing "Scheduled") and stale `template_data_id` column reference.
+
 ### Changed
 - **Visual test overhaul** — consolidated 3 separate Playwright server processes
   (ports 5111/5112/5113) into 1 session-scoped fixture in `conftest.py`; 77 tests

PROJECT.md

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 - [x] City coverage: DE (8), US (6), UK (4), ES (5), FR (3), IT (2), NL, AT, CH, SE, PT (2), BE, AE, AU (2), IE
 - [x] Per-city financial model overrides (rates, rent, utilities, permits, court config)
 - [x] Admin CMS (template CRUD, data row management, bulk CSV upload, bulk generate, publish toggle, rebuild)
+- [x] Admin CMS v2: HTMX filter/search/pagination, background generation, inline actions, sitemap invalidation, markdown editing
 - [x] Markets hub (`/<lang>/markets`) — article listing with FTS + country/region filters
 - [x] DuckDB refresh script (`refresh_from_daas.py`)
 

web/src/padelnomics/admin/routes.py

@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ async def template_preview(slug: str, row_key: str):
 @csrf_protect
 async def template_generate(slug: str):
     """Generate articles from template + DuckDB data."""
-    from ..content import fetch_template_data, generate_articles, load_template
+    from ..content import fetch_template_data, load_template
 
     try:
         config = load_template(slug)
@@ -1330,15 +1330,20 @@ async def template_generate(slug: str):
         start_date_str = form.get("start_date", "")
         articles_per_day = int(form.get("articles_per_day", 3) or 3)
 
-        if not start_date_str:
+        start_date = date.fromisoformat(start_date_str) if start_date_str else date.today()
-            start_date = date.today()
-        else:
-            start_date = date.fromisoformat(start_date_str)
 
-        generated = await generate_articles(
+        from ..worker import enqueue
-            slug, start_date, articles_per_day, limit=500,
+        await enqueue("generate_articles", {
+            "template_slug": slug,
+            "start_date": start_date.isoformat(),
+            "articles_per_day": articles_per_day,
+            "limit": 500,
+        })
+        await flash(
+            f"Article generation queued for '{config['name']}'. "
+            "The worker will process it in the background.",
+            "success",
         )
-        await flash(f"Generated {generated} articles with staggered publish dates.", "success")
         return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
     return await render_template(
@@ -1354,7 +1359,7 @@ async def template_generate(slug: str):
 @csrf_protect
 async def template_regenerate(slug: str):
     """Re-generate all articles for a template with fresh DuckDB data."""
-    from ..content import generate_articles, load_template
+    from ..content import load_template
 
     try:
         load_template(slug)
@@ -1362,9 +1367,14 @@ async def template_regenerate(slug: str):
         await flash("Template not found.", "error")
         return redirect(url_for("admin.templates"))
 
-    # Use today as start date, keep existing publish dates via upsert
+    from ..worker import enqueue
-    generated = await generate_articles(slug, date.today(), articles_per_day=500)
+    await enqueue("generate_articles", {
-    await flash(f"Regenerated {generated} articles from fresh data.", "success")
+        "template_slug": slug,
+        "start_date": date.today().isoformat(),
+        "articles_per_day": 500,
+        "limit": 500,
+    })
+    await flash("Regeneration queued. The worker will process it in the background.", "success")
     return redirect(url_for("admin.template_detail", slug=slug))
 
 
@@ -1581,14 +1591,112 @@ async def scenario_pdf(scenario_id: int):
 # Article Management
 # =============================================================================
 
