2026-08-12
Two dead loops fixed, and a way to stop it happening again
- fixBlueprint 09, No-Show Rescue, could never run. Its Settings node was dropping the webhook payload before the next node read it, so every execution failed at the first step. Fixed and re-tested.
- fixBlueprint 08, Booking Confirmation, had the same fault and stopped with a "no attendee email found" error. Fixed the same way, and it now reads the webhook node directly.
- fixBlueprint 20, Social Post Scheduler, was rebuilt. It posted through Buffer's v1 API, which has been closed to new developer accounts since 2019, so no new owner could ever make it work. It now publishes through n8n's own LinkedIn and X connectors and holds the queue itself, which means one less account and one less bill. Instagram is now an honest hand-off: the loop writes and reminds, you press publish, because automated Instagram posting needs a reviewed Facebook Business app.
- fixEvery webhook blueprint now ships with Header Auth switched on. All eleven trigger URLs were public and unauthenticated, which meant anyone who guessed a URL could fire your loop and spend your API credits. Each one now asks for a credential, with setup instructions in its README.
- newA start-here page. It lists the accounts a blueprint needs and roughly what they cost, then asks one question, how leads reach you today, and picks the single loop you can finish this evening. Open it.
- fix"60-second setup" is gone from all 23 READMEs. True if you already run n8n, not true for a first install, and the honest version is now printed on every one.
- fixBlueprint 10's README never told you to open the Settings node, which is where the Airtable base id and your Google review link live, so anyone following it hit a 404. Fixed, and blueprint 09 got the same missing step.
- fixSeveral links inside the kit pointed at an old webinar waitlist instead of the audit booking page. All repointed.