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How to assign a course or a subscription to someone else

Unfortunately, it』s temporarily not possible to assign a training course to someone else. We』re sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

It is possible to purchase a course or subscription yourself and then enroll someone else as the student of that course or subscription. In order to do so, you will need to purchase one or more courses or subscriptions from our shop.

Assigning someone else to a course or subscription

After purchase, there are three options:

If you are not yet enrolled in these courses, then you will automatically be enrolled.If you purchase multiples of the same course and you are not yet enrolled in that course, then you will automatically be enrolled in one of those and all others of that course will have no student assigned.If you are already enrolled in this course (because you have purchased it before or someone else gave it to you), then no one will be automatically enrolled in the new course(s).

Follow these steps to enroll someone else in your course(s). Log in to your MyYoast account. Not sure how to log in? Go to the 『Courses』 in the sidebar (desktop) or across the bottom of the screen (mobile). Click on the 『Enrollments』 tab. Click the 『Change student』 button of the course where you want to change the enrolled student from. Fill in the email address of the new student and confirm the email address by filling it in for the second time. Click the 『Invite student』 button to enroll the student in the course. The new student will receive an enrollment email and a MyYoast account. The enrolled student can read an additional article about receiving a course.

The Yoast SEO Dashboard Widget

When you enable the SEO analysis, we provide an overview widget in the WordPress dashboard. In some cases, you may wish to remove the dashboard widget. Log in to your WordPress website. When you』re logged in, you will be in your 『Dashboard』. Click on 『Screen Options』. In the upper right corner click on 『Screen Options』. A menu will slide down allowing you to show or hide the Dashboard widgets. Toggle the 『Yoast SEO Posts Overview』 checkbox. To show the widget, check the 『Yoast SEO Posts Overview』 box.To hide the widget, uncheck the 『Yoast SEO Posts Overview』 box.

The Dashboard widget also includes an analysis by Ryte. This analysis will show you a Green bullet point if the site can be indexed or a red one if it cannot. If you do not see this analysis use this guide: How to Enable or Disable the Ryte Check.

If you would like to remove the widget from all users at once, add the custom code below to your theme』s functions.php file to disable the feature completely.

The following is an example of how you can use the filter:

add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_wpseo_dashboard_overview' );
function remove_wpseo_dashboard_overview() {
// In some cases, you may need to replace 'side' with 'normal' or 'advanced'.
remove_meta_box( 'wpseo-dashboard-overview', 'dashboard', 'side' );
}

Customize the Yoast SEO Readability analysis feature

This guide is about the readability tab. For the SEO analysis, please see this article.

The readability analysis in Yoast SEO focuses on the quality of your text, and it is available in multiple languages. High-quality content is an important ranking factor. That is why this feature is automatically enabled, and we definitely recommend using it. However, if for some reason you need to disable it, you can do that site-wide or per user. In this post, we guide you through the steps you need to take to disable or enable the readability feature.

How to disable (or enable) the readability feature site-wide

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 『General』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you with additional options. Click on 『General』. Click on the 『Features』 tab.  Toggle the 『Readability analysis』 switch. To enable the feature, toggle the switch to 『On』.To disable the feature, toggle the switch to 『Off』. Click 『Save Changes』.

How to disable (or enable) the Content Readability Analysis for individual users

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 on 『Your Profile』 or 『Edit』 for other users.The 『Users』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『Your Profile』 to disable for yourself or click 『Edit』 on another user to disable for them.Toggle the 『Disable readability analysis』 checkbox.To enable the feature, uncheck the box.To disable the feature, check the box.Save Changes.

How do I completely disable Yoast from working on a specific post or page?

You can use the code here to remove the Yoast code from the front and backend of a specific post or page. If you are not sure how to add the code, we recommend working with a Yoast Partner. We also recommend taking a backup of the site, prior to making any changes to it. If you are not sure how to do that, your host provider can help.

Granting a Yoast member access to your Google Search Console property

In rare cases, we may ask you to grant us access to your Google Search Console property. Each team at Yoast has a shared Google account so a team member must provide you with the email address for their team. Please remember to remove our access once your question has been answered.

Add new user
Change user permission
Owner, Full or Restricted

How to add a user to your Google Search Console property

Below we』ll show you the steps to adding a user to your Google Search Console property. Before we do please note that Google Search Console properties can have a maximum of 100 full or restricted users.

