Hello,
We released a quick Beta update you can try to see if that helps.
Please enable the Beta update by following this:
https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#beta-updates

If you are unable to see an update, please clear Rank Math’s transients from:
WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Status & Tools > Database Tools > Remove Rank Math Transients > Remove transients

Please clear the caches, server, and WordPress after updating.
You can disable the Beta updates once you update to the latest version and if the issue is fixed.
We are here to assist. Thank you.
Hi,
I have used 4 previous versions of the Rank manth plugin and also the betta version, but my website still displays Fatal Error.
Please find the error link below:
Fatal error: Uncaught ValueError: Missing padding character in /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php:272 Stack trace: #0 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php(272): sprintf(‘Search for ‘%”, ‘sig sauer’) #1 [internal function]: RankMath\Frontend\Breadcrumbs->add_crumbs_search() #2 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php(230): call_user_func(Array) #3 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php(173): RankMath\Frontend\Breadcrumbs->generate() #4 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/modules/schema/snippets/class-breadcrumbs.php(34): RankMath\Frontend\Breadcrumbs->get_crumbs() #5 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/modules/schema/class-jsonld.php(244): RankMath\Schema\Breadcrumbs->process(Array, Object(RankMath\Schema\JsonLD)) #6 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(312): RankMath\Schema\JsonLD->add_context_data(Array) #7 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(256): WP_Hook->apply_filters(Array, Array) #8 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/traits/class-hooker.php(102): apply_filters_ref_array(‘rank_math/json_…’, Array) #9 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/modules/schema/class-jsonld.php(146): RankMath\Schema\JsonLD->do_filter(‘json_ld’, Array, Object(RankMath\Schema\JsonLD)) #10 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): RankMath\Schema\JsonLD->json_ld() #11 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(334): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #12 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(565): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #13 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/traits/class-hooker.php(88): do_action_ref_array(‘rank_math/head’, Array) #14 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-head.php(169): RankMath\Frontend\Head->do_action(‘head’) #15 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): RankMath\Frontend\Head->head(”) #16 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(334): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #17 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #18 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/general-template.php(3053): do_action(‘wp_head’) #19 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/themes/ecommerce-plus/header.php(10): wp_head() #20 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/template.php(785): require_once(‘/home/redy4u/pu…’) #21 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/template.php(720): load_template(‘/home/redy4u/pu…’, true, Array) #22 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/general-template.php(48): locate_template(Array, true, true, Array) #23 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/themes/ecommerce-plus/woocommerce.php(9): get_header() #24 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-includes/template-loader.php(106): include(‘/home/redy4u/pu…’) #25 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-blog-header.php(19): require_once(‘/home/redy4u/pu…’) #26 /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/index.php(18): require(‘/home/redy4u/pu…’) #27 {main} thrown in /home/redy4u/public_html/murdocksguns.com/wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/frontend/class-breadcrumbs.php on line 272
There has been a critical error on this website.
Hello,
To help you investigate this issue, we might need to take a closer look at your website and settings. Please follow these steps:
- Edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress and FTP logins in the Sensitive Data section. This is a secure section that only our support staff can access.

- Make sure you take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.
- If you prefer, you can use this plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead: https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/
- You can also use this plugin to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any): https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/
We appreciate your cooperation and patience. Thank you for choosing Rank Math.
Hi,
Note that i have deactivated the Rank math plugin.
Please find below the temporary login link as requested:
[MOVED TO SENSITIVE DATA SECTION]
Hello,
We could not access your site’s Admin area through the link you provided, kindly review it. You can also include your FTP logins in the Sensitive Data section, by editing the first post in this ticket.
Looking forward to helping you.
Hello,
The temporal login you provided is not working but we have investigated this further and this looks like an issue with your Breadcrumb search result format. You can usually fix this by adding %s
to the Search Results Format in your Breadcrumb settings. Follow these simple steps:
- Reactivate the Rank Math plugin
- Go to Rank Math > General Settings > Breadcrumbs in your WordPress dashboard.
- Find the option that says Search Results Format and change it to Search for %s
- Save your changes and clear your website’s cache.
- Check if the search page is working properly now.
Please let us know if this solves the problem or if you need any further assistance. We are always happy to help you.
Thank you for choosing Rank Math. Have a great day!
Hi,
Thank you very much. changed the breadcrumbs to %s and the search is now working fine.
Thank you for your assistance.
I am very greatful for your assistance.
Best Regards
Hello,
We are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.
If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.
If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.
Thank you.