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  • I know this plugin is no longer offered on the WordPress site. However, many of us continue to use it since there is still no other plugin with its capabilities. It was a shame that it was removed from WordPress out of a disagreement with the author. What a shame. I’m still hoping for a reconciliation of the two parties.

    It still works wonderfully well on several of my websites and I have updated the version from its official source.

    A couple of days ago, I installed it on a new website where I desperately need its functionality. But I can’t get it to work. Whenever I try to use any of the shortcodes (e.g. [cfdb-table form="Contact form 1"]), it works while I’m logged in as an Admin but when I’m not logged in, it responds with:

    “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this data.”

    I have surfed to dozens of sites (including the official website) looking for a solution but to no avail. I’m hoping someone who has overcome this problem can give me a suggestion.

    • This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by dccharron.
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  • Have a look at https://cfdbplugin.com/ CFDB now on github.com instead of www.remarpro.com

    Thread Starter dccharron

    (@dccharron)

    Thanks @lautrec. Thanks for the tips.

    I was aware of the move to github and have downloaded and installed the latest version (34). I’ve also looked up and down the cfdbplugin.com website for an answer to my problem but sadly nothing has worked.

    The really bizarre situation I’m in is that I’m using the same version of the cfdb plugin on another website and it works perfectly. But I just can’t make it work on this second website. I’ve studied the settings on the successful website and made sure I’ve got exactly the same settings on the other. There is something I am missing. I’ve checked .htaccess and wp-config. I’ve even rebuilt the table in the sql database (the older version used a slightly different structure to the new version and I wanted to eliminate that difference as a possible cause).

    Tearing my hair out (not much hair left).

    Hello dccharron. I was having the same problem. Go to Options under your Contact Form DB tab. Then go to Security and change Can See Submission Data When Using Shortcodes from Administrator to Anyone. Also try that for Can See Submission Data. Worked for me.

    Thread Starter dccharron

    (@dccharron)

    Thanks @generalnick300

    What you are suggesting will probably work but, due to a deadline, I decided to abandon this plugin. Instead, I built my own solution (my own PHP and Javascript). I even added my own security (encrypting the stored data just in case). It took me 7 very long days.

    My existing websites are still using the cfdb plugin and are working fine despite
    “Options => Security => Can See Submission when using shortcodes”
    having a value of “Administrator”.

    I agree that your suggestion is probably what I needed but since my existing websites were working fine, I was reluctant to open up any security hole by changing the value to “Anyone” (it does sound pretty scary). I was aware that “security” had been the issue that caused the plugin author to move outside of “official” WP plugins. I’m sure he’s fixed up any issues (if any even existed).

    Thanks for taking the time. I have flagged this thread as “Resolved” in the hope that it helps someone else who hits the same snag. I’m sure they will find it useful.

    Glad it worked out for you. Best of luck.

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