proper settings for cloudflare

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear that you are facing a 403 error and want to ensure your settings are correct for using Cloudflare with Rank Math. To ensure Rank Math works smoothly with Cloudflare, you need to whitelist Rank Math’s IP addresses in Cloudflare. This will prevent Cloudflare from blocking any REST API requests made by Rank Math.

Here are the steps to whitelist Rank Math in Cloudflare:

1. Navigate to your Cloudflare dashboard.
2. Go to Security → WAF.
3. Click on the Create rule button.
4. Add a descriptive name to your firewall rule.
5. Set the condition as follows:
   • Field: IP Source Address
   • Operator: equals
   • Value: 172.66.40.202, 172.66.43.54, 193.138.6.5, 204.48.29.92
6. Set the condition to Skip, choose All managed rules under WAF components to skip.
7. Click on the Deploy button.

By whitelisting these IP addresses, you ensure that Cloudflare does not block any requests from Rank Math, allowing it to function correctly.

If you need further assistance or have any questions about whitelisting Rank Math in Cloudflare, feel free to contact our dedicated support team. We are available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Thank you for reaching out and raising this concern. Let us know if you need any more help!

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How to Whitelist Rank Math in Cloudflare » Rank Math

Hello,

Apologies for the confusion, but our guide to whitelist Rank Math routes is for Rank Math configuration only.

The 403 errors in your Lightspeed results are getting blocked by your web host.

In this case, you may need to get in touch with your web host to fix this issue. Here’s a helpful article you may check as well:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69295336/chrome-lighthouse-403-forbidden-on-production-server

Hope that helps.