Sites upgraded to 6.6.1 do no allow use of Open Live Writer

  • Resolved mjgraves

    (@mjgraves)


    3 months, 4 weeks ago

    Since my site upgraded to v6.6.1 I cannot upload drafts via Open Live Writer.

    OLW reports:

    “Unexpected error has occured while attempting to log in:

    Invalid Server Repsonse – The repsonse to the blogger.getUsersBlogs method received from blog server was invalid:

    Invalid response document receioved from XmlRpc server”

    OLW is unchanged in years. I have several wholly different sites that all behave the same. Something appears to be broken.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Access to https://www.mgraves.org/xmlrpc.php is blocked.

    Blocking XML-RPC is not an excellent solution for fighting security risks. Instead, it’s akin to selling your car because you don’t want it to be stolen.

    Your site’s XML-RPC file is like a communication gateway to your site. The WordPress Mobile Apps and several plugins and services (like Open Live Writer) will use that file to communicate with your site. If it’s blocked, different issues will pop up down the road for the same reasons.

    If you use any security plugins, please try connecting with those temporarily deactivated. If you don’t use any, or if that doesn’t work, I suggest contacting your hosting provider and asking them to unblock your site’s XML-RPC file. Our recommended hosting providers have found other ways to protect their servers without hindering your site and your ability to use apps and connected plugins/services with your WordPress site.

    If they refuse to make any changes, and if you want to use apps and connected plugins/services, I suggest looking for a new host.

    Thread Starter mjgraves

    (@mjgraves)

    Thanks for this. It must be something the host has done. It’s happened a few times over the years. I’ve opened a ticket with them.

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