Open Google Search Console』s user admin Select a verified property The property should match your preferred URL format including http or https and www or non-www because Google treats each format as separate but related properties. If your preferred URL format is not listed, add your preferred URL format to Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) by following the steps here. Click 『Settings』 on the left-hand side Click 『Users and permissions』 Click 『Add a new user』 on the top right Enter the email address provided to you by a Yoast team member. Selected 『Full』 under the permission dropdown. Why 『Full』 permissions? Click 『Add』.

Change Existing User Permissions

Open Google Search Console』s user adminSelect the verified property that matches your preferred URL format including http or https and www or non-www because Google treats each format as separate but related properties.Click on the permission drop down and select 『Full』 for the email address provided to you from a Yoast team member. The change is made immediately. Why 『Full』 permissions?

Permission Levels

Google has different account roles so you can give different permission levels to each user. We ask for 『Full』 access because it allows us to make changes like submitting the sitemap and using the 『Fetch as Google』 tool. If you would prefer to handle changes, you can provide us with 『Restricted』 permissions.

The full list of permissions for each role is listed here.

Do you need to remove a user? You can find instructions on how to do that in this help article.

Can I use the plugin on multiple sites?

Table of contentsUsing the plugin on multiple sitesAvailable discounts for multiple subscriptionsHow does a MyYoast subscription work for multilingual sites? Exceptions

Using the plugin on multiple sites

You can use Yoast SEO on multiple sites by either using WordPress multisite or by purchasing more than one subscription.

How many subscriptions you need depends on how many WordPress installs/domains you have. If you have more than one domain name or multiple WordPress installs, you』ll need a subscription for the number of installs or domains you have. See the table below for more detailed information.

Install TypeNetwork activate?SubscriptionsStandard–1 per installMultisite (subfolders)Yes1Multisite (subfolders)No1 per active siteMultisite (subdomains)Yes1 per active siteMultisite (subdomains)No1 per active siteMultisite (domain mapping)–1 per domain

Available discounts for multiple subscriptions

If you need more than one subscription, we』ve got you covered. Starting from only 2 sites, you get a discount, automatically.

The subscriptions must be purchased at the same time to receive the multiple site discount.

Let』s put that on a convenient table for you:

2+ sites
Save 5%

5+ sites
Save 10%

10+ sites
Save 15%

20+ sites
Save 20%

30+ sites
Save 25%

40+ sites
Save 30%

50+ sites
Save 35%

75+ sites
Save 40%

100+ sites
Save 45%

150+ sites
Save 50%

So, if you are a heavy user of our plugin or a successful online publisher or web agency with over 150 sites, you can save a whopping 50%, no discount code needed. It』ll automatically be added to your purchase.

How does a MyYoast subscription work for multilingual sites?

There are different scenarios that can occur when you have a multilingual site. You may have your languages in a subdomain, a subfolder, or have each language on its own domain.

If you have a multisite with network-activated subfolders, you need one subscription and you will need to provide the URL of the main site. For all other setups, you need one subscription per site.

Exceptions

All licenses purchased prior to August 29, 2017 were converted to a subscription for the same number of sites.

Video SEO licenses ($89) purchased before January 7th, 2013 were converted to a subscription for an unlimited number of sites with no expiration date.

Agency licenses purchased before August 12th, 2013 were converted to a subscription for the number of sites purchased with no expiration date.

How to disable the 『SEO Analysis』 feature

This guide is about the SEO analysis tab of Yoast SEO. For the Readability tab, please see this article.

How do I disable the feature entirely?

The SEO analysis reviews the content of your post and provides you with real-time improvement tips. While we definitely recommend using the analysis, you can disable the SEO analysis site-wide or per user. This feature is enabled by default. 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 『General』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you with additional options. Click on 『General』. Click on the 『Features』 tab.  Toggle the 『SEO analysis』 switch. To enable the feature, toggle the switch to 『On』.To disable the feature, toggle the switch to 『Off』. Click 『Save Changes』.

How do I disable the feature on specific post types?

Go to SEO-Search Appearance and click on either Content Types or Taxonomies. Find the right post type. In the image below, we are using Posts as an example. But you may have Pages, or Products, or Categories, or Tags or many other post types that appear. Toggle Hide in the Show SEO settings for Posts section.

How do I disable Yoast SEO Analysis for individual users?

