Gravity Forms v1.7.6 Released
By Carl Hancock
Published June 25, 2013
Gravity Forms v1.7.6 is now available via automatic update and the downloads page. This is a major maintenance release that introduces quite a few changes under the hood as well as some new hooks for developers to take advantage.
One major non-user facing change that we are extremely excited about in this release is the first iteration of the Gravity Forms Add-On Framework. This is a framework built into Gravity Forms to allow both developers to develop Add-Ons more efficiently and quickly by standardizing a lot of the things that almost every Add-On needs or utilizes. This will be extremely helpful for both Add-Ons we develop and Add-Ons developed and released by 3rd party developers.
Currently the Add-On Framework in this release is dormant, it is not being used. But we will be releasing an Add-On soon that does utilize it which is why it is being included in this release. We will also be releasing documentation specific about the Add-On Framework, what it can do and how it can be used by developers. We’re really excited that this will make it easier for developers to create Add-Ons for Gravity Forms is a more consistent and efficient manner.
More information and documentation on the Gravity Forms Add-On Framework to follow, as I mentioned above.
What’s New in Gravity Forms v1.7.6
- Added JS hook: gform_conditional_logic_fields, allows filtering which fields are avialable for conditional logic (and adding custom fields).
- Added JS hook: gform_conditional_logic_operators, allows filtering which conditional logic operators are avialable for the selected field.
- Added JS hook: gform_conditional_logic_values_input, allows filtering the input provided for the conditional logic comparison value.
- Added entry meta to conditional logic for confirmations and notifications.
- Added gform_entry_meta_conditional_logic_confirmations and gform_entry_meta_conditional_logic_notifications so the entry meta filters can be modified depending on their context.
- Added an Add-On Framework to provide tools for developers when creating new Gravity Forms Add-Ons. More information on this to follow.
- Updated merge tag list in admin to use admin label if one exists.
- Fixed issue where the database wasn’t being updated on every site when updating a network activated install of Gravity Forms, causing forms to display an error after updating.
- Fixed issue with quantity drop down when “enhanced interface” is enabled not calculating the total correctly.
- Fixed issue with limiting form entries per day not validating the form properly.
- Fixed “ob_clean(): failed to delete buffer” notice thrown in export.
- Fixed issue with create_lead() not taking conditional logic into account for calculation fields.
- Fixed issue with addon framework’s checkbox fields onclick attribute.
- Fixed typo in GetLabel function when testing for “undefined”, was “undefind”.
- Fixed issue where not specifying a field label could at times throw javascript errors (merge tags).
- Various modifications in the conditional logic functions found in form_admin.js to better support the new filters.
You can update to the latest version of Gravity Forms using Automatic Update. Just visit the Updates page under the Forms navigation in your WordPress Dashboard. Update deployment is staged so if you do not see the update available, try again in a few hours. You can also download the latest version of the plugin from the Downloads page.