diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/ArticlePublishingTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/ArticlePublishingTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 59a39bc..0000000
--- a/backend/tests/Feature/ArticlePublishingTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Tests\Feature;
-
-use App\Events\ArticleReadyToPublish;
-use App\Jobs\PublishToLemmyJob;
-use App\Listeners\PublishArticle;
-use App\Models\Article;
-use App\Models\ArticlePublication;
-use App\Models\Feed;
-use App\Services\Publishing\ArticlePublishingService;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
-use Tests\TestCase;
-
-class ArticlePublishingTest extends TestCase
-{
-    use RefreshDatabase;
-
-    public function test_publish_article_listener_queues_publish_job(): void
-    {
-        Queue::fake();
-
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-        $event = new ArticleReadyToPublish($article);
-
-        $listener->handle($event);
-
-        Queue::assertPushed(PublishToLemmyJob::class);
-    }
-
-    public function test_publish_article_listener_skips_already_published_articles(): void
-    {
-        Queue::fake();
-
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        // Create existing publication
-        ArticlePublication::create([
-            'article_id' => $article->id,
-            'post_id' => 'existing-post-id',
-            'platform_channel_id' => 1,
-            'published_at' => now(),
-            'published_by' => 'test-user',
-        ]);
-
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-        $event = new ArticleReadyToPublish($article);
-
-        $listener->handle($event);
-
-        Queue::assertNotPushed(PublishToLemmyJob::class);
-    }
-
-    public function test_publish_to_lemmy_job_calls_publishing_service(): void
-    {
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-        
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-posts', $job->queue);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(PublishToLemmyJob::class, $job);
-    }
-
-    public function test_article_ready_to_publish_event_integration(): void
-    {
-        Queue::fake();
-        Event::fake();
-
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        event(new ArticleReadyToPublish($article));
-
-        Event::assertDispatched(ArticleReadyToPublish::class, function (ArticleReadyToPublish $event) use ($article) {
-            return $event->article->id === $article->id;
-        });
-    }
-
-    public function test_publishing_prevents_duplicate_publications(): void
-    {
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        ArticlePublication::create([
-            'article_id' => $article->id,
-            'post_id' => 'first-post-id',
-            'platform_channel_id' => 1,
-            'published_at' => now(),
-            'published_by' => 'test-user',
-        ]);
-
-        $this->mock(ArticlePublishingService::class, function ($mock) {
-            $mock->shouldNotReceive('publishToRoutedChannels');
-        });
-
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-        $event = new ArticleReadyToPublish($article);
-
-        $listener->handle($event);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(1, ArticlePublication::where('article_id', $article->id)->count());
-    }
-
-    public function test_publish_article_listener_has_correct_queue_configuration(): void
-    {
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-publish', $listener->queue);
-        $this->assertEquals(300, $listener->delay);
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $listener->tries);
-        $this->assertEquals(300, $listener->backoff);
-    }
-
-    public function test_publish_to_lemmy_job_has_correct_queue_configuration(): void
-    {
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article',
-        ]);
-
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-posts', $job->queue);
-    }
-
-    public function test_multiple_articles_can_be_queued_independently(): void
-    {
-        Queue::fake();
-
-        $feed = Feed::factory()->create();
-        $article1 = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article1',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-        $article2 = Article::factory()->create([
-            'feed_id' => $feed->id,
-            'url' => 'https://example.com/article2',
-                        'approval_status' => 'approved',
-        ]);
-
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-
-        $listener->handle(new ArticleReadyToPublish($article1));
-        $listener->handle(new ArticleReadyToPublish($article2));
-
-        Queue::assertPushed(PublishToLemmyJob::class, 2);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/LogsControllerTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/LogsControllerTest.php
index cbdfada..de1a42b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/LogsControllerTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/LogsControllerTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ class LogsControllerTest extends TestCase
 {
     use RefreshDatabase;
 
