diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae66ef6..a9fbb04 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to PRAutoBlogger will be documented in this file.
 Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [0.4.8] — 2026-04-19
+
+### Fixed
+- **GLM 4.7 Flash timeout during analysis.** The model was timing out at 120s on
+  large analysis prompts (especially with the new custom instructions). Bumped
+  API timeout from 120s to 180s.
+- **Empty raw response in error logs.** Parse failure errors now include the raw
+  LLM response inline (first 500 chars) at error level, not debug level, so
+  the actual failure reason is always visible in the Activity Log.
+
 ## [0.4.7] — 2026-04-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/includes/core/class-chief-editor.php b/includes/core/class-chief-editor.php
index 0d741c3..d7c8d31 100755
--- a/includes/core/class-chief-editor.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-chief-editor.php
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Chief_Editor {
 		$data = PRAutoBlogger_Json_Extractor::decode( $content );
 
 		if ( ! is_array( $data ) || ! isset( $data['verdict'] ) ) {
-			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->error( 'Chief editor response was not valid JSON. Defaulting to rejected.', 'editor' );
-			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->debug( 'Raw editor response: ' . mb_substr( $content, 0, 500 ), 'editor' );
+			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->error(
+				'Chief editor response was not valid JSON. Defaulting to rejected. Raw (first 500 chars): '
+				. mb_substr( $content, 0, 500 ),
+				'editor'
+			);
 			return new PRAutoBlogger_Editorial_Review( [
 				'verdict'       => 'rejected',
 				'notes'         => 'Editor response could not be parsed.',
diff --git a/includes/core/class-content-analyzer.php b/includes/core/class-content-analyzer.php
index 6abaf25..b09ade3 100755
--- a/includes/core/class-content-analyzer.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-content-analyzer.php
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@ class PRAutoBlogger_Content_Analyzer {
 	private function parse_analysis_response( string $content, array $source_items ): array {
 		$data = PRAutoBlogger_Json_Extractor::decode( $content );
 		if ( ! isset( $data['patterns'] ) || ! is_array( $data['patterns'] ) ) {
-			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->error( 'Analysis response was not valid JSON or missing patterns key.', 'analyzer' );
-			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->debug( 'Raw analysis response: ' . mb_substr( $content, 0, 500 ), 'analyzer' );
+			PRAutoBlogger_Logger::instance()->error(
+				'Analysis response was not valid JSON or missing patterns key. Raw (first 500 chars): '
+				. mb_substr( $content, 0, 500 ),
+				'analyzer'
+			);
 			return [];
 		}
 
diff --git a/prautoblogger.php b/prautoblogger.php
index 04210dc..2ee55ed 100644
--- a/prautoblogger.php
+++ b/prautoblogger.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * Plugin Name:       PRAutoBlogger
  * Plugin URI:        https://peptiderepo.com/prautoblogger
  * Description:       Monitors social media for trending topics, generates SEO-friendly blog posts using AI, and publishes them on a daily schedule with full cost tracking and self-improvement metrics.
- * Version:           0.4.7
+ * Version:           0.4.8
  * Requires at least: 6.0
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            PeptideRepo
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 | and limits without magic strings.
 */
 
-define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.4.7' );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_VERSION', '0.4.8' );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_DB_VERSION', '1.1.0' );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_PLUGIN_BASENAME', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
 // API and retry limits — named constants instead of magic numbers.
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_MAX_RETRIES', 3 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_SECONDS', 2 );
-define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_API_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 120 );
+define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_API_TIMEOUT_SECONDS', 180 );
 define( 'PRAUTOBLOGGER_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS', 3600 );
 
 // Default models for OpenRouter (user can override in settings).