This beta is looking really good! I’m still on Yoast, but, feeling like the switch is quickly approaching. One question that came up is: “How much time do I need to set aside to configure the plugin from the ground up?” without importing anything.
It probably depends on what settings you want to use and how many posts & pages you’ve got. Setting up things like Local SEO / Knowledge Graph could take a fair bit of time. In most respects, it’d be pretty much the same as setting up Yoast from scratch.
I personally would try importing from Yoast first (take a backup first obviously - even though the plugin does this anyway) and then see how it looks. It does a pretty good job of importing from Yoast but there’ll still be stuff to do afterwards.
Fair enough. I’ll probably do it over a weekend, so, I don’t have to schedule it in. I’ll be sure to let you know how it goes. I appreciate the import options, but, tend to avoid them. My reasoning is that if I import, it’s likely I’ll miss setting up (or finding) other things. By going through and doing it manually, I’ll be forced to become an expert.
ClassicSEO is a stable plugin even before the beta. I moved to it a few weeks ago and it created no problems with ranking my site. What’s more: The transition process made me think of the content of my site differently. I certainly recommend it to the entire ClassicPress community.
Тhe problem with the help\variables is solved, although there are 2 strings omitted in the translation file.
As I focused on the translation file, there were a few minor omissions in it:
It has references to the Wordpress Dashboard in several places. Could not find exactly where they appear. I think it is correct to replace them with the ClassicPress Dashboard.
Certainly several translation strings should not be a priority. I describe them because I noticed them. They have no real impact on working with ClassicSEO.
Thanks again for this plugin. It’s great that the ClassicPress has this solution and is independent.
My suggestion is to import, because if you configured something in Yoast, chances are they will be imported, it will save time by a margin.
Then, you will need more time, than with Yoast to familiarize and configure the rest settings, because there are a lot more options. It’s a completely different beast, and some settings can be not so obvious.
In Titles and Meta, Global Meta, “Separator Character” would be nice to have an ability to set custom character. This is the only one feature that exists in Yoast but didn’t in CSEO.
It largely depends on the site. I left Yoast a year ago and I don’t know what changed there during that time. For a site with about 50 pages / posts, it took me about 2 days for basic setup and about another week for adjustments to my content on some posts. I have corrected some of the publications because the analysis of Yoast, SeoPress and ClassisSEO is different and this was a way to look at my content in a new way.
Although setting from scratch you might want to save your keyword information in some way … it will save you effort.
In my case, Yoast and SEOPress had left a lot of junk in the database and I lost a few more hours to clear.
Thanks @KokoFresha. The translations feedback is really useful and I’ll aim to get them fixed for the next release. And thank you for your other comments too. It’s great to hear that it’s working well for you.
This is something I’m aware of myself and something I plan to look at after v1 along with better help text. I may try to consolidate some settings and make things a little easier to understand.
Do you mean breadcrumbs separator or titles? As far as i can tell, Yoast doesn’t have the option to set custom separators for titles but it does for breadcrumbs. Classic SEO has neither.
It’s nice to clarify, but in general, it’s not your fault. Just some settings are not so widely discussed, so you should understand what about it is, at first, only then make a decision.
A detailed user guide how to setup would be a better solution, IMHO. With explanation what every setting means. I remember, when I configured RankMath the very first time, Media Attachments Redirect I learned only after two or three months.
Checked, Yes, sorry, Yoast didn’t have custom, but they have a star symbol *, what I like, CSEO - not, so I thought, the best solution would be a custom option. The best thing - it can be migrated from Yoast
Totally agree. And the language… Maybe you want to see the message in Lithuanian language? I am not.
Now, the serious question. What is the proper method to migrate from RankMath? When deactivate, uninstall, migrate, etc.? Yes, I am going to fire up ClassicSEO on a production website. Or five production websites.
If there are no errors (which, of course, there won’t be), you can deactivate RM. Then check your core settings and individual post settings to make sure everything has transferred across. When satisfied, delete RM.