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        // Clear any logs that may have been created during application startup
+        Log::query()->delete();
+    }
+
     public function test_index_returns_successful_response(): void
     {
         Log::factory()->count(5)->create();
diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/OnboardingControllerTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/OnboardingControllerTest.php
index 994b509..dfca1c1 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/OnboardingControllerTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/OnboardingControllerTest.php
@@ -285,11 +285,18 @@ public function test_create_channel_validates_required_fields()
     public function test_create_channel_creates_channel_successfully()
     {
         $platformInstance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create();
+        $language = Language::factory()->create();
+        
+        // Create a platform account for this instance first
+        PlatformAccount::factory()->create([
+            'instance_url' => $platformInstance->url,
+            'is_active' => true
+        ]);
         
         $channelData = [
             'name' => 'test_community',
             'platform_instance_id' => $platformInstance->id,
-            'language_id' => 1,
+            'language_id' => $language->id,
             'description' => 'Test community description',
         ];
 
@@ -310,7 +317,7 @@ public function test_create_channel_creates_channel_successfully()
             'name' => 'test_community',
             'channel_id' => 'test_community',
             'platform_instance_id' => $platformInstance->id,
-            'language_id' => 1,
+            'language_id' => $language->id,
             'is_active' => true,
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/PlatformChannelsControllerTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/PlatformChannelsControllerTest.php
index 1beb154..63765ca 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/PlatformChannelsControllerTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Feature/Http/Controllers/Api/V1/PlatformChannelsControllerTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature\Http\Controllers\Api\V1;
 
+use App\Models\PlatformAccount;
 use App\Models\PlatformChannel;
 use App\Models\PlatformInstance;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ public function test_index_returns_successful_response(): void
     public function test_store_creates_platform_channel_successfully(): void
     {
         $instance = PlatformInstance::factory()->create();
+        
+        // Create a platform account for this instance first
+        PlatformAccount::factory()->create([
+            'instance_url' => $instance->url,
+            'is_active' => true
+        ]);
 
         $data = [
             'platform_instance_id' => $instance->id,
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ public function test_store_creates_platform_channel_successfully(): void
             ])
             ->assertJson([
                 'success' => true,
-                'message' => 'Platform channel created successfully!'
+                'message' => 'Platform channel created successfully and linked to platform account!'
             ]);
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('platform_channels', [
diff --git a/backend/tests/Feature/JobsAndEventsTest.php b/backend/tests/Feature/JobsAndEventsTest.php
index bc277fd..7ebe69e 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Feature/JobsAndEventsTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Feature/JobsAndEventsTest.php
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Events\ArticleApproved;
-use App\Events\ArticleReadyToPublish;
+// use App\Events\ArticleReadyToPublish; // Class no longer exists
 use App\Events\ExceptionLogged;
 use App\Events\ExceptionOccurred;
 use App\Events\NewArticleFetched;
 use App\Jobs\ArticleDiscoveryForFeedJob;
 use App\Jobs\ArticleDiscoveryJob;
-use App\Jobs\PublishToLemmyJob;
+use App\Jobs\PublishNextArticleJob;
 use App\Jobs\SyncChannelPostsJob;
 use App\Listeners\LogExceptionToDatabase;
-use App\Listeners\PublishApprovedArticle;
-use App\Listeners\PublishArticle;
+// use App\Listeners\PublishApprovedArticle; // Class no longer exists
+// use App\Listeners\PublishArticle; // Class no longer exists
 use App\Listeners\ValidateArticleListener;
 use App\Models\Article;
 use App\Models\Feed;
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@ public function test_sync_channel_posts_job_processes_successfully(): void
     }
 
 
-    public function test_publish_to_lemmy_job_has_correct_configuration(): void
+    public function test_publish_next_article_job_has_correct_configuration(): void
     {
-        $article = Article::factory()->create();
+        $job = new PublishNextArticleJob();
 
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-posts', $job->queue);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(PublishToLemmyJob::class, $job);
+        $this->assertEquals('publishing', $job->queue);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(PublishNextArticleJob::class, $job);
     }
 
     public function test_new_article_fetched_event_is_dispatched(): void
@@ -120,18 +118,19 @@ public function test_article_approved_event_is_dispatched(): void
         });
     }
 
-    public function test_article_ready_to_publish_event_is_dispatched(): void
-    {
-        Event::fake();
+    // Test removed - ArticleReadyToPublish class no longer exists
+    // public function test_article_ready_to_publish_event_is_dispatched(): void
+    // {
+    //     Event::fake();
 
-        $article = Article::factory()->create();
+    //     $article = Article::factory()->create();
 
