[Resolved] Tags, title, and post description disappeared

[George]

I noticed that the section where you can specify the post title, the post description, and the post tags for the search engines disappeared from all my posts. I have all the screen option boxes checked. This must have just happened since when I published my last post a few days ago, the meta description section was still there. What can cause this to disappear?

[Leo]

Hi there,

Are those from WordPress? Don’t think I see them either:
http://www.screencast.com/t/7MNvB3pcs

If you don’t see them in my video either, then it’s probably from a plugin?

Let me know if this helps 🙂

[George]

I noticed the same phenomenon on all my websites which run on GP. Then I turned off all plugins. That didn’t help. Then I switched to the 2017 theme, AND all plugins were deactivated. That didn’t help either. Now I am stumped. Do you see the metadata fields on your sites? Any idea what is going on?

[Leo]

Do you see the metabox you are referring to in my video?

If not then they might be coming from a plugin that isn’t working?

[George]

I don’t see the metabox in your video either.
I tested this with ALL plugins deactivated, and I cannot get the metabox to show in any of my sites.

[Tom]

GP itself doesn’t have any metabox options like that.

Were you using a plugin like Yoast SEO perhaps?

[George]

No, no Yoast, and I deactivated all plugins anyway, which didn’t help. It is just strange that the metabox disappeared on all my sites. Without it I have no more influence what shows up in google search results. When you look at your site, does the metabox show up in your posts? (title, description, and tags)

[Leo]

What we are trying to say is that those metabox you are referring to aren’t from GP or WordPress. Sounds like they are from a plugin that’s no longer working.

[George]

Aha, now I get it, thanks. You are right, this must be from my All-in-one SEO pack plugin, and their latest update must have broken this.

[Leo]

Glad we could help!

[Susan]

I think All-In-One SEO changed something in the default settings so that the metaboxes don’t automatically show in pages with sections.

In All-In-One SEO settings, you have to enable SEO for Custom Post Types, then tick the box for “SEO for Custom Post Types: Enabled”

I hope this helps.

[Leo]

Thanks Susan 🙂

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