Rank Math not scanning post content properly

The issue is definitely related to using the built-in wordpress filter to disable gutenberg on a custom post. Rank Math does not scan the content.

When I turn off that filter and let the post type use gutenberg, Rank math finds the post content.

We need to disable gutenberg for our posts. Is Rank Math only compatible with the block editor? Can you check with a developer?

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Sure, below is the custom code we’re using. It’s simple, just using a WordPress filter.

CLASS GFFunctions_Admin {
...
	// post types to disable gutenberg on
	private $classic_editor_post_types = array(
		'gf-event-location','gf-event-organizer','gf-letter','gf-events','gf-streaming-video',
		'gf-blog-post','gf-community-article','gf-livestream-video','gf-podcast',
		'gf-quote','gf-radio-episode','gf-image-group', 'page', 'gangfound-report',
		'newsletter',
		'gf-entry-ev-comp'
	);
...
		add_filter('use_block_editor_for_post_type', array($this,'disable_gutenberg'), 10, 2);
...
	/*
	* disable block editor on our custom posts
	*
	* for filter: use_block_editor_for_post_type
	*/
	function disable_gutenberg($is_enabled, $post_type) {
		if (in_array($post_type,$this->classic_editor_post_types)) return false;
		return $is_enabled;
	}
...
}	

and more info: We’re using Toolset (toolset.com) to create and manage all our custom post types. When creating a custom post type, they give an option to use the block or classic editor:

so, I tried disabling our custom code (the use_block_editor_for_post_type filter), and using just Toolset options, and it’s the same. When using classic editor, it doesn’t work, but when using block editor it does.

Toolset said that when setting a custom post to classic, they don’t add any special html or css, it’s just using the standard WordPress editor.

If you need more info, let me know. Thanks!

• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Zuroma.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Zuroma.

Hi Todd,

Thanks for your reply. I’ll add that code to our functions and see if it helps.
I’ll leave this thread open for now and will close it when I get it working.

It’s weird though, since Toolset doesn’t alter anything on the post editing screens. We’re not using any custom fields, only using the standard post_content and post_title db columns, and the html/css is the standard wp post editing screen.

best regards

• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Zuroma.

Hi,

We determined that Rank Math’s javascript was conflicting with wpDataTables. wpDataTables couldn’t find anything causing it on their end.

We added code to not load wpDataTables in the admin area. This resolves the issue temporarily, but it’d be great if you could check if something in Rank Math is the cause of the conflict.

best regards

• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Zuroma.