Switched from Yoast, traffic collapsed.

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear about the drop in traffic after switching from Yoast to Rank Math. There could be a few reasons for this, and I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot.

Firstly, when migrating from Yoast to Rank Math, it’s important to ensure that all the settings and data have been imported correctly. If there were any issues during the migration, it could potentially impact your site’s SEO performance.

Additionally, it’s worth noting that the free version of Elementor does not include a breadcrumbs widget. However, you can consider using custom code or a third-party plugin to add breadcrumbs to your site.

To address the traffic drop, I recommend checking if all the settings and data were imported correctly from Yoast to Rank Math. You can refer to our detailed tutorial on how to set up Rank Math properly: How to Setup Rank Math.

If you’re still experiencing issues after checking the migration and setup, please let me know, and we can further investigate the possible causes for the traffic drop.

Also, if you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.

Thank you!

Sources:
Migrating from Yoast SEO to Rank Math SEO » Rank Math
The #1 WordPress SEO Plugin in 2023 – Rank Math
Solving Redirection Issues Using Rank Math SEO Plugin » Rank Math

Hello,

Rank Math adds and allows you to add structured data (schema) to your posts/pages/CPTs. You can check this using the Google Rich Result test tool:https://search.google.com/test/rich-results.

Please note that only Google determines what to show in search result pages.

Likewise, ranking on Google depends on so much more than just your on-page optimization. You could search for your keyword or post title, or have the perfect article and still struggle to break the top 10 results when searching on Google, especially for highly competitive keywords.

Here are some of the factors Google considers when ranking your website.

1. Your website’s authority
2. Your content’s quality and how better it is than the other article currently ranking.
3. How competitive the keyword you are using is.
4. How many backlinks you have and if they are better than what the other websites ranking for that keyword have.
5. Your website’s crawlability.
6. Frequency of new content and content updates.
7. So much more that there is a dedicated blog post on it by Brian Dean 🙂 https://backlinko.com/google-ranking-factors

we suggest you check your Google Search Console, coverage section to determine any issues reported on your site:
https://support.artlogic.net/hc/en-gb/articles/360016851260-Google-Search-Console-errors-and-coverage-issues

If there are any issues, then please share those with us here, and we’ll be assisting you with our best effort. You can also use a tool like Imgur to share screenshots of those errors with us.

Since there have been a few algorithm updates that came from Google, you can also monitor Google Algorithm updates and ranking drops. Check if you’ve been hit by an Algorithm update of Google: https://rankmath.com/kb/google-algorithm-updates/

If it seems like you may have been affected by an algorithm update, please refer to the following guidelines on how to confirm that and fix it: https://rankmath.com/blog/google-algorithm-update-recovery/.

Here are a few resources you will find useful while devising an SEO strategy.

1. Carry out Keyword Research: https://mythemeshop.com/blog/keyword-research/
2. Identify Keyword Intent: https://www.semrush.com/blog/how-to-identify-intent-in-search/
3. Write Awesome Content: https://neilpatel.com/blog/ingredients-of-great-content/
4. Carry out On-Page SEO: https://mythemeshop.com/blog/how-to-do-seo-optimizing-your-site-for-google/
5. Carry out Off-Page SEO: https://mythemeshop.com/blog/how-to-do-seo-off-page-optimization/
6. Build Backlinks: https://www.rankxl.com/outreach-link-building/

We hope this helps.

Looking forward to helping you.