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3 Ways to Fix Cookies are Blocked or Not Supported by Your Browser
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser error when you want to log in to your WordPress site. It prevents you from accessing your website until it is resolved.
It is usually not because your browser does not support WordPress cookies. Instead, it occurs due to switching hosting providers and installing caching and security plugins on your website.
Irrespective of the cause, we will show you how to fix this problem just like we did with thecommon WordPress hosting issues.
How do I ensure cookies are enabled?
With this enabled, cookies will always work on your browser. And you can be sure the cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser issue is not from your end.
?️Quick Tip:
The Advanced settings in the Opera One browser allow you to manage favorite sites and cookies with a few mouse clicks. TheAllow sites to save and read cookiessetting determines whether websites can set cookies.
In general, you should probably keep this enabled, but this is easily manageable in Opera One and you may allow whatever cookies you want or trust to be favorable.
Opera One
How do I fix blocked cookies?
1. Disable caching and security plugins
If the cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser error started showing up after installing a caching or security plugin on your site, you might have to disable it to restore normalcy.
This is because these plugins cache and minify your site, leading to cookies not being generated or not working. Hence, you need to disable the plugin to log in to your browser.
2. Clear browser cookies
The cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser error might be because you changed your hosting provider. Changing your provider while keeping your domain the same might cause existing cookies not to work on your website.
So, if your WordPress cookies are blocked after migration, clearing the cookies and allowing another to be generated should do the trick.
3. Edit your website’s function.php file
This technical fix should only be used as a last resort if the two fixes above fail. You will require a bit of coding/technological know-how to do this.
This code will check if your browser has cookies by setting the WordPress test cookie. It has proved towork for other users, so you should give it a try too if all options fail.
The cookies are blocked or not supported by your browser error, and preventing you from logging into your WordPress site can be annoying. However, as shown, it can be fixed with the correct info.
If you want tofix security issues on your WordPress website, check our comprehensive guide on how to get it done effortlessly.
Finally, let us know which fixes helped resolve the problem in the comments below.
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Ola-Hassan Bolaji
Windows Hardware Expert
A Computer Engineering graduate, he has spent most of his life reading and writing about computers.
He finds joy in simplifying complex topics into simple solutions for PC users. The quality of his work and providing step-wise tested and proven solutions to PC issues are all that matter to him.
Away from computers, he is either reading or watching football!
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Ola-Hassan Bolaji
Windows Hardware Expert
He’s a Computer Engineering graduate who has spent most of his life reading and writing about computers & operating systems.