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 on 『Your Profile』 or 『Edit』 for other users.The 『Users』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『Your Profile』 to disable for yourself or click 『Edit』 on another user to disable for them.Toggle the 『Disable SEO analysis』 checkbox.To enable the feature, uncheck the box.To disable the feature, check the box.Save Changes.

How do I disable the feature on individual pages?

Classic Editor

Go to the post or page.Look for screen options in the top-right

3. Unclick the Yoast SEO Premium box on the page. This will remove the whole Yoast SEO Metabox including the analysis and snippet preview from the individual post/page.

Gutenberg Editor

Go to post or pageFind the three vertical dots and then click on options

3. Unclick the Yoast SEO Premium box. This will remove the whole Yoast SEO Metabox including the analysis and snippet preview from the individual post/page.

How to cancel your Yoast subscription

If you have an automatically renewing subscription or a manual subscription, you can cancel the subscription in your MyYoast account. The subscription will remain active for the remainder of the subscription period. In this article, we』ll show you how.

Do you have any other questions regarding Yoast subscriptions? Please read Yoast subscriptions: FAQ. If you have issues regarding MyYoast, check out our article on Common MyYoast issues.

Login to your MyYoast account. Click on 『Account』 in the sidebar (desktop) or across the bottom (mobile). Click 『Manage』. Find the subscription you want to cancel and click 『Manage』. Click 『Cancel subscription』. Click 『Confirm cancellation』. Review the popup, select the amount you want to cancel (default is set to 0), and click 『Confirm cancellation』.

After you have completed these steps, you will see the status Pending-cancel in MyYoast. This is expected behavior, and it means that the subscription cancellation went through.

What if you change your mind?

You canceled your subscription but changed your mind and you want it back? No problem. Contact our support team, and they will gladly help you!

Renewing your subscription manually

If you are subscribed to some products offered by Yoast, you will receive an e-mail shortly before your subscription expires. That e-mail will contain a link that you can use to manually renew your subscription.

How to implement Schema.org with Yoast SEO

Yoast SEO lets you automatically implement Schema.org markup on your pages. The Yoast approach to Schema is unique because it doesn』t just produce blobs of code. Instead, it ties the Schema bits into an interconnected structured data graph. With the code presented in such a structured way, search engines can understand your pages better. As a result, they may decide to display your content as a rich result, or your site may be eligible to appear in Google』s Knowledge Panel. 

Table of contentsSchema.org output in Yoast SEOWhat you need to do1. Configure your Search Appearance and Social settings2. Set your defaults and use the Schema tab in the Yoast SEO meta box 3. Use the HowTo and FAQ Yoast structured data blocks 4. Implement breadcrumbsAdding Schema markup on your own and integrating with other plugins and themes

The Yoast SEO Schema.org output

Yoast SEO outputs some core Schema.org pieces on every page. Some additional pieces get added based on different scenarios:

When the website represents a personOn single posts When a page contains a HowTo blockWhen a page contains an FAQ block 

To learn about all the pieces that Yoast SEO (and the Yoast SEO add-ons) output read the Schema – Pieces developers』 documentation. 

What do you need to do?

The plugin does a lot of the work behind the scenes, so you will not be required to do any coding. However, to let Yoast SEO properly implement Schema.org on your site, you will need to adjust a few settings and provide some information. 

1. Configure your Search Appearance and Social settings

In the Yoast SEO Search Appearance Settings, you can select whether your site represents a person or an organization. With that information, Yoast SEO will be able to output the correct structured data. Follow the steps in the help article on the Yoast SEO Search Appearance settings to configure your website』s settings. 

Yoast SEO uses different profiles for outputting the correct structured data

Make sure to also add your social profiles in the Yoast SEO Social settings. The plugin will use that information to let search engines know which profiles are associated with your site.

2. Set your defaults and use the Schema tab in the Yoast SEO meta box or the Yoast SEO sidebar

When you use Yoast SEO the plugin automatically describes your pages with WebPage schema and your Posts with Article schema. You can change these defaults in the Search Appearance settings of Yoast SEO. But, you can also decide how we describe the content of each individual post or page with the Schema tab in the Yoast SEO meta box or the Yoast SEO sidebar.

Find out how to change the default settings and how to use the Schema tab in this help article – Selecting the Page or Article type in your Schema settings.

3. Use the HowTo and FAQ Yoast structured data blocks

If you want to get rich results for your HowTo or FAQ pages, all you need to do is use the Yoast SEO HowTo or FAQ structured data blocks. Yoast SEO will automatically add the appropriate Schema.org markup corresponding to the blocks. 

