Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the Rank Math SEO plugin automatically assigning categories to your news items. This behavior is not typical, and it sounds like there may be a conflict or a setting that needs adjustment.
Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:
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Check for Plugin Conflicts: Sometimes, other plugins can interfere with the functionality of Rank Math. You can follow our guide on checking for plugin conflicts to identify if another plugin is causing this issue.
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JavaScript Errors: There might be JavaScript-related errors affecting the plugin’s performance. You can diagnose these errors by checking the JavaScript Console in your browser. Here’s a guide on how to check JavaScript errors in Chrome.
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Update the Plugin: Ensure that you are using the latest version of the Rank Math plugin, as updates often include bug fixes and improvements.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. A human agent from our support team will take over and provide more specific help.
Thank you for raising this concern, and we look forward to resolving it for you!
Sources:
Why Your SEO Title, Description & Focus Keyword Aren’t Being Saved » Rank Math
Hello,
Could you please share a screencast of the issue by using a tool like https://loom.com so that we can check this further for you? A visual representation of the issue will help us to understand it better.
Looking forward to helping you.
Thank you.
Hello,
I’m sending a screenshot, with the zone marked with an arrow. The plugin still automatically saves categories for me.
https://ibb.co/XZL6Y7hv
https://ibb.co/kgz2Tgxj
Hello,
Can you please try disabling our plugin and then creating a new post? See if the same issue is happening. We asked this because WordPress does add that category by default, even if you have no SEO plugin installed.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Hello
I also checked that. Everything is fine then. I also disabled all other plugins, leaving only the SEO plugin, and it still automatically assigns a category to me.
Hello,
If a post does not belong to any category, it will be automatically set to the “Uncategorized” category.
However, if you want to disable that, you can rename or create a default one.
Here’s a link for more information:
https://passwordprotectwp.com/remove-uncategorized-wordpress/
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
I disagree. When I disable the SEO plugin, it doesn’t automatically assign me any categories, then everything is fine.
I did as you suggested in the link. It didn’t help. It automatically assigns me the next highest category.
I’m closing this thread, as the problem is unresolvable.
Thank you all for your responses.
Best regards.