+async def _get_article_list(
+    status: str = None,
+    template_slug: str = None,
+    language: str = None,
+    search: str = None,
+    page: int = 1,
+    per_page: int = 50,
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Get articles with optional filters and pagination."""
+    wheres = ["1=1"]
+    params: list = []
+
+    if status == "live":
+        wheres.append("status = 'published' AND published_at <= datetime('now')")
+    elif status == "scheduled":
+        wheres.append("status = 'published' AND published_at > datetime('now')")
+    elif status == "draft":
+        wheres.append("status = 'draft'")
+    if template_slug:
+        wheres.append("template_slug = ?")
+        params.append(template_slug)
+    if language:
+        wheres.append("language = ?")
+        params.append(language)
+    if search:
+        wheres.append("title LIKE ?")
+        params.append(f"%{search}%")
+
+    where = " AND ".join(wheres)
+    offset = (page - 1) * per_page
+    params.extend([per_page, offset])
+
+    return await fetch_all(
+        f"""SELECT *,
+            CASE WHEN status = 'published' AND published_at > datetime('now')
+                 THEN 'scheduled'
+                 WHEN status = 'published' THEN 'live'
+                 ELSE status END AS display_status
+            FROM articles WHERE {where}
+            ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?""",
+        tuple(params),
+    )
+
+
+async def _get_article_stats() -> dict:
+    """Get aggregate article stats for the admin list header."""
+    row = await fetch_one(
+        """SELECT
+           COUNT(*) AS total,
+           SUM(CASE WHEN status='published' AND published_at <= datetime('now') THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS live,
+           SUM(CASE WHEN status='published' AND published_at > datetime('now') THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS scheduled,
+           SUM(CASE WHEN status='draft' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS draft
+           FROM articles"""
+    )
+    return dict(row) if row else {"total": 0, "live": 0, "scheduled": 0, "draft": 0}
+
+
 @bp.route("/articles")
 @role_required("admin")
 async def articles():
-    """List all articles."""
+    """List all articles with filters."""
-    article_list = await fetch_all(
+    search = request.args.get("search", "").strip()
-        "SELECT * FROM articles ORDER BY created_at DESC"
+    status_filter = request.args.get("status", "")
+    template_filter = request.args.get("template", "")
+    language_filter = request.args.get("language", "")
+    page = max(1, int(request.args.get("page", "1") or "1"))
+
+    article_list = await _get_article_list(
+        status=status_filter or None, template_slug=template_filter or None,
+        language=language_filter or None, search=search or None, page=page,
+    )
+    stats = await _get_article_stats()
+    templates = await fetch_all(
+        "SELECT DISTINCT template_slug FROM articles WHERE template_slug IS NOT NULL ORDER BY template_slug"
+    )
+
+    return await render_template(
+        "admin/articles.html",
+        articles=article_list,
+        stats=stats,
+        template_slugs=[t["template_slug"] for t in templates],
+        current_search=search,
+        current_status=status_filter,
+        current_template=template_filter,
+        current_language=language_filter,
+        page=page,
+    )
+
+
+@bp.route("/articles/results")
+@role_required("admin")
+async def article_results():
+    """HTMX partial for filtered article results."""
+    search = request.args.get("search", "").strip()
+    status_filter = request.args.get("status", "")
+    template_filter = request.args.get("template", "")
+    language_filter = request.args.get("language", "")
+    page = max(1, int(request.args.get("page", "1") or "1"))
+
+    article_list = await _get_article_list(
+        status=status_filter or None, template_slug=template_filter or None,
+        language=language_filter or None, search=search or None, page=page,
+    )
+    return await render_template(
+        "admin/partials/article_results.html", articles=article_list, page=page,
     )
-    return await render_template("admin/articles.html", articles=article_list)
 
 
 @bp.route("/articles/new", methods=["GET", "POST"])
@@ -1642,6 +1750,9 @@ async def article_new():
             (url_path, article_slug, title, meta_description, og_image_url,
              country, region, status, pub_dt),
         )
+        from ..sitemap import invalidate_sitemap_cache
+        invalidate_sitemap_cache()
+
         await flash(f"Article '{title}' created.", "success")
         return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
@@ -1703,8 +1814,12 @@ async def article_edit(article_id: int):
         await flash("Article updated.", "success")
         return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
-    # Load markdown source if available
+    # Load markdown source if available (manual or generated)
+    from ..content.routes import BUILD_DIR as CONTENT_BUILD_DIR
     md_path = Path("data/content/articles") / f"{article['slug']}.md"
+    if not md_path.exists():
+        lang = article["language"] or "en"
+        md_path = CONTENT_BUILD_DIR / lang / "md" / f"{article['slug']}.md"
     body = md_path.read_text() if md_path.exists() else ""
 