To learn more, read these articles:

How to add HowTo schema using Yoast SEO blocksHow to add FAQ schema using Yoast SEO 

4. Implement breadcrumbs

Yoast SEO also adds Schema.org markup for breadcrumbs. To learn more about breadcrumbs and how to implement them, read these articles:

What are breadcrumbs? Why are they important for SEO?How to implement breadcrumbs 

Implementing Schema.org markup on your own and integrating with other plugins and themes

Although Yoast SEO outputs a large structured data graph, it does not currently support all content types. If you want to add your own pieces of Schema read the integration guidelines.

The guidelines also contain information on what to do if other plugins or the theme you use already output schema markup. 

Want to learn more? We launched a free Structured data for beginners training course! In this course, we explain what structured data is, how you can get your own rich results and why this is important for SEO.

How to learn SEO with Yoast SEO academy

Lots of information about SEO is available on the internet, but it』s sprinkled across different platforms and blogs. On top of that, it』s hard to know who to trust and whose advice to follow. The good news is that you can learn SEO with the Yoast SEO academy! We provide our students with solid advice about SEO』s best practices based on research and extensive experience.

Yoast SEO academy is not only dedicated to giving you dry facts about what you need to excel in the search results pages. We also aim at making you understand SEO. This is a rather difficult goal because:

a) we have a very wide and diverse audience;b) e-learning only gets one chance to touch the heart of its audience: if a student gets distracted or unmotivated, there』s no one around to find another way to re-involve the student in the learning process.

In order to meet the two conditions mentioned above, we need a didactic that:

a) appeals to all the different people in our audience;b) has no limitations regarding usability, we don』t want our students to get distracted.

Evidence-informed learning

At Yoast, we strongly believe in implementing evidence-informed practices in all we do. So, we also adapt our courses to the latest research findings. By doing a course with Yoast SEO academy, you』ll:

Understand SEO instead of just memoizing facts by heart

To be able to do something, you need to understand it. We try to tap into what you already know and build upon that with new information in our courses. But, we also link the new information to real-life scenarios and situations. By doing that, we ensure that you can understand the SEO concepts instead of just learning the facts by heart. That will make it easier to transfer your knowledge to your practice.

Get ready to apply what you learned

Our audience is huge and diverse, and we cannot cater to the needs of every individual. That is why we use plenty of examples in our courses. In that way, we want to inspire you and get you to think about your own situation and how to adapt what you learned to your needs.

Become an active participant and build your knowledge as you go along

Each lesson in our courses contains quizzes or assignments. The quizzes are not there so that we can test you and grade you. They are a valuable learning tool that allows you to pause, retrieve, and reinforce what you learned.

Yoast SEO academy: a combination of elements to help you learn SEO

In the Yoast SEO academy courses, we combine three core elements to meet the learning needs of our audience (and the wide variety of people it consists of). To be more precise, most lessons in our courses consist of:

a video presentation that walks you through a certain topic and makes sure you understand it;a text that provides examples and additional information that can help you apply what you learned to your situation;a quiz that forces you to rethink all the information mentioned in the video and text, and reinforce what you learned.

We don』t want our students to get distracted while working on this course. We combat this by letting students complete a didactic cycle within every lesson. Simply put, this means that all of the lesson』s material is accessible from one page and that everything a student learns in that lesson will be immediately tested. This tremendously increases a student』s comprehension of the learned material.

SEO topics you』ll learn about with the Yoast SEO academy

SEO is a very multifaceted discipline. We make sure you are ready for it by covering plenty of topics, like:

SEO basicsKeyword researchSite structureInternational SEOSEO copywritingLocal SEOUsing WordPressUsing Yoast SEO

Rules of the game

When you take a course, you need to follow an arranged order. This means you have to fully complete a lesson in order to unlock the next one.You can only complete a lesson by taking its assigned quiz and score an 80% passing grade.

After you』ve finished the a course with Yoast SEO academy, you will receive a Yoast SEO academy certificate and badge!

How to disable the 『Internal Linking』 feature?

Yoast SEO Premium includes an Internal Linking tool. This feature is enabled by default. 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 『General』. The 『SEO』 settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on 『General』. Click on the 『Features』 tab.  Toggle the 『Link suggestions』 switch. To enable the feature, toggle the switch to 『On』.To disable the feature, toggle the switch to 『Off』. Click 『Save Changes』.