WordPress Archives Drop Down Redirecting to Homepage

We picked up a problem with our blog today where when selecting a month from our Archive drop down (on the right side column), no matter which month you selected, it was redirecting back to the home page of our site. It turned out that the problem was actually with the Yoast SEO Plugin configuration. […]

By Andrew Armstrong • 2 min read

We picked up a problem with our blog today where when selecting a month from our Archive drop down (on the right side column), no matter which month you selected, it was redirecting back to the home page of our site. It turned out that the problem was actually with the Yoast SEO Plugin configuration. If you are having this problem then go into your Yoast SEO Search Appearance configuration page:

Yoast SEO Search Appearance — Click to enlarge

Then select the Archives tab from the top menu:

Then within the Archives tab, scroll down to the Date archives settings:

Yoast SEO Archive Dates Enabled — Click to enlarge

Then ensure that it is Enabled. You should then reload your blog and test the Archive drop down option. You should find that it is now working.

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Andrew Armstrong

Andrew Armstrong is a UK-based IT professional with 26+ years of hands-on experience in Windows, Windows Server, SCCM/ConfigMgr, Active Directory, PowerShell, and enterprise infrastructure.

He founded TechyGeeksHome in 2010 and has published over 1,500 practical guides covering real-world IT problems and solutions. When not solving IT problems,

Andrew develops free Windows utilities including Ultimate Settings Panel, which has been downloaded over 850,000 times.

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