502 error when trying to save as draft or create a post when post contains links

  • Sarindre

    (@sarindre)


    9 years ago

    Hi all,

    For a while now, when I am trying to post a blog post that contains a lot of links (more than 5) I receive a 502 error when trying to save the post or post it. At first it was fine and I would wait an hour and then it would finally let me post (it was annoying but worked). Now, I have been trying for 4 days and still cannot get the post to work. However, I removed the links and it works! Seems very strange to me. Any ideas?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    many times when I have encountered this type of issue it can actually be related to the hosting.

    In addition, if you want to rule out plugins/ theme issue, try:
    – deactivating ALL (yes all) plugins temporarily to see if this resolves the problem (plugin functions can interfere). If this works, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find the problematic plugin(s).
    – If you can’t get into your admin dashboard, try resetting the plugins folder by FTP. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems. Also remember to deactivate any plugins in the mu-plugins folder (if you have created such folder). The easiest way is to rename that folder to mu-plugins-old.
    – switching to the unedited default Twenty Fifteen theme for a moment using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins). If you don’t have access to your admin area, use FTP , or your web-host’s cPanel or whatever file management application your host provides. Navigate to /wp-content/themes/ and switch to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder by adding “-old” to the end of the folder name. Alternately, you can remove other themes except the default theme. That will force your site to use it.

    Thread Starter Sarindre

    (@sarindre)

    I used GoDaddy for hosting and have contacted them many times and they say it is not on their end. ??

    I will try these suggestions!

    Thanks!!

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    I will try these suggestions!

    try them and let’s know if you need firther assistance.

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