     data = {**dict(article), "body": body}
@@ -1730,6 +1845,13 @@ async def article_delete(article_id: int):
             md_path.unlink()
 
     await execute("DELETE FROM articles WHERE id = ?", (article_id,))
+
+    from ..sitemap import invalidate_sitemap_cache
+    invalidate_sitemap_cache()
+
+    if request.headers.get("HX-Request"):
+        return ""  # row removed via hx-swap="outerHTML"
+
     await flash("Article deleted.", "success")
     return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
@@ -1750,6 +1872,22 @@ async def article_publish(article_id: int):
         "UPDATE articles SET status = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?",
         (new_status, now, article_id),
     )
+
+    from ..sitemap import invalidate_sitemap_cache
+    invalidate_sitemap_cache()
+
+    if request.headers.get("HX-Request"):
+        updated = await fetch_one(
+            """SELECT *,
+               CASE WHEN status = 'published' AND published_at > datetime('now')
+                    THEN 'scheduled'
+                    WHEN status = 'published' THEN 'live'
+                    ELSE status END AS display_status
+               FROM articles WHERE id = ?""",
+            (article_id,),
+        )
+        return await render_template("admin/partials/article_row.html", a=updated)
+
     await flash(f"Article status changed to {new_status}.", "success")
     return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
@@ -1768,13 +1906,29 @@ async def article_rebuild(article_id: int):
 @role_required("admin")
 @csrf_protect
 async def rebuild_all():
-    """Re-render all articles."""
+    """Re-render all articles via background worker."""
-    articles = await fetch_all("SELECT id FROM articles")
+    from ..content import discover_templates
-    count = 0
+    from ..worker import enqueue
-    for a in articles:
+
+    templates = discover_templates()
+    for t in templates:
+        await enqueue("generate_articles", {
+            "template_slug": t["slug"],
+            "start_date": date.today().isoformat(),
+            "articles_per_day": 500,
+            "limit": 500,
+        })
+
+    # Manual articles still need inline rebuild
+    manual = await fetch_all("SELECT id FROM articles WHERE template_slug IS NULL")
+    for a in manual:
         await _rebuild_article(a["id"])
-        count += 1
+
-    await flash(f"Rebuilt {count} articles.", "success")
+    await flash(
+        f"Queued rebuild for {len(templates)} templates"
+        f" + rebuilt {len(manual)} manual articles.",
+        "success",
+    )
     return redirect(url_for("admin.articles"))
 
 

web/src/padelnomics/admin/templates/admin/articles.html

@@ -4,73 +4,72 @@
 {% block title %}Articles - Admin - {{ config.APP_NAME }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block admin_content %}
-  <header class="flex justify-between items-center mb-8">
+  <header class="flex justify-between items-center mb-6">
     <div>
       <h1 class="text-2xl">Articles</h1>
-      <p class="text-slate text-sm">{{ articles | length }} article{{ 's' if articles | length != 1 }}</p>
+      <p class="text-sm text-slate mt-1">
+        {{ stats.total }} total
+        &middot; {{ stats.live }} live
+        &middot; {{ stats.scheduled }} scheduled
+        &middot; {{ stats.draft }} draft
+      </p>
     </div>
     <div class="flex gap-2">
-      <a href="{{ url_for('admin.article_new') }}" class="btn">New Article</a>
+      <a href="{{ url_for('admin.article_new') }}" class="btn btn-sm">New Article</a>
-      <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('admin.rebuild_all') }}" class="m-0" style="display: inline;">
+      <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('admin.rebuild_all') }}" class="m-0" style="display:inline">
         <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
-        <button type="submit" class="btn-outline" onclick="return confirm('Rebuild all articles?')">Rebuild All</button>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn-outline btn-sm" onclick="return confirm('Rebuild all articles?')">Rebuild All</button>
       </form>
-      <a href="{{ url_for('admin.index') }}" class="btn-outline">Back</a>
     </div>
   </header>
 
