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Can I swap the files on the server by extracting the zip file instead of deleting Yoast? That would give it a fresh install.
You can swap and replace files instead of deleting the existing copy of the Yoast SEO plugin. However, it is recommended to delete the existing copy of the Yoast SEO plugin and reinstall a fresh copy.
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You can swap and replace files instead of deleting the existing copy of the Yoast SEO plugin
Tried without success with the helper plugin as well to reset the indexation.
However, it is recommended to delete the existing copy of the Yoast SEO plugin and reinstall a fresh copy.
What’s the difference? It essentially does the same thing.
We have seen a few reports when replacing files instead of a fresh installation in the v14.* releases as these releases come with several new files and also removes several files. When swapping and replacing, some old files may be still there when that’s not needed.
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Okay would expect a normal plugin update solving this or a patch update correcting this?
So deleting the plugin will still keep all SEO settings and data?
A patch update, if using the default WordPress update method, would remove the plugin along with all of the plugin files before adding the new plugin version.
Yoast SEO settings and data are stored in the database even when you uninstall the plugin.
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Okay, thanks! For good and for bad, if users want to remove Yoast and clean up leftover bloats.
Thanks for the reassurance in this case.
We’re happy to help! I’ll go ahead and mark this as resolved now.
Have a great day!
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Tried without success. What happened though was site setting changed from static home page to dynamic. Which had updated maybe goo to know so sharing it.
Anyhow reinstalled and it did not have the problem.
