Title: 403 POST errors with /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# 403 POST errors with /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

 *  [SCMG1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scmg1/)
 * (@scmg1)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-post-errors-with-wp-adminadmin-ajaxphp/)
 * Greetings all…
 * We recently started getting the following error(s) upon attempting to SAVE a 
   post or page – via a pop up window:
 * **GENERAL 403
    At: [http://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-post-errors-with-wp-adminadmin-ajaxphp/?output_format=md){
   base site URL}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=proxy_atd&_wpnonce=d0a9f705ce&url
   =/checkDocument
 * This “kills” the post / page saving action – but – if you wait a second and re-
   attempt the save – it goes through… WTF ?
 * To save time – before anyone suggests disabling plugins, and switching themes,
   etc etc… please understand – we haven’t changed things in a few days, and this
   just popped in earlier today… So it’s logically not a new plugin or theme issue
   caused by changes recently implemented.
 * Any thoughts folks ?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-post-errors-with-wp-adminadmin-ajaxphp/#post-6152452)
 * 403 forbidden means that your browser isn’t able to load the scripts up because
   your server isn’t allowing it. This is a hard one to solve. Because anything 
   could be blocking the server.
    – Most likely this is a server permissions/ownership
   issue, so ask your host what’s going on – check your .htaccess files for anything
   strange. – try a full [Manual Upgrade](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update),
   to make sure all the WordPress files are there and correct.. – Make sure to backup
   everything (including database) before doing any action.

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 * [save post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/save-post/)

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 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-post-errors-with-wp-adminadmin-ajaxphp/#post-6152452)
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