-  <div class="card">
+  {# Filters #}
-    {% if articles %}
+  <div class="card mb-6" style="padding:1rem 1.25rem">
-    <table class="table">
+    <form class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-end"
-      <thead>
+          hx-get="{{ url_for('admin.article_results') }}"
-        <tr>
+          hx-target="#article-results"
-          <th>Title</th>
+          hx-trigger="change, input delay:300ms from:find input">
-          <th>URL</th>
-          <th>Status</th>
-          <th>Published</th>
-          <th>Source</th>
-          <th></th>
-        </tr>
-      </thead>
-      <tbody>
-        {% for a in articles %}
-        <tr>
-          <td>{{ a.title }}</td>
-          <td class="mono text-sm">{{ a.url_path }}</td>
-          <td>
-            {% if a.status == 'published' %}
-              {% if a.published_at and a.published_at > now.isoformat() %}
-              <span class="badge-warning">Scheduled</span>
-              {% else %}
-              <span class="badge-success">Published</span>
-              {% endif %}
-            {% else %}
-            <span class="badge">Draft</span>
-            {% endif %}
-          </td>
-          <td class="mono text-sm">{{ a.published_at[:10] if a.published_at else '-' }}</td>
-          <td class="text-sm">{% if a.template_data_id %}Generated{% else %}Manual{% endif %}</td>
-          <td class="text-right" style="white-space: nowrap;">
-            <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('admin.article_publish', article_id=a.id) }}" class="m-0" style="display: inline;">
       <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
-              <button type="submit" class="btn-outline btn-sm">{% if a.status == 'published' %}Unpublish{% else %}Publish{% endif %}</button>
+
-            </form>
+      <div>
-            <a href="{{ url_for('admin.article_edit', article_id=a.id) }}" class="btn-outline btn-sm">Edit</a>
+        <label class="text-xs font-semibold text-slate block mb-1">Search</label>
-            <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('admin.article_rebuild', article_id=a.id) }}" class="m-0" style="display: inline;">
+        <input type="text" name="search" value="{{ current_search }}" placeholder="Title..."
-              <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+               class="form-input" style="min-width:180px">
-              <button type="submit" class="btn-outline btn-sm">Rebuild</button>
+      </div>
-            </form>
+
-            <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('admin.article_delete', article_id=a.id) }}" class="m-0" style="display: inline;">
+      <div>
-              <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+        <label class="text-xs font-semibold text-slate block mb-1">Status</label>
-              <button type="submit" class="btn-outline btn-sm" onclick="return confirm('Delete this article?')">Delete</button>
+        <select name="status" class="form-input" style="min-width:120px">
-            </form>
+          <option value="">All</option>
-          </td>
+          <option value="live" {% if current_status == 'live' %}selected{% endif %}>Live</option>
-        </tr>
+          <option value="scheduled" {% if current_status == 'scheduled' %}selected{% endif %}>Scheduled</option>
+          <option value="draft" {% if current_status == 'draft' %}selected{% endif %}>Draft</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label class="text-xs font-semibold text-slate block mb-1">Template</label>
+        <select name="template" class="form-input" style="min-width:140px">
+          <option value="">All</option>
+          {% for t in template_slugs %}
+          <option value="{{ t }}" {% if t == current_template %}selected{% endif %}>{{ t }}</option>
           {% endfor %}
-      </tbody>
+        </select>
-    </table>
+      </div>
-    {% else %}
+
-    <p class="text-slate text-sm">No articles yet. Create one or generate from a template.</p>
+      <div>
-    {% endif %}
+        <label class="text-xs font-semibold text-slate block mb-1">Language</label>
+        <select name="language" class="form-input" style="min-width:80px">
+          <option value="">All</option>
+          <option value="en" {% if current_language == 'en' %}selected{% endif %}>EN</option>
+          <option value="de" {% if current_language == 'de' %}selected{% endif %}>DE</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+
+  {# Results #}
+  <div id="article-results">
+    {% include "admin/partials/article_results.html" %}
   </div>
 {% endblock %}

