Jeremy

Hello @porshegt9,

Thank you so much for getting in touch.

What you’re experiencing is actually the expected behavior. In Rank Math, the %page% variable automatically includes a separator when it’s output on the frontend, which is why you’re seeing the extra “–” before the pagination text.

To avoid this and have more control over the output, you can use a custom variable instead of %page%. You can add the following filter to your site:

add_action('rank_math/vars/register_extra_replacements', function () {
	rank_math_register_var_replacement(
		'custom_page',
		[
			'name'        => esc_html__('Author name', 'rank-math'),
			'description' => esc_html__('Author description', 'rank-math'),
			'variable'    => 'custom_page',
			'example'     => custom_page_call_back(),
		],
		'custom_page_call_back'
	);
});

function custom_page_call_back() {
	if (is_paged()) {
		global $wp_query;

		$current = max(1, get_query_var('paged'));
		$total   = max(1, $wp_query->max_num_pages);

		return sprintf(
			esc_html__('Page %1$s of %2$s', 'rank-math'),
			$current,
			$total
		);
	}

	return '';
}

Once added, you can replace %page% with %custom_page% in your title or description settings.

You may refer to this guide for adding custom code to your site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Let us know how that goes.

Hello @filmguy2013,

Since we didn’t hear back from you, we are going to close this thread. Feel free to re-open it or create a new one if you still need assistance.

Thank you.

Hello @yedomakhadev,

Thank you for reaching out and we appreciate the detailed explanation and steps to reproduce the issue.

We followed your steps on our end, but we weren’t able to replicate the issue. ACF validation appears to be working as expected. You can check our screencast here for reference: https://i.rankmath.com/v/FlNMYi

Could you please confirm that everything is fully updated on your site, including the Rank Math plugin, ACF, and WordPress core?

If the issue persists, can you please take a screencast with your browser console open so we can see any console errors when you are on the affected page? This should help us determine what’s causing the issue. You can share your screencast using this handy tool: https://loom.com/

Also, head over to your WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Status & Tools > System Status and click the “Copy System Info to Clipboard” button, and paste it here so we can further analyze the issue.

Looking forward to helping you with this one.

Hello @impor444,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

Please note that Rank Math does not control how images appear in Google results. Google’s algorithms decide which images to display based on what they consider most relevant for users. While our image SEO settings can help improve the chances of your images being selected (by optimizing alt text and titles), the final selection is still determined by Google.

We recommend ensuring that all your images (including featured and in-content images) have relevant and descriptive alt text and titles aligned with search intent. You can also follow Google’s official guidelines here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/google-images

Additionally, since you migrated from Yoast, please make sure that all your SEO data has been properly transferred, as this helps preserve your rankings: https://rankmath.com/kb/migrate-from-rank-math-to-yoast/

If the issue persists, we’ll be happy to investigate further.

Hello @bluesix,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

The error occurs because Rank Math is trying to query post_id in the wp_usermeta table, which doesn’t exist there. Sometimes this can be caused by schema data for a post that is corrupted or in an invalid format.

As an initial step, you can back up your database and then manually delete the schema associated with the affected post in the database. If the issue persists after that, please let us know and we’ll investigate further.

Let us know how that goes.

Hello @more2think,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

We already addressed this issue in the support ticket you created in our website.

Hello @1000camels,

Thank you so much for getting in touch.

Rank Math’s integration in Elementor is designed to align with content-level SEO settings, which is why it appears alongside the “Global” tab rather than within the Post/Page Settings. This allows you to optimize content directly as you build it.

You can follow this guide for a quick walkthrough: https://elementor.com/blog/rank-math-integration/

That said, we truly appreciate your feedback and if this is something we can improve in the future, we will surely let you know.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any other questions.