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1. sandswimmer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   When I try to save the updated settings in General Settings "general" I get 403 Error - Forbidden You do not have permission to access this document.

   Everything else works fine aside from this. Can anybody help?
   Many thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Have you tried:

   - deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

   - switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems?

   - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

3. sandswimmer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Many thanks esmi but unfortunately this has not worked - I have deleted all the plugins for good measure and I am using he default theme. I may have to resort to a fresh install. Thank you for your help anyway

4. sandswimmer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Have re-installed wordpress again and getting the same error - I give up :(

5. sandswimmer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   FOLLOW UP: After a quick consultation with my wonderful hosting service I was advised that all I needed to do was to generate a .htaccess file with the code: SecFilterEngine Off which then goes in to the httpdocs of the domain or subdomain.

   This switches off the mod_security and now wordpress is working full throttle!

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