Yoast SEO blocking/re-initialising longer running process

I have created a custom plugin, the job of which is to calls an external API to fetch data and fill in some custom tables in WordPress database. This is really a long-running process (maybe over 30 minutes) and for that, I also have updated the php.ini configuration file accordingly. But somehow the process is … Read more

Is checking whether the blog is installed necessary?

My WordPress site has become kinda slow and unresponsive, so I am trying what can I do to speed it up by eliminating unnecessary database queries and other things. I stumbled across suggestion found at https://yoast.com/wordpress-performance-optimization where it says that the function is_blog_installed is useless on running site. https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_blog_installed The comments on article are from … Read more

Why do I get a 404 for my sitemap index after installing Yoast? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for WordPress Development Stack Exchange. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question I just installed the Yoast plugin on my WordPress blog, so that I can automatically create my sitemap xml. However when … Read more

Removing “Noindex, follow” from pages [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for WordPress Development Stack Exchange. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question I am using WordPress SEO plugin written by Yoast. This plugin, by default, shows “noindex,follow” on every page. I am sure … Read more