Title: Cannot Save edited button
Last modified: July 26, 2021

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# Cannot Save edited button

 *  Resolved [ericwm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericwm/)
 * (@ericwm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/)
 * Hi,
    I have migrated my site to my hosted server and want to edit a Maxbutton
   link. logged in to wp-admin, edited button but when i click save I get the following`
   The transfer has triggered a Web Application Firewall.
 * This transfer is blocked. URL: [http://simonstown.org/testsite/wp-admin/admin.php?page=maxbuttons-controller&action=edit&id=2&noheader=1](http://simonstown.org/testsite/wp-admin/admin.php?page=maxbuttons-controller&action=edit&id=2&noheader=1)
 * Event ID : 50140004
    Event Type: signature` I had a similar problem when using
   Duplicator to migrate my site. Hosting provider said there is nothing on the 
   server blocking migration so had to do it manually. All plugins and theme are
   up to date. Site WP file permissions are all as recommended. I have tried de-
   activating Word Fence makes no differenece. Any help would be appreciated thank
   you.

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 *  Thread Starter [ericwm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericwm/)
 * (@ericwm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14703685)
 * Update.
    The problem seems to be related to the url that I am trying to link 
   to the button
 * [https://earth.app.goo.gl/?link=https://earth.google.com/earth/d/175AYiJJKPFnPzvYhuJ_yVN40bcnMS14B?usp=sharing](https://earth.app.goo.gl/?link=https://earth.google.com/earth/d/175AYiJJKPFnPzvYhuJ_yVN40bcnMS14B?usp=sharing)
 * If I actually type in the link like this on the page where the button is placed
   and update it is accepted
 * [maxbutton id=”2″ [maxbutton id=”2″ url=”[https://earth.app.goo.gl/?link=https://earth.google.com/earth/d/175AYiJJKPFnPzvYhuJ_yVN40bcnMS14B?usp=sharing”%5D](https://earth.app.goo.gl/?link=https://earth.google.com/earth/d/175AYiJJKPFnPzvYhuJ_yVN40bcnMS14B?usp=sharing”%5D)
 * Don’t get this error on my local version of the site.
 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14704316)
 * Hi,
 * The first problem is some issue with a firewall. If Wordfence triggers, you can
   usually whitelist actions. Maxbuttons doesn’t has a firewall, so something else
   is triggering this.
 * I just tested the mentioned URL and it gives me no issues to use it in the button
   editor. Most likely the firewall falsely triggers because of the link form.
 * The shortcode looks wrong though, there should be only one shortcode statement,
   not two
 * ( i.e. [maxbutton id=2 url=”google.gl/etc”] )
 *  Thread Starter [ericwm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericwm/)
 * (@ericwm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14705262)
 * Thank You for the quick response.
    I have edited the shortcode on the page where
   the button is placed so that there is only one shortcode statement. This link
   works ok. This url (on the page) is not the same as the one in the MaxButton 
   Editor page which I was trying to update to reflect what is actually on the page.
   It seems as though any external url which is added to a button in the editor 
   is triggering this problem. My hosting provider has again advised that there 
   is nothing in cPanel or on the server that is blocking updates. It seems to be
   internal to WordPress even when the Wordfence plugin is disabled. Very confusing.
 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14706618)
 * You can still check the Cpanel for ModSecurity and see if you can whitelist this
   kind of actions there.
 * If your server says it triggered a Web Application Firewall, then that means 
   that one is active, regardless.
 *  Thread Starter [ericwm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericwm/)
 * (@ericwm)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14715782)
 * Ok. I was building my website in a subfolder under public.html. Deleting my old
   website and replacing it with the one in the subfolder seems to have solved the
   problem.
    Thanks for your assistance
 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-save-edited-button/#post-14715946)
 * Strange, but I’m happy you solved the problem.

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