What the Warning Looks Like

You may see a warning message like this:

Warning: set_time_limit(): Cannot set max execution time limit due to system policy in /customers/5/5/9/site.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/……

Warning: set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons in /path/to/file.php on line X

This warning indicates that the PHP function set_time_limit() is disabled on your server.

This function allows scripts to increase the maximum execution time for PHP processes, but some hosts disable it for security reasons.

Why This Happens

• Some shared hosting providers disable set_time_limit() to prevent abuse or excessive server load.
• WordPress themes or plugins might try to use set_time_limit() to handle long-running processes (like imports or large uploads).

How to Fix It

Hosting must provide the solution based on this url instructions http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php

If hosting cannot raise that limit, one option is to change hosting.

In the theme – you can try to comment line 7 in user-dashboard-add.php and test submission.