diff --git a/docs/redis-queue-worker.md b/docs/redis-queue-worker.md
index 08757c9c..ce794574 100644
--- a/docs/redis-queue-worker.md
+++ b/docs/redis-queue-worker.md
@@ -234,3 +234,27 @@ The OpenAI API key may not be configured in WordPress:
 
 - Check `Settings > CDCF` in wp-admin for the API key
 - Check the WordPress debug log for OpenAI API errors
+
+### The dashboard lists old jobs as "queued"
+
+The Redis Queue dashboard lists the job records in MySQL; the worker
+processes only what is in Redis. Check Redis first:
+
+```bash
+redis-cli -n 0 ZCARD redis_queue:queue:default
+redis-cli -n 0 ZCARD redis_queue:delayed
+```
+
+If both are `0`, the "queued" records will never run, and **Purge → Older
+Than N** removes them (it deletes records only, never Redis entries).
+Records can be left behind in two ways:
+
+- **Retries.** redis-queue retries a failed job as a new job and leaves the
+  old record set to `queued`. The plugin deletes that old record on
+  `redis_queue_job_retried` (`includes/retry-cleanup.php`) once the new job
+  is enqueued, so this only affects records from before that change and
+  retries whose enqueue failed.
+- **"Reset stuck jobs".** A job leaves Redis as soon as it is picked up, so a
+  `processing` record whose request died stays out of Redis. Resetting it
+  to `queued` does not put it back. Re-run the translation from the post's
+  AI Translation meta box instead.
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/cdcf-redis-translations.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/cdcf-redis-translations.php
index 16d2baa2..e4bb0c1e 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/cdcf-redis-translations.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/cdcf-redis-translations.php
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
     require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/class-translation-job.php';
     require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/functions.php';
+    require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/retry-cleanup.php';
+
+    add_action('redis_queue_job_enqueued', 'cdcf_remember_enqueued_job', 10, 2);
+    add_action('redis_queue_job_retried', 'cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record', 10, 2);
 }, 20);
 
