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WordPress troubleshooting
When the connection or publish fails.
Most of the issues below are 5-minute fixes. If you'd rather hand it off, Pro support lands a real human in your inbox within one business day. See Pro plan →
"Application Passwords disabled" error
Some hosts and security plugins (iThemes Security, Wordfence with strict mode) disable Application Passwords. Symptoms:
- Authorization redirect returns 404.
- Test connection returns
401.
Fix: enable Application Passwords. In functions.php:
add_filter('wp_is_application_passwords_available', '__return_true');
Or ask your admin to whitelist them in the security plugin.
"401 Unauthorized" on publish
The Application Password was rotated, expired, or the user it belongs to was removed.
Fix: in Sites → your site click Re-connect to issue a fresh password.
"rest_no_route" on publish
Your WordPress instance is on a very old version (< 5.6) that doesn't have Application Passwords.
Fix: upgrade WordPress.
Posts publish but don't show on the front page
Check the status of the post in wp-admin → Posts. We POST with status: publish. If you see draft or pending, your theme or a plugin is intercepting and downgrading. Disable plugins one by one to find the culprit, or set the user's role to editor or administrator.
Cover images appear without alt text
A few hosts strip the post-create alt-text patch. Check wp-admin → Media → your image → Alt text. Edit if empty.
Yoast / Rank Math meta isn't updating
We set Yoast's _yoast_wpseo_title and _yoast_wpseo_metadesc post-meta keys. If you're on Rank Math, it ignores those — Phase 7+ will add a per-site meta key map. Email support@quibo.cc for the workaround.
Still stuck?
Email support@quibo.cc with the org ID from your dashboard footer. Pro and Business plans get priority routing — typical response under 4 business hours.
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