How to fix WordPress posting errors

[Tim]

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:

How to create application password for wordpress post uploader

To allow WP remote posting you can generate a specific application password to use WP JSON posting. The app password IS NOT the same as your admin login password. This extra password is used purely for remote posting. App passwords look different. They are 4 character strings broken up by spaces. eg: App password [image] If your password does not have spaces in it, then it is not an App password. How to generate an App password Login to WP and find the user details of your Administrator …

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:

How to rename xmlrpc.php

By default most servers block access to the xmlrpc.php file for security reasons. You can request your hosting company unblock access to this file. However it is quicker to rename this file yourself to circumvent the block and allow access to WP remote posting. Renaming the file also stops brute forced attempts on ‘xmlrpc.php’ as your renamed file is random and won’t be the target of attacks. You will need to login and access the server file browser for your hosted WP blog. How to rename th…