Title: Error message
Last modified: May 8, 2023

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# Error message

 *  Resolved [larryfields.007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larryfields007/)
 * (@larryfields007)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-988/)
 * I keep getting an error message, “There was an error trying to send your message.
   Please try again later.” surrounded by a red box. I get this on several of my
   websites. The Contact Form 7’s used to work on these websites, but now don’t.
   I haven’t change anything either. I’ve double checked everything on the forms,
   too, and it is all correct.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-message-988%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-988/#post-16721210)
 * What other plugins and theme do you use on the site?
 *  Thread Starter [larryfields.007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larryfields007/)
 * (@larryfields007)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-988/#post-16722531)
 * I found out that my hosting company disabled the PHP email that comes with WordPress.
   Now I have to use SMTP email.

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 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [larryfields.007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larryfields007/)
 * Last activity: [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-988/#post-16722531)
 * Status: resolved