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How to use the import and export functionality in Yoast SEO

With the import and export functionality of Yoast SEO and Yoast SEO Premium you can easily use similar Yoast SEO settings on multiple websites, for instance. Read how to use it here.

There are multiple options for importing data into the Yoast SEO plugin. Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『SEO』. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 『SEO』. Click on 『Tools』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『Tools』. Click on 『Import and Export』.

Yoast SEO (free version)

You will see the following import and export options for Yoast SEO:

Import Yoast SEO settingsExport Yoast SEO settingsImport from other SEO pluginsAll in One SEOGreg』s High Performance SEO 5HeadSpace2 SEOJetPack『s SEO modulePlatinum SEO Pack 5Premium SEO Pack 5SEO Framework 5SEOpressorSEO UltimateSmartcrawl SEO 5Squirrly SEO 5WooThemes SEO FrameworkWP Meta SEO 5wpSEO.deRank Math 7

Yoast SEO (premium version)

You will see additional import and export options for premium plugins:

All Yoast SEO options above, plusImport redirectsRedirectionSafe Redirect Manager 1Simple 301 Redirects 1CSV file 3.htaccess fileExport redirects 2Export keyphrases 4Local SEO  6

1 Requires Yoast SEO Premium 4.0 or newer2 Requires Yoast SEO Premium 5.3 or newer3 Requires Yoast SEO Premium 5.4 or newer4 Requires Yoast SEO Premium 5.5 or newer5 Requires Yoast SEO (free or premium) 7.3 or newer6 Requires Yoast SEO: Local any version7 Requires Yoast SEO (free or premium) 12.3 or newer

Yoast SEO Premium: Redirects (video explanation)

Would you like to watch this video in your own language? Follow these steps to auto-translate the subtitles.

Google Maps are not working

We highly recommend securing your API key to prevent others from using your quota. The downfall is that restrictions can cause the maps to fail. There is also the chance that the required service is disabled or returns an error.

Without the proper keys and restrictions, you』ll see the following error:

Oops! Something went wrong.This page didn』t load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details.

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Table of contentsDid I enter keys?How to regenerate a keyEnable keysPricing for APIsStill not working?

Did I enter keys?

Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『SEO』. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 『SEO』. Click on 『Local SEO』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『Local SEO』. Click on 『API Keys』.  If you have not entered keys, follow the steps in this article to generate and set a Google Maps API key.If you have entered keys, please remove API restrictions.

How to regenerate a key

You may need to regenerate a key for a variety of reasons, especially if you notice another site is using your key.

Go to Google API Console.If prompted, log in.Select your site project.Click on the name column of the key you need to regenerate.Click 『Regenerate key』.Click 『Replace key』.Click 『Save』.

Don』t forget to copy and paste the new key into the Local SEO settings to avoid display issues. Learn how to set a new browser key or a new server key.

Enable keys

Please verify that the Google Maps JavaScript API (browser key) and the Geocoding API (server key) are enabled in the Google Maps API Manager.

Pricing for APIs

Pricing for the Google Maps, Routes and Places and the APIs connected with them (Maps JavaScript API, Directions API, Timezone API, Geocoding API ) is pay as you go, and you only pay for what you use. You get a recurring $200 credit on your billing account each month to offset your usage costs, and you can also set usage limits to protect against unexpected cost increases.

For a table of Google』s pricing, see Pricing for Maps, Routes, and Places. If you need to enable billing, please go to APIs and billing.

Still not working?

If you continue to have problems displaying the maps, please check your JavaScript console for the exact error message. Google lists errors and their explanations here.

Common MyYoast issues

MyYoast is the customer portal where you can find and manage all the Yoast SEO products you own. If you don』t have an account yet or want to know how it all works, this guide will get you started. Below you will find common questions or issues related to your MyYoast account.

