“Could not update post in database” Error on Post Update

[kathrynjj.wolf]

kathrynjj.wolf

May 18, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Hi everyone,

I’m running into a frustrating issue on my WordPress site *Login to see link Whenever I try to update or publish a post, I get the following error message:
“Could not update post in database”

Here’s what I’ve done so far to troubleshoot:

Cleared both browser and site cache

Deactivated all plugins to rule out conflicts (the error still persisted)

Switched to a default theme, but the issue remained

Reviewed the Site Health report, no critical errors were flagged

Has anyone encountered this issue before? I’d really appreciate any insights or suggestions. At this point, I’m not sure if it’s related to database permissions, a plugin conflict, or something else entirely.

Thanks in advance for your help!