web/src/padelnomics/admin/templates/admin/partials/article_results.html

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{% if articles %}
+<div class="card">
+  <table class="table text-sm">
+    <thead>
+      <tr>
+        <th>Title</th>
+        <th>Status</th>
+        <th>Published</th>
+        <th>Lang</th>
+        <th>Template</th>
+        <th></th>
+      </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {% for a in articles %}
+      {% include "admin/partials/article_row.html" %}
+      {% endfor %}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+  {% if articles | length >= 50 %}
+  <div class="flex justify-between items-center" style="padding:0.75rem 1rem; border-top:1px solid #E2E8F0">
+    {% if page > 1 %}
+    <button class="btn-outline btn-sm"
+            hx-get="{{ url_for('admin.article_results') }}?page={{ page - 1 }}"
+            hx-target="#article-results"
+            hx-include="closest form">Prev</button>
+    {% else %}
+    <span></span>
+    {% endif %}
+    <span class="text-xs text-slate">Page {{ page }}</span>
+    <button class="btn-outline btn-sm"
+            hx-get="{{ url_for('admin.article_results') }}?page={{ page + 1 }}"
+            hx-target="#article-results"
+            hx-include="closest form">Next</button>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
+{% else %}
+<div class="card text-center" style="padding:2rem">
+  <p class="text-slate">No articles match the current filters.</p>
+</div>
+{% endif %}

web/src/padelnomics/admin/templates/admin/partials/article_row.html

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<tr id="article-{{ a.id }}">
+  <td style="max-width:280px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap"
+      title="{{ a.url_path }}">{{ a.title }}</td>
+  <td>
+    {% if a.display_status == 'live' %}
+      <span class="badge-success">Live</span>
+    {% elif a.display_status == 'scheduled' %}
+      <span class="badge-warning">Scheduled</span>
+    {% else %}
+      <span class="badge">Draft</span>
+    {% endif %}
+  </td>
+  <td class="mono">{{ a.published_at[:10] if a.published_at else '-' }}</td>
+  <td>{{ a.language | upper if a.language else '-' }}</td>
+  <td class="text-slate">{{ a.template_slug or 'Manual' }}</td>
+  <td class="text-right" style="white-space:nowrap">
+    {% if a.display_status == 'live' %}
+    <a href="/{{ a.language or 'en' }}{{ a.url_path }}" target="_blank" class="btn-outline btn-sm">View</a>
+    {% endif %}
+    <a href="{{ url_for('admin.article_edit', article_id=a.id) }}" class="btn-outline btn-sm">Edit</a>
+    <button hx-post="{{ url_for('admin.article_publish', article_id=a.id) }}"
+            hx-target="#article-{{ a.id }}" hx-swap="outerHTML"
+            hx-headers='{"X-CSRF-Token": "{{ csrf_token() }}"}'
+            class="btn-outline btn-sm">
+      {% if a.display_status != 'draft' %}Unpublish{% else %}Publish{% endif %}
+    </button>
+    <button hx-post="{{ url_for('admin.article_delete', article_id=a.id) }}"
+            hx-target="#article-{{ a.id }}" hx-swap="outerHTML swap:200ms"
+            hx-confirm="Delete this article?"
+            hx-headers='{"X-CSRF-Token": "{{ csrf_token() }}"}'
+            class="btn-outline btn-sm">Delete</button>
+  </td>
+</tr>

web/src/padelnomics/content/__init__.py

@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ async def generate_articles(
             build_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             (build_dir / f"{article_slug}.html").write_text(body_html)
 
+            # Write markdown source to disk (for admin editing)
+            md_dir = BUILD_DIR / lang / "md"
+            md_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            (md_dir / f"{article_slug}.md").write_text(body_md)
+
             # Upsert article in SQLite
             existing_article = await fetch_one(
                 "SELECT id FROM articles WHERE url_path = ?", (url_path,),

web/src/padelnomics/sitemap.py

@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ async def _generate_sitemap_xml(base_url: str) -> str:
     return xml
 
