Can't exclude fields, files or forms from storage
Site owners cannot stop certain fields, attachments or whole forms from being stored in the database.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 24 May 2025 · last reported 18 September 2026
What's going wrong
Site owners using this Contact Form 7 add-on want to keep some submitted data out of the database, such as captcha values, useless fields, file attachments that may hold sensitive material, or whole forms that should not be logged.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.