Troubleshooting a WordPress Database Error: “Updating failed. Could not insert post into the database.”

December 22, 2024 Lothar Schulz 0

Have you ever encountered the frustrating error message, “Updating failed. Could not insert post into the database,” while trying to save a blog post in WordPress? Recently, I faced this issue while adding new links to a post. After several attempts and troubleshooting efforts, I discovered an unexpected culprit: Unicode characters, such as emojis or special symbols, were preventing my post from updating.