 // REST endpoint to trigger queue processing (for cron via curl).
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/class-translation-job.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/class-translation-job.php
index c7ba3068..6e95a1d3 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/class-translation-job.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/class-translation-job.php
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ public function get_job_type() {
         return 'cdcf_translation';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * redis-queue retries a job as a new one whose own attempt count
+     * starts again at zero, so that count never reaches the limit and a
+     * job that keeps failing retries forever. Count the attempts in the
+     * payload instead, which the retried job carries over.
+     */
+    public function should_retry($exception, $attempt) {
+        $attempt = max((int) $attempt, (int) ($this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] ?? 0) + 1);
+        $this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] = $attempt;
+        return parent::should_retry($exception, $attempt);
+    }
+
+    public function get_retry_delay($attempt) {
+        return parent::get_retry_delay(max((int) $attempt, (int) ($this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] ?? 0)));
+    }
+
     public function execute() {
         $post_id     = $this->get_payload_value('post_id');
         $source_id   = $this->get_payload_value('source_id');
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/functions.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/functions.php
index b4fa1261..a28b9d63 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/functions.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/functions.php
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ function cdcf_enqueue_translation(int $post_id, int $source_id, string $target_l
                 'source_id'   => $source_id,
                 'target_lang' => $target_lang,
             ]);
-            redis_queue()->queue_manager->enqueue($job);
-            return 'redis';
+            // enqueue() returns false, without throwing, when Redis is
+            // unreachable or the job record cannot be stored.
+            if (redis_queue()->queue_manager->enqueue($job) !== false) {
+                return 'redis';
+            }
+            error_log('cdcf_enqueue_translation: Redis enqueue returned false, falling back to WP Cron');
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             error_log('cdcf_enqueue_translation: Redis enqueue failed, falling back to WP Cron – ' . $e->getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/retry-cleanup.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/retry-cleanup.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7da4d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/includes/retry-cleanup.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Removes the job record a redis-queue retry leaves behind.
+ *
+ * redis-queue retries a failed job by enqueueing it again as a new job
+ * with its own record, then sets the old record back to 'queued'. The
+ * old job is no longer in Redis, so nothing processes it and the record
+ * stays 'queued' on the dashboard for good. The new record carries the
+ * job on, so the old one can go.
+ *
+ * The retry fires `redis_queue_job_retried` whether or not the new
+ * enqueue succeeded, and does not pass its result. enqueue() fires
+ * `redis_queue_job_enqueued` with the same job object only on success,
+ * so the old record is deleted only when that happened for this job.
+ */
+
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Runs on `redis_queue_job_enqueued`, and on `redis_queue_job_retried`
+ * to read and clear what was recorded.
+ *
+ * @param object|null $job  The job just enqueued; null to take the one recorded.
+ * @return object|null The job recorded before this call when taking it.
+ */
+function cdcf_last_enqueued_job($job = null): ?object {
+    static $last = null;
+    if ($job !== null) {
+        $last = $job;
+        return null;
+    }
+    $taken = $last;
+    $last  = null;
+    return $taken;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs on `redis_queue_job_enqueued`.
+ *
+ * @param string $job_id The new job's id.
+ * @param object $job    The job enqueued.
+ */
+function cdcf_remember_enqueued_job($job_id, $job): void {
+    unset($job_id); // unused — the action passes it before the job
+    if (is_object($job)) {
+        cdcf_last_enqueued_job($job);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs on `redis_queue_job_retried`, after the old record is set back to
+ * 'queued'.
+ *
+ * @param string $job_id The retried job's old id.
+ * @param object $job    The job the retry enqueued again.
+ */
+function cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record($job_id, $job = null): void {
+    if ($job === null || cdcf_last_enqueued_job() !== $job) {
+        // The replacement was not enqueued: keep the old record.
+        return;
+    }
+    global $wpdb;
+    $wpdb->delete(
+        $wpdb->prefix . 'redis_queue_jobs',
+        ['job_id' => (string) $job_id, 'status' => 'queued'],
+        ['%s', '%s']
+    );
+}
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/EnqueueTranslationFallbackTest.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/EnqueueTranslationFallbackTest.php
index d0f5a466..3aab0131 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/EnqueueTranslationFallbackTest.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/EnqueueTranslationFallbackTest.php
@@ -118,6 +118,34 @@ public function test_enqueue_throw_falls_back_to_wp_schedule_single_event(): voi
         $this->assertSame('wp-cron', $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * redis-queue's enqueue() returns false, without throwing, when it is
+     * not connected to Redis or cannot store the job record.
+     */
+    public function test_enqueue_returning_false_falls_back_to_wp_schedule_single_event(): void
+    {
+        $queueManager = Mockery::mock();
+        $queueManager->shouldReceive('enqueue')->once()->andReturn(false);
+
+        $queue = Mockery::mock();
+        $queue->queue_manager = $queueManager;
+
+        Functions\when('redis_queue')->justReturn($queue);
+        Functions\when('error_log')->justReturn(true);
+
+        Functions\expect('wp_schedule_single_event')
+            ->once()
+            ->with(
+                Mockery::type('integer'),
+                'cdcf_async_translate',
+                [42, 7, 'it']
+            );
+
+        $result = cdcf_enqueue_translation(42, 7, 'it');
+
+        $this->assertSame('wp-cron', $result);
+    }
+
     public function test_redis_up_passes_documented_payload_shape(): void
     {
         $capturedPayload = null;
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/RetryCleanupTest.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/RetryCleanupTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f30a442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/RetryCleanupTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Brain\Monkey;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/retry-cleanup.php';
+
+/**
+ * Tests for cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record(), which removes the job
+ * record a redis-queue retry replaces with a new one.
+ */
+final class RetryCleanupTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        Monkey\setUp();
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        unset($GLOBALS['wpdb']);
+        Monkey\tearDown();
+        Mockery::close();
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function test_deletes_the_superseded_record_only_while_it_is_still_queued(): void
+    {
+        $wpdb         = Mockery::mock();
+        $wpdb->prefix = 'wp_';
+        $wpdb->shouldReceive('delete')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('wp_redis_queue_jobs', ['job_id' => 'job_abc', 'status' => 'queued'], ['%s', '%s'])
+            ->andReturn(1);
+        $GLOBALS['wpdb'] = $wpdb;
+
+        $job = new stdClass();
+        cdcf_remember_enqueued_job('job_new', $job);
+        cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record('job_abc', $job);
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    public function test_keeps_the_record_when_the_replacement_was_not_enqueued(): void
+    {
+        $wpdb         = Mockery::mock();
+        $wpdb->prefix = 'wp_';
+        $wpdb->shouldNotReceive('delete');
+        $GLOBALS['wpdb'] = $wpdb;
+
+        // An earlier, unrelated job was enqueued; the retry's enqueue failed.
+        cdcf_remember_enqueued_job('job_other', new stdClass());
+        cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record('job_abc', new stdClass());
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    public function test_a_successful_enqueue_is_used_once(): void
+    {
+        $wpdb         = Mockery::mock();
+        $wpdb->prefix = 'wp_';
+        $wpdb->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->andReturn(1);
+        $GLOBALS['wpdb'] = $wpdb;
+
+        $job = new stdClass();
+        cdcf_remember_enqueued_job('job_new', $job);
+        cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record('job_abc', $job);
+        // A second retry of the same job whose enqueue failed.
+        cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record('job_new', $job);
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    public function test_keeps_the_record_without_the_job(): void
+    {
+        $wpdb         = Mockery::mock();
+        $wpdb->prefix = 'wp_';
+        $wpdb->shouldNotReceive('delete');
+        $GLOBALS['wpdb'] = $wpdb;
+
+        cdcf_delete_superseded_job_record('job_abc');
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/TranslationJobTest.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/TranslationJobTest.php
index d568906a..815b713d 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/TranslationJobTest.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/TranslationJobTest.php
@@ -170,4 +170,37 @@ function (int $post_id, int $source_id, string $target_lang) use (&$calls): bool
 
