Invalid Request message when trying to post

servingothersblog · Member · Jul 17, 2012 at 12:33 pm
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Hello…when publishing a post, I often get a invalid request message. And then I have to start over several times before it finally publishes. Very annoying and time consuming. Can you please help?
Blog url: http://servingothersblog.wordpress.com/

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arynnmckenzie · Member · Jul 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm
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Having the EXACT same problem. arynnmckenzie.wordpress.com
timethief · Member · Jul 17, 2012 at 4:21 pm
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Does this happen only when you click “publish” only? Or does this happen when are doing something else too. Please be descriptive.

Can you tell us which browser and version you are using please? If you aren’t sure you can click here to find out > http://whatsmyuseragent.com/

Are you using IE9 in compatibility mode? If so that means the browser is rendering as IE7 did and IE7 is not supported.

Have your tried using the browser with all extensions or add-ons disabled?
servingothersblog · Member · Jul 17, 2012 at 4:51 pm
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Sorry to hear that…now we just need someone to help us solve it!
servingothersblog · Member · Jul 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm
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Thank you timethief. I am using Explorer, whatever the most recent version is. It happens when I try to publish a post, pretty much every time, and I am not doing anything else. How would I disable everything you mentioned? Because it publishes eventually (after 2 or 3 tries, starting over and over) it seems to me that it is a bug in WordPress itself.
staff-blorbo · Staff · Jul 18, 2012 at 2:46 pm
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Sorry for the trouble!

We identified and corrected the issue. The affected blogs are each being fixed individually.

If yours has not been fixed yet, it should be in a few hours.
servingothersblog · Member · Jul 18, 2012 at 3:04 pm
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Many thanks macmanx. There was another person in this thread that had the same issue.

I also posted a problem I am having loading a gravatar image. It will allow me to select the file from my computer, but when I hit next, it goes blank. Is this something you can help with as well?
staff-blorbo · Staff · Jul 18, 2012 at 3:46 pm
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Sure, would you please open a new thread about the Gravatar issue?
servingothersblog · Member · Jul 18, 2012 at 4:09 pm
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Hi Macmanx…yes I already did…right after I started this one. Here is the link:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-gravatar-image?replies=2#post-946173
sampickard · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 6:53 am
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I’m still having this problem…anyone else?

http://sampickard.wordpress.com/
sampickard · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 7:04 am
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PS that was using the quick post tab in the dashboard. Going to the main post page i.e. https://<<username>>.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php worked fine
sampickard · Member · Aug 4, 2012 at 7:05 am
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sorry, shouldn’t have used the symbols: https://username.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php

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