what do you do about 502 or 503 problems?

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  david1pierson · Member · Mar 13, 2021 at 7:30 am

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  yes!!!

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  staartmees · Member · Mar 13, 2021 at 10:10 am

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  You can’t do much as the problem is somewhere between the wordpress.com servers and your computer.

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  lmanzer00 · Member · Mar 13, 2021 at 12:53 pm

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  Hey There!

  503 errors can be a bit confusing. Here is a article I used when I started working with WordPress and started getting the error.

  https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-503-service-unavailable-error-in-wordpress/

  This can at least get you started and point you in the right direction. You might need staff help with this one if, you are not able to pin point what is causing the issue.

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  staartmees · Member · Mar 13, 2021 at 1:30 pm

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  @lmanzer00 those tips and tricks are for sites using the open source wordpress.org not running on the wordpress.com platform.

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  lmanzer00 · Member · Mar 13, 2021 at 1:40 pm

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  ooops!! LOL thanks for clarifying, I think I forgot about that for a moment. :-)

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  darciemg · Staff · Mar 13, 2021 at 5:49 pm

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  @david1pierson What website are you seeing those errors on, and what happens before the error occurs? A 502 or 503 would be rare for a WordPress.com hosted site.

  Keep in mind that if WordPress.com does not host the site, this question will be better for WordPress.org forums. WordPress.com and WordPress.org are a little separate, and that can be confusing.
  https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/