         $this->assertSame([200, 100, 'it'], $calls);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * redis-queue re-enqueues a retry as a new job whose own attempt
+     * count starts again at zero; the payload has to carry the count.
+     */
+    public function test_the_attempt_count_carries_over_into_the_retried_job(): void
+    {
+        $payload = ['post_id' => 200, 'source_id' => 100, 'target_lang' => 'it'];
+        $error   = new \RuntimeException('OpenAI timed out');
+
+        $first = new CDCF_Translation_Job($payload);
+        $this->assertTrue($first->should_retry($error, 1));
+
+        // The queue stores get_payload() for the retry and rebuilds the job from it.
+        $retry = new CDCF_Translation_Job($first->get_payload());
+        $this->assertFalse($retry->should_retry($error, 1));
+    }
+
+    public function test_the_retry_delay_follows_the_carried_attempt_count(): void
+    {
+        $job = new CDCF_Translation_Job(['post_id' => 200, '_cdcf_attempt' => 1]);
+        $job->should_retry(new \RuntimeException('again'), 1);
+
+        $this->assertSame(120, $job->get_retry_delay(1));
+    }
+
+    public function test_a_first_failure_retries_after_the_first_backoff(): void
+    {
+        $job = new CDCF_Translation_Job(['post_id' => 200]);
+        $job->should_retry(new \RuntimeException('once'), 1);
+
+        $this->assertSame(30, $job->get_retry_delay(1));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
index 11e9c8c3..d5bee246 100644
--- a/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
+++ b/wordpress/plugins/cdcf-redis-translations/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ abstract class Abstract_Base_Job
     {
         protected array $payload;
 
