# Wordpress error. "Updating failed. You are probably offline."

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**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [October 27, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044 "2020-10-27T21:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon9724946/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon9724946)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/1 "2020-10-27T21:13:14Z")

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The WordPress add a new page is not getting saved, it keeps on showing the error, Updating failed. You are probably offline. But I am online and every other thing is working fine.

 ![image](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/2X/9/92a9677ea40ed9aca490249b1049cd391597fddf.png)

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**Author:** ![anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon18528624/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon18528624)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/2 "2020-10-27T21:15:01Z")

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well something happens with ifastnet bone softaculous bone wordpress

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**Author:** ![anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon9724946/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon9724946)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/3 "2020-10-27T21:17:41Z")

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Oh really but I have been facing the same problem for a week now. DO you have any update is the Softaculous is done since then. Specifically from 11 October 2020.

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**Author:** ![anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon18528624/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon18528624)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/4 "2020-10-27T21:45:56Z")

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well there I don’t know I don’t use WordPress much.

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**Author:** ![UnknownLolz](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/unknownlolz/32/14581_2.png) [@UnknownLolz](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/UnknownLolz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/5 "2020-10-27T23:48:24Z")

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Hello there,

I think this is an issue with WordPress’ new Gutenberg editor, try using the Classic editor and see if it helps.

> **[Classic Editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/)**
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> Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.

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**Author:** ![anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon9724946/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon9724946)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/6 "2020-10-27T21:15:39Z")

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I have tried to create a page and the open elementor to design it, it doesnot open,

 ![image](https://forum-cdn.infinityfree.net/original/2X/e/ed85e29460185902e27968675f10d56ac1b0625c.png)

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**Author:** ![anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon18528624/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon18528624](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon18528624)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/7 "2020-10-27T22:10:19Z")

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did you just install it?

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**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/8 "2020-10-28T09:09:17Z")

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Seeing how you’re using both Cloudflare and WordPress, please make sure you’ve configured everything correctly as described in this guide:

> **[How to make Cloudflare Flexible SSL work with WordPress](https://forum.infinityfree.com/docs?topic=49362)**
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> WordPress is a great and very popular website building tool, and Cloudflare is a great way to get HTTPS on your website for free. Thanks to Cloudflare’s Flexible SSL system, you don’t even need to manage SSL certificates to use it! However, getting...

Some people use Automatic HTTPS Rewrites to make Flexible SSL work, but Automatic HTTPS Rewrites has a tendency to cause weird errors like this, so it should be avoided whenever possible.

Also, I merged both your Elementor issues topics because I think the issues are both caused by this issue.

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**Author:** ![anon26736370](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon26736370/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon26736370](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon26736370)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/9 "2020-10-28T17:18:51Z")

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i have same issue here, elementor cannot edit

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**Author:** ![anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon9724946/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon9724946](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon9724946)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/10 "2020-10-28T18:56:13Z")

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Thank you, Thank you, Admin. It solved the issue. Thanks a ton. You are a life saver. Thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/wordpress-error-updating-failed-you-are-probably-offline/37044/11 "2020-11-12T19:08:18Z")

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