Move to Rilea SEO without starting over.

Rilea SEO reads the SEO data Yoast SEO or Rank Math has already saved in your database, and copies it across. Your old plugin’s data stays untouched.

What comes across

  • SEO titles and meta descriptions, with template variables converted
  • Focus and related keyphrases, plus synonyms
  • Noindex, nofollow and other robots settings
  • Canonical URLs and breadcrumb titles
  • Facebook and X titles, descriptions and images
  • Cornerstone flags and primary categories
  • Category and tag SEO settings
  • Redirects
  • Main settings: title templates, organization, social profiles and verification codes

Step by step

  1. Back up your siteMost hosts can make a backup in one click. It’s good practice before changing any plugin.
  2. Install Rilea SEOGo to Plugins, then Add New, then Upload Plugin, and choose the Rilea SEO zip. Activate it. Leave your old SEO plugin active for now.
  3. Run the importOpen Rilea SEO, then Tools. Click Import from Yoast SEO or Import from Rank Math. Large sites import in batches, so leave the tab open until it finishes.
  4. Deactivate the old pluginRilea SEO shows a notice while another SEO plugin is active. Deactivate it so titles and schema aren’t printed twice.
  5. Refresh permalinksGo to Settings, then Permalinks, and click Save. Your sitemap is then at /sitemap_index.xml.
  6. Check a few pagesRun your homepage and a key post through Rilea SEO, then SEO Analyzer, and submit your new sitemap in Google Search Console.
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