Title: JSON Error response
Last modified: October 22, 2021

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# JSON Error response

 *  [keinara15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keinara15/)
 * (@keinara15)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-response/)
 * Hi everyone,
 * A while ago I stopped being able to update my blog posts / pages and publish 
   them. I keep getting the error ‘Updating failed. The response is not a valid 
   JSON response.’
 * I’ve googled the issue and tried lots of different things: deactivating all plugins,
   particularly Gutenberg; using the Classic Editor works *until* I add an image
   to my post, then the error shows up again. My blog is for my portfolio so I definitely
   need images to work, so this fix isn’t really one for me.
 * I’ve changed permalinks, updated the .htaccess file,… basically everything in
   this article ([https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-invalid-json-error-in-wordpress-beginners-guide/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-invalid-json-error-in-wordpress-beginners-guide/)).
 * It seems that this is an issue that can be caused by a million different things,
   since different solutions have worked for different people, so I’m hoping someone
   here can point me in the right direction.
 * Thanks a lot!

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-response/#post-14997171)
 * What was done at the site before this error showed up?
 *  Thread Starter [keinara15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keinara15/)
 * (@keinara15)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-response/#post-14997928)
 * Nothing at all, actually – I’m pretty sure it happened after a WordPress update,
   because I hadn’t changed my website at all for a few months, and then suddenly
   when I did try to update it it didn’t work. But I didn’t add anything incredibly
   complex, no big plug-ins or anything; it’s a pretty straightforward website. 
   Just text, images, external and internal links, the like.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [keinara15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keinara15/).
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-response/#post-14997955)
 * > I’m pretty sure it happened after a WordPress update
 * Please review 5.8 [Master List](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-master-list/?view=all)
   and attempt [troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-master-list/?view=all#post-14157464)
   outlined therein.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-response/#post-14997955)
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