-        event(new ArticleReadyToPublish($article));
+    //     event(new ArticleReadyToPublish($article));
 
-        Event::assertDispatched(ArticleReadyToPublish::class, function (ArticleReadyToPublish $event) use ($article) {
-            return $event->article->id === $article->id;
-        });
-    }
+    //     Event::assertDispatched(ArticleReadyToPublish::class, function (ArticleReadyToPublish $event) use ($article) {
+    //         return $event->article->id === $article->id;
+    //     });
+    // }
 
     public function test_exception_occurred_event_is_dispatched(): void
     {
@@ -192,38 +191,40 @@ public function test_validate_article_listener_processes_new_article(): void
         $this->assertContains($article->approval_status, ['approved', 'rejected']);
     }
 
-    public function test_publish_approved_article_listener_queues_job(): void
-    {
-        Event::fake();
+    // Test removed - PublishApprovedArticle and ArticleReadyToPublish classes no longer exist
+    // public function test_publish_approved_article_listener_queues_job(): void
+    // {
+    //     Event::fake();
 
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'approval_status' => 'approved',
-            'approval_status' => 'approved',
-                    ]);
+    //     $article = Article::factory()->create([
+    //         'approval_status' => 'approved',
+    //         'approval_status' => 'approved',
+    //                 ]);
 
-        $listener = new PublishApprovedArticle();
-        $event = new ArticleApproved($article);
+    //     $listener = new PublishApprovedArticle();
+    //     $event = new ArticleApproved($article);
 
-        $listener->handle($event);
+    //     $listener->handle($event);
 
-        Event::assertDispatched(ArticleReadyToPublish::class);
-    }
+    //     Event::assertDispatched(ArticleReadyToPublish::class);
+    // }
 
-    public function test_publish_article_listener_queues_publish_job(): void
-    {
-        Queue::fake();
+    // Test removed - PublishArticle and ArticleReadyToPublish classes no longer exist
+    // public function test_publish_article_listener_queues_publish_job(): void
+    // {
+    //     Queue::fake();
 
-        $article = Article::factory()->create([
-            'approval_status' => 'approved',
-                    ]);
+    //     $article = Article::factory()->create([
+    //         'approval_status' => 'approved',
+    //                 ]);
 
-        $listener = new PublishArticle();
-        $event = new ArticleReadyToPublish($article);
+    //     $listener = new PublishArticle();
+    //     $event = new ArticleReadyToPublish($article);
 
-        $listener->handle($event);
+    //     $listener->handle($event);
 
-        Queue::assertPushed(PublishToLemmyJob::class);
-    }
+    //     Queue::assertPushed(PublishNextArticleJob::class);
+    // }
 
     public function test_log_exception_to_database_listener_creates_log(): void
     {
@@ -255,11 +256,13 @@ public function test_event_listener_registration_works(): void
         $listeners = Event::getListeners(NewArticleFetched::class);
         $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
 
-        $listeners = Event::getListeners(ArticleApproved::class);
-        $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
+        // ArticleApproved event exists but has no listeners after publishing redesign
+        // $listeners = Event::getListeners(ArticleApproved::class);
+        // $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
 
-        $listeners = Event::getListeners(ArticleReadyToPublish::class);
-        $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
+        // ArticleReadyToPublish no longer exists - removed this check
+        // $listeners = Event::getListeners(ArticleReadyToPublish::class);
+        // $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
 
         $listeners = Event::getListeners(ExceptionOccurred::class);
         $this->assertNotEmpty($listeners);
@@ -267,13 +270,11 @@ public function test_event_listener_registration_works(): void
 
     public function test_job_retry_configuration(): void
     {
-        $article = Article::factory()->create();
+        $job = new PublishNextArticleJob();
 
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Test that job has retry configuration
-        $this->assertObjectHasProperty('tries', $job);
-        $this->assertObjectHasProperty('backoff', $job);
+        // Test that job has unique configuration
+        $this->assertObjectHasProperty('uniqueFor', $job);
+        $this->assertEquals(300, $job->uniqueFor);
     }
 
     public function test_job_queue_configuration(): void
@@ -284,13 +285,13 @@ public function test_job_queue_configuration(): void
 
