Title: Inaccurate error message
Last modified: October 27, 2022

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# Inaccurate error message

 *  [edodemo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edodemo/)
 * (@edodemo)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inaccurate-error-message/)
 * Hi! I noticed in my form that when I upload a file beyond the maximum limit, 
   at the time of submission I get a validation error message and not an excessive
   size. Yet all the fields are correct and filled in, there is only the file larger
   than the limit. How to solve? I would like it to say “file too big”. Thankyou!
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by [edodemo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edodemo/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inaccurate-error-message/#post-16141439)
 * Where can we see the website in question?
 *  Thread Starter [edodemo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edodemo/)
 * (@edodemo)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inaccurate-error-message/#post-16155371)
 * It is locally
 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inaccurate-error-message/#post-16159011)
 * See [Editing form template](https://contactform7.com/editing-form-template/)
 * What content do you have in the Form tab panel?

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 * Last reply from: [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inaccurate-error-message/#post-16159011)
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