Images not showing (403 error) on private simple sites with a custom primary domain.

[Greatdane]

Quick summary

When a Simple Site is set to private, media images do not show up in Calypso interfaces such as the Media library (or blocks dependent on it like the Slideshow Block)

Browser console shows;

GET https://i0.wp.com/domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240224 181813.jpg?ssl=1&resize=438%2C438 403
(Forbidden)

Steps to reproduce

1. Have a simple site with a custom domain set to private
2. Go to the media library (Calypso) or add a slideshow block and try and choose images
3. The images will not load with a 403 error

What you expected to happen

Images should show

What actually happened

Images show a 403 error

Impact

All

Available workarounds?

No but the platform is still usable

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

Simple

Logs or notes

• Can switch to classic view in media library, but cannot in slideshow block.
• If you switch back to .wordpress.com as primary domain, the images load
• If you make the site public, images load.

[Greatdane]

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Support References

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[devicenull]

The fix in #87642 should resolve this as well

[liviopv]

📌 REPRODUCTION RESULTS

• Tested on Simple – Replicated

📌 FINDINGS/SCREENSHOTS/VIDEO

📌 ACTIONS

• Triaged

@devicenull do we need to keep this issue or is it ok to close it as dupe of #87642?

[devicenull]

No, let's close it as a dupe of #87642