How to fix old URLs in Yoast SEO breadcrumbs

Learn how to fix the issue of Yoast SEO breadcrumbs linking to an old URL.

May 15, 2022

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Problem
Solution
References

Problem

After changing the slug of a custom post type, the Yoast SEO breadcrumbs still link to the old URL of the post type archive page.

Solution

I found this solution suggested by the plugin support and it worked for me.

We will need to update the URLs used by Yoast SEO breadcrumbs.

Here are the steps:

Install and activate the Yoast Test Helper plugin.
In the WordPress admin panel, go to “Tools” » “Yoast Test”.
Click the Reset Indexables tables & migrations button.
Go to “SEO” » “Tools”.
Click the Start SEO data optimization button.
Check the URLs in the breadcrumbs again - they should now be correct.
(Optional) Disable the “Yoast Test Helper” plugin.

References