Title: 403 Error: user switching plugin
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# 403 Error: user switching plugin

 *  Resolved [landwire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/landwire/)
 * (@landwire)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/)
 * Hi there,
 * how can I make Bulletproof work with the User Switching plugin? This is the plugin
   I mean: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/)
 * I tried the following skiprules, but they would not work, I still get the 403
   Error:
 *     ```
       # User Switching redirect
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} user_switched=(.*) [NC]
       RewriteRule . - [S=14]
       # User Switching redirect
       RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=switch_to_user&user_id=(.*) [NC]
       RewriteRule . - [S=13]
       ```
   
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 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371764)
 * Go to the BPS Security Log page and post the Security Log entry for what is being
   blocked.
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371767)
 * I just downloaded, installed and tested the User Switching plugin on a XAMPP 
   test server and it works fine with BPS. Nothing is being blocked and I do not
   see a 403 error. I switched users on the WordPress Users page and switched back
   to another User on the WordPress Dashboard page.
 * Very cool plugin!
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371768)
 * There is not any BPS Standard htaccess code that would block the Query String
   that the User Switching plugin uses. Have you added any additional custom personal
   htaccess code that would block anything in these Query Strings:
 *     ```
       ?action=switch_to_user&user_id=2&_wpnonce=aa06b30799
   
       or
   
       ?action=switch_to_olduser&_wpnonce=8edbcf37cf&redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fdemo5.local%2Fwp-admin%2F%3Fuser_switched%3Dtrue
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371853)
 * Also BPS logs all 403 errors whether or not they are related to or being caused
   by BPS. So if you go to the Security Log page and turn Off Security Logging and
   you are still seeing a 403 error then something on your server is actually blocking
   something and causing the 403 error. You would then need to check your server
   log file to find out what that is or contact your host to find out what that 
   is.
 *  Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/)
 * (@aitpro)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371970)
 * Is the issue/problem still occurring or is it resolved?
 * Thread Start Date: 7-27-2015 to 7-28-2015
    Current Date: 7-30-2015
 *  Thread Starter [landwire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/landwire/)
 * (@landwire)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371972)
 * Hi there,
    Sorry for the late reply. I reset my browser & cache and the problem
   seems to have gone away. Thanks very much for the quick reply and suggestions
   though! Sascha

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-switching-plugin/#post-6371972)
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