Reindexing URLs

  • Resolved ikickrobots

    (@ikickrobots)


    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    I have a proxy domain (www.def.com) and there is one backend domain (abc.com). The site URL and home URL are set in wp-config.php dynamically.

    Recently, I changed my website domain from abc.com to xyz.com. However, I noticed that even after using the wpcli search-replace command, the metatags were still referring to the old domain name. Even when I triggered the cronjobs, the domain name remained unchanged. I’m puzzled as to why this keeps happening.

    To fix this issue, I installed the Yoast test helper plugin and used the “Reset indexables tables & migrations” button, which initially worked, but then after a few days, the problem reoccurred.

    I’ve also tried using the commands “wp yoast index” and “wp yoast index –reindex,” but I’m not sure how often I should run them. I assume the cronjob runs daily, but I’m not certain.

    Can you provide me with any advice on how to resolve this issue permanently?

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  • Plugin Support Maybellyne

    (@maybellyne)

    Hello @ikickrobots

    Thanks for using the Yoast SEO plugin. The Yoast SEO plugin uses the?home_URL?or?Site Address (URL) defined in the wp-config?file or WordPress dashboard > Settings > General to generate the URLs for meta tags.

    If this doesn’t happen, using the Yoast test helper plugin to “Reset indexables tables & migrations” should resolve the issue. But if it worked and resurfaced after a few days, there might be a conflict somewhere. The fastest way to rule out any conflict is to deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to a standard theme like Twenty Twenty-Two.

    Please test this on your development or staging site if you have one. If not, we recommend using the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin. This plugin has a troubleshooting mode, which does not affect 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

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    Thread Starter ikickrobots

    (@ikickrobots)

    Hello,

    Thank you for your reply. How often do we need to click on “Reset indexables tables & migrations”? button? Is it once after we do the migration or should we click on a regular basis? What is the equivalent cli command for it in case we need to run it on a regular basis?

    When I run wpcli wp option get home and wp option get siteurl, it always returns the proxy domain, abc.com so I believe the wordpress-seo cron hooks like wpseo-reindex , wpseo_permalink_structure_check and wpseo-reindex-links should solve the problem, isn’t it? Can you clarify more?

    Thank you again.

    Plugin Support Maybellyne

    (@maybellyne)

    Thanks for the feedback, @ikickrobots. You shouldn’t need to reset the indexables tables & migrations often. Learn about Yoast SEO WP CLI: Reindex Indexables command

    Thread Starter ikickrobots

    (@ikickrobots)

    Hello,

    Sorry but the issue is still there. I used yoast test helper plugin, the metatags are changed to the backend subdomain name. I then run wpcli search-replace to replace all the backend subdomains to the actual host name and then ran wp yoast index. All looked good but when I checked the next day, in metatags, there was subdomain name. I am not able to figure out why. I believe it is due to home_url. I found that it was switched to backend subdomain name, I am not sure why. If I run wp option get home or wp option get siteurl from cli then it gives me the correct domain name.

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