Title: Cannot change data
Last modified: August 18, 2026

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# Cannot change data

 *  Resolved [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [2 weeks, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/)
 * I get a not authorized message when I try to save this table. In checking the
   app, both admin and editor are authorized, both got the same message.
 * Gaetan
 * = 5.5.81 =
    - Released 2026-08-18
      …
    - Fixed: Allow admins only to configure lookups
    - Fixed: Check authorization for wildcard exports
      …
 * This is released the same day the 401s appeared and explicitly touches admin/
   authorization logic for the API layer. Given check_table_access() is exactly 
   the function gating your save action, and its whole design hinges on current_user_is_admin()
   + the (empty) wpda_rest_api_table_access option, a behavior change to “admin-
   only” gating in this release is the single most likely explanation for both admin
   and editor now getting rejected identically — if this release tightened or altered
   how current_user_is_admin()/nonce validation is evaluated specifically inside
   a live REST dispatch (vs. how it resolves under normal WP execution, which I 
   confirmed still returns YES for both test accounts).
 * No WordPress core update or PHP version change was found in this window — this
   narrows cleanly to the WPDA plugin auto-update.
    6. Correlation with today’s other changes — none, timing coincidence only
 *  - The WPSC cache_rejected_uri edit and e20bd48 are unrelated (already ruled 
      out in the previous round, and confirmed unrelated to this page again here).
    - No wp-config.php edits today, no cookie-domain/site-URL changes.
    - The only real “changed today (or yesterday evening)” event on this site is
      the WPDA auto-update to 5.5.81.
 * Bottom line: This looks like a regression introduced by WPDA’s own 5.5.81 auto-
   update (yesterday evening), specifically in its admin/authorization handling 
   for the REST write endpoints — not a caching, nonce, or cookie issue, and not
   related to this morning’s e20bd48 commit. I’d want to either (a) test with a 
   fresh app-password-authenticated curl call to see the exact response, or (b) 
   temporarily roll back to 5.5.80 to confirm saves work again, before proposing
   a fix — let me know which you’d like me to pursue, and whether I have your OK
   to create a throwaway application password on your account for a one-off diagnostic
   REST call (it’s reversible/revocable, but it is a write action so I held off).
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   to see the link]_

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 *  [gerrybw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerrybw/)
 * (@gerrybw)
 * [2 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18998173)
 * I had a similar issue with intermittent 401 errors when trying to change lookups
   and other configuration setting of my apps. I spent a lot of time with WPDA team
   investigating the underlying cause and just in case this is the same for you,
   in the event it was not caused by recent plugin upgrades.
   My hosting provider
   had implemented StackProtect and this was rejecting some loopback calls to the
   WP REST API. So the request was being responded to with a reCAPTCHA challenge
   which the plugin could not handle. If you are on a hosted platform might be worth
   checking this.
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999208)
 * Please check out this link:
   [https://docs.rad.wpdataaccess.com/known-limitations.html#_401-unauthorized-error-0n-update](https://docs.rad.wpdataaccess.com/known-limitations.html#_401-unauthorized-error-0n-update)
 * It explains the problem that [@gerrybw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerrybw/)
   brought up. Please check the inspector’s response to the unsuccessful request
   and inform us of the result.
 * If this does not provide any additional information, does installing the previous
   version resolve the issue?
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999503)
 * Response body for the failed request: `{"code":"error","message":"Unauthorized","
   data":{"status":401}}`
 * This isn’t the StackProtect/reCAPTCHA scenario from the known-limitations page—
   no security/firewall plugin is active on this site, and we traced a live reCAPTCHA
   network call on the same page to Contact Form 7’s own front-end integration (
   unrelated to the REST call, just coincidentally timed). We’re on 5.5.81, and 
   this started the same day that version auto-updated. Both an administrator and
   an editor account get this identical error on save from `[wpda_app app_id="7"]`,
   a grid on our own custom `Results` table — both accounts resolve `manage_options`/`
   current_user_can` correctly under normal WP evaluation. Given the generic `"code":"
   error"` body, this looks like it’s coming from `check_table_access()`‘s fallback
   branch when `wpda_rest_api_table_access` is unset, rather than the nonce or cookie
   layer.
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999504)
 * …also, where can I get a previous version?
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999689)
 * Thank you for the detailed info [@gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/).
   Could you please share the app authorization settings for this application? It’s
   accessible via the App Manager:
   [https://docs.rad.wpdataaccess.com/app-manager/menu/access.html#authorize-roles-users](https://docs.rad.wpdataaccess.com/app-manager/menu/access.html#authorize-roles-users)
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999716)
 * Not sure how to enter this but mine reads Administrator and Editor. 
   This messaging
   does not support cut and paste of images, event though I see it.
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/f665157f-91af-4700-bc34-04d1d9386cf8)
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-18999751)
 * Thanks! You’ve authorized the Administrator and Editor roles, correct? So sorry,
   Gaetan, but I can’t reproduce this issue. Can you please try if installing the
   previous version resolves the issue? Then we at least know if the issue is related
   to the update. You can find the documentation for installation an older version
   here:
   [https://docs.wpdataaccess.com/previous-versions.html](https://docs.wpdataaccess.com/previous-versions.html)
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [1 week, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-19003190)
 * Any progress on this issue, [@gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)?
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-19003536)
 * I went down to the 5.5.76, the problem does not occur there. I will update the
   versions until the problem occurs and let you know which version introduced it.
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-19003543)
 * It was introduced with version 5.5.79
 *  Thread Starter [gaetgodi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gaetgodi/)
 * (@gaetgodi)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-19003545)
 * I re-installed 5.5.78, works just fine.
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [1 week, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-data/#post-19004189)
 * Got it. The inline editing feature does not work with global save. The issue 
   is fixed in version 5.5.82, which is now available. Thank you for reporting.

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