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Log in to MyYoast
Change MyYoast email
Change MyYoast password

What is my account email? The account email is the same email that you entered during checkout. If you do not remember your account email, please contact the support team with your order number or as much information as possible regarding your purchase. How do I change my account email? Please follow these steps to change your account email. What is my account password? Please follow these steps to set your password. How do I change my account password? Please follow these steps to change your password. Why do I get this notification – Error: The email address you provided has already been used. Please try another email address.? This error occurs during the sign-up process when the email is already associated with a MyYoast account.If you don』t have a password yet, follow these steps to set your password.If you have a password, please login following these steps. Why do I get this notification – Error: Incorrect credentials provided. Please check that your email and password are entered correctly. This error occurs when the email address and/or password do not match our records. Please remove the email address and re-enter it double-checking that it is spelled correctly. Repeat for the password field. Why can』t I log in even after I』ve tried everything that was suggested to me? Please contact the support team with a screenshot of what you see, so we can better assist you. What to do if I have multiple MyYoast accounts? It could be that you ended up with multiple accounts, either because you used different email addresses during checkout*, or because something may have gone wrong on the technical side. If so, please contact support.*If you have a My Yoast account, be sure to login during checkout so your new purchase gets registered to the right account. Why is a product I bought not listed in my account? This could be because of having multiple accounts or because something else has gone wrong with either your payment or something technical on our end. In this case, please contact support. How do I add, remove or change my site? Go here to learn how to add, remove or change your site. Can I cancel my subscription? You can cancel your subscription in your MyYoast account. Learn more here. Can I use Yoast products without a MyYoast account? Yes, already installed products can still be used without a My Yoast account. However, our licensing is done by adding your site in your My Yoast account and activating the relevant plugins.Additionally, any downloads for other products can only be found in your account and any premium plugins cannot be updated without a My Yoast account. Only Yoast SEO Free can still be used without a My Yoast account. Can I give a course to someone else? It is possible to purchase a course yourself and then enroll someone else as the student of that course. To do that, please follow the steps here. How do I access the training course I purchased? We explain how you can access your training course in this article. Why does the plugin still asks for a license key? To resolve this issue, please follow the steps listed here. My question is not here. Please contact support.

How to index private videos with Video SEO

Currently, our Video SEO plugin doesn』t work with private videos if they are set to private before the video is indexed by the plugin. Unfortunately, the plugin cannot read the data from a private video. We』re working on a solution for this. In the meantime, we have a work-around for you, which we』ll discuss in this article.

Do you have a different question regarding the Video SEO plugin? Check our Video SEO FAQ.

Change the privacy settings of the video(s) in the video hosting platform to 『public』. Reindex the videos in the plugin using 『Force reindex of already indexed videos』. Check the box for 『Force reindex of already indexed videos』. Then click 『Re-Index Video』s. Change the privacy settings of the video(s) in the video hosting platform to 『private』 again.

Please note that every time you do a forced reindex of already indexed videos, you must first change the videos to public.

Is my cURL up-to-date?

If your license activates successfully, an outdated cURL version is not an immediate cause for concern but should be updated as soon as possible.

Running an outdated cURL version may cause license activation errors. cURL is used to verify the license when checking for updates and displaying the tutorial videos. The remainder of the plugin is accessible regardless of license activation status.

If you』re not hosting your own website, you probably won』t be able to update cURL yourself, but you can check what version is running.

How to check the cURL version on your server

Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『Plugins』. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 『Plugins』. Click on 『Add New』. The 『Plugins』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『Add New』. Search for 『Health Check』. Type 『Health Check』 in the search bar, as shown below. Click the 『Install Now』 button. This will give you a page of search results. The Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin should be visible now. Click the 『Install Now』 button to start installing the plugin, as shown below:  Click the 『Activate』 button. Click the 『Activate』 button that appeared where the 『Install Now』 button was previously located, as shown below: Click on the 『Tools』 menu item in the admin menu. The menu will expand. Click on 『Site Health』. The site health screen will open. Click the Info tab. The options in this tab will be revealed. Click the View extended PHP information button at the bottom of the screen. A new screen will appear. Scroll down in until you see the table with cURL information.

The most important settings are:

cURL support: enabledcURL information: This should be the most recent cURL version.SSL: Yes

If one (or more) of the above three settings do not match your current installation, please contact your hosting provider and have them fix this for you.

Images in XML sitemaps

Yoast SEO creates XML sitemaps, which by default include an entry for every public post and page on your website. If those pages contain images, we include information about them in the XML sitemap entry.

Images in a Yoast SEO XML sitemap

What if I want to to remove images from the sitemap?

The wpseo_xml_sitemap_img filter allows you to modify the sitemap images and the code below will remove the images when the sitemap updates. You can force an update by disabling and enabling the sitemaps.

/* Remove Images From Yoast Sitemap */
add_filter( 'wpseo_xml_sitemap_img', '__return_false' );

What if the image URL is wrong?

