Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math about your drop in ranking after switching translation plugins.
Was there any change to the structure or content of your translated pages after the switch to TranslatePress? In particular, did TranslatePress implement new translations or change the permalink structure of translated pages?
If Google detects a large number of changes to a website, they can reduce the ranking of your website until they are sure the new content is trustworthy.
You may also refer to our SEO for translation guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/multiple-languages-seo-rankmath-translatepress/
I hope that helps. If you have questions, please ask. We are here to help.
No there have been no major changes to my site. I installed translatepress, I enabled automatic translation with Google Transalte V2 and I checked the option for automatic url translation. I am still awaiting their response.
can you tell me how can i deleted all the sitemaps that rankmath generated for the translated pages, thank you!
Hello,
You can’t delete Rank Math’s sitemap file as it was virtually generated. You can however refresh it by following the steps:
1. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp
2. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server. For plugins or Cloudflare, please follow this article:
https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/
As for your main issue, please have it check with the support from Translatepress plugin and see if all the migration from your old translation setup is configured correctly.
Do note that Rank Math shouldn’t cause any rank down in the search engine unless there’s a major change in your website or any misconfiguration when you change a plugin.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
