Title: Issues with Orphaned Forms/Form Actions
Last modified: September 5, 2026

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# Issues with Orphaned Forms/Form Actions

 *  [itpixie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itpixie/)
 * (@itpixie)
 * [3 days, 12 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issues-with-orphaned-forms-form-actions/)
 * The recent Gutenverse Form plugin update to version 3.0.0 created multiple clones
   of a Form Action I created before the update. Before version 3.0.0, I had two
   Form Actions: one for capturing email addresses and one for visitor contacts.
   The email capturing form (Form ID 822) was used in three different patterns (
   i.e. 3 different form builders were all using the same form, ID 822)
 * After the plugin was updated to 3.0.0, clones of Form ID 822 were created for
   each pattern it’s used in. So I ended up having 4 identical forms, each have 
   a different Form ID (822 and 3 other ones).
 * When I tried to update the Form Titles of one of the clones, instead of updating
   the existing form, I received the following error message:
 * > Form Action Required
   > This form action does not exist on this site. Create a new local form action
   > so this form builder can work properly.
 * And “Create Form Action” appeared at the bottom of the error message. When I 
   clicked “Create Form Action” to assign a form to the form builder, a new form
   was created.
 * So now I end up with even more forms, all essentially identical (clones) except
   for the Form ID.
 * The patterns/form builders that are supposedly linked to some of these clones
   continue to display the above error message “Form Action Required”. I can see
   a flash of Connected Form Action settings panel before the error message “Form
   Action Required” appears almost immediately afterwards and blocks the settings.
 * The patterns/form builders with this problem were created from duplicates of 
   the stock newsletter sign-up patterns and templates (e.g. Gutenverse Home News)
   that came with the theme; I then made modifications to the duplicates to suit
   my needs and styles.
 * The newly created forms no longer send me notifications emails after submission.
   The forms I created prior to the 3.0.0 update are still sending me notifications
   of form submissions. I have WP Mail SMTP plugin installed and activated and it
   appears to be working.
 * I now have several orphaned forms I would like to clear out of my database. but
   I can’t find a way to delete a form unless it’s through the Connected Form Action
   settings. But if the Connected Form Action settings block is not shown, I have
   no way to delete any form actions.
 * **Key Info about my WordPress install:**
 * — WordPress 7.1 running [Kavana](https://poisonandbee.com/wp-admin/themes.php)
   theme.
 * — Gutenverse 4.0.7, Gutenverse Companion 2.5.2 and Gutenverse Form 3.0.6 installed
   and activated.
 * — All plugins, Gutenverse and otherwise, are up-to-date.

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 *  Plugin Author [Yoga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yogajegstudio/)
 * (@yogajegstudio)
 * [3 days, 10 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issues-with-orphaned-forms-form-actions/#post-19012222)
 * Hi [@itpixie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itpixie/) ,
 * Thanks for reaching out with these details.
 * Regarding the Form Action changes In version 3.0.0, we updated the form logic
   so that **one form action can now only be assigned to one form builder**. This
   one-to-one connection makes more sense as each form builder often serves a different
   purpose.
 * **About the Duplication** The cloning you observed is a fallback mechanism for
   older forms. When an existing form action is used across multiple form builders,
   we created a cloned version of the original form action for each duplicated form
   builder to maintain functionality. The settings and data should have been copied
   over, and the forms should work as expected.
 * To help us investigate further, could you clarify:
    - Share screenshots of the issues where the form is not working, is there any
      error shown.
    - Did the cloned/copied form actions end up with missing or incomplete data?
    - Is this issue occurring only with the stock theme patterns (like the newsletter
      sign-up), or does it happen when you create entirely new forms from scratch?
    - Any other clues that might help us
 * Once we have a bit more context, we can look into why the “Form Action Required”
   error is appearing and why the notifications aren’t sending for the new forms.
 * Best regards,
 * The Gutenverse Team

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 * Last activity: [3 days, 10 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issues-with-orphaned-forms-form-actions/#post-19012222)
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