The wpseo_xml_sitemap_img_src filter allows you to manually change the image URL. The code below will replace the URL when the sitemap updates. You can force an update by disabling and enabling the sitemaps. For example:

function wpseo_cdn_filter( $uri ) {
return str_replace( 'https://www.example.com', 'https://cdn.example.com', $uri );
}
add_filter( 'wpseo_xml_sitemap_img_src', 'wpseo_cdn_filter' );

What if I want to add images in the sitemap?

Some themes or pagebuilder modules may not show the images on the sitemap. You may need to add them via a filter: wpseo_sitemap_urlimages. This filter will then register images to appear on the sitemap. For example:

function filter_wpseo_sitemap_urlimages( $images, $post_id ) {
array_push($images, 'https://www.example.com/wp-content/uploads/extra-image.jpg');
return $images;
};
add_filter( 'wpseo_sitemap_urlimages', 'filter_wpseo_sitemap_urlimages', 10, 2 );

How to install Yoast SEO for WordPress

Note: This is the installation guide of the free Yoast SEO plugin. If you』re looking for the installation guide of Yoast SEO Premium, please go here.

Thank you for choosing Yoast SEO for WordPress for your website!

Time needed: 5 minutes. Installing Yoast SEO is easy, just follow these simple steps: Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『Plugins』. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 『Plugins』. Search for 『Yoast SEO』 Click on 『Add New』 near the top of the screen. Type 『Yoast SEO』 in the search bar. Install the plugin Searching will give you a page of search results. Our plugin should be visible now. Click the 『Install Now』 link to start installing our plugin. Activate the plugin Once the installation has finished, click the 『Activate』 button. It has appeared where the 『Install Now』 button was previously located. You』re done! You can now go and configure the plugin.

Installing Yoast Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

In some cases you may need to install using FTP. This guide explains more: How to Install Yoast SEO using FTP.

How to enable or disable author archive pages

Author archive pages list all content written by a specific user on your site. It is possible to enable or disable the author archives both in Yoast SEO and in Yoast SEO Premium. If you have author archives enabled, your site will have an archive per user, showing all the posts they』ve created. In this article, we』ll explain how you can enable and disable the author archive pages. If you want people to find author archives on your site, but you don』t want the author archives to show up in the search results, you can also noindex your author archives. It』s possible to do this for all of your author archives, but you can also noindex certain individual author archives. To disable or enable author archive pages, follow these steps: Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『SEO』 in the sidebar The sidebar contains a list of menu items that allow you to create content or access WordPress, plugin and theme settings. Yoast SEO adds a top-level menu called 『SEO』 with the Yoast logo. Click on 『Search Appearance』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you additional options for customizing Yoast SEO and our add-ons. Click on the 『Archives』 tab. Toggle the 『Author archives』 switch to match your site setup. Single author sites should disable the author archives to avoid duplicate content errors. When disabled, Yoast SEO will redirect the author archive pages to the homepage and remove the author sitemap.Multiple author sites should enable the author archives and customize the author sitemap. When enabled, the author archive pages can be accessed and Yoast SEO will create the author sitemap. Click 『Save Changes』.

Customize the author sitemap

Our plugin can create a sitemap that lists the author archive pages for sites with multiple authors. If you have a single author, please disable the author archives.

Table of contentsCustomize sitemapExclude individual authors featureExclude authors filter

Customize sitemap

After enabling author archives, you will have some additional options to customize the author sitemap.

Show author archives in search results
Yes. The author sitemap will be created.No. The author sitemap will not be created.
Show archives for authors without posts in search results.
Yes. All authors will be included in the sitemap.No. Only authors with published content will be included in the sitemap.Need to exclude individual authors?
Title & meta description templates
These will be used to generate the title and meta description of the author archive page.

Exclude individual authors feature

Excluding an individual author does not remove the author』s contents from other sitemaps.

After enabling author archives, you can prevent individual users from appearing in the author sitemap. Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『Users』. On the left-hand side, you will see a menu. In that menu, click on 『Users』. Click 『Edit』 for the username of the user you want to exclude. Under 『Yoast SEO Settings』, check the 『Do not allow search engines to show this author』s archives in search results.』 box. Click 『Update User.』

Exclude authors filter

Yoast comes with the following filter:

wpseo_sitemap_exclude_author

This filter can be further used to customize the sitemap to exclude authors. It can be used to bulk exclude authors or exclude authors based on certain conditions. This will likely require some development work. If you are not sure how to use the filter, you may wish to work with a Yoast Partner who can assist.