Every generation is a job in a background queue. WordPress's built-in scheduler, WP-Cron, picks up a few jobs at a time and runs them, so you can keep working while they finish.

Status	Meaning
Pending	Waiting for the next WP-Cron run. You can cancel it.
Processing	Running now. For video, the provider is still rendering; Kriti AI checks back automatically.
Completed	Finished. The Result column links to the draft.
Failed	The provider returned an error, shown in the Result / Error column. Kriti AI makes up to 3 attempts before marking a job as failed.
Cancelled	You cancelled it before it started.

Note: Only pending jobs can be cancelled. A job that is already running continues until it finishes or fails.

WP-Cron only runs when someone visits your site. On a quiet site, or when DISABLE_WP_CRON is set to true in wp-config.php, jobs can wait a long time.

Add a real cron job on your server that calls WP-Cron every few minutes:

*/5 * * * * curl -s https://example.com/wp-cron.php > /dev/null

Most hosts let you add this in their control panel under "Cron jobs".

Video providers take minutes to render. Kriti AI checks every Video poll interval seconds (see Settings), but only when WP-Cron runs, so make sure WP-Cron runs regularly as described above. Also check the provider's dashboard for quota or billing problems.

Error	What to do
… reached the maximum token limit	Raise Max Tokens in AI Studio or Settings, or ask for shorter output.
cURL error 28: Operation timed out	The provider took too long. Raise Text timeout or Media timeout in Settings. With Ollama, try a smaller model.
401 / invalid API key	Check the key in the Integrations Hub and click Test connection.
429 / rate limit or quota	You've hit the provider's limit or run out of credit. Wait, or check billing with the provider.
Provider is not enabled	Add its key or server URL in the Integrations Hub, or choose another provider.