[Resolved] Problem using shortcode to access enquiry forms

[Richard]

Hi,

I am using the Bold theme with GP Pro latest version. This uses the free version of Elementor.

Within one of the Elementor pages of this theme I have tried to add a form using Ninja Forms (free version) which is accessed by shortcode. I am using the basic out of the box default form provided by Ninja Forms rather than create my own.

The form appears as expected on my web page however when I fill in the details I get an error that it can’t reference the email To field – which in this case would be the email address I have entered on the form rather than the WordPress site admin email address.

To attempt to find out what is going, I removed the field referenced in the error message so that the enquirer email was ignored and this time the form sent successfully without error. However the email I got back did not contain the form details I was expecting, instead I received:

hello

-{field:name_copy_1580754212045} ( {field:email_copy_1580752499063} )

So the form was able to access my wordpress email address set in settings as I got the email however it appears unable to access the information I entered into the form instead sending the field identities.

So is the Shortcode element provided as an Elementor element in this theme incompatible – do I need some CSS somewhere to handle the form shortcode instead?

Note I have temporarily removed the form shortcode from my site as it is live but I can re-instate if needed for a short time.

Cheers
Richard

[David]

Hi there,

instead of using the Elementor Shortcode widget try using the Elementor HTML Widget.
If there is still an issue then create a new test page without using Elementor and add the Short Code in the normal WP editor – then we can pin down where the issue lies.

[Richard]

Hi David,

I tried the HTML widget, but gave the same result.

I noted on the WordPress forums that others have had this issue but Ninga forms don’t seem to have fixed it.

Rather than waste further time on this I have used WPforms instead which went in as expected and without issue.

Thanks for your help
Richard

[David]

Glad to hear you found a solution and thanks for sharing

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