Hello,
I apologize for the issue you are facing with the focus keyword not being recognized in the SEO title, meta description, and content. It sounds like a frustrating situation, especially if you have already included the focus keyword correctly.
From your description, it seems that the apostrophe in your focus keyword (e.g., "Sedona’s Coyote Lunar Serenade") might be causing the problem. Sometimes, special characters can interfere with how plugins analyze content.
To troubleshoot this issue:
- Check for Apostrophes: Try removing the apostrophe from the focus keyword temporarily to see if that resolves the issue. You can use a variation of the keyword without the apostrophe for testing purposes.
- Re-save Your Settings: After making changes, ensure you save your settings and refresh the page to see if Rank Math updates its analysis.
- Review Content: Make sure that the focus keyword appears in the SEO title, meta description, and within the first 10% of your content as required by Rank Math.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with your site URL and any screenshots you have. A human agent from our support team will be able to assist you further and investigate this matter more closely.
Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
Score 100/100 With Rank Math Post Tests » Rank Math
Content Analysis Tests for Product Pages » Rank Math
This is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. Your ticket has been assigned to a human agent and we will get back to you shortly.
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
You are right, Rank Math will only check for an exact match of the focus keyword in the SEO tests. Since your focus keyword contains a special character, an apostrophe, it is likely that you will not pass some of the test.
Please note that these tests are only there for your reference to help you in optimizing your pages/post content. If you feel any of them doesn’t apply to your page, please feel free to ignore them. These are just guidelines and one does not need to follow them religiously.
I hope that helps. Thank you, and please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime if you need further assistance with anything else.
