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You run a programmatic site. AI APIs fail. Your site looks empty.
I solve this with a content quality ladder. I use three tiers of content.
- Tier 1: Raw JSON data. It is thin.
- Tier 2: Basic templates. It is boring but correct.
- Tier 3: Claude Haiku AI. It is high quality.
I track this with one database column: model_used.
My system works like this:
- It finds pages with Tier 1 or Tier 2 content.
- It upgrades the most popular pages first.
- It tries to use AI.
- If the AI fails, it uses a template.
This keeps the site running. I use static files for the final build. If the API goes down for a day, your users see no difference. The upgrade queue grows.
I also hide empty pages from Google. If a page has zero data, it gets a noindex tag. It hits Search Console once the content is ready.
This setup gives you reliability. You get the quality of AI without the risk of API downtime.