Getting 403 error

[trgolden3]

I’m getting a 403 error when trying to log in to wordpress dashboard. When I pause cloudflare I can sign in. Enable it and I can no longer sign in due to the 403 error. Any help? Thanks

Tom

[sdayman]

That sounds like your server is blocking the request. See if there’s something in the server or firewall logs that shows the reason.

Community Tip - Fixing Error 403 Forbidden

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix Error 403 Forbidden. Background A 403 Forbidden Error is a client side error that means that the client sent something the origin was unable to process. With the exception of requests that violate WAF rules or subdomains that are not covered by a certificate, Cloudflare does not generate any 4xx errors, so this would indicate something is not configured correctly with your hosting provider or your client is sending something inco…

[trgolden3]

Thank you for your helpful response. I have some work to do in understanding this.