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🛠️ Breadcrumbs "Enable" Toggle Reverts to ON After Saving in MetaSync

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Camilo Aponte

Camilo Aponte

Last updated on Sep 30, 2026

A bug in MetaSync causes the Enable Breadcrumbs toggle to revert to ON after saving, generating duplicate BreadcrumbList schema that conflicts with Yoast SEO. Update MetaSync to the latest version to permanently fix this.

⚠️ What Happens

When you uncheck Enable Breadcrumbs in MetaSync settings and click Save Changes, the page reloads with the checkbox back to ON. The setting is not persisted. This causes MetaSync to keep injecting BreadcrumbList structured data alongside Yoast SEO's breadcrumb schema, which Google flags as a critical structured data conflict in Google Search Console.

🔍 Who Is Affected

This issue affects you if all of the following apply:

  • MetaSync is installed on a WordPress site.
  • Yoast SEO is also active with its breadcrumbs enabled.
  • Google Search Console shows a critical error for duplicate BreadcrumbList structured data.

⚙️ How to Fix It

This bug is resolved in the latest MetaSync release. Update the plugin to apply the fix.

  1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
  2. Find MetaSync and click Update Now. If no update appears, deactivate then reactivate MetaSync to clear any cached plugin state.
  3. Go to MetaSync → Settings → Breadcrumbs.
  4. Uncheck Enable Breadcrumbs and click Save Changes.
  5. Reload the settings page and confirm the checkbox stays unchecked.

After saving, MetaSync stops injecting BreadcrumbList schema and the conflict with Yoast is resolved.

✅ How to Verify the Fix Worked

Confirm the fix is working correctly:

  • Reload MetaSync → Settings → Breadcrumbs — the Enable Breadcrumbs checkbox should remain unchecked.
  • Run an affected page through Google's Rich Results Test — only one BreadcrumbList entry (from Yoast) should appear.
  • The critical error in Google Search Console will clear after Google re-crawls your affected pages, typically within 1–2 weeks.

💡 If the Toggle Still Reverts After Updating

If the checkbox continues to revert even after updating MetaSync:

  • Clear your WordPress object cache using your caching plugin (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, or similar).
  • Deactivate other SEO or schema plugins temporarily to rule out a secondary conflict.
  • Contact Search Atlas support with your MetaSync version number and a screenshot of the Breadcrumbs settings page immediately after saving.

🎯 Now that MetaSync is updated, the Enable Breadcrumbs toggle persists correctly and your site no longer outputs duplicate BreadcrumbList schema. If Search Console still shows errors after applying the fix, allow 1–2 weeks for Google to re-crawl and revalidate your affected pages.