‘SEO Analysis’ just spins and spins

I am also having this issue since updating the plugin to 12.6.2

This is in the console on the page:

Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function
at Object.contentModification [as callable] (yoast.js?ver=5.6:12)
at wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5
at t.exports (wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)
at t.exports (wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)
at e.value (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at t.default (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at window.YoastSEO.analysis.collectData (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at t.default (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at e.<anonymous> (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at b (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)
yoast.js?ver=5.6:12 Uncaught TypeError: $ is not a function
at Object.contentModification [as callable] (yoast.js?ver=5.6:12)
at wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5
at t.exports (wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)
at t.exports (wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)
at e.value (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at t.default (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at window.YoastSEO.analysis.collectData (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at t.default (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at _.<anonymous> (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:5)
at b (wp-seo-post-scraper-1262.min.js?ver=12.6.2:1)

We’re sorry that you are experiencing problems that might be caused by our plugin!

Just to be sure, we would like to rule out any plugin or theme conflicts that may occur. The fastest way to do this is to?deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to a standard theme?like?Twenty Nineteen.?

Test this on your development or staging site, if you have one. If not, we recommend using the?Health Check & Troubleshooting?plugin. This plugin allows you to run a conflict check?without affecting normal visitors to your site.

As we can imagine that 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.

Having the same issue – and yes, it is the classic editor plugin that is causing the issue. Disabling it, hwever, did not restore all the SEO settings/ data lost. All page titles & meta descriptions are gone.

I can confirm that sarahjul is correct and the issue is with classic editor being active.

Sorry i am mistaken, i still get the issue

@blitzmr2
We would like some more information.

1. Can you confirm you are using the most recent Yoast SEO, v12.7? If you update, does the issue resolve? This guide explains more about how to update: https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-can-i-update-my-premium-plugin/.

2. Are you using a pagebuilder like WPBakery, Salient Pagebuilder, Elementor, SiteOrigin or Divi etc. to create pages?

3. If you check for JavaScript errors do any appear on that page in the backend? Can you describe them or take a screenshot? If you are not sure how to look for JavaScript errors please use this guide: https://kb.yoast.com/article/321-how-to-find-javascript-errors-with-your-browsers-console.

4. Are all your non-Yoast plugins and themes also updated?

@daviddigitl @sarahjul
If you are still experiencing the issue per the forum guidelines, we ask that you please create separate topics for the issues you are experiencing. That way it’s easier to track issues and provide assistance on your specific concerns on your specific site. Plus, you will get your own alerts for the issue rather than someone else’s. You may make a new topic here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/#new-post. Thanks!

I have disabled all plugins and switched to the TwentyTwenty theme and am still having the issue (which I am working with premium support on, for the record; just sharing my experience here in hopes that it may help others).

I do have the Classic Editor but it has not been active for months.

The issue does remain with 12.7.

I am using Elementor but again, it persists even when deactivated.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by terryheick.

I hope this has NOT deleted all meta descriptions as I have approaching four thousand posts on the site and that would be a massive loss and very, very concerning for me as a business owner.

I am having the same issue on 2 sites. Issue persists with changing theme to 2020, disabling plugins, etc… Console error shows: TypeError: /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/js/dist/wp-seo-analysis-worker-1270.min.js is not a valid URL. Does yours show same erroor @blitzmr2 ? All seo settings are gone.

Disabling classic editor helped it at least showo the fields, but still spinning yellow circles, and nothing i enter saves, and all previous settings are gone.

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention!

We apologize?for the trouble you are currently experiencing with our plugin. Luckily, a so-called “bug report” (a description of the issue, so we can fix it) is filed already here.

What’s next?
Our product team will asses the severity of this problem in relation to other open bug reports and new features. Based on their assessment, the bug report will be given a priority. Our developers work on the highest priority issues first. Unfortunately, this means we cannot give you an estimate when they’ll start working on your report.

If you have any further information that may affect the prioritization or help our development team solve this bug, please leave a comment or subscribe to the GitHub report to get updates on the issue.

Bugs are reported, investigated and fixed in GitHub so this topic was closed in favor of the open issue.