How to fix WordPress posting errors

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By default you will most likely be unable to post to your WordPress blog due to security restrictions on your server.

Your options are:

  1. Generate WP App password
  2. Install basic auth plugin
  3. Rename xmlrpc file

If none of the above options work, also check your webserver OR cloudfare security settings.
eg Cloudflare might need an IP exclusion for the PC SCM is installed on so that WP remote calls are not blocked automatically.

SCM uses either the WP-JSON or the XMLRPC to upload posts to your blogs.

The XMLRPC is older and by default disabled on most servers.

The WP-JSON is newer but requires you login to your blog and create an Application Password.

We can find solutions to most errors by using WP-JSON first by generating and application password.

If that fails, we can try to install the basic auth plugin.

If that fails, as a last resort we can rename the xmlrpc.php file and use the newly renamed file to post articles.

How to test a blog connection

When you add a new blog, there is a test button.

Click Edit blogs

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Next to each blog is a test button

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Click test

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If it works you get a message

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If it fails you get a popup

The popup gives you some ideas on how to fix the problem

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If you are having errors like

(Forbidden) Unknown XML-RPC tag ‘TITLE’ from the uploader.

But you are trying to use JSON API make sure you generate an Application Password.

ie:

If you are using WP admin/password the error means your XML RPC is blocked by your server and can’t be accessed.

Most servers block the WP xml-rpc file by default for security reasons.

You can rename your xml rpc file to get around this.

ie: