Hi @kaffydevelops
We have seen unexpected issues where the previously optimized data is invalid or incomplete. We’ll start with a reset of the optimization to ensure we’ve removed any invalid data. Let’s cover a few important things to be aware of beforehand.
We recommend creating regular backups of your site and database for your site’s health and safety. Backups are especially important before making substantial changes to your website. It provides you with a safety net if something were to go wrong. Learn more about the benefits of regular backups.
Now, back to the issue at hand. We know that resetting the data may sound intimidating, but our How to reset the Yoast indexables guide will walk you through the process step by step. We’ve also summarized the steps below.
- Install & activate the Yoast Test Helper plugin
- Go to WordPress dashboard > Tools > Yoast Test
- Locate the Yoast SEO section and click on the ‘Reset indexables tables & migrations‘, ‘Reset Prominent words calculation‘, and ‘Reset Internal link counter‘ buttons. After each click, the page will reload to confirm that the specific reset was successful.
- Go to WordPress dashboard > Yoast SEO > Tools, and under SEO data, click the “Start SEO data optimization” button to allow Yoast to rescan your content.
Please let us know if the reported issue remains after resetting the optimized data.
Thank you so much for your response, I appreciate it. It is possible that this will occur if I don’t have enough content on my blog, right?
Hi @kaffydevelops
There can be multiple reasons why SEO data optimization fails. You can learn more on the reasons listed in this article We couldn’t complete the optimization of your SEO data: A technical guide
