Title: Errors after database migration
Last modified: September 30, 2025

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# Errors after database migration

 *  Resolved [hazelmckinlay1980](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hazelmckinlay1980/)
 * (@hazelmckinlay1980)
 * [6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-database-migration/)
 * Hi
   I recently migrated my wordpress database onto a new shared hosting package.
   When the migration was complete, my existing Yoast SEO (free) plugin seemed to
   want to be configured again from scratch. However when I try to ‘start SEO optimisation’,
   I get the following error:
 * Error message
   Error parsing the response to JSON.
 * Can anyone help?
 * Thanks, Hazel
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferrors-after-database-migration%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)
 * [6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-database-migration/#post-18664455)
 * Hello [@hazelmckinlay1980](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hazelmckinlay1980/),
 * Thanks for reaching out. Indeed, running the SEO data optimization is a great
   next step. Please try the following:
    1. Install & activate the [Yoast Test Helper plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/yoast-test-helper/)
    2. Go to Tools > Yoast Test
    3. Locate the Yoast SEO section and click on the ‘_Reset indexables tables & migrations_‘,‘
       _Reset Prominent words calculation_‘, and ‘_Reset Internal link counter_‘ buttons.
       After each click, the page will reload to confirm that the specific reset was
       successful.
    4. Go to Admin > Yoast SEO > Tools
    5. Click the “Start SEO data optimization” button to allow Yoast to rescan your
       content.
    6. If the process fails again, while you’re on the SEO data optimization screen,
       please check if there are JavaScript errors in your browser’s console. You may
       follow the steps here – [https://yoast.com/help/how-to-find-javascript-errors-with-your-browsers-console/](https://yoast.com/help/how-to-find-javascript-errors-with-your-browsers-console/)
 *  Thread Starter [hazelmckinlay1980](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hazelmckinlay1980/)
 * (@hazelmckinlay1980)
 * [6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-database-migration/#post-18665230)
 * Thank you -this is now resolved.
 * Hazel

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 * Last reply from: [hazelmckinlay1980](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hazelmckinlay1980/)
 * Last activity: [6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-database-migration/#post-18665230)
 * Status: resolved