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This walkthrough uses a fictional page
with sample saved Yoast SEO metadata. The

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Importer can detect saved source metadata
even when that source plugin is not

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active. No customer content or remote
migration connection is used.

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Before importing real content, back up the
database and test on a copy. Record which

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source and destination fields you expect
to change. Keep the source data available

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so you can compare the result.

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Open Revolutionary Plugins, then Importer.
Find the SEO card and confirm that

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Revolutionary SEO is installed. Read the
detected source row instead of assuming

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that every supported source is present on
this site.

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Review the Overwrite existing data
checkbox. Leave it unchecked for this

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exercise so an existing destination value
is preserved. Overwrite is a separate

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decision that should follow a comparison
and a recoverable backup.

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Choose Import for the detected Yoast SEO
source. Wait for the result on that row.

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Review the reported imported, skipped and
failed items before leaving the page. If

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it reports a failure, inspect that result
before retrying.

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Open the sample page and review its
Revolutionary SEO title and description.

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Compare them with the fictional source
values prepared for this exercise. The

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observed destination values are the
outcome we need to verify.

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Confirm that the original source metadata
is still present. Also check that the

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preexisting destination field was
preserved while overwrite was disabled.

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The importer does not replace the need to
inspect the rendered page.

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For a larger migration, test a
representative sample first and keep a

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record of skipped fields. This guide does
not connect another site, create a trial

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license, install a source plugin or enter
a migration key.