Hello, we apologize for the issue you are facing with the import process stopping at the SEO score recalculation. This can sometimes happen due to conflicts or issues during the migration process.
Here are a few steps you can try to resolve this:
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Check for Plugin Conflicts: Ensure that there are no other SEO plugins active that might conflict with Rank Math. You can deactivate any other SEO plugins temporarily and try the import again.
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Manual Import: If the Setup Wizard continues to fail, you can manually import your Yoast settings using the Import & Export feature:
- Go to Rank Math SEO → Status & Tools in your WordPress dashboard.
- Click on the Import & Export tab.
- Look for the Yoast SEO section and start the import from there without recalculating SEO scores.
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Recalculate SEO Scores Later: After successfully importing your settings, you can recalculate SEO scores later by following the instructions in this knowledgebase article.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so that a human agent from our support team can assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
Migrating from Yoast SEO to Rank Math SEO » Rank Math
How to Setup Rank Math SEO Plugin Properly
I went through the setup wizard without import of yoast seo setttings. Now I activated the yoast seo again and wanted to do the manual import but there is no Import & Export tab in Status & Tools like described here:
Manual Import: If the Setup Wizard continues to fail, you can manually import your Yoast settings using the Import & Export feature:
Go to Rank Math SEO → Status & Tools in your WordPress dashboard.
Click on the Import & Export tab.
Hello,
Thank you for contacting the support and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
To investigate this issue further, we might need to take a closer look at your website and settings. Please follow these steps:
- Edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress and FTP logins in the Sensitive Data section. This is a secure section that only our support staff can access.

- Make sure you take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
- If you prefer, you can use this plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead: https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/
- You can also use this plugin to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any): https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/
We appreciate your cooperation and patience.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math.
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.