Title: JSON Parse error: Unrecognized token '
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# JSON Parse error: Unrecognized token '

 *  [spexy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spexy/)
 * (@spexy)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-parse-error-unrecognized-token-3/)
 * Hello,
 * Form has worked fine for over a year. But in a recent update of either WP or 
   Theme the form is now creating this message:
 * JSON Parse error: Unrecognized token ‘<‘
 * I am receiving the emails but because the user sees that message they think it
   didn’t work and will resend the form multiple times.
 * Is this happening to anyone else? Any fixes? All plugins, themes and WP are updated.
 * Thanks!
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 * Last reply from: [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-parse-error-unrecognized-token-3/#post-6890743)
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