Form Action Always Shows 404 Template

  • Resolved jtrost

    (@jtrost)


    14 years ago

    I have a form on my homepage whose action is the homepage, like this:

    <form name=”myform” action=”/” method=”post”>

    When I submit the form it shows the 404.php template. I have tried changing the form action to a page and disabling permalinks, and I always get the 404 page after submitting the form. I have also enabled debugging in wp-config.php, but it shows no errors.

    It seems like no matter what I do submitting this form always shows the 404 page. Any ideas what is wrong here?

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  • Moderator Kathryn Presner

    (@zoonini)

    You’ll need to check the instructions for your form script and make sure you’ve set up your thank-you page and form action correctly. It’s difficult to assist further without knowing the specifics of your form script configuration.

    Thread Starter jtrost

    (@jtrost)

    That’s the thing. The form action is the index page. All the form does is refresh the page with some post data.

    So if I type in “mysite.com/index.php” I see my index page. However, when I have the form action as “mysite.com/index.php” it shows a 404 error.

    Moderator Kathryn Presner

    (@zoonini)

    Are you using a plug-in for your form or a separate script? Which?

    Thread Starter jtrost

    (@jtrost)

    No plugin. It’s just straight HTML. Here it is:

    <form action="/" name="bid-form" method="post" id="bid-form">
<h3>Bid: <input type="text" id="the-bid" name="the-bid" /> <input type="submit" value="Place Bid" /></h3>
</form>

    [Please post code snippets between backticks or use the code button.]

    Thread Starter jtrost

    (@jtrost)

    I just solved my own problem.

    Turns out the name of the input field was the same name as a custom post type. So even though I am using post data, WordPress thought I was trying to access a post, not pass user input.

    Moderator Kathryn Presner

    (@zoonini)

    Awesome. Thanks for posting the fix.

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