diff --git a/src/EventListener/IndexPageListener.php b/src/EventListener/IndexPageListener.php
index a6c1d40..86bc39a 100644
--- a/src/EventListener/IndexPageListener.php
+++ b/src/EventListener/IndexPageListener.php
@@ -12,21 +12,46 @@ class IndexPageListener
 
     public function onIndexPage(string $content, array &$data, array &$set): void
     {
+        $debug = (PHP_SAPI === 'cli');
+
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "\n=============================\n";
+            echo "INDEXPAGE LISTENER\n";
+            echo "URL: " . ($set['url'] ?? $data['url'] ?? '[unknown]') . "\n";
+        }
+
         // Marker vorhanden?
         if (!str_contains($content, 'MEILISEARCH_JSON')) {
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "❌ MEILISEARCH_JSON not found\n";
+                echo "=============================\n";
+            }
             return;
         }
 
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "✔ MEILISEARCH_JSON marker found\n";
+        }
+
         // JSON aus Kommentar extrahieren + parsen
         $parsed = $this->extractMeilisearchJson($content);
 
         if ($parsed === null) {
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "❌ JSON could not be parsed\n";
+                echo "=============================\n";
+            }
             return;
         }
 
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "✔ JSON parsed successfully:\n";
+            print_r($parsed);
+        }
+
         /*
          * =====================
-         * PRIORITY (event > news > page)
+         * PRIORITY
          * =====================
          */
         $priority =
@@ -36,11 +61,15 @@ class IndexPageListener
 
         if ($priority !== null && $priority !== '') {
             $set['priority'] = (int) $priority;
+
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "✔ priority set to: {$set['priority']}\n";
+            }
         }
 
         /*
          * =====================
-         * KEYWORDS (merge)
+         * KEYWORDS
          * =====================
          */
         $keywordSources = [
@@ -64,11 +93,15 @@ class IndexPageListener
 
         if ($kw) {
             $set['keywords'] = implode(' ', array_unique($kw));
+
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "✔ keywords set to: {$set['keywords']}\n";
+            }
         }
 
         /*
          * =====================
-         * IMAGEPATH (event > news > page > custom)
+         * IMAGEPATH
          * =====================
          */
         $image =
@@ -77,29 +110,72 @@ class IndexPageListener
             $parsed['page']['searchimage']  ?? null ??
             $parsed['custom']['searchimage'] ?? null;
 
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "Resolved image UUID: ";
+            var_dump($image);
+        }
+
         if (is_string($image) && $image !== '') {
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "→ Calling MeilisearchImageHelper\n";
+            }
+
             $path = $this->imageHelper->getImagePathFromUuid($image);
 
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "← Image helper returned: ";
+                var_dump($path);
+            }
+
             if ($path !== null) {
                 $set['imagepath'] = $path;
+
+                if ($debug) {
+                    echo "✔ imagepath set to: {$set['imagepath']}\n";
+                }
+            } elseif ($debug) {
+                echo "❌ image helper returned NULL\n";
             }
         }
 
         /*
          * =====================
-         * STARTDATE (event.date/news.date => timestamp)
+         * STARTDATE
          * =====================
          */
         $date =
             $parsed['event']['date'] ?? null ??
             $parsed['news']['date']  ?? null;
 
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "Resolved date: ";
+            var_dump($date);
+        }
+
         if (is_string($date) && $date !== '') {
             $ts = strtotime($date);
+
             if ($ts !== false) {
                 $set['startDate'] = $ts;
+
+                if ($debug) {
+                    echo "✔ startDate set to timestamp: {$set['startDate']}\n";
+                }
+            } elseif ($debug) {
+                echo "❌ strtotime failed\n";
             }
         }
+
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "---- FINAL \$set ----\n";
+            print_r([
+                'priority'  => $set['priority']  ?? null,
+                'keywords'  => $set['keywords']  ?? null,
+                'imagepath' => $set['imagepath'] ?? null,
+                'startDate' => $set['startDate'] ?? null,
+            ]);
+            echo "=============================\n";
+        }
     }
 
     private function extractMeilisearchJson(string $content): ?array
diff --git a/src/Service/MeilisearchImageHelper.php b/src/Service/MeilisearchImageHelper.php
index 077875a..f1e1845 100644
--- a/src/Service/MeilisearchImageHelper.php
+++ b/src/Service/MeilisearchImageHelper.php
@@ -16,21 +16,51 @@ class MeilisearchImageHelper
 
     public function getImagePathFromUuid(string $uuid): ?string
     {
+        if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+            echo "\n[MeilisearchImageHelper]\n";
+            echo "UUID received: $uuid\n";
+        }
+
         $file = FilesModel::findByUuid($uuid);
 
         if ($file === null) {
+            if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                echo "❌ FilesModel::findByUuid() returned NULL\n";
+            }
             return null;
         }
 
+        if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+            echo "✔ File found: {$file->path}\n";
+        }
+
         // SVG niemals skalieren
         if (str_ends_with(strtolower($file->path), '.svg')) {
-            return '/' . ltrim($file->path, '/');
+            $path = '/' . ltrim($file->path, '/');
+
+            if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                echo "✔ SVG detected, returning original path:\n";
+                echo "→ $path\n";
+            }
+
+            return $path;
         }
 
         $sizeId = (int) Config::get('meilisearch_imagesize');
 
+        if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+            echo "Image size ID from tl_settings: $sizeId\n";
+        }
+
         if ($sizeId <= 0) {
-            return '/' . ltrim($file->path, '/');
+            $path = '/' . ltrim($file->path, '/');
+
+            if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                echo "⚠ No image size set, returning original path:\n";
+                echo "→ $path\n";
+            }
+
+            return $path;
         }
 
         $figure = $this->imageStudio
@@ -39,8 +69,29 @@ class MeilisearchImageHelper
             ->setSize($sizeId)
             ->build();
 
+        if (!$figure) {
+            if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                echo "❌ Figure build returned NULL\n";
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $image = $figure->getImage();
 
-        return $image ? $image->getImageSrc() : null;
+        if ($image === null) {
+            if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+                echo "❌ Figure->getImage() returned NULL\n";
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $src = $image->getImageSrc();
+
+        if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
+            echo "✔ Processed image path:\n";
+            echo "→ $src\n";
+        }
+
+        return $src ?: null;
     }
 }
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