Title: error 403 on saving changes
Last modified: December 7, 2020

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# error 403 on saving changes

 *  [esmaeili](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmaeili/)
 * (@esmaeili)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-saving-changes/)
 * Trying to add a new menu item or editing gives a 403 error on submission.
    already
   checked the .htaccess file. I can save the setting and plugins tab in this plugin,
   just adding or editing the menu item has the mentioned problem.
 * any idea?
    thanks.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by [esmaeili](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmaeili/).

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 *  Thread Starter [esmaeili](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmaeili/)
 * (@esmaeili)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-saving-changes/#post-13754188)
 * plus `wp_options` table doesn’t contain a `ws_menu_editor` field.
 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-saving-changes/#post-13756436)
 * It sounds like something on the server is blocking the request that saves menu
   settings. This can sometimes happen when the server is configured with a low 
   request size limit or when a firewall incorrectly flags the request as suspicious.
 * Is this server running ModSecurity or something similar? If so, please check 
   the relevant logs for recent blocked requests where the URL matches the AME settings
   page (look for `wp-admin/options-general.php?page=menu_editor`). If you find 
   any blocked requests like that, the log might also provide information about 
   the rule or setting that caused the firewall to block the request.

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