Title: VIP_Request_Block block http code change
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: June 21, 2021
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 3. VIP_Request_Block block http code change

# VIP_Request_Block block http code change

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 21 June 2021

13:53:54 GMT+0000

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`VIP_Request_Block` used to block specific request uses now 403 instead of 410 http
code. 410 code could lead to unintended caching.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2237](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2237)