Yesterday, Denny commented, saying:
“Has anyone else been blocked from URD on their cell phone? I thought it was just my phone, but my husband can’t get thru either on his cell.
It goes to “403 Forbidden” Then is says “Wordfence Securing your WordPress website”
I checked out “Wordfence” – it is a free plug in (-what?) you can use in your WordPress site to scan for hacked files and to monitor the access of visitors to your site.
To fix it, one needs access to the hosting control panel, which leaves me out.
I can still get URD on my Kindle Fire HD tablet and my desktop pc, but I can’t carry those around in my pocket. lol
I did discover I can go to Flipflop’s site, click on “Web version”, then click on his UnrulyDude link, but I don’t want to have to do THAT forever.
I do a virus scan daily on my phone, so it’s nothing there. Any ideas, Guys?”
So, I immediately checked with
-Keon
-Rick
-Cal
-Alex
-Ty
-Damien
None of them were having problems. Of course, we all have I-phones and are all on Verizon, so that would probably explain it.
So I e-mailed our blog host, Lee Keels, and here’s his reply:
“Hey David!
Great to hear from you! Yeah, Facebook is nothing but a cesspool. If I didn’t have a business page there, I’d be gone.
Wordfence is something I’ve used on all the websites I host for years, because they are literally attacked by hackers multiple times per day….pretty much all websites are. That being said, I’ve tested from several mobile devices and they all work fine on your site (and others). It sounds like his and his husbands phones might be using a different connection than the Kindle and the computer (mobile carrier as opposed to WiFi), and possibly one of them has been blacklisted for “bad activity” unrelated to him personally. If he can go to “whatismyip.com” on a device that doesn’t work, and one that does….see if the IPs are the same (and send us those IPs), it would be very helpful…I can see if they have been blacklisted for some reason. Also a screenshot of the full 403 error would be most helpful.
Thank you! Love you too! Lee
So… there you have it. Denny, if you’re still having the problem, please check your IPs as Lee suggested, and e-mail us a screenshot of the 403 error you’re receiving.”
Ain’t computers grand? xoxo
David