Title: Stripe Payments plugin – checkout error Code 403
Last modified: June 3, 2020

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# Stripe Payments plugin – checkout error Code 403

 *  Resolved [awenger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awenger/)
 * (@awenger)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/)
 * Hello, I’m new to posting here so hope I have it in the right place. I’m also
   not sure of what link would be useful.
 * I did manage to get Stripe Payments installed and working on my WP site. (theme
   Twenty Ten) Test mode also worked fine.
 * When I made it live, people were getting this “Forbidden URL: … Code: 403” message
   after entering their payment info and clicking on the final “Pay” button.
 * I found something similar on a forum that mentioned WP SpamShield could be interfering.
   I disabled that and sure enough, it is working now.
 * But. of course, I’m getting spam messages again! I don’t want to go without that
   SpamShield for long. How can I get both working together?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * (@alexanderfoxc)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/#post-12937947)
 * Hi and welcome to WP forums!
 * > I found something similar on a forum that mentioned WP SpamShield could be 
   > interfering. I disabled that and sure enough, it is working now.
 * Thank you for this. I will test WP SpamShield and our plugin on my test server
   to see what is causing the issue and get back to you shortly.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * (@alexanderfoxc)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/#post-12938128)
 * Well, that was a quick one.
 * It looks like WP SpamShield was removed from WP repo 3 years ago [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-spamshield/).
   Looks like plugin is no longer supported and developed, this makes little sense
   in trying to see what’s wrong with it, considering its age and also numerous 
   reports of it breaking things at random.
 * Andrea, I’m sorry, but the only thing I can recommend here is to find a replacement
   for WP SpamShield due to the reasons described above. You can also try other 
   Stripe plugin as well, but I still won’t recommend using outdated plugins on 
   your site in any case.
 *  Thread Starter [awenger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awenger/)
 * (@awenger)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/#post-12939619)
 * Thank you so much, Alexander! I really appreciate it. I had no idea it was no
   longer supported (again, I’m a newbie at all of this!), so really good to know.
   I will see if I can find an ideal replacement. If you have any recommendations
   and are allowed to make them, let me know. Otherwise, I feel complete. Thanks!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * (@alexanderfoxc)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/#post-12943201)
 * No problem. I had no idea it was no longer supported either.
 * Akismet is free for personal blog (which I was using on mine). Another plugin
   I’ve been using myself is Antispam Bee. You can also just search plugins directory
   with using “Antispam” term and see what else is available.

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 * Last reply from: [Alexander C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexanderfoxc/)
 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stripe-payments-plugin-checkout-error-code-403/#post-12943201)
 * Status: resolved