Title: missing_parameter: subject is required
Last modified: May 18, 2026

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# missing_parameter: subject is required

 *  [gcayers2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcayers2/)
 * (@gcayers2)
 * [5 days, 18 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing_parameter-subject-is-required/)
 * Hello, I’ve been having issues with my contact form on the site I’ve been building
   for a client. Recently they have not gotten any of the emails sent to their email,
   but they are in an inbox within wordpress’s site.
 * Updated the my email plugin today, thought that would fix the situation but was
   showed an error stating there was no subject to the email. Would there be any
   sort of fix for this?
    -  This topic was modified 5 days, 18 hours ago by [gcayers2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcayers2/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmissing_parameter-subject-is-required%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Darshana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darshanaw/)
 * (@darshanaw)
 * [3 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing_parameter-subject-is-required/#post-18914010)
 * Hi [@gcayers2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcayers2/),
 * Thanks for reaching out! You’re getting that error because your form is trying
   to send an email **without a subject line**, which can cause sending problems
   or trigger an error in WP Mail SMTP.
 * I’d recommend checking your contact form plugin’s notification settings to see
   if there is an option to set a subject line for the email notification. Once 
   a subject is added, that may resolve the issue.
 * Since you mentioned that the messages are being stored in an inbox inside WordPress,
   the form itself is likely still collecting submissions, but the email notification
   settings may need to be adjusted.
 * If your current form plugin makes this difficult, you might also consider switching
   to a plugin like **WPForms**, which makes it easier to manage notification emails
   and subject lines.
 * I hope this helps. Thank you!

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 * Last reply from: [Darshana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darshanaw/)
 * Last activity: [3 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing_parameter-subject-is-required/#post-18914010)
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