Title: Example not working
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Example not working

 *  [timlh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timlh/)
 * (@timlh)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/)
 * Hi Mickael
 * I tried your example on this page.
    [http://cfdbplugin.com/?page_id=508](http://cfdbplugin.com/?page_id=508)
 * I crated a page in WordPress then pasted the code in.
    I changed the name parameter
   in the hidden field to name=”Client_Registration” and then pasted the shortcode
   below the form.
 * When I view the page I can see the shortcode.
    Of course it doesn’t work. I’m
   stumped. Thanks , Tim
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/)

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 *  Thread Starter [timlh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timlh/)
 * (@timlh)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171538)
 * Michael:
    ahh action yes I get it now. I created a landing page for the form 
   and put the short code there but it still won’t work properly. I see the short
   code in the browser. I notice that [cfdb-save-post-data] is not in the short 
   code reference you provide. Any ideas as to what I’m doing wrong? Thank you in
   advance for any assistance you provide. Tim
 *  Thread Starter [timlh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timlh/)
 * (@timlh)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171539)
 * Here’s the code for my simple test form:
    <form action=”[http://you-get-real.com/thanks-for-registering&#8221](http://you-get-real.com/thanks-for-registering&#8221);
   method=”post” enctype=”multipart/form-data”> <input type=”hidden” name=”Client_Registration”
   value=”People”/> First Name: <input type=”text” name=”fname” value=””/> Last 
   Name: <input type=”text” name=”lname” value=””/> <input type=”file” name=”upload”/
   >  <input type=”submit” /> </form>
 * Here’s what I have on the action page
    Thanks for Registering. [cfdb-save-post-
   data]
 *  Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/)
 * (@msimpson)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171542)
 * Change the first input field to the below and try it:
 * `<input type="hidden" name="form_title" value="Client_Registration"/>`
 *  Thread Starter [timlh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timlh/)
 * (@timlh)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171551)
 * Nope, same result.
    [http://you-get-real.com/form-test](http://you-get-real.com/form-test)
 *  Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/)
 * (@msimpson)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171552)
 * try just this:
    `[cfdb-save-post-data]` not this: `[cfdb-save-post-data][/cfdb-
   save-post-data]`
 * Also edit the post in the WP HTML (Not visual) tab and ensure that you have “[”
   and not some URL-encoded character.
 *  Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/)
 * (@msimpson)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171553)
 * And one more thing, the problem is you named the short code wrong (My fault, 
   I have it wrong in the documentation!)
 * It is:
    `[cfdb-save-form-post]`
 * not:
    `[cfdb-save-post-data]`
 *  Thread Starter [timlh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timlh/)
 * (@timlh)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/example-not-working/#post-3171554)
 * That did it. It didn’t make any sense to me but now it does. The short-code appeared
   because it was not short-code.

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