Title: Plugin not functioning as expected
Last modified: September 7, 2021

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# Plugin not functioning as expected

 *  Resolved [biglawinvestor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biglawinvestor/)
 * (@biglawinvestor)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-as-expected/)
 * Hi –
 * I could use some help with the Rewrite & Republish feature not performing as 
   expected on my site. This worked on the staging version of my site, so I’m confused
   as to why it’s not working on the production version. I’m going to try again 
   on the staging version and will update this thread if I learn anything.
 * First, details on my site:
 * Wordpress: 5.2.2
    Yoast Duplicate Post: 4.1.2
 * Here’s an outline of the problem:
 * When editing a Page in WordPress, I have the option to Rewrite & Republish: [https://share.getcloudapp.com/o0uPG4wq](https://share.getcloudapp.com/o0uPG4wq)
 * Here’s an example of a post that I intended to use the Rewrite and Republish 
   functionality.
    [https://share.getcloudapp.com/X6ulR4wY](https://share.getcloudapp.com/X6ulR4wY)
 * Rather than having a button to “Republish” this article, WordPress is only giving
   me a “Publish” button.
    [https://share.getcloudapp.com/Qwu5n6pA](https://share.getcloudapp.com/Qwu5n6pA)
 * If I click the Publish button, WordPress creates a new version of this page rather
   than merging it into the old document. For example, in this particular case, 
   it would create a new post [https://www.biglawinvestor.com/lawyer-salaries-2/](https://www.biglawinvestor.com/lawyer-salaries-2/).
 * Once I’m in this state, I can’t seem to get out of it. The original post no longer
   has an option for Rewrite and Republish: [https://share.getcloudapp.com/eDuRXzqP](https://share.getcloudapp.com/eDuRXzqP)
 * Do you have any suggestions on how I can get the plugin to function as expected
   and merge the new content into the old content?
 * -Josh
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-not-functioning-as-expected%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [biglawinvestor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biglawinvestor/)
 * (@biglawinvestor)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-as-expected/#post-14848538)
 * Just a quick follow-up. The plugin is functioning as expected on the staging 
   site. The only difference between the two sites is the staging site has WordPress
   5.7.2 installed. Is that the problem? Or is there a user error and I’m doing 
   something wrong?
 *  Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/)
 * (@mikes41720)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-as-expected/#post-14857066)
 * Hi [@biglawinvestor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biglawinvestor/)
 * Just to clarify, on your production site, it’s on WordPress 5.2.2?
 * We don’t recommend using older versions of WordPress (with reasons stated in 
   the article [here](https://yoast.com/supporting-older-versions-of-wordpress/)),
   so if the only difference between your staging site and your live site is the
   WP version, we would recommend updating the production site to 5.7.2 or the latest
   version of 5.8.1, and seeing if the rewrite & republish function in the Yoast
   Duplicate Post plugin then works as intended.
 *  Thread Starter [biglawinvestor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biglawinvestor/)
 * (@biglawinvestor)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-as-expected/#post-14860165)
 * Thank you [@mikes41720](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/), I appreciate
   the response.
 * Yes, the production site was on WordPress 5.2.2.
 * We updated to WordPress 5.7.2 today and that solved the problem. The Yoast Duplicate
   Post plugin now works as intended.

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 * Last reply from: [biglawinvestor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/biglawinvestor/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-as-expected/#post-14860165)
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