If you’re using the Yoast SEO plugin on your WordPress site, you may want to disable the plugin on specific pages. This post will show you how to disable Yoast SEO on specific pages. This can be helpful if you want to use a different SEO plugin or just don’t need all of Yoast’s features on certain pages. Let’s get started!
You will need to add this code to your Functions.php file:
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'remove_wpseo' );
/**
* Removes output from Yoast SEO on the frontend for a specific post, page or custom post type.
*/
function remove_wpseo() {
if ( is_single ( 1 ) ) {
$front_end = YoastSEO()->classes->get( Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Front_End_Integration::class );
remove_action( 'wpseo_head', [ $front_end, 'present_head' ], -9999 );
}
}The above example is set to disable Yoast 14.0+ on page id 1.
To specify which pages you want disabled:
Table of Contents
Web Page
Example of how to disable several page types:
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'remove_wpseo' );
/**
* Removes output from Yoast SEO on the frontend for a specific post, page or custom post type.
*/
function remove_wpseo() {
if ( is_page ( [ 4321, 8765, 11109 ] ) ) {
$front_end = YoastSEO()->classes->get( Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Front_End_Integration::class );
remove_action( 'wpseo_head', [ $front_end, 'present_head' ], -9999 );
}
}Blog Post
Example of how to disable several blog posts:
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'remove_wpseo' );
/**
* Removes output from Yoast SEO on the frontend for a specific post, page or custom post type.
*/
function remove_wpseo() {
if ( is_single( [ 1234, 5678, 91011 ] ) ) {
$front_end = YoastSEO()->classes->get( Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Front_End_Integration::class );
remove_action( 'wpseo_head', [ $front_end, 'present_head' ], -9999 );
}
}Category
Example of how to disable Custom Post Types:
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'remove_wpseo' );
/**
* Removes output from Yoast SEO on the frontend for a specific post, page or custom post type.
*/
function remove_wpseo() {
if ( is_singular( 'custom_posttype_name' ) ) {
$front_end = YoastSEO()->classes->get( Yoast\WP\SEO\Integrations\Front_End_Integration::class );
remove_action( 'wpseo_head', [ $front_end, 'present_head' ], -9999 );
}
}How to Edit Functions.php file in WordPress
- Launch your favorite FTP client and connect to the hosting server remotely.
- Navigate to “/wp-content/themes/” folder.
- Open your active theme and locate the functions.php file.
- Edit and save the modified content.
How to find your Page ID in WordPress
To find your page IDs in WordPress, hover over the page title in the backend and look at the URL at the bottom of your screen.
e.g.,
Conclusion
As you can see, disabling Yoast SEO on specific pages is quite a simple process. Just remember that if you make any changes to your code, be sure to back up your site first! And if you need help with this or other WordPress issues, our team is always happy and available to lend a helping hand.
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Published on: 2022-10-19
Updated on: 2022-11-23
