Title: wp-patrick's Replies | WordPress.org --- # wp-patrick [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Contactform Spam over REST API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/#post-15227711) * I have sent you the link. Strange thing, when I analyse the access log on Webserver, there are entries: POST /kontakt/#wpcf7-f5-p52-o1 HTTP/1.1″ 404 10170 from an IP address from hongkong. Return value is 404, but eventually is there a bug with the #wpcf7-f5-p52-o1? /kontakt/ was the old permalink where the CF7 form was reside. But the same IP also uses: GET /kontakt/ HTTP/1.1″ 301 0 301 because we had renamed the permalink * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Contactform Spam over REST API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/#post-15221412) * It looks like my guess was wrong with the REST API. It was probably a coincidence in testing. I can reproduce the spamming, without REST API active. Just when I activate the Plugin the spamming starts, on deactivate the spamming stopps. So it seems to look like a Bug, wich is exploited? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Contactform Spam over REST API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contactform-spam-over-rest-api/#post-15220701) * I think this could be the same reason here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-v3-doesnt-protect-from-spam/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-v3-doesnt-protect-from-spam/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Nested Pages] Update 3.0.3+ shoots wp_dropdown_pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-3-0-3-shoots-wp_dropdown_pages/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-3-0-3-shoots-wp_dropdown_pages/#post-10529142) * Okay, works for me too with 3.0.6, thanks! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Nested Pages] Update 3.0.3+ shoots wp_dropdown_pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-3-0-3-shoots-wp_dropdown_pages/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-3-0-3-shoots-wp_dropdown_pages/#post-10521665) * I have testet with version 3.0.4 till 3.0.5, the above code was not working. The Meta box is exactly the problem. On “post” post type there is the meta box with wp_dropdown_pages functions where takes the “test” post type posts. In other words; on a “post” I have to select a “test”. Did you have tested exactly this? Because the dropdown with type “page” was working, just with “test” it was not working. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Limit Login Attempts Security - Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention] General Data Protection Regulation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-data-protection-regulation/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-data-protection-regulation/#post-10242806) * In my opinion, it is enough to write in your pricacy policy that you collect IP, date, time and loginname of logins in the backend. So in this way you do not have to activate the GDPR mode. I would also mention to passing on this data for investigative purposes. * The second thing related to GDPR is: Do you send this data also to an external server, or just save it in the current database? * Regards, Patrick * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Contact Form 7 REST API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contact-form-7-rest-api/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/contact-form-7-rest-api/#post-9427334) * I read a lot of Topics here with the same problem. I have just tested the actual version 4.9, which were do not working too. * For those where looking for an easy way to roll back to an earlier version (4.7) looking at this plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Email not sending](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-not-sending-32/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/email-not-sending-32/#post-9427297) * Look at here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/) and here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Form submits but email not sending](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-submits-but-email-not-sending/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/form-submits-but-email-not-sending/#post-9427294) * Look at here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/) and here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] “Send Form” is no longer working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/send-form-is-no-longer-working/#post-9427282) * So, the error reported here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) still belive in Version 4.9. The error was since Version 4.8. The only way, was to roll back to version 4.7. Why does the CF7 doesn’t work anymore? When you have disabled REST API for anonymous users (for security reason I always have it disabled), the contact form is not working. * I hope the developers fix this issue in a future version? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Broken Link Checker] E-Mail not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e-mail-not-work/) * Thread Starter [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e-mail-not-work/#post-9407334) * I don’t think that’s the reason, because I have other Plugins active where the E-Mail function works. I user p.e. Contact Form 7, where the mail was correctly sent. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Submit button spins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/#post-9381070) * You can’t enable or disable it. You just can set Anonymous Users blocking. I think you have have a Plugin installed where is doing this. I recommend to blocking Anonymous users. * So make a rollback to 4.7. A good and easy way to do this is with this plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Plugin broken w/ WordPress 4.8.1 Update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-broken-w-wordpress-4-8-1-update/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-broken-w-wordpress-4-8-1-update/#post-9380979) * See here: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Contact Form 7] Submit button spins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/) * [wp-patrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-patrick/) * (@wp-patrick) * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submit-button-spins/#post-9380975) * Agree, me too. When the REST API is “disabled” (Anonymous Users are blocked), Contact Form 7 was not working. When I “enable” REST API, Contact Form was working. * Workaround: Rollback to Contact Form 4.7 Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total)