Switching From Yoast To Rank Math

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  • Resolved Steven Samuel
    Rank Math free

    Last night I made the switch from Yoast to Rank Math.

    I was under the impression that all of the keywords that I had set in Yoast for the past 5 years would be there, but that’s not the case.

    I need to know how to get this to appear because I have over 75,000 articles that we done in Yoast. I use Rank Math on a few of my lesser known sites and I prefer it over Yoast but if this upgrade is going to set me back 75k posts, I need to switch back.

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  • Prabhat
    Rank Math agency

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting us and we regret the inconvenience caused.

    Importing data from Yoast to Rank Math should have imported all the keywords that you’ve set with Yoast.

    Could you confirm if you’ve precisely followed the steps in this tutorial guide while importing data from Yoast? https://rankmath.com/kb/yoast-seo-migration/

    Also, please let us know if the import process was completed uninterrupted or any errors were shown?

    Looking forward to hearing back from you.

    Thank you.

    Yes, I did follow those instructions.

    “Also, please let us know if the import process was completed uninterrupted or any errors were shown?”

    Yes, the import process said, 100% on the screen. I would say it took about 45 minutes from start to finish, but it went uninterrupted.

    Hello,

    We might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

    Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below 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 use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

    We really look forward to helping you.

    Hello,

    I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?

    Thank you.

    Ankit
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    We can’t seem to find the logs, but to get the focus keywords from the Yoast, you can head over to WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Status & Tools > Other Plugins and check only the “Import Post Meta” option and hit import.

    See the screenshot for your reference:
    https://i.rankmath.com/wvJhcY

    I hope that helps. Thank you, and looking forward to your update.

    That seems to have done the trick.

    Is there a way to make the scores appear? Right now, there are no scores for old articles, only the new articles.

    And what effect will that have on my SEO rankings?

    Ankit
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    If you imported from any other SEO, that is why the list view shows N/A.

    The tests work when you open the post or product and then the JS for calculating the test runs. When the test runs and you hit the update button, the score gets propagated to the list view as well. Since you imported the keywords, the JS didn’t run and the score didn’t calculate. You will need to open the product, let the tests run, make optimizations based on our recommendations, save the post/product and the score will get propagated to the list view.

    Hope that helps. Thank you and please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need further assistance.

    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.

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