Yoast missing dependency

Hi,

We apologize for the difficulties the plugin is causing for you. We would like some more information.

1. Can you confirm you are using the most recent Yoast SEO, v14.6.1? If you update, does the issue resolve?

2. Can you confirm you are using WordPress 5.4.2? 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/.

3. Are all your non-Yoast plugins and themes also updated?

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Pcosta88.

Hi,

Yes I am for both Yoast and WordPress.

The only thing I havent done for Yoast is to build the index.. It says it will take a long time due to the size of the site, will this be related to the issue? I’ve just put it off because of the time, as we are still updating/changing products so I don’t want it to be slow whilst this process happens.

Thanks

Hi,

We do not think it is related to the size. If everything is updated (including your non-Yoast plugins) we recommend re-installing Yoast as it appears that at somepoint some files did not get installed and are missing.

You will need to use File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You can learn more about how to re-install using FTP here:?https://yoast.com/help/how-can-i-update-my-free-plugin/#ftp. You will need an FTP program such as?FileZilla?and your FTP details, which can be obtained from your host provider.?

Alternatively, your host provider may be able to help or suggest a different method to install Yoast.?When you update using FTP you are not expected to lose your SEO data or settings.

Hi,

I got my host to help me re-install the plugin but the error still persists.

Thanks for trying.. will this impact the site in any way? I only noticed it because of the query monitor plugin.

Thanks

Hi,

Did you remove the plugin files via FTP before reinstalling it again? Or did you overwrite/replace the folder?

We’re sorry that you are experiencing problems that might be caused by our plugin!

Just to be sure, we would like to rule out any plugin or theme conflicts that may occur. The fastest way to do this is to?deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to a standard theme?like?Twenty Nineteen.?

Test this on your development or staging site, if you have one. If not, we recommend using the?Health Check & Troubleshooting?plugin. This plugin allows you to run a conflict check?without affecting normal visitors to your site.

As we can imagine that 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.

Hi,

The issue still persists.. I think the conflict is with wpbakery as the path of the error is in jscomposer/

Both are using their up to date versions, and wpbakery is a big part of my theme, so i cannot disable that.

Is there anyway I can download just the file in question which includes the things I’m missing?

Thanks

@danny96 We aren’t sure if you can just download the file to resolve this, but as the file in question is part of the /wp-content/plugins/js_composer/ directory and not the Yoast SEO plugin, this isn’t a file that Yoast would be able to provide. For that question (and procuring that specific file) we’d recommend contacting WPBakery directly.

I’m having the exact some issue. I installed Yoast SEO yesterday on my new WP site and I’m experiencing the same error in Query monitor. I also use WPBakery as part of my Uncode theme.

Please keep us posted on whether you can solve this. It doesn’t seem to be messing anything up, but that big red warning every time I edit a page is doing nothing for my anxiety.

Position: Missing Dependencies
Handle: vc_vendor_yoast_js
Source: wp-content/plugins/uncode-js_composer/assets/js/vendors/yoast.js
Dependencies: yoast-seo-post-scraper (missing)

@erikr2020 According to the forum guidelines, you’ll need to open a new topic instead of replying to an existing post. That way, it’s easier to track issues and provide assistance without alerting someone else for your problems and debugging, when they don’t need it.

I can’t get in contact with them without spending $54 which sucks..

Would this error cause any issues, as I don’t see it disrupting anything, it just makes the query monitor go red?

Thanks

@danny96

Can you please confirm if you reinstalled Yoast SEO by deleting the entire folder, reupload new plugin files, and not just overwriting the existing one?

Yoast SEO should still be able to work as expected even with that error behind the scene. We are just not sure how it would affect the other plugin/plugins.

@danny96 Unfortunately we can’t say whether this would cause any additional issues on your site. The dependency it references (yoast-seo-post-scraper) is related to the content analysis of a page/post so it may result in that feature not working as expected with WPBakery.

Hi Jeryln/Devnihil,

I didn’t delete and reupload new ones, i uploaded to overwrite to avoid losing settings or did I understand that wrong?

If it isn’t a major error then I’m not too fussed, I just wanted to fix it to solve the query monitor from going red on scripts every time i updated a page/product.

Thanks!

@danny96 In this case we are recommending completely removing the plugin files and then reinstalling it. The plugin settings are stored in your WordPress database, so even if you completely delete the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/ and then reinstall, the settings and data you created with the plugin are preserved.

We are going ahead and marking this issue as resolved due to inactivity. If you require any further assistance please create a new issue.