Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the Focus Keyword and Meta Description not saving. Thank you for raising this concern and providing detailed information about your situation.
Since you’ve already checked for firewall issues and JavaScript errors, here are a few additional steps you can take:
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Plugin Conflicts: Sometimes, other plugins can conflict with Rank Math. You can check for plugin conflicts by following our guide on plugin conflict.
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JavaScript Errors: If you haven’t already, you can check for JavaScript errors in your browser’s console. To do this in Chrome, open Developer Tools by navigating to More Tools → Developer Tools, then click on the Console tab. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + J (Windows) or Cmd + Option + J (Mac). If there are any errors, they will be displayed there.
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Firewall Settings: If you are using a firewall, ensure that Rank Math is whitelisted. Check if any of the following files are being blocked:
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateMeta
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateSchemas
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateRedirection
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/getFeaturedImageId
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/getHead
If you find that these files are blocked, you can refer to our guide on whitelisting Rank Math in Wordfence or similar instructions for your firewall.
If you’ve tried all these steps and still can’t resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with any error messages you find or further details, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to help you resolve this soon!
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 this issue may have caused you.
We’ve checked your website and found that the Rank Math REST Routes that we use to update the metadata are being blocked by your Wordfence firewall and most likely this is why you’re facing the issue.
Please check the screenshot below for your reference:
To fix this issue, please whitelist the Rank Math REST Routes below by following this guide: https://rankmath.com/kb/whitelist-rank-math-in-wordfence/
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateMeta
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateSchemas
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/updateRedirection
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/getFeaturedImageId
/wp-json/rankmath/v1/getHead
Learn more about troubleshooting this issue here: https://rankmath.com/kb/meta-data-not-saving/
We hope these steps help you solve the problem and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.
Thanks.