Title: “Usage Tracking” Setting (Bug)
Last modified: October 28, 2020

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# “Usage Tracking” Setting (Bug)

 *  Resolved [jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/)
 * (@jetxpert)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/)
 * **Good Day!**
 * Just noticed … every time we deactivate and reactivate (or delete and reinstall)
   your plugin, the general feature “Usage tracking” turns itself ON automatically.
   You plugin never remembers this particular setting, but does remember all others.
 * **Affected plugin path:** Yoast SEO > General > Features > Usage tracking
 * Click [here](http://prntscr.com/v8wsfg) for details.
 * Please update your plugin to correct this bug. Until then, would appreciate a
   snippet that will keep this setting OFF at all times.
 * **Notes:**
 * (1) We [reported this issue before](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-not-respected/),
   and still not fixed.
 * (2) Please do not ask us to open a GitHub request. This notice serves the same
   purpose.
 * Thank you!

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 *  [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * (@devnihil)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13593739)
 * [@jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/) We’re sorry to hear
   you’re experiencing this issue with plugin. However, we weren’t able to replicate
   it, so it’s likely due to something specific to your site.
 * Can you please confirm you are using the most recent Yoast v15.2? You can learn
   more about updating here: [https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-can-i-update-my-free-plugin/](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-can-i-update-my-free-plugin/)
 * Also, can you confirm you are using WordPress 5.5.1? You can check by clicking
   on the W in the top left and selecting About. If you need to update, please check
   with your host provider. Please know that if you are using an older version of
   WordPress Core you may experience unexpected behavior with Yoast. This guide 
   explains more: [https://yoast.com/why-we-dont-support-old-wordpress-versions/](https://yoast.com/why-we-dont-support-old-wordpress-versions/)
   ​
   If you have already confirmed that both Yoast SEO and WordPress are up to date
   and the issue is still occurring, we would next recommend performing a conflict
   check to determine whether another plugin or theme is interfering with the Yoast
   plugin.
 * The fastest way to do this is to **deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch
   to a standard theme** like [Twenty Nineteen](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentynineteen/).
   Test this on your development or staging site, if you have one. If not, we recommend
   using the [Health Check & Troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   plugin. This plugin allows you to run a conflict check **without affecting normal
   visitors to your site**.
 * If you’re unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we’d like to point you to a
   step-by-step guide that will walk you through the process: [How to check for plugin conflicts](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/).
 *  Thread Starter [jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/)
 * (@jetxpert)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13598633)
 * [@devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/),
 * Thanks for the information. We’re using the latest of everything. Plugin conflict
   checks performed. No dice. Still have the issue. We’ll look at this a little 
   deeper and report here later.
 * Since Yoast has both a Free and Premium version, can you confirm that the Premium
   version is not having this issue as well?
 * Last, can you share the file path, file, and code line your plugin uses for “
   Usage tracking”? We may develop our own snippet to block this on a temporary 
   basis.
 * Thank you!
 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13598704)
 * We are afraid to say that we were unable to reproduce the issue on our end while
   using both Yoast SEO and Premium. We can confirm the plugin remembers the _enable
   tracking_ toggle option whenever we deactivate and reactivates the plugin.
 * On the other hand, while we are unable to confirm what exact files and line numbers
   you’ll need to look in the Yoast SEO plugin to create a temporary fix on your
   end, we do know that you can find all the source code here[](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/).
   You can then search for the files or codes you’ll need to see what’s going on
   here.
 *  Thread Starter [jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/)
 * (@jetxpert)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13598870)
 * [@mazedulislamkhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/),
 * Thank you. You did not provide a link to the plugin’s source code, but [found it](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-seo/tags/15.2).
 * Can you provide the folder and file name where “Usage Tracking” is contained?
 * Great plugin. Again, thank you.
 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13600469)
 * We are afraid to say that we are unable to confirm what folder and file name 
   contains the code relevant to the “Usage Tracking” feature. You’ll need to search
   for the relevant code in the given repository.
 *  Thread Starter [jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/)
 * (@jetxpert)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13601834)
 * [@mazedulislamkhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/),
 * So the developers of Yoast (your team) cannot identify the location of your own
   code? Can you explain why?
 * We are ready to create a temporary fix to this issue and share it with the community.
 * Thank you!
 *  [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * (@devnihil)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13601961)
 * [@jetxpert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetxpert/) Because this is a 
   support forum, and not a forum for answering questions related to the plugin’s
   development. If you want to converse with the developers, the appropriate channel
   would be GitHub.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/usage-tracking-setting-bug/#post-13601961)
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