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Hello,
We are experiencing 3 issues, which we think are related.We are building a new site, using :
– Elementor Pro (editor)
– Astra Pro (theme)
– WPML (and the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE))
– Pods (for custom post types)
– Oasis Workflow (for workflows)We chose to switch to Rank Math instead of Yoast for this site for 2 reasons: performance, and the ability to tweak the content in Elementor while seeing the SEO settings and score, without having to switch back and forth or refreshing multiple tabs. This last point drove our SEO manager crazy…
1) When using WPML’s ATE, all content has its base language (editable in Elementor) and translations (NOT editable in Elementor). How can we optimise the SEO settings and score in the translations without falling back to WPML’s Classic Editor ? (to be avoided at all cost, since switching from Classic to ATE means trashing the translations and starting over)
We tried bulk editing but same issue there, we don’t see the content and the score at the same time.2) We use user roles ‘Admin’ and ‘Webmaster’. A webmaster can do a lot, except delete content and edit themes and plugins. We allowed everything related to Rank Math for webmasters (using the Members plugin), but when they edit SEO settings in Elementor and save them, it’s all gone when coming back. Please advise how we can setup this role in order to be able to fully use Rank Math. This does work correctly for admin role.
3) There is a difference between the SEO scores of a page (or any other content type) in Elementor and the same page in the classic page view. (I do not know how to correctly describe this view. It’s what you get when clicking ‘Edit’ on the page list overview, and not ‘Edit with Elementor’). The SEO score is always 2 or 3% higher in Elementor. This is very confusing for our content creators, since we ask them to try to have a score of at least 81% (green in Elementor), and they get 79% (orange) in the list overview.
Thank you very much for your swift responses to these issues, our deadline is due soon.
Kind regards,
Frederik
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Hello,
1) do we have to conclude here that there is no way to optimise the content of a translation while keeping an eye on the SEO score, when using WPML’s ATE ?
In that case, is it correct to assume that when we get a good score in the base language first, and then translate that content perfectly, we ‘should’ get the same score in the translation ?Well, yes and no. Probably some things there will be fine (like the number of incoming and outgoing links) but others could be changed (like the keyword density). I would say it could probably have a similar score (unless the translated language is too different and the content structure changes a lot).
2) we did that, every checkbox was checked for the Webmaster user role. Anything else we can try ?
Are there any specific capabilities that do not have ‘Rank Math’ in their name but are still relevant ?
Right now, we have 15 caps checked for Rank Math. (this site has over 200 caps)About this, if you want, we could check the site. But yes, the only capabilities by Rank Math should be those with Rank Math in the name.
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3) OK, let’s dig deeper.
Possible cause: we use customised single’s for our CPT’s, with sidebars, custom fields and other elements below the (Elementor) WYSIWYG content. Perhaps Elementor SEO takes this content into account, and the WP Editor does not ?
What strikes me is that the score difference is always small, and about the same…We just tested this on a normal, non-CPT page: the ranking in Elementor and in page list is 84 and 76 in WP Editor…
There are also differences in suggestions.
– WP Editor : Orange : Focus Keyword not found in subheading(s) like H2, H3, H4, etc..
– Elementor : Green : Focus Keyword found in subheading(s)About this one, that seems like the “issue” my colleague said, just Rank Math not reading some custom fields on Elementor, but since we already asked for the login details, we will also take a look into it.
Looking forward to help you.
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