Let’s Discuss 403:
It is one of the most dreadful errors that a WordPress beginner can come across. 403 Forbidden error code is shown when your server permissions don’t allow access to a specific page.
- It is also possible that you only get to see ‘Access Denied’ instead of the full 403 Forbidden status.
- You may also see ‘Access to yourdomain.com was denied. You don’t have the authorization to view this page.’
Cause Of 403
The most common cause for the 403 Forbidden error in WordPress is due to poorly configured security plugins. Many WordPress security plugins can block an IP address if they believe them to be malicious.
All files stored on your website have file permissions. These file permissions control who can access files and folders on your website. Incorrect file permissions can cause 403 forbidden errors. It makes your web server thinks that you do not have permission to access those files.
If you are facing 403 issues on your website you can follow the tricks to solve them accordingly:
Step 1: Check the permission of every file on the website whether it is correct or not.
All folders on your WordPress site should have a file permission of 744 or 755.
All files on your WordPress site should have a file permission of 644 or 640.
You can set the file permission to the root folder to 744 or 755.
Step 2: If the problem is not solved check the .htaccess file
Step 3: If the problem is again not solved you can rename the plugin and in the wp-config file on(true) the debug feature to see which plugin is creating the issue.
Step 4: If any plugin is creating this issue you can delete that plugin and again you have to off (false) the debug option in the wp-config file.
