Troubleshooting Common Issues with Yoast SEO Plugin

Common issues with the Yoast SEO plugin can often be resolved by systematically checking for plugin or theme conflicts, ensuring proper activation, and verifying compatibility with your WordPress setup.

Key troubleshooting steps include:

• Checking for plugin conflicts: Activate Yoast SEO in troubleshooting mode and then enable other plugins one-by-one to identify conflicts. Also, test your active theme by switching to the parent theme or a default theme to see if the issue persists. This helps isolate whether the problem is caused by Yoast SEO, another plugin, or the theme.

• Ensuring the plugin is activated: After installation, confirm that Yoast SEO (and any premium add-ons) are activated in your WordPress dashboard. Premium versions require separate activation via MyYoast.

• Verifying plugin updates and changelogs: Sometimes features change or break due to updates. Checking the changelog or release notes can clarify if an issue is related to a recent update.

• Addressing specific feature issues: For example, if Yoast SEO does not recognise internal or external links unless they are in full URL form, this may be related to how the theme or editor handles links, requiring theme support or plugin updates.

• Fixing block-related problems: Issues like the Yoast Table of Contents block not working can be resolved by following step-by-step troubleshooting guides, which often involve checking for compatibility with other plugins or themes and ensuring proper block setup.

If after these steps the issue remains, submitting a bug report to Yoast’s development team or contacting the support team of the conflicting plugin or theme is recommended.

These approaches cover the most common problems users face with Yoast SEO and provide a structured method to identify and fix them.