wordpress error: “updating failed. you are probably offline.”

when I hit publish I get message at the top of the screen that says.   The version is that your site is unable to communicate with WordPress REST API.   Basically, WordPress uses method called 'REST API to send and receive requests to WordPress database.   then parts of your WordPress website may not be able to function, including WordPress block editor.   So, the next thing you might check is your WordPress site URL setting..   Go to Settings > General and douhble check that Site Address and WordPress Address options are correct.   then you might check your REST API status using Site Health WordPress..   you should see alert under the recommended improvements like, The REST API encountered unexpected result...   If that does not help, your best bet will be to reach out to the team at your hosting company.   Finally, you can always chat with WordPress from Codeable who can resolve this error for you fairly quickly..   Read more