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Piani, this was helpful, thank you. I’m not running the latest PHP version right now, so I’ll keep using the current plugin until I start seeing any issues. Does the new version have the same name, or is it listed as something else?

Thank you again for your help, I appreciate it.

@olowoseun and @rebellionnt1

I did a reinstall of a recent backup of the entire site, which had the previous version of Contact Form 7 and WordPress 5.6, which still presented the problem. When I downgraded to PHP 7.2 the error went away. I have not attempted to upgrade the CF7 plugin or WP version since. It seems that my theme is no longer supported, so I’m planning on doing a redesign with another theme to see if that helps in the future. I definitely am not seeing the CF7 error on other sites that I have designed.

I discovered that the hosting provider automatically updated to PHP 7.3, which messed up the plugin for some reason. I set it at 7.2 for the time being while I look into other options.

@ziegel

Thanks, I’ll do that. I’m not sure if this was an auto update or performed by another admin, but it’s definitely a headache.

@ziegel,

I do have access to the file management system, which is how I discovered that the /wpcf7_uploads/ folder was missing. I tried removing the .htaccess file I created within that folder, but that doesn’t seem to do anything.

I can restore a backup from a few weeks ago if there are no other solutions, but I don’t want to run into this issue again when I try to update the plugin in the future.

I’ve tried adding the wp-content/uploads/wpcf7_uploads folder and .htaccess file with “Deny from all” as content, and it still isn’t working.