Title: Getting 403 error
Last modified: October 31, 2023

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# Getting 403 error

 *  Resolved [Deepika Chauhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dchauhan/)
 * (@dchauhan)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-403-error-2/)
 * Hello, I have been getting 403 error whenever trying to publish/update a post.
   Sometimes it publishes when it has less text but when i add more than a few paragraphs
   of text, it gives 403 error. Disabled all plugins and theme, still getting the
   error. Also unable to upload media.
    -  This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fgetting-403-error-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Yukinobu Asakawa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yukinobu/)
 * (@yukinobu)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-403-error-2/#post-17165448)
 * Hello,
   It may be due to the server’s WAF. Could you please check once?Other possible
   causes include
    1. .htaccess file is corrupted.
    2. incorrect access permissions on the file
 *  [raytan12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raytan12/)
 * (@raytan12)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-403-error-2/#post-17165937)
 * If you are using page builders like Elementor or Divi, sometimes this kind of
   errors happened when you have a lot of revisions. Try to clear the amount of 
   revisions and see if it helps.
 * Some cache plugins allow you to clear the revisions. If you do not have those,
   you can try out ‘WP Sweep’
 *  Thread Starter [Deepika Chauhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dchauhan/)
 * (@dchauhan)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-403-error-2/#post-17181411)
 * Hi guys, thanks so much for your help. it was actually a firewall on server side
   that was causing all these issues.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Deepika Chauhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dchauhan/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-403-error-2/#post-17181411)
 * Status: resolved

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