Might or might not be related.
I had previously reported an issue with updating Yoast SEO, originally the news add-on, and now also latest version of SEO PRO, when/if the wp-content directory has been renamed.
In our case, the updater, deletes old plugin, then can’t find the plugin directory to install new version.
I don’t think all versions of Yoast plugins look at the wp-config file to check custom path for /wp-content/ being something like /assets/ (as in our case).
Again, might not be your issue. But only way I was able to install the latest updates was to manually install via FTP as updater can’t find plugin directory properly when re-named.
Might be some other issues related to that, if you have a custom folder setup, or other renaming going on.
Might be un-related, just food for thought, if it fits your situation. 🙂
Otherwise, everything seems to be working just fine (whew!).
@askkim no it does not solve the issue. And everything else is updating fine, I check file permission, no issue, and wp-contents location is not an issue.
All other plugins updated normally, only issue in Yoast SEO. I could disable and reinstall. Need to know if I disable I will not lose any of the SEO score and don’t have to re-calculate again.
I had some issues updating from 3.3.3 to 3.3.4. About half of the sites I manage could perform the update, but after a refresh it was still 3.3.3. The only way to fix this was deactivating the plugin (no worries for your settings/scores), update and activate the plugin again.
This issue didn’t occur when I was updating from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 just a little earlier.
Just tried your advice, does not work. I am trying to update from 3.3.1 to 3.3.4.
Tried to deactivate, then update. Should I try deleting the old one, only worried about losing data.
Deleting the plugin, should also not remove your data. But of course it’s always a good idea to have a backup before you try anything 😉
I had the same “Update Failed” issue. I had my backup so i downloaded the latest Yoast plugin from https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ and FTP the files to my plugin folder. Worked fine:-)
