https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please Gravity Support Forums Topic: Widget forms working but regular forms have stopped working - help please en-US Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:12:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-59029 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:55 +0000 mlalande 59029@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank you for doing this and for your advice. I will review all the plugins I have and trim them down. I appreciate you looking into this for me and I will take your advice. </p> <p>Thanks guys,</p> <p>Matt </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-59015 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:44:22 +0000 Carl Hancock 59015@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Rob had me take a look at this issue and I was able to quickly find the issue by performing a conflict resolution test (which Rob provided a link to above). Your issue is being caused by another plugin. </p> <p>This other plugin isn't just breaking the Gravity Forms shortcode, it's breaking ALL shortcodes on your site when it's activated. The built in WordPress [gallery] shortcode was not working and I tested the Google Maps shortcode for the mapping plugin you have installed and it did not work either. NO shortcodes were working.</p> <p>The other plugin causing the issue is called: Sharexy</p> <p>I have deactivated this plugin and your forms are now working correctly.</p> <p>When the Gravity Forms shortcode does not work this is a sign that there is a bigger issue because shortcodes are built in WordPress functionality. It isn't something Gravity Forms provides, it's core WordPress functionality... so if they aren't working then something is seriously wrong. In your case, it was another plugin that wasn't developed properly.</p> <p>I see you are running a large number of plugins, and they seem to be all over the map. You have a bunch of SEO related plugins, all sorts of plugins that manipulate and change content automatically, etc.</p> <p>You need to be extremely careful with the plugins that you install. SEO plugins are generally not needed and installing multiple SEO plugins is not going to make your site anymore SEO friendly. If your site is built well, using a good theme, and has good content... you don't need a bunch of SEO plugins installed.</p> <p>All you really need is something like Joost de Valk's WP SEO plugin or All In One SEO Pack and that is it. </p> <p>The more plugins you install and activate, the greater the odds you'll run into issues such as this because you are installing plugins from resources and developers and you simply don't know which one's are good and which one's are bad. Many bad plugins appear to work fine themselves, but they cause problems for other plugins are developed properly.</p> <p>A general rule is use as little plugins as possible to accomplish what you are trying to do. The more plugins you run, the more headaches you will probably encounter. </p> <p>Unfortunately for us, these bad plugins cause headaches for the developers of good plugins... because we are the ones that have to help users with their bad code. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-59001 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:42:05 +0000 Rob Harrell 59001@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Matt, can you activate the WP Twenty Ten or Twenty Eleven theme? Also, is there a reason you haven't updated to the latest version of WP yet? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-59000 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:32:16 +0000 mlalande 59000@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Followed instruction - nothing. Forms are still gone. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-58999 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:18 +0000 Rob Harrell 58999@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Matt, can you please follow the instructions here to check for theme/plugin conflicts:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Testing_for_a_Theme/Plugin_Conflict" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Testing_for_a_Theme/Plugin_Conflict</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-58998 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:18:39 +0000 mlalande 58998@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Done, thanks Rob. I tried to create more forms and change fields but it did not matter. </p> <p>Matt. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-58962 Tue, 15 May 2012 07:58:39 +0000 Rob Harrell 58962@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Matt, can you provide me a WP Admin login to <a href="mailto:rob@rocketgenius.com">rob@rocketgenius.com</a> and reference this post so I can take a look around. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-58947 Mon, 14 May 2012 23:45:04 +0000 mlalande 58947@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You can also see here <a href="http://www.hamiltonpersonalinjurylawyers.com/wrongful-death/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hamiltonpersonalinjurylawyers.com/wrongful-death/</a><br /> After the contact us title, the form is gone on all my pages. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/widget-forms-working-but-regular-forms-have-stopped-working-help-please#post-58946 Mon, 14 May 2012 23:42:26 +0000 mlalande 58946@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I have been using GF for several years now. It was put to my attention today that forms have stopped working throughout the site - although the weird thing is the sidebar widgets are still working. </p> <p>See here: <a href="http://www.hamiltonpersonalinjurylawyers.com/hamilton-personal-injury-lawyers-2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hamiltonpersonalinjurylawyers.com/hamilton-personal-injury-lawyers-2/</a><br /> You can see the sidebar works fine - but at the bottom of the website the form displays [gravityform id="13" name="Please Contact Us Here"] now instead of my form.</p> <p>My Wp and GF are both up to date.</p> <p>Could someone please help us, we are stumped. </p> <p>Thank you in advance. </p> <p>matt </p>