Title: Adding Meta Description gives error
Last modified: February 26, 2024

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# Adding Meta Description gives error

 *  Resolved [yvonner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yvonner/)
 * (@yvonner)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-meta-description-gives-error/)
 * Re: Yoast SEO free version
 * Can no longer enter a Meta Description. Trying to enter anything on any of the
   products gives “Something went wrong. Please reload the page.”
 * Have done this:
 * Install and activate the Yoast Test Helper plugin
   Go to Tools -> Yoast TestClick
   the “Reset indexables and migrations” buttonGo to SEO -> Tools and under “Optimize
   SEO Data” click the “Start SEO data optimization” button.
 * But problem persists and note that “Readability” seems to be hanging. Have disabled
   it but Meta problem is still there. Client is willing to upgrade to Premium but
   worried it won’t solve the problem.
 * Can anyone give any insights on this? Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadding-meta-description-gives-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-meta-description-gives-error/#post-17457781)
 * Hello [@yvonner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yvonner/),
 * Thanks for reaching out and I’ve addressed your concerns below:
 * > Can no longer enter a Meta Description. Trying to enter anything on any of 
   > the products gives “Something went wrong. Please reload the page.”
 * I’m sorry about [the bug](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/21041)
   preventing you from saving your settings in the plugin. In the meantime, please
   install the [Health Check & Troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   plugin; it has a troubleshooting mode which **does not affect normal visitors
   to your site**. Next, turn OFF all plugins except Yoast SEO and switch to a default
   WordPress theme. Then, enter the meta description and save changes. Once done,
   you can disable the troubleshooting mode.
 * > note that “Readability” seems to be hanging. 
 * Often, we see problems occur in combination with another plugin or theme. The
   fastest way to rule out any conflict is to **deactivate all non-Yoast plugins
   and switch to a standard theme** like [Twenty Twenty-Two](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwentytwo/).
 * Please test this on your development or staging site if you have one. If not,
   we recommend using the [Health Check & Troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   plugin. This plugin has a troubleshooting mode, which **does not affect normal
   visitors to your site**.
 * If you’re unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we’d like to point you to a
   step-by-step guide that will walk you through the process: [How to check for plugin conflicts](https://yoast.com/help/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/).

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-meta-description-gives-error/#post-17457781)
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