Yoast WordPress SEO Plugin DOES NOT WORK!

And how can we know what is the file causing the error?
anyone solve the problem?

I’m having a similar issue with my website https://www.humbletravels.com

Their is no drop down box in my post and when I click the SEO check button their is no action.

What can I do to fix this?

I just had this problem. I isolated it to a snippet of deferred javascript code that I’d just put in my child theme’s functions.php file. Took it out and it was all fine.

Hi yep i have the same issue on my Genesis powered blog. Is there a definitive fix for this.
Currently, we have override the CSS wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/css/metabox-tabs.css?ver=3.6 . through firebug or jetpack CSS edit?
In both cases you remove display: none; as described by aliosha75 in the comments above.

I would have thought Joost would have applied a fix to his excellent plugin by now, or am I missing something ;-0

The problem is that you have a javascript error in the admin panel. The SEO plugin loads after everything else, so if there is an error in a script somewhere the javascript that makes the tabs display doesn’t run. Find the file that is causing the error and comment the erroneous line out and it should work. (You then have to fix the error ?? )

Rayman813 is right. There will be a javascript error caused by a theme or plugin (not WP SEO). Fix that and the WP SEO Metabox will work as expected.

Don’t blame a plugin for the errors of other plugins/themes.

jrf

Thanks for correcting me. I was coming around to thinking it wasn’t the Yoast plugin as it is regularly updated. Since, this issue is common it looks like we are all using the plugin with the bug. I don’t suppose any of us of have the time to disable and enable each plugin we use individually …..

Well, you may not all be using the same buggy plugin, there are – unfortunately – lots of buggy plugins around, so this can happen with a number of plugin combinations.

Install Plugin Organizer, then it will be easy to activate/deactivate plugins from within a post or page. But it’s main contribution is to optimize your system by not loading plugins that are not needed (normally, plugins are loaded even if not used, making the system slower). This is the plugin I will install first above all, the best.

Are there any compatibility issues with WP 3.6 ? The plugin is not working properly. I see SEO Screen Options when I edit Pages, but not Posts. Even so, correcting suggested copy and key phrases, does not improve my SEO rating – stays yellow.

astrasuite,

Good tip re Plugin Organizer. As for compatibility issues with 3.6 all I know is the issue with missing post Yoast settings panel which can be easily remedied with the suggestions above ( edit theme styles or change in Firebug).

I’m totally confused and a novice. Where do I go to see if there is a javascript error, and how do I fix it. I need some phone support, can anyone suggest someone, or how I get that?

@antheathomas – go to the javascript console to see the error. You should be able to find it via one of the menus of your web browser, can’t tell you exactly where as that depends on your browser.
Alternatively install the excellent Firebug plugin which is available for most browsers and will give you even more extensive debugging information.

Also, presuming you’re willing to pay for support, you can post a request for someone to help you at https://jobs.wordpress.net/

Thanks so much for your reply @jrf – I have found the javascript, and can see some errors in red, but have no idea what they mean!

A firebug plugin is a great idea, so I’ll look into that.

I’m more than happy to pay for someone to help, as I’d prefer it to be sorted out by a professional. I’ll contact the link you sent me.

Thanks again, I really appreciate you sending me in the right direction.

Cheers……..Anthea