# Post locking won't work without Creator ID. Please confirm you have it here

**URL:** <https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/post-locking-wont-work-without-creator-id-please-confirm-you-have-it-here/4857>\
**Category:** Wordpress Plugin\
**Created:** [October 23, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/post-locking-wont-work-without-creator-id-please-confirm-you-have-it-here/4857 "2021-10-23T19:18:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![T\_S\_Arca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@T\_S\_Arca](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/T_S_Arca)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/post-locking-wont-work-without-creator-id-please-confirm-you-have-it-here/4857/1 "2021-10-23T19:18:35Z")

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Post locking won’t work without Creator ID. Please confirm you have it [here]

I have the latest version of WordPress and the latest version of the Patreon Plugin, all my connection details are actuate and all client keys are set. still getting this error.  
I searched on the web but nothing I found helped me.

Yes I downloaded that “Update” someone posted on another post on here, did NOTHING. for me.

PLUGIN INFO:

WP 5.8.1 with PHP 7.4.24  
Patreon WordPress 1.6.7 with API v2

PATREON THEMSELVS HAVE GIVEN UP ON THEIR PLUGIN AND REFUSE TO HELP ME.

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**Author:** ![codebard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/codebard/32/14_2.png) [@codebard](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/codebard)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/post-locking-wont-work-without-creator-id-please-confirm-you-have-it-here/4857/2 "2021-10-29T07:09:41Z")

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Can you force-refresh your site’s connection to Patreon using the below guide:

> [@bulb How to upgrade your Patreon WordPress to use API v2](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/how-to-upgrade-your-patreon-wordpress-to-use-api-v2/3249):
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> You can follow the below simple steps to upgrade your Patreon WordPress installation to use API v2, which is required by many advanced features like post sync. 1 - Visit “Patreon settings” menu in your WP admin 2 - Click ‘Connection details’ button 3 - Clear all fields which you can clear, and click Save. 4 - Visit the below page that lists the apps you have at Patreon: 5 - Find the app for your website. You can confirm the app by checking the ‘Redirect uri’ value for the app, visible in …

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> PATREON THEMSELVS HAVE GIVEN UP ON THEIR PLUGIN AND REFUSE TO HELP ME.

You are getting help now. This _is_ the place for plugin support.
