Title: Undisclosed Configuration Errors
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Undisclosed Configuration Errors

 *  Resolved [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * (@psicop)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/)
 * After years of using CT7, suddenly I find there are 3 “configuration errors” 
   in my form. Strange that it could somehow know there are errors, to the point
   that they can be counted up, yet not be able to disclose what they are. My form
   is:
 * > `<p>Your Name (required)</p>
   >  <p> [text* your-name akismet:author] </p></p>
   > <p><p>Your Email (required)</p> <p> [email* your-email akismet:author_email]
   > </p></p> <p><p>Subject</p> <p> [text your-subject] </p></p> <p><p>Your Message
   > </p> <p> [textarea your-message] </p></p> <p><p>[submit “Send”]</p>`
 * Also, in Mail tab, From has [your-email] in it, Subject has [your-subject], and
   Message Body has [your-message]. The To line has my correct email address.
 * I tested my form and it no longer can send email. So something is wrong with 
   it. But going over the documentation, none of the above settings are invalid.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * (@buzztone)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087138)
 * You also have quite few mismatched p tags. This can also cause problems.
 *  Thread Starter [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * (@psicop)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087195)
 * Oddly enough, this was pretty much the “default” form that was part of the original
   installation. So the default form that comes with the plugin is not valid, is
   that what you’re saying?
 * I still think it’s strange this came up as a major problem all of a sudden and
   that it stopped working. I got a correspondence generated by the form only about
   10 days ago. I also think it’s strange that something is capable of detecting
   the errors specifically, but somehow can’t or won’t manage to disclose what &
   where they are.
 * I’ll have to see what I can do to get this working, I guess. Or maybe just uninstall
   this plugin and add one that’s not so delicate.
 *  Thread Starter [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * (@psicop)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087196)
 * Oh, and the mismatched paragraph tags were inserted by this board’s software.
   They’re not present in the form settings in WordPress. I have no idea why they
   were added, but they were.
 *  [ma3ry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ma3ry/)
 * (@ma3ry)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087198)
 * <<So the default form that comes with the plugin is not valid>>
 * I agree. I have just updated to the latest version and now I have 2 configuration
   errors found on both my contact page and my contact widget.
 * Something is wrong somewhere. Hoping for a fix soon.
 * This is what I have for my widget, showing 2 config errors. What are they?
 * <p>Your Name (required)
    [text* your-name]
 * Your Email (required)
    [email* your-email]
 * [submit “Yes, I want the workbook please!”]
    </p>
 *  [MarieDi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariedi/)
 * (@mariedi)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087200)
 * Same here. I “updated” Contact Form 7 on 3 sites and all 3 give configuration
   errors but they’ve been working for years.
 * I also agree that it’s ridiculous to say there are errors without telling us 
   WHERE or which ones.
 * I’ve always liked Contact Form 7. Now, a lot less. I’m not going to install the
   update on my other sites just yet, in the hope there will be a **better version
   coming up soon (?)** that tells us what the problems are (especially since the
   problems mentioned above have been created by the plugin ITSELF!)
 * So this begs the question: why try to fix what is working real fine until we “
   fix” it?
 * Marie
 *  Thread Starter [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * (@psicop)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087202)
 * I was able, just now, to get it working. After having to go to a couple support
   pages, including one buzztone cited (thank you). But too many mysteries about
   this remain, including why, all of a sudden, an update to the plugin broke it.
 * Among those mysteries are these 2:
 * 1. According to the documentation I read, the default form was never right, to
   begin with, and should not have ever worked. But … it did (as I said, as recently
   as 10 days ago, for me anyway). If CF7 should never have been functional, with
   defaults, at all, then why was it working until it was updated?
 * 2. This validator was able to find the errors, and could even count them up. 
   But, it wouldn’t disclose their nature or where they were. It makes little sense
   that someone would provide such a detailed validator — for anything, not just
   CF7 forms — yet not include results which could help someone make the code valid.
 * Unfortunately, while I was able to repair the damage, neither of these mysteries
   have yet been solved. I’m not sure I want to keep this plugin unless I get some
   answers, because I don’t want to have to wonder if something else is going to
   break it again. It’s just too delicate for me to depend on it.
 *  Thread Starter [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * (@psicop)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087203)
 * Solved. But I’m still mystified as to what happened and why.

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 * Last reply from: [psicop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/psicop/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undisclosed-configuration-errors/#post-7087203)
 * Status: resolved