Hello,
Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.
The recent issue with Rank Math and Elementor was the “Publish” or “Update” button kept getting highlighted even after successfully publishing or saving the post which our developers are already aware of and are working on a fix for the next update of the plugin.
In your case, the issue is different. The issue is that your WordFence application is blocking Rank Math’s API route for saving metadata.
Please see the screenshot in the sensitive data section.
To address this issue, you would need to whitelist our API routes in your WordFence. Please refer to this guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/meta-data-not-saving/#firewall
As for your issues with the large data in your post_meta table, all the meta_keys from your video screencast are from Elementor. Our meta names always start with rank_math_* and our plugin doesn’t generate or modify Elementor-related metas. Can you please confirm if you already contacted Elementor about your database issue?
Looking forward to helping you.
I don’t believe wordfence is the issue – I removed the wordfence plugin and it still had the issue. I also tried your steps as well. But when I go back a version on rank math in the settings the issue is fixed. So something with the new version is creating a problem still… I don’t think the wordfence is my issue based on those tests.
However, it sounds like you guys know there is a problem… so I guess it will get fixed soon.
Hello,
We’ve already released beta versions where the issue has been fixed. https://rankmath.com/changelog/beta/
If you want, you can enable the Beta update by following this guideline:
https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#beta-updates
If you are unable to see an update, please clear Rank Math’s transients from WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Status & Tools > Database Tools > Remove Rank Math Transients: https://rankmath.com/kb/rank-math-status-and-tools/#rank-math-transients
Please clear the caches, server, and WordPress after updating.
You can disable the Beta updates once you update to the latest version and if the issue is fixed.
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thank you.
The beta version has fixed this issue.
Hello,
We’re delighted to hear that this issue has been resolved. We appreciate your feedback.
This ticket will be closed now, but if you ever have another question or need any help in the future, please don’t hesitate to create a new forum topic. We’ll be more than happy to assist you again.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math and have a wonderful day!