+        protected int $retry_attempts = 3;
+
+        protected array $retry_backoff = [60, 300, 900];
+
         public function __construct(array $payload = [])
         {
             $this->payload = $payload;
@@ -33,6 +37,18 @@ protected function success(array $data = []): array
             return ['success' => true, 'data' => $data];
         }
 
+        // Mirrors upstream's limit check and backoff lookup; the filters
+        // and non-retryable exception list are left out.
+        public function should_retry($exception, $attempt)
+        {
+            return $attempt < $this->retry_attempts;
+        }
+
+        public function get_retry_delay($attempt)
+        {
+            return $this->retry_backoff[$attempt - 1] ?? min(2 ** $attempt * 60, 3600);
+        }
+
         abstract public function get_job_type();
 
         abstract public function execute();
diff --git a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/includes/review/email-job.php b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/includes/review/email-job.php
index 9e006d56..3aa435dd 100644
--- a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/includes/review/email-job.php
+++ b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/includes/review/email-job.php
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ public function get_job_type()
         return CDCF_REVIEW_EMAIL_JOB;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * redis-queue retries a job as a new one whose own attempt count
+     * starts again at zero, so that count never reaches the limit and a
+     * job that keeps failing retries forever. Count the attempts in the
+     * payload instead, which the retried job carries over.
+     */
+    public function should_retry($exception, $attempt)
+    {
+        $attempt = max((int) $attempt, (int) ($this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] ?? 0) + 1);
+        $this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] = $attempt;
+        return parent::should_retry($exception, $attempt);
+    }
+
+    public function get_retry_delay($attempt)
+    {
+        return parent::get_retry_delay(max((int) $attempt, (int) ($this->payload['_cdcf_attempt'] ?? 0)));
+    }
+
     public function execute()
     {
         $member    = $this->get_payload_value('member');
diff --git a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/ReviewMailerTest.php b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/ReviewMailerTest.php
index 19baa839..697b49b4 100644
--- a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/ReviewMailerTest.php
+++ b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/ReviewMailerTest.php
@@ -279,4 +279,20 @@ public function test_member_job_delivers_by_id_and_retries_only_on_failure(): vo
         $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
         $job->execute();
     }
+
+    public function test_a_job_that_keeps_failing_stops_retrying_after_three_attempts(): void
+    {
+        $error = new \RuntimeException('wp_mail failed');
+        $job   = new CDCF_Review_Email_Job(['member' => ['user_id' => 7, 'event_id' => 3]]);
+
+        // Each retry is a new job built from the stored payload, whose own
+        // attempt count is 1 again.
+        $this->assertTrue($job->should_retry($error, 1));
+        $this->assertSame(60, $job->get_retry_delay(1));
+        $job = new CDCF_Review_Email_Job($job->get_payload());
+        $this->assertTrue($job->should_retry($error, 1));
+        $this->assertSame(300, $job->get_retry_delay(1));
+        $job = new CDCF_Review_Email_Job($job->get_payload());
+        $this->assertFalse($job->should_retry($error, 1));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
index 98b6643e..48508e79 100644
--- a/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
+++ b/wordpress/themes/cdcf-headless/tests/stubs/AbstractBaseJobStub.php
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 if (!class_exists(Abstract_Base_Job::class)) {
     abstract class Abstract_Base_Job
     {
+        protected int $retry_attempts = 3;
+
+        protected array $retry_backoff = [60, 300, 900];
+
         public function __construct(protected array $payload = []) {}
 
         public function get_payload_value(string $key): mixed
@@ -27,6 +31,18 @@ protected function success(array $data = []): array
             return ['success' => true, 'data' => $data];
         }
 
+        // Mirrors upstream's limit check and backoff lookup; the filters
+        // and non-retryable exception list are left out.
+        public function should_retry($exception, $attempt)
+        {
+            return $attempt < $this->retry_attempts;
+        }
+
+        public function get_retry_delay($attempt)
+        {
+            return $this->retry_backoff[$attempt - 1] ?? min(2 ** $attempt * 60, 3600);
+        }
+
         abstract public function get_job_type();
 
         abstract public function execute();