Title: Error message Last modified: September 7, 2021 --- # Error message * Resolved [nyawindler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nyawindler/) * (@nyawindler) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/) * When I save settings of the yoast I’ve got an error messages without any particular messages related with some variable or something like this. Error text: There was a critical error on your website. Please check your website administrator email address for further instructions. * It’s show up in gray background without any admin interface element. How to fix it ? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/) * (@ib1222) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846093) * I got the same problem please fix asap. I get this problem with YOAST SEO alot. I just changed the plugin name in FTP now my site is live again. Fix it please! it is really annoying me * [ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/) * (@ib1222) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846163) * This is one of the errors I get at PHP error log: PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 805306368 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 90577043464 bytes) in public_html/ wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/src/functions.php on line 395 - This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by [ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/). * Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/) * (@maybellyne) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846184) * Hello [@nyawindler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nyawindler/) and [@ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/) * We are sorry about that error you experienced. First, can you please confirm that your website meets the plugin requirements? For more information on all of the plugin requirements, you can refer to this article — [https://yoast.com/help/plugin-requirements/](https://yoast.com/help/plugin-requirements/). * We look forward to hearing from you. * [ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/) * (@ib1222) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846208) * Hey Maybellyne, What is that kinda question? I use YOAST seo for couple months now of course my website meets the plugin requirements. Everything is updated, only yoast wasn’t I did update the plugin and then the whole site went down. This is 2/3rd time it happened to me in 2months. * [saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) * (@saliw) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846653) * Did you just update Yoast? I did on one site and it crashed the whole site with a 503. Renaming the plugin directory has brought the site online again. Issues with update? Please advise asap? - This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by [saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/). * Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/) * (@maybellyne) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846853) * [@ib1222](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ib1222/) The question is to ascertain if your server meets the plugin requirements. The functions.php file has just 40 lines of code. See [https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/blob/trunk/src/functions.php](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/blob/trunk/src/functions.php). It’s strange that you are getting an error message on line 395. Deleting the plugin folder and reinstalling afresh should resolve the issue. * [@saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) I am sorry the latest update crashed your site and glad you were able to restore it. Can you also try reinstalling the plugin? * Do let us know how it goes. * [saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) * (@saliw) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846862) * But would that mean I had to redo all the page SEO again? * Anonymous User * (@anonymized-15603974) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14846914) * [@saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) No, your SEO options will remain untouched. * [saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) * (@saliw) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14848006) * re-installing seems to have worked. Thank you. * [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/) * (@devnihil) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14848440) * [@saliw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saliw/) Thanks for your reply and confirming that reinstalling the plugin has resolved the issue for you. If you should need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. * [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/) * (@devnihil) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-916/#post-14870685) * We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you require any further assistance please create a new issue. 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