Garbage error message

  • pixeldynamo

    (@pixeldynamo)


    11 years ago

    When WordPress SEO detects an alternate sitemap plugin installed it throws an error, even when the sitemap functionality of WordPress SEO isn’t enabled.

    It recommends disabling competing plugins and includes a button to do so.

    Warning!

The Google XML Sitemaps plugin(s) might cause issues when used in conjunction with Yoast WordPress SEO.

Both WordPress SEO by Yoast and Google XML Sitemaps can create XML sitemaps.

Having two XML sitemaps is not beneficial for search engines, yet might slow down your site.

Configure WordPress SEO's XML Sitemap settings

Recommended solution
We recommend you deactivate Google XML Sitemaps and have another look at your WordPress SEO configuration using the button above.
Deactivate Google XML Sitemaps

    Dismissing the message doesn’t suppress it, it will return every time another plugin is activated.

    The message is ambiguous enough to suggest that a user has negatively impacted the their site by having both installed and recommends the competing plugin be shut off, even when WordPress SEO doesn’t have sitemap functionality enabled.

    This error should be suppressed unless both plugins are active and WordPress SEO has the sitemap functionality enabled.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/

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  • adam03brent

    (@adam03brent)

    10 years, 12 months ago

    so, is there a recommendation to use one over the other to create a sitemap?

    dsided

    (@dsided)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    Agreed pixeldynamo – I’m tempted to disable WordPress SEO as the clients are getting very confused

    dsided

    (@dsided)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    Adding this to the themes functions.php will hide that specific problem:

    add_action('admin_head', 'disable_yoast_notice');

function disable_yoast_notice() {
  echo '<style>
    #wpseo-dismiss-plugin-conflict {
     display: none;
    }
  </style>';
}
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