Title: Error 403: Forbidden
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error 403: Forbidden

 *  Resolved [mintjelly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mintjelly/)
 * (@mintjelly)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/)
 * I see other people are having or have had this issue with no resolution.
 * Has anyone found a fix for this situation?
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 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435641)
 * Hi,
 * Do you use a security plugin, iTheme Security or similar?
 *  Thread Starter [mintjelly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mintjelly/)
 * (@mintjelly)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435642)
 * Yes I do. That’s probably non negotiable however.
 * Is there a way for them both to work, together? Surely there must be?
 *  Thread Starter [mintjelly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mintjelly/)
 * (@mintjelly)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435644)
 * I see lots of people on your website forum having this issue, but there appears
   to be no resolution. You have asked the same question there also, “Are you using
   a security plugin like iTheme Security?”, but how does this question answer the
   obvious issue here????
 * Are you suggesting there is a conflict? If so, can it be addressed? Can you direct
   me to a thread where a solution was found?
 * iTheme Security works with BackupBuddy, which is a paid service which I use on
   all my WP websites. I can’t just switch it off, disable or delete it. Is there
   a way for your component to work with it or not????
 * Does your Pro version resolve this issue?
 * Please, some kind of useful response would be appreciated. God, I hate these 
   so called ‘Support Forums’.
 *  Thread Starter [mintjelly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mintjelly/)
 * (@mintjelly)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435647)
 * OK, for those people who may not actually have an account with Time.ly and who
   run into this conflict, here is some helpful advice:
 * I was having this same issue with WP ver 4.2.2 and AIO Calendar ver 2.2.1, but
   only with Firefox and IE browser. Thinking that this most likely was a plugin
   issue, I selectively worked my way through the plugins until I hit iThemes Security.
   After isolating the plugin, I worked my way through the individual settings and
   discovered that the problem was in System Tweaks and Suspicious Query Strings.
   After turning ONLY this feature off, everything works in all 4 major browsers
   now.
 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435665)
 * So at the end the problem was with iThemes Security plugin.
 * For those who have the same problem, go to iThemes Security > Settings > System
   Tweaks Filter Suspicious Query Strings in the URL, and deactivate -> Filter Suspicious
   Query Strings in the URL.
 * Take care,
    Ben
 *  Thread Starter [mintjelly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mintjelly/)
 * (@mintjelly)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435668)
 * Yes, in the end the problem was with iThemes Security plugin.
 * Thanks to someone else’s hard work, I was able to resolve the issue.
 * I think it would be awesome if support people actually offered support instead
   of responding to questions with other questions which don’t in any way provide
   an answer!
 * A simple link to the thread would have saved me some time, but hopefully I’ll
   be saving someone else valuable time by posting the fix here for you.
 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435670)
 * I immediately asked if you use iTheme Security plugin. This did not help you?
   Because I see you’ve found the cause of this issue in iTheme Security options
   and there was no need to write you a solution. 403 error can occur for several
   reasons, and because of this we must first ask some questions.
 * Take care,
    Ben

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-forbidden-17/#post-6435670)
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