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Gravity Forms v1.7 Beta 2 Released

Carl Hancock By Carl Hancock Published March 26, 2013

Gravity Forms v1.7 Beta 2 is now available for download. We are pleased with how the testing and development is going and THANK YOU to those users who are helping us test it out. Gravity Forms v1.7 is a major update and introduces several powerful new features and enhancements. We want to make sure that it is tested thoroughly and refined prior to releasing it via automatic update.

For a complete rundown of all the new features and enhancements being introduced in Gravity Forms v1.7 you can refer to the Gravity Forms v1.7 Beta 1 release announcement.

We will be releasing v1.7 via automatic update once it has undergone beta testing to our satisfaction. Own Gravity Forms and want to give it a try and help us test? Grab a copy on the downloads page!

Please Note: This is a beta release and as such you should use at your own risk. We are still actively working on UI enhancements and refinements for the final public release. Developers should read the note at the bottom of this post regarding impact to existing customizations that Gravity Forms v1.7 may introduce.

What’s New

  • Added support for WP Editor merge tag icons and applied to the Notification message textarea.
  • Added gform_entry_post_save filter to allow entries to be filtered after being saved.
  • Added mt-prepopulate class to “Default Value” setting on form field Advanced tab so the Merge Tag drop down does not include form fields.
  • Added gform_admin_pre_render hook to notifications edit page.
  • Changed the form actions submenu hover class to make it more generic and applicable to all submenus.
  • Updated Zip to ZIP.
  • Updated send_notifications() function to accept single path attachments (previously only supported arrays).
  • Moved GFNotificationsTable to notifications.php.
  • Moved notification functions form form_settings.php to notifications.php.
  • Removed the gform_before_form_settings_update javascript hook; use the gform_pre_form_settings_save php hook instead.
  • Removed debug statement which caused a javascript error to be thrown in Internet Explorer when switching forms in the editor.
  • Renamed the hook gform_confirmation_before_save -> gform_pre_confirmation_save.
  • Renamed the javascript hook gform_before_form_editor_update -> gform_pre_form_editor_save.
  • Renamed the hook gform_notification_before_save -> gform_pre_notification_save.
  • Renamed the hook gform_before_email -> gform_pre_send_email.
  • Fixed issue with calculation fields on currencies that use a comma as the decimal separator.
  • Fixed issue preventing modifications done from the gform_entry_post_save filter to not be available on notifications.
  • Fixed issue where when accessing a new form and not adding any fields, unsaved changes notification is still triggered.
  • Fixed issue where “text” confirmations were having confirmation message replaced with default message when upgrading to 1.7.
  • Fixed issues with notification tooltips.
  • Fixed issue with preview page returning a 404 on sites where wordpress is running in a subfolder.
  • Fixed issue with custom jQuery UI stylesheet being enqueued when file did not exist.
  • Fixed issue with calculated products not saving their values correctly.
  • Fixed conflict with Custom Post Types plugin causing JS errors.
Developer Notice: Due to the extensive changes made to Gravity Forms v1.7 and the major enhancements to Form Settings, Notifications and Confirmations, this introduces significant changes to how customizations are implemented with these features. We have posted a complete rundown of how Gravity Forms v1.7 will impact developers and what you should know in order to make your customizations Gravity Forms v1.7 compatible. You can find that information here.
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