 
+def invalidate_sitemap_cache() -> None:
+    """Force sitemap regeneration on next request."""
+    global _cache_xml, _cache_timestamp  # noqa: PLW0603
+    _cache_xml = ""
+    _cache_timestamp = 0.0
+
+
 async def sitemap_response(base_url: str) -> Response:
     """Return cached sitemap XML, regenerating if stale (1-hour TTL)."""
     global _cache_xml, _cache_timestamp  # noqa: PLW0603

web/src/padelnomics/worker.py

@@ -709,6 +709,22 @@ async def handle_cleanup_seo_metrics(payload: dict) -> None:
     print(f"[WORKER] Cleaned up {deleted} old SEO metric rows")
 
 
+@task("generate_articles")
+async def handle_generate_articles(payload: dict) -> None:
+    """Generate articles from a template in the background."""
+    from datetime import date as date_cls
+
+    from .content import generate_articles
+
+    slug = payload["template_slug"]
+    start_date = date_cls.fromisoformat(payload["start_date"])
+    articles_per_day = payload.get("articles_per_day", 3)
+    limit = payload.get("limit", 500)
+
+    count = await generate_articles(slug, start_date, articles_per_day, limit=limit)
+    print(f"[WORKER] Generated {count} articles for template '{slug}'")
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Worker Loop
 # =============================================================================

web/tests/test_content.py

@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ class TestAdminTemplateGenerate:
         assert "3" in html  # 3 rows available
         assert "Generate" in html
 
-    async def test_generate_creates_articles(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
+    async def test_generate_enqueues_task(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
         async with admin_client.session_transaction() as sess:
             sess["csrf_token"] = "test"
 
@@ -1030,11 +1030,16 @@ class TestAdminTemplateGenerate:
         })
         assert resp.status_code == 302
 
-        articles = await fetch_all("SELECT * FROM articles")
+        # Generation is now queued, not inline
-        assert len(articles) == 3
+        tasks = await fetch_all(
-
+            "SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE task_name = 'generate_articles'"
-        scenarios = await fetch_all("SELECT * FROM published_scenarios")
+        )
-        assert len(scenarios) == 3
+        assert len(tasks) == 1
+        import json
+        payload = json.loads(tasks[0]["payload"])
+        assert payload["template_slug"] == "test-city"
+        assert payload["start_date"] == "2026-04-01"
+        assert payload["articles_per_day"] == 2
 
     async def test_generate_unknown_template_redirects(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
         resp = await admin_client.get("/admin/templates/nonexistent/generate")
@@ -1042,13 +1047,7 @@ class TestAdminTemplateGenerate:
 
 
 class TestAdminTemplateRegenerate:
-    async def test_regenerate_updates_articles(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
+    async def test_regenerate_enqueues_task(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
-        from padelnomics.content import generate_articles
-        # First generate
-        await generate_articles("test-city", date(2026, 3, 1), 10)
-        initial = await fetch_all("SELECT * FROM articles")
-        assert len(initial) == 3
-
         async with admin_client.session_transaction() as sess:
             sess["csrf_token"] = "test"
 
@@ -1057,9 +1056,14 @@ class TestAdminTemplateRegenerate:
         })
         assert resp.status_code == 302
 
-        # Same count — upserted, not duplicated
+        # Regeneration is now queued, not inline
-        articles = await fetch_all("SELECT * FROM articles")
+        tasks = await fetch_all(
-        assert len(articles) == 3
+            "SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE task_name = 'generate_articles'"
+        )
+        assert len(tasks) == 1
+        import json
+        payload = json.loads(tasks[0]["payload"])
+        assert payload["template_slug"] == "test-city"
 
     async def test_regenerate_unknown_template_redirects(self, admin_client, db, pseo_env):
         async with admin_client.session_transaction() as sess: