Title: websocket connection error 403
Last modified: September 15, 2019

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# websocket connection error 403

 *  [rssail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rssail/)
 * (@rssail)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/websocket-connection-error-403/)
 * Just installed wordpress and logged in hosted on bluehost. Console shows the 
   following error:
 *  WebSocket connection to ‘wss://public-api.wordpress.com/pinghub/wpcom/me/newest-
   note-data’ failed: Error during WebSocket handshake: Unexpected response code:
   403
    (anonymous) @ ?v=2.0:6
 * can you help?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwebsocket-connection-error-403%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/websocket-connection-error-403/#post-11934070)
 * See if this thread points you in the right direction:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-during-websocket-handshake-unexpected-response-code-403/?view=all](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-during-websocket-handshake-unexpected-response-code-403/?view=all)

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## Tags

 * [connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/connection/)
 * [websocket](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/websocket/)

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/websocket-connection-error-403/#post-11934070)
 * Status: not resolved

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