Title: Redirect causing 403 error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Redirect causing 403 error

 *  Resolved [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * (@relish1227)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/)
 * Hi. My site has some forms that talk to the client’s email marketing software.
   The email sign up form, for instance, posts to an external URL, where the sign
   up details are stored — and then there is a redirection from there back to our
   site, to a thank you page.
 * I have done similar things with other email service providers, but in this instance,
   the redirection triggers a 403 error. If I refresh the 403 page, the page loads.
   Why won’t it load the first time?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [jkovis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkovis/)
 * (@jkovis)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2062973)
 * Can you post the site’s URL?
 *  Thread Starter [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * (@relish1227)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2062993)
 * Yes, this is the page that the redirect goes to: [http://www.forcemanagement.com/about-force-management/contact-us/join-our-online-community/thank-you/](http://www.forcemanagement.com/about-force-management/contact-us/join-our-online-community/thank-you/)
 * It works if you go to it directly — just not when you’re being redirected from
   the external email service provider. (You can see the action URL here – [http://www.forcemanagement.com/about-force-management/contact-us/join-our-online-community/](http://www.forcemanagement.com/about-force-management/contact-us/join-our-online-community/)–
   goes to a different subdomain).
 *  [jkovis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkovis/)
 * (@jkovis)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2062996)
 * It looks like the “Bad Behavior” plugin is throwing the 403. The [documentation](http://bad-behavior.ioerror.us/documentation/configuration/)
   says that you can turn on the “Allow Offsite Forms” option which I’m guessing
   will resolve the issue.
 *  Thread Starter [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * (@relish1227)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2063032)
 * That worked! How did you know it was Bad Behavior?
 *  Thread Starter [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * (@relish1227)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2063033)
 * And thank you!!!
 *  [jkovis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkovis/)
 * (@jkovis)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2063093)
 * Glad to hear. I knew it was Bad Behavior because there was a link that led me
   to a [documentation page](http://bad-behavior.ioerror.us/documentation/configuration/)
   describing why the 403 page appeared.
 * Please mark this issue as resolved.
 *  Thread Starter [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * (@relish1227)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2063095)
 * I did. Thanks again.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [relish1227](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relish1227/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/redirect-causing-403-error/#post-2063095)
 * Status: resolved

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