403 error when embedding YouTube video

3 posts by 3 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: October 3, 2022   (RSS)

Hi, All. I'm trying to embed a YouTube video in a blog post using the code that YT generates. Whenever I attempt to save the page, I get a 403 error message.

The field has been set up to accept MP4 and MPEG files.

Any suggestions for how to fix this, please?

By daniel - October 3, 2022

Hi CommonSenseDesign,

403 errors are typically generated by the server refusing the request, and so are most commonly due to server configuration rather than the CMS itself. Here are two recent threads that dealt with 403 errors:

In one case it was caused by file permissions, and in the other, it was due to a ModSecurity rule. I would first check to see if you have ModSecurity enabled on the server and if yes, work with your webhost to find out if any rules are blocking the embed.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks,

Daniel
Technical Lead
interactivetools.com