Title: Error : wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated Last modified: February 14, 2018 --- # Error : wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated * [corepath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corepath/) * (@corepath) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-wpcf7_add_shortcode-is-deprecated/) * I get the following error on my site: * `wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated since Contact Form 7 version 4.6! Use wpcf7_add_form_tag instead. in /nas/content/live/company/wp-content/ plugins/contact-form-7/includes/functions.php on line 355` * How can this be remedied? Any large files cannot be uploaded and I get “There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again” notification. * Thanks, * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-wpcf7_add_shortcode-is-deprecated%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/) * (@takayukister) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-wpcf7_add_shortcode-is-deprecated/#post-9973010) * Try switching to the default theme and deactivating all other plugins. Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘Error : wpcf7_add_shortcode is deprecated’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-7/assets/icon.svg?rev=2339255) * [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/reviews/) ## Tags * [themeforest](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/themeforest/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/) * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-wpcf7_add_shortcode-is-deprecated/#post-9973010) * Status: not resolved