Title: Invalid contact forms found
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Invalid contact forms found

 *  Resolved [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/)
 * (@namgostar)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/)
 * Hi. I have your plugin on a couple of my sites. With this new update, I’ve received
   a message that “_invalid contact forms were found_” Every single contact form
   has the same red message “_1 configuration error found_“
 * In one it simply says: _“This field can be empty depending on user input”_ where
   I have typed [your-subject] in the subject box.
 * Is that really an error?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7105875)
 * Yes. Make the your-subject field required or add some text to the Subject mail
   field.
 *  Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/)
 * (@namgostar)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7105954)
 * Oh, I see. That does make sense.
 * Thank you!
 *  [ericsyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericsyd/)
 * (@ericsyd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7105978)
 * Resolved is only wishful thinking. The plugin is broken as of the CF7 4.4 version
   and WordPress is not the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/)
 * (@namgostar)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7105980)
 * [@ericsyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericsyd/)
 * This is a great plugin. I’m sure Takayuki will make the fixes necessary. The 
   latest wordpress update caused a lot of problems for many plugin creators. It
   will all smooth out, I’m sure.
 *  [Dave333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dave333/)
 * (@dave333)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7106033)
 * I wouldn’t be so confident [@namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/)
   It seems as though Takayuki is in denial, insisting that it works and we are 
   all just using it wrong. I wish developers would adhere to the maxim “if it aint
   broke, don’t try and fix it.”
 * I’m on the lookout for an alternative plugin after wasting several hours trying
   all the suggestions here. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative
   Contact form that works properly?

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-7/assets/icon.svg?rev=2339255)
 * [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/)
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 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/unresolved/)
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## Tags

 * [configuration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/configuration/)
 * [contact-form](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/contact-form/)
 * [invalid](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/invalid/)

 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Dave333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dave333/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-contact-forms-found/#post-7106033)
 * Status: resolved