Hello,
I have the same issue on several websites. If “Incorrect query strings” option is activated, most of the widgets in the widgets administration section show Forbidden/403.
This only happens if the new block-based widgets editor is activated (introduced in WordPress 5.8).
Native legacy widgets like Categories, Menu, … are almost all showing the error message and errors are printed if I try to save.
The current solutions are to
- Disable XSS protection
- Disable the new widgets editor
@mbrsolution Could you have a look a this again please ? Maybe the widgets editor wasn’t activated ?
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Edit :
I just found out the issue is already documented and active here : https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/bad-query-strings-breaks-widgets-2/
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This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Feuf.
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This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Feuf.
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This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Feuf.