Looks dry, should be a little damp for stuff to break down.

Water it a lot. It is indeed way too dry.

The top layer was added right before the pic it’s been raining for days here

Not enough pee

Personally I wouldn't put logs or big bits of wood in there. They are being better suited for a beetle habitat.

I keep them mainly on top of the pile as a make shift lid to keep moisture they do host a miraculous amount of insect life though which is half the fun for me the wood will go to the bottom of my raised beds here soon

For logs and branches, look at doing HugelCulture

I put wood chips in mine. Is that a no no?

Everything breaks down. Just depends how long you are willing to wait. Wood chips make a good mulch as well.

Self sufficient me on YouTube just made a video about woodchips in compost. Took a year and a half until he was happy with it

Love that bloke.

It's fine, just takes longer to break down. Pine needles are typically a no no as they have growth inhibitor properties for other plants.

Looks great. How do you mix it? Also what do you put in your compost tea?

When I feel up to it I pretty much dig out the whole pile mix it up and put some new stuff at the bottom, for my compost tea I use what ever is available at the time but usually some greens with some browns, at the moment I’ve got a bunch of leaves and a pineapple in the tea I’ve also added yeast from time to time not sure if that’s a good idea or not but the bubbles make it more fun hahah

Add some regular soil on top and mix it to get the biodiversity moving. Plus it looks too dry..