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I am trying to update and add posts to an old blog, but get an error. Help! (7)

10-18-2021 11:54 AM #1 wisdompower (Veteran Member)
I am trying to update and add posts to an old blog, but get an error. Help!

I am trying to update an old inactive blog with half a dozen posts and adding new posts. Literally just starting it all over again, but get this error: "Updating failed. The response is not a valid JSON response." Deleted the couple of plugins it had and it helped for a bit and now it is showing the same error. Refreshed with the updates - does not seem to help. Please can anyone help?

10-18-2021 12:40 PM #2 johncarlof (Member)

Is this blog running on Wordpress? Where is it hosted?

Without knowing any detail, it seems something related to permalinks:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/...sponse/page/2/

10-18-2021 06:49 PM #3 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

And the "must ask" question... is everything updated with the CMS you are using?

10-19-2021 04:50 PM #4 wisdompower (Veteran Member)

Quote Originally Posted by johncarlof View Post
Is this blog running on Wordpress? Where is it hosted?

Without knowing any detail, it seems something related to permalinks:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/...sponse/page/2/
Yes it is.

10-19-2021 04:52 PM #5 wisdompower (Veteran Member)

Quote Originally Posted by matuloo View Post
And the "must ask" question... is everything updated with the CMS you are using?
I "tried." But it did not seem to work. I deleted all the plugins. I may just remove everything and reinstall wordpress and the theme on the domain as I have nothing to lose and if there no quick fix for this. I had not logged in for several months. Did a few posts and then abandoned it.

10-19-2021 07:55 PM #6 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by wisdompower View Post
I "tried." But it did not seem to work. I deleted all the plugins. I may just remove everything and reinstall wordpress and the theme on the domain as I have nothing to lose and if there no quick fix for this. I had not logged in for several months. Did a few posts and then abandoned it.
Have you tried some of the fixes recommended in WP troubleshooting articles? Quite a lot of them mention the permalink or url structure, as johncarlof suggested in his first reply.

Check this for example: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutori...ginners-guide/

10-20-2021 04:17 PM #7 wisdompower (Veteran Member)

Quote Originally Posted by matuloo View Post
Have you tried some of the fixes recommended in WP troubleshooting articles? Quite a lot of them mention the permalink or url structure, as johncarlof suggested in his first reply.

Check this for example: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutori...ginners-guide/
Ironically I had come across that exact same link in my Google search. I will wake fresh tomorrow morning and give it all a shot. If I get stuck again, I will delete everything and start fresh again.

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