Title: Add Shortcode Deprecated Error
Last modified: August 31, 2017
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# Add Shortcode Deprecated Error
* Resolved [databell96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/databell96/)
* (@databell96)
* [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/)
* After doing some WP updates, I logged out and then this error came up.
* > Notice: wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated since Contact Form 7 version 4.6!
> Use wpcf7_add_form_tag instead. in /home/whartever/public_html/kindspaevents.
> com/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/functions.php on line 355
* Which I guess relates to this:
* ```
function wpcf7_deprecated_function( $function, $version, $replacement ) {
$trigger_error = apply_filters( 'deprecated_function_trigger_error', true );
if ( WP_DEBUG && $trigger_error ) {
if ( function_exists( '__' ) ) {
trigger_error( sprintf( __( '%1$s is deprecated since Contact Form 7 version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.', 'contact-form-7' ), $function, $version, $replacement ) );
} else {
trigger_error( sprintf( '%1$s is deprecated since Contact Form 7 version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.', $function, $version, $replacement ) );
}
}
}
```
* That’s very unusual. Any idea why I would receive this?
* The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadd-shortcode-deprecated-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
to see the link]_
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* Thread Starter [databell96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/databell96/)
* (@databell96)
* [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/#post-9458932)
* Should mention this error only comes up in the wp-admin. The site itself is fine.
* Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
* (@takayukister)
* [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/#post-9460014)
* See [https://contactform7.com/2016/12/03/contact-form-7-46/](https://contactform7.com/2016/12/03/contact-form-7-46/)
* Thread Starter [databell96](https://wordpress.org/support/users/databell96/)
* (@databell96)
* [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/#post-9473802)
* Hmmmm…..I’m not really using WPCF_Shortcode. Only shortcode I’m using is
* [contact-form-7 id=”545″ title=”Application”]
* So why would I receive that error?
* [k00kaine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k00kaine/)
* (@k00kaine)
* [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/#post-9879184)
* I didn’t see this in my Dashboard, however when I was debugging something else,
I noticed this as well. I do not use this in any custom code that I am aware
of, should I be concerned, or will this cause any load time issues on my site?
* Notice: wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated since Contact Form 7 version 4.6! Use
wpcf7_add_form_tag instead. in /nfs/c08/h02/mnt/122702/domains/myfedbenefitshelp.
com/html/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/functions.php on line 355
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## Tags
* [wpcf7_add_form_tag](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wpcf7_add_form_tag/)
* [wpcf7_add_shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wpcf7_add_shortcode/)
* 4 replies
* 3 participants
* Last reply from: [k00kaine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k00kaine/)
* Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-shortcode-deprecated-error/#post-9879184)
* Status: resolved