Title: This field has syntax errors
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# This field has syntax errors

 *  [samych](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samych/)
 * (@samych)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/)
 * Hi,
    I just updated the plugin and I had to correct some configuration issues.
   The problem is I followed the article “Contact Form 7 Configuration Validator”
   to debug and the solutions proposed don’t work. You proposed this for “Selectable
   Recipient with Pipes Error”: Our Simple Solution FORM section [select* your-recipient“
   CEO|ceo@example.com” “Sales|sales@example.com” “Support|support@example.com”]
   MAIL section To: [your-recipient] (making the select field required ensures you
   have a value in the To: field) But I still get a “This field has syntax errors”…
   Can you please help because the site is live. Thank you.
 * And by the way in the article the solutions proposed To: [your name] <[your email]
   > has syntax errors I think: Isn’t it To: [your-name] <[your-email]> with an “-”?
 * Thanks
    S.
 * [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, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107023)
 * Can I see the site?
 *  Thread Starter [samych](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samych/)
 * (@samych)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107034)
 * Hi, do you mean the backend?
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107074)
 * No, the front end.
 *  [Julius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juls11/)
 * (@juls11)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107220)
 * Hi, I’m also experiencing this right now. Have you found a fix?
 * Thanks
 *  [susb8383](https://wordpress.org/support/users/susb8383/)
 * (@susb8383)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107224)
 * I have the same issue. Right below the TO field it says “This field has syntax
   errors.”
 * The field contains:
    [your-recipient]
 * I’m also using the pipeline method in the form.
 * Please note that the email is delivered without a problem.
 * I suspect that the validator has a bug.
 * I’m using the latest of Contact Form 7, which is 4.4
 *  [infosws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicksws/)
 * (@nicksws)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107248)
 * Following as we also have this issue.
 *  [ercanrua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ercanrua/)
 * (@ercanrua)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107249)
 * Also following this discussion here as we’re reporting “syntax errors” in our
   To fields while using pipes with
    `[_raw_your-recipient] <[your-recipient]>`
 *  [SidianMSJones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sidianmsjones/)
 * (@sidianmsjones)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107250)
 * Same issue here: [http://alchemystvapes.com/contact/](http://alchemystvapes.com/contact/)
 *  [aiwetir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aiwetir/)
 * (@aiwetir)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107292)
 * I too am having this issue but the mail seems to get delivered.
 *  [Ammie Katariya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ammiekatariya/)
 * (@ammiekatariya)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-field-has-syntax-errors-2/#post-7107293)
 * Hello
 * I have same problem in To field in mail 2 option
 * Need help

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