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Yoast XML sitemaps on Apache servers

Our plugin generates sitemaps dynamically when you enable the sitemap feature. In some cases, you may need to add server-level…
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How to change the og:url output

Facebook’s OpenGraph metadata allows users to share web pages on Facebook. When you add OpenGraph meta tags to your posts…
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How to enable or disable author archive pages

Author archive pages list all content written by a specific user on your site. It is possible to enable or…
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How to disable the internal linking feature

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Does Yoast SEO work with WPML?

We work closely with The WordPress Multilingual Plugin team to ensure our plugins are compatible. For more information, check out…
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Missing Yoast internal linking meta box

Requirements REST API required Languages Custom post types Problems? Blinking Yoast logo Analyze content button remains Wrong Internal Links Site-wide…
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How to disable the Insights feature

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Sitemap error: Unexpected publication name

You may see the following error in your sitemap. Unexpected publication name According to the Google News troubleshooting guide, this…
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Date appears in search results

Search engines may display dates in search snippets, impacting clicks or click-through rates. While they usually determine relevance well, they…
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How to index private videos with Video SEO

Currently, our Video SEO plugin doesn’t work with private videos if they are set to private before the video is…
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How to remove Yoast SEO from the admin bar

If you hover over the Yoast SEO admin bar menu while you’re in your WordPress back end, it will show…
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Yoast SEO First-time configuration

You just got Yoast SEO, and you are ready to get the most out of it! Or, have you already…
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Yoast SEO meta box is missing

The Yoast SEO meta box, located below your content, gives you feedback and tools to optimize your SEO. But what…
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Submit your sitemap to search engines

Our plugin can create sitemaps for the various sections of your website. That makes it easier for search engines to…
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Google Maps are not working

You may see the following error on your page. Oops! Something went wrong.This page didn’t load Google Maps correctly. See…
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Error: The text contains 0 words.

Sometimes, the Yoast SEO metabox displays the following error, even if you have actually written some content: In most cases,…
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Customize the Yoast SEO readability analysis feature

The readability analysis in Yoast SEO focuses on the quality of your text, and it is available in multiple languages.…
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Why did you charge me when my purchase failed?

Our payment provider (Adyen) sends a request to the issuing bank for either a $0 or a $1 authorization (different banks…
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Why is my VAT number rejected?

In our checkout process, we immediately validate your VAT number. To do so, we use the VIES VAT number validation…
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Error: the following file is blocking your XML sitemaps

The following file(s) is/are blocking your XML sitemaps from working properly: /PATH_TO_FILE/name.xml The problem Since our sitemaps are dynamically generated,…
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