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# Common WordPress Connection Errors

## Having trouble connecting your WordPress account? See solutions for the most common error messages

| **Error Message** | **Solution** |
| --- | --- |
| **Transport error - HTTP status code was not 200. Got: HTTP/1.0 404 Not Acceptable** | Try entering your main website URL instead of your blog url.  ("contentmx.com" instead of "contentmx.com/blog") If you continue to experience problems, please review [this article. ](https://knowledge.contentmx.com/integrating-to-wordpress-using-xmlrpc?hsLang=en) |
| **Sorry, you are not allowed to publish posts in this post type.** | Check your WordPress instance to make sure that you're set up as an Author in user settings. If this does not help, ask your administrator to grant you Admin permissions. **External Resource:** [WordPress User Settings](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/wordpress-user-roles-and-permissions/) |
| **Transport error - HTTP status code was not 200. Got: HTTP/1.0 406 Not Acceptable** | You may have a Modsecurity rule enabled that is preventing your WordPress from successfully connecting.  Please review [this article,](https://knowledge.contentmx.com/modsecurity?hsLang=en) and consult with your host company for further  |
| **Transport error - HTTP status code was not 200. Get: HTTP/1.1 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable** | The server is temporarily down. Please try your post later in the day.  |
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