Title: 2 configuration error found
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# 2 configuration error found

 *  Resolved [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/)
 * Hello,
 * I suddenly have 2 configurations errors in 2 of my contact forms which were previously
   working just swell.
 * I don’t know what it is. Can anyone help me with this?
    It’s written:
 * Copy this shortcode and paste it into your post, page, or text widget content:
   `[
   contact-form-7 id="82" title="Contact form 1"]`
 * I thought this was already a shortcode. I’m not sure where to add it. Inside 
   the page, it changes nothing and also shows there.
 * I have the same problem for the second form:
 * Copy this shortcode and paste it into your post, page, or text widget content:
   `[
   contact-form-7 id="482" title="Subscribe"]`
 * Not sure what to do with this.
 * Help would be much appreciated. Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172415)
 * You need to add and save shortcodes in the page using the TEXT editor, and not
   the VISUAL editor (toggle between the two in the top right-hand corner of the
   editable page window in Edit Page).
 *  [davinian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davinian/)
 * (@davinian)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172458)
 * [@ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftb/) have a look at the following
   links, they may help explain the errors and problems you are having.
 * Best Practice to Set Up Mail
    [http://contactform7.com/best-practice-to-set-up-mail/](http://contactform7.com/best-practice-to-set-up-mail/)
   How to Resolve Configuration Errors [http://contactform7.com/configuration-errors/](http://contactform7.com/configuration-errors/)
   Contact Form 7 Configuration Validator [http://kb.cf7skins.com/contact-form-7-configuration-validator/](http://kb.cf7skins.com/contact-form-7-configuration-validator/)
 * Let us know if you still have any problems.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172504)
 * @barnez: Hello. I don’t have a visual editor option. Only text apparently.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172505)
 * @barnez: the shortcode is already pasted into the text part of the page containing
   the form. I don’t understand where the error comes from.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172507)
 * That’s my first form:
 *     ```
       <p>Your Name*<br />
           [text* your-name] </p>
   
       <p>Your Email* <br />
           [email* your-email] </p>
   
       <p>Your website<br />
          [url url-199]
   
       <p>Subject<br />
          [text your-subject] </p>
   
       <p>Your Message<br />
          [textarea your-message] </p>
   
       <p class="contact-submit">[submit "SEND"]</p>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172508)
 * I tried to post my form on here but it’s not working…:(
 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172509)
 * This is what you should see in Visual editor mode: [http://snag.gy/THYgg.jpg](http://snag.gy/THYgg.jpg)
 * Here is what you should see in the Text editor mode: [http://snag.gy/x3wxG.jpg](http://snag.gy/x3wxG.jpg)
 * *Note that you can create a page using the Visual editor, add content (text, 
   images), save, and then switch to the Text editor to add html and shortcodes.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172510)
 * `backticks`
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172512)
 * Hello barnez.
 * Yes actually the form was previously created and worked fine until the last update.
   Now, on the page hosting the first form,
 * `[contact-form-7 id="82" title="Contact form 1"]` is in the text field.
    I didn’t
   change it as it was working. Now the form is telling me that I should add `[contact-
   form-7 id="82" title="Contact form 1"]` into the page….which is strange because
   it is already on the page and in the text part not the visual part.
 * If you understand something….?
 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172517)
 * Have you tried re-saving the page in Text mode and seeing if the form renders
   on the front-end?
 * You could also try creating another test page, inserting the shortcode and seeing
   if that is successful when you view the page.
 *  [davinian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davinian/)
 * (@davinian)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172557)
 * [@ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftb/), the configuration errors are
   most likely from the recent update of CF7 – check the links I posted above as
   they will help to explain what the validation is for and how to fix the errors.
 * If you are still stuck, post the validation error messages here or attached a
   screen-shot and we will try and help.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172558)
 * Hi.
 * I created a test page but I still have 2 configuration errors showing up on the
   first form (and one on the second form).
 *     ```
       *Required
   
       <p>Your Name*<br />
           [text* your-name] </p>
   
       <p>Your Email* <br />
           [email* your-email] </p>
   
       <p>Your website<br />
          [url url-199]
   
       <p>Subject<br />
          [text your-subject] </p>
   
       <p>Your Message<br />
          [textarea your-message] </p>
   
       <p class="contact-submit">[submit "SEND"]</p>
       ```
   
 * I created a test page and the form is showing and also working just like on the
   main (non-test page)…although I still get those configuration errors. Not sure
   where it comes from. Do you?
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172559)
 * Hello davinian,
 * Thank you for your kind answer. I looked at your links but I don’t really understand
   what it’s all about. I took two printscreens of the problems. Maybe it will make
   it easier for you?
 * [http://imgur.com/QdurgkU](http://imgur.com/QdurgkU)
    [http://imgur.com/VdqRFHU](http://imgur.com/VdqRFHU)
 * Thank you again.
 *  [davinian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davinian/)
 * (@davinian)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172560)
 * [@ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftb/), ok, try this.
 * 1) I am guessing the **To:** filed already has your email address? – if Yes this
   is correct.
 * 2) The **From:** field is the bit most people get stuck on. To avoid your messages
   being spammed, it is best to send your messages from an email address that belongs
   to your website/domain name – NOT the email address of the sender (that should
   be added as a Reply-To: see step 3 below)
 *     ```
       [your-name] <wordpress@yourdomain.com>
       ```
   
 * Note: change yourdomain.com to the actual domain name of your website (the wordpress@
   part is ok to use, you do not need to change that) and if you add [your-name]
   before the email, the sender name will show in the from part of the email when
   you receive it.
 * 3) Add the following to the **Additional Headers** section — this will allow 
   you to use the Reply button in your email programme to send a reply to the sender.
 *     ```
       Reply-To:  [your-name] <[your-email]>
       ```
   
 * 4) If you set up your forms before the last update, you may also need to add 
   some text to the **Subject** field – the reason for this is that the Subject 
   box on the form is not a Required filed, some email providers might treat an 
   email with no subject as spam, so adding something like the following will avoid
   any possible problems.
 *     ```
       Message form (put your website name here) [your-subject]
       ```
   
 * You could also make the Subject a required filed by adding a * and words (required)
   to the Form part like this.
 *     ```
       <p>Subject (required)<br />
           [text* your-subject] </p>
       ```
   
 * _All the codes in the [brackets] are default CF7 codes, if you have changed any
   of the codes in the Form section, you will need to make sure you use the same
   corresponding code in the Mail section._
 * Hopefully this will help – but let me know if you still have any problems.
 *  Thread Starter [ftb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misomaybe/)
 * (@misomaybe)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/#post-7172587)
 * Thank you Davinian,
 * Well this is what I did hereunder and it’s not working too well.
 * In the mail fields this is how it looks now (in caps what I changed):
 * TO: [ROBERT@BADWEB.COM](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-configuration-error-found/ROBERT@BADWEB.COM?output_format=md)
   
   FROM: [your-name] <wordpress@BADWEB.COM> ADDITIONAL HEADERS: Reply-To: [your-
   name] <[your-email]>
 * Then in the form field, this is how it looks and of course not working:
 *     ```
       *Required
   
       [your-name] <wordpress@badweb.com>
   
       <p>Reply-To: <br />
        [your-name] <[your-email]></p>
   
       <p>Your website<br />
          [url url-199]</p>
   
       <p>Subject<br />
       Message from (badweb.com) [your-subject]</p>
   
       <p>Your Message<br />
          [textarea your-message] </p>
   
       <p class="contact-submit">[submit "SEND"]</p>
       ```
   
 * It’s probably something silly…but I don’t know what to change to make it work
   properly.
 * Thank you!

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