seo/export-settings returns every writable Yoast setting as portable rows of area, key and value.
Feed the result straight back to seo/import-settings.
At a glance
| Ability | seo/export-settings |
| Toolset | Yoast SEO — toolset/yoast-seo |
| Group | Yoast SEO › Settings |
| Requires | Yoast SEO, active on the site |
| Capability | manage_options |
| Safety | Read-only — changes nothing |
| Repeatable | Idempotent — running it twice leaves the same result |
| Ships in | AcrossAI Abilities Manager 0.0.34 and later |
How it works
The rows carry their area, which is what makes the payload importable without any additional knowledge: each row already says which validation group it belongs to.
Two uses, and they want different handling. As a backup, take one immediately before a risky change and keep it — it is the only rollback this suite offers for settings, since Yoast has no backup mechanism of its own.
As a configuration transfer, read it before applying. Settings that name specific content on this site — a logo attachment ID, a linked user for a person entity, verification codes tied to this domain — are wrong on another site, and the import will apply them faithfully.
Writable settings only. Yoast’s internal state is excluded, which is what makes the payload safe to apply to a different install.
Read-only and cheap.
Input
This ability takes no input.
What comes back
| Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
rows | array | Every writable setting as area, key and value. |
count | integer | How many rows. |
success | boolean | Whether the call completed. |
message | string | A one-line summary of what happened, suitable for showing a human. |
error_code | string | Present only on failure — a stable machine-readable reason, such as a missing field, a wrong field type or an unmet confirmation. |
Example
Ask your assistant:
Back up the Yoast settings before I change anything.
It resolves to one call:
{
"ability": "seo/export-settings",
"parameters": {}
}Worth knowing
- The only settings rollback available — Yoast has no backup of its own.
- Attachment IDs, linked users and verification codes are site-specific.
- Internal state is excluded, so the payload is safe to move.
- Read-only.
Related abilities
- Import SEO Settings — apply it back
- Get SEO Settings — read a single area instead
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