Title: not saving anymore Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # not saving anymore * Resolved [wpwcm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwcm/) * (@wpwcm) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/) * Hello, * I have 2 specifics forms (not using any form plugin). Until few weeks, they were working 100% fine. Now, they are not saving datas anymore. I do not remember to have done any change in the code since. The only thing that could have been done is updating some extensions. * the plugin is still active (i’ve tried to deactivate and then reactivate again). the form page are still containing [cfdb-save-form-post]. there is noting in options that could say ‘do not save’ * any idea to track from where it could come ? * Thank you * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/) * (@msimpson) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267259) * I don’t know the the problem is. Here are some thoughts. * 1. Be sure that there is a field called “form_title” in your form. Otherwise the submissions will appear under the form name “untitled”. Example: `` * 2. Be sure the [cfdb-save-form-post] short code is on the page that the form posts to (which may not be the same as where the form is) * 3. To try to debug, edit the plugin file named CFDBShortCodeSavePostData.php. Locate this code: * ``` public function handleShortcode($atts, $content = null) { // echo '
';
       //        print_r($_POST);
       //        echo "\n";
       //        print_r($_FILES);
       //        echo '
'; ``` * Change it to: * ``` public function handleShortcode($atts, $content = null) { if (is_array($atts) && isset($atts['debug']) && $atts['debug'] == 'true') { echo '
';
                   print_r($_POST);
                   echo "\n";
                   print_r($_FILES);
                   echo '
'; } ``` * then in your post use the short code `[cfdb-save-form-post debug="true"]` * Now the short code will print on your page all the information posted from the form that it sees. What does it print after you submit the form? * Thread Starter [wpwcm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwcm/) * (@wpwcm) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267369) * Thank you for your response and the hack in the code to display the info 🙂 * it displays all the info in my form fine : * ``` Array ( [user_info_nonce] => 7534f23fce [_wp_http_referer] => /infos/test [form_title] => test [test_book] => Array ( [0] => book1 ) [test_name] => MYNAME [test_firstname] => myfirstname [test_phone] => 457898 [test_email] => myemail@mail.com ) Array ( ) ``` * Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/) * (@msimpson) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267374) * OK, that looks good. * Let’s set it up to output errors to a file: * Create a wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/php.ini file with an line that points to a where a log file should be written: error_log=/ path/to/error_log.txt * Submit a form and see if there is information in the file. * Thread Starter [wpwcm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwcm/) * (@wpwcm) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267393) * thanks. done, but nothing in the file. I even changed that : define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true); * note that the script is sending an email and the sending is working fine. and the return $formData; is still there too. * i did create a very basic form and it’s saving the data 100% fine in the DB. so, there is something wrong in my enhanced form code. I guess i have to created it again, and test step by step, to understand at what moment it get bad. * Thread Starter [wpwcm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwcm/) * (@wpwcm) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267395) * ok. I found the issue; and hopefully, it could help somebody else. * At the beginning of my script, i have 2 different “add_filter” with 2 functions. 1st one is used to check values. 2nd one is used to send an email with the values. * I’m quite sure I had only 1 return $formData; at the end of the 1st add_filter and before, it was saving the data. Now, if i want the data to be saved, I have to add the “return $formData;” at the end of the 2nd function too and not only at the end of the 1st function (even if the second function is not necessary). * does it make sense ? Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘not saving anymore’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/contact-form-7-to-database-extension_ffffff. svg) * [Contact Form DB](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/reviews/) * 5 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [wpwcm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwcm/) * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-saving-anymore/#post-5267395) * Status: resolved