Title: Missing forms
Last modified: October 26, 2024

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# Missing forms

 *  Resolved [noban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noban/)
 * (@noban)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-forms-2/)
 * Hi, I have been using WPforms Lite for about a year, now I wanted to change something
   in the form and I can’t find it. It says: “Hi there! It looks like you haven’t
   created any forms yet.”
 * But not only that. When I decided to painstakingly make a new one instead and
   spent hours recreating it, guess what. “Hi there! It looks like you haven’t created
   any forms yet.”

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 *  Plugin Support [Ralden Souza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsouzaam/)
 * (@rsouzaam)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-forms-2/#post-18099872)
 * Hi [@noban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noban/),
 * Thanks for reaching out, and I’m sorry to hear about the issue.
 * WPForms settings are stored in the [wp_posts](https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description#Table:_wp_posts)
   table of your site’s database ([screenshot](https://a.supportally.com/i/9d7icC)).
   To check if your forms are still there, you can search for the `post_type` “wpforms”
   in the `_posts` table ([screenshot](https://a.supportally.com/i/NMogVX)).
 * Typically, this issue is caused by one of two factors:
    1. **Site Migration:** If you migrated your site, it might have caused a connection
       error between WPForms and your site’s database.
    2. **Malicious Code or Malware:** Rogue HTML tags or JavaScript can sometimes be
       injected into the _posts table by malware.
 * For both cases, we recommend reaching out to your hosting provider. They can 
   check if data is still being added to the `_posts` table when you create a new
   form and scan for malware on your site.
 * You may also want to ask your host if they can restore a backup from before the
   issue began, ideally on a staging site. This way, you can check if a backup resolves
   the issue.
 * I hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [noban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noban/)
 * (@noban)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-forms-2/#post-18100887)
 * Hi, thanks for Your reply. It put me on the right track.
 * I checked the database and the records are indeed there. Both the old one from
   last year and the new ones I just created.
 * Using a newly created one, I copied the changes to the old form, looked at my
   page and checked my top screen admin bar (for a caching plugin) and noticed WPForms
   is there as well and to my surprise it showed my form with a link to edit and
   it worked. I can access it, change and save it from there.
 * I’ll still reach my provider. Malware check never hurts.
 *  Plugin Support [Shawon Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawon001/)
 * (@shawon001)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-forms-2/#post-18103632)
 * Hi [@noban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/noban/) ,
   It looks like you’ve
   marked this post as resolved. If you’d like more help with using WPForms Lite,
   please feel free to reach out.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Shawon Chowdhury](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawon001/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-forms-2/#post-18103632)
 * Status: resolved