Title: JSON error when posting
Last modified: September 4, 2022

---

# JSON error when posting

 *  [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwblack/)
 * (@scottwblack)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-when-posting/)
 * I started a movie review site and while attempting to post about the movie X (
   2022), I received the following error:
 * `Updating failed. The response is not a valid JSON response.`
 * I thought something was wrong with my .htaccess file but finally, I figured out
   that the phrase “porn movie” was triggering the error. I changed it to “adult
   movie” and it posted just fine. No other word or phrase has ever triggered this
   error before. In fact, I’ve never seen it at all before.
 * Is this a bit of censorship on WordPress’s part? I’m truly baffled.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-when-posting/#post-15978005)
 * I rather suspect that a firewall in the hosting you are using is responsible 
   for this. Talk to the support of your hoster about it.
 *  Thread Starter [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwblack/)
 * (@scottwblack)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-when-posting/#post-15978007)
 * Thanks. I will do that. That sounds more likely.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

The topic ‘JSON error when posting’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

 * [JSON error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/json-error/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottwblack/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-error-when-posting/#post-15978007)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics