Title: "Connection Lost" error messages
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# "Connection Lost" error messages

 *  Resolved [IcarusD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icarusd/)
 * (@icarusd)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/connection-lost-error-messages/)
 * A few days ago, I started to receive frequent error messages that say:
 * “**Connection lost.** Saving has been disabled until you’re reconnected. We’re
   backing up this post in your browser, just in case.”
 * This happens every time I go to create a post. I thought at first it was only
   happening when I went to add content from the NextGEN Gallery photo gallery plugin(
   which I use extensively), but now even when I type the first sentence or two 
   of a post it happens. All of the save/publish buttons are grayed out and not 
   clickable when this happens.
 * I understand from reading these forums that starting a new thread is best.
 * I’ve been using WordPress on my site for 11 months and this is the first time
   that has happened. It’s been happening for the last few days.
 * I am using WordPress version 4.0 with the Parabola theme (version 1.4.2). The
   plugins I use most significantly are NextGEN Gallery by Photocrati (version 2.0.66.29)
   and AdRotate Professional (version 3.11.2). I don’t believe that anything was
   updated all that recently, and I was able to do successful posts just the day
   before this started.
 * In reading related threads here, someone suggested modifying the AutoSave Interval:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Modify_AutoSave_Interval](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Modify_AutoSave_Interval)
 * But in looking at my wp-config.php file, I don’t even see this part of the code:
 * > define( ‘AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL’, 160 ); // Seconds
 * Is that something I should add? Are there any known solutions for this problem?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/connection-lost-error-messages/#post-5501884)
 * Please review this Codex:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Modify_AutoSave_Interval](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Modify_AutoSave_Interval)?
 *  Thread Starter [IcarusD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icarusd/)
 * (@icarusd)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/connection-lost-error-messages/#post-5502055)
 * Thank you. As it happens, my site upgraded to WordPress 4.0.1 last night, and
   then this morning there was an update for the NextGEN Gallery plugin. Not sure
   which fixed it, but I don’t appear to be having problems anymore. I’ve bookmarked
   that link for future reference just in case.
 * Thank you!
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/connection-lost-error-messages/#post-5502060)
 * Glad to hear that 🙂

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/connection-lost-error-messages/#post-5502060)
 * Status: resolved

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