         $discoveryJob = new ArticleDiscoveryJob();
         $feedJob = new ArticleDiscoveryForFeedJob($feed);
-        $publishJob = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
+        $publishJob = new PublishNextArticleJob();
         $syncJob = new SyncChannelPostsJob($channel);
 
         // Test queue assignments
         $this->assertEquals('feed-discovery', $discoveryJob->queue ?? 'default');
         $this->assertEquals('feed-discovery', $feedJob->queue ?? 'discovery');
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-posts', $publishJob->queue);
+        $this->assertEquals('publishing', $publishJob->queue);
         $this->assertEquals('sync', $syncJob->queue ?? 'sync');
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Jobs/PublishToLemmyJobTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Jobs/PublishToLemmyJobTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 563a69c..0000000
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Jobs/PublishToLemmyJobTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Tests\Unit\Jobs;
-
-use App\Exceptions\PublishException;
-use App\Jobs\PublishToLemmyJob;
-use App\Models\Article;
-use App\Models\Feed;
-use App\Services\Article\ArticleFetcher;
-use App\Services\Publishing\ArticlePublishingService;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
-use Mockery;
-use Tests\TestCase;
-
-class PublishToLemmyJobTest extends TestCase
-{
-    use RefreshDatabase;
-
-    public function test_constructor_sets_correct_queue_and_properties(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-
-        // Act
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert
-        $this->assertEquals('lemmy-posts', $job->queue);
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $job->tries);
-        $this->assertEquals([60, 120, 300], $job->backoff);
-    }
-
-    public function test_job_implements_should_queue(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(\Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue::class, $job);
-    }
-
-    public function test_job_uses_queueable_trait(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'onQueue'));
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'onConnection'));
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'delay'));
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'fail'));
-    }
-
-    public function test_handle_method_exists(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'handle'));
-    }
-
-    public function test_job_calls_article_fetcher_and_publishing_service(): void
-    {
-        // This is a structural test - we can't easily mock static methods
-        // But we can verify the job has the correct structure
-        
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert - Job should have handle method that uses the required services
-        $this->assertTrue(method_exists($job, 'handle'));
-        $this->assertIsObject($job);
-        
-        // We can't easily test the actual execution due to static method calls
-        // but we can verify the job structure is correct
-        $this->assertTrue(true);
-    }
-
-    public function test_job_properties_are_correct_type(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert
-        $this->assertIsInt($job->tries);
-        $this->assertIsArray($job->backoff);
-        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $job->tries);
-        $this->assertNotEmpty($job->backoff);
-    }
-
-    public function test_job_backoff_increases_progressively(): void
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        $article = new Article(['title' => 'Test Article']);
-        $job = new PublishToLemmyJob($article);
-
-        // Assert - Backoff should increase with each attempt
-        $backoff = $job->backoff;
-        $this->assertCount(3, $backoff); // Should match tries
-        $this->assertLessThan($backoff[1], $backoff[0]); // Second attempt waits longer than first
-        $this->assertLessThan($backoff[2], $backoff[1]); // Third attempt waits longer than second
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/tests/Unit/Modules/Lemmy/Services/LemmyPublisherTest.php b/backend/tests/Unit/Modules/Lemmy/Services/LemmyPublisherTest.php
index d09c02c..5f17c6b 100644
--- a/backend/tests/Unit/Modules/Lemmy/Services/LemmyPublisherTest.php
+++ b/backend/tests/Unit/Modules/Lemmy/Services/LemmyPublisherTest.php
@@ -308,15 +308,19 @@ public function test_publish_to_channel_handles_string_channel_id(): void
             ->once()
             ->andReturn('token');
 
-        // Mock LemmyApiService - should receive integer conversion of channel_id
+        // Mock LemmyApiService - should call getCommunityId for non-numeric channel_id
         $apiMock = Mockery::mock(LemmyApiService::class);
+        $apiMock->shouldReceive('getCommunityId')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('string-42', 'token')
+            ->andReturn(42);
         $apiMock->shouldReceive('createPost')
             ->once()
             ->with(
                 'token',
                 'Test Title',
                 '',
-                0, // 'string-42' converts to 0
+                42, // resolved community ID
                 'https://example.com/article',
                 null,
                 null