Title: Gutenberg Update error saving page with shortcode
Last modified: November 12, 2019

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# Gutenberg Update error saving page with shortcode

 *  [KathyW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kathyw/)
 * (@kathyw)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gutenberg-update-error-saving-page-with-shortcode/)
 * Not sure what is going on, but getting an “Updating Failed” error in Gutenberg
   on a page when updating after adding the CForms2 shortcode [cforms name=”XYZ”](
   yes I used my own existing form name).
    The odd thing is it saved fine, and the
   form displays fine. Making any change to any of the blocks also triggers the 
   error message when Updating, unless I change the CForms shortcode to just [cforms].
   All I can find that might give a clue is this post from another plugin developer:
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-message-but-data-is-actually-saved-gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-message-but-data-is-actually-saved-gutenberg/)

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 *  Plugin Author [bgermann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgermann/)
 * (@bgermann)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gutenberg-update-error-saving-page-with-shortcode/#post-12423251)
 * I have not looked into the Gutenberg editor and this will need some more time.
   However, I would love to take patches for proper Gutenberg support.
 *  [dannyogolo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannyogolo/)
 * (@dannyogolo)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gutenberg-update-error-saving-page-with-shortcode/#post-12432761)
 * Having this exact error.
    Without the shortcode, page saves fine, but with the
   shortcode (in block and on editor) page has error

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 * [Updating failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updating-failed/)

 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [dannyogolo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannyogolo/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gutenberg-update-error-saving-page-with-shortcode/#post-12432761)
 * Status: not resolved