403 forbidden access denied in some cases

  • Hello everyone, thanks for your help.

    I have this website and I just found out that when I try to make changes with plugins to insert codes in the header or footer (Like insert headers and footers plugin), I get a:

    403 Forbidden Access to this resource on the server is denied!

    I’ve tried a few things, and so far that is the only thing that gets me the 403 error. I have access to the backend and all the content loads fine. But it’s a very important error, lol. Not being able to insert codes is huge.

    Now, this exact same website is installed locally in a xampp server and it works perfectly fine, I can use the plugins with no problem at all. So I don’t know what might be causing this.

    I tried:

    • Making a new .htaccess file
    • Reuploading clean wordpress files to the root directory
    • Changing the permissions of all directories to 750, and this actually broke the site and I had to use the backup to restore it
    • I disabled all plugins except for the one that’s adding the code to the header
    • I’m not using a CDN
    • Hotlink protection is disabled

    I’d appreciate some help please

    PD: Now that I think about it, there’s an error I found some days ago that might be related. There’s a custom post type that I made, and some of the posts with that CPT can’t be edited directly. I can go to the CPT posts list and use quick edit to change a title, for example, but If I go inside the post and try to change the title directly, I get an error. I’m feeling this may be connected to the 403 I’m getting.

    • This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by ralgtrx.
    • This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by ralgtrx.

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  • If you’re trying to add some scripting code in the text fields, that’s probably what’s causing it. It sounds like your server has some firewall settings that don’t like allowing things that could be, or include, script tags, raw HTML, JavaScript, or something else similar.

    You can double-check about file permission here >> https://www.ads-software.com/documentation/article/changing-file-permissions/

    • All directories should be 755 or 750.
    • All files should be 644 or 640. Exception: wp-config.php should be 440 or 400 to prevent other users on the server from reading it.
    Thread Starter ralgtrx

    (@ralgtrx)

    Update

    I still haven’t been able to solve it, but I did some testing and created a subdomain.

    In this subdomain I installed a new wordpress, 100% clean and installed a plugin for inserting html code to the header. I’m still getting that 403 error.

    So I’m thinking @catacaustic has got a good point and maybe this is my hosting provider blocking it. I will contact support later in the day to consult them

    Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    My initial question here is: what are you trying to add? Is it like Google Tag Manager?

    You could also just create a functionality plugin if you’re comfortable writing code since those plugins typically use wp_head or wp_footer in order to output the scripts.

    Thread Starter ralgtrx

    (@ralgtrx)

    @jcastaneda for now, I’m trying to add an adsense code, for some reason it doesn’t work with Google’s Site kit (probably my fault for testing it and playing with it), so I opted for adding it through a plugin.

    The problem is: I don’t know what other implications could this issue have. For now, I know I can’t insert html or javascript codes into the header and footer, but it’s possible than something even serious is there and I don’t even know about it yet.

    For example, that problem to update the custom post types I consider it to be pretty serious, because I can’t update the content of those posts. And I don’t know if it’s related to this matter.

    I don’t feel confortable evading the problem now, because it could come back to bite me later.

    Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    Google’s Site kit

    Like the plugin or directly from Google’s side of things?

    So I guess the question is when do you see that message? Is it just when trying to save something like the code or post types and not regular posts/pages or does that show all any type of save you try?

    Thread Starter ralgtrx

    (@ralgtrx)

    Like the plugin or directly from Google’s side of things?

    The plugin for wordpress. It adds the code for you, but I deleted it to do some testing, when I tried to add it again, it says it’s already inserted, but it’s not.

    So I guess the question is when do you see that message? Is it just when trying to save something like the code or post types and not regular posts/pages or does that show all any type of save you try?

    It shows that error screen with the 403 error when I try to save the codes I’m inserting through the plugin and when I’m trying to save custom post types. For regular/native posts and pages it works ok.

    I’ve never encountered a problem like this before…

    Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    Oh that is a little weird.

    Super curious to know if there are any mu-plugins listed? I do know some hosting companies have their own tweaks made that way so worth at least checking there too just in case. :thinking_face:

    Thread Starter ralgtrx

    (@ralgtrx)

    @jcastaneda

    Well, I installed the clean wordpress I mentioned through FTP, without any assistance from managers provided for the hosting, and it’s a clean installation, so there’s no plugins or themes in there at all.

    I’ve been thinking about it, and it seems to me, this is a problem that arises when a plugin tries to insert or modify data in the database. But this is just a wild theory I haven’t even tried to prove

    I haven’t solved this yet, I’ve been quite bussy and stressed, so the task of contacting my hosting’s support is still pending.

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