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If you’re using Yoast’s WordPress SEO plugin, go to SEO Settings > XML Sitemaps.
Check the box that says “Check this box to enable XML sitemap functionality”.
Directly underneath, where it says “You can find your XML Sitemap here:”, click the button and make note of the URL.

Now, in the root directory of your website, either edit the existing robots.txt file or if it doesn’t exist, create it. At the very bottom add this line:
Sitemap: https://domain.com/sitemap_index.xml

When Google spiders your site, it will use robots.txt to find your sitemap.

Version 1.1.5 Social still doesn’t work BUT I think I have a workaround.

You can do this 2 ways, either with phpMyAdmin or the plugin’s import/export feature. In either case, you need the FB Page ID. You can find it by visiting the Page you wish to make admin, click “Edit Info” and find the ID in the address bar.

Next, go to the Social menu and set things up the way you want with using ANY Page. It doesn’t matter what Page you choose because you’re gonna replace the Page ID with the right one. Be sure to click Save.

OK, now you have two ways to proceed. Just choose the one that’s easiest for you.

1. phpMyAdmin

In table wp_options, find option_name = wpseo_social. Edit it and look for fbadminpage followed by a long string of numbers in double quotes. Replace the long numeric string with the FB Page ID of the CORRECT page. Save and DONE! ??

2. Import/Export

Export the current settings, unzip on your local machine and edit the settings.ini file. Near the end, look for fbadminpage = “a long numeric string”. Replace the long numeric string with the FB Page ID of the CORRECT page. Save the file. Zip and save as settings.zip. Use Import feature (you may have to click the Social menu item again for it to reappear at the bottom). DONE! ??

I hope this workaround helps those who have been waiting for a proper fix. Enjoy!

I upgraded to plugin version 1.1.2

Clicked “Update Facebook Pages” button and received message “Successfully retrieved your pages from Facebook, now select a page to use as admin”

However, only 3 pages are listed. This is the same behavior as the previous version… problem not fixed.

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Thanks for the info, Rob. I’ll give WordPress SEO another go on a different website.
If the current behavior of leaving the generator metatag is kept, I think the label “Hide WordPress Generator” should be renamed to “Hide WordPress Version Number”. But ideally, I wish the generator metatag would disappear completely. Security through obfuscation, ya know.

Rob, may I ask which 5 plugins you replaced with WordPress SEO?

I know I can do it manually. That’s what I’ve done in the past.

The point is that the plugin is supposed to “Hide WordPress Generator” but it doesn’t. The generator remains; the plugin only removes the version number.

I’ve decided to go back to All-in-One SEO Pack and manually remove the generator as you suggested, at least until WordPress SEO matures beyond a 1.0 release.