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Gravity Forms v1.9.7 Released

Carl Hancock By Carl Hancock Published May 7, 2015

Gravity Forms v1.9.7 is now available via automatic update and the customer downloads page.

This is an important maintenance release that along with fixing bugs and enhancing security, it also provides compatibility for upcoming Gravity Forms Add-On releases.

What’s New in Gravity Forms v1.9.7

  • Added support for the ajax shortcode attribute and anchors in the save and continue confirmations.
  • Added security enhancements to the Form Editor.
  • Added security enhancements to the file upload process.
  • Updated multi-file upload processing by deprecating the ?gf_page=upload page and supporting GFCommon::get_upload_page_slug() instead.
  • Updated logging around saving entry field values.
  • Updated Spanish (es_ES) translation.
  • Updated GFCommon::date_display() to support an input and output format.
  • Fixed issue with javascript total calculation taking options into account even when their associated product isn’t selected.
  • Fixed an issue with the checkbox field and resuming an incomplete submission which could result in the incorrect choices being selected.
  • Fixed a low severity security vulnerability in the admin area which could be exploited by authenticated users with form administration permissions.
  • Fixed an issue with the reCaptcha field where HTTPS/SSL may not be detected correctly under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed an issue with the setup routine creating an infinite loop in some situations.
  • Fixed issue in GFFormsModel::update_lead_property() where (in some cases) the $form object was not set.
  • Fixed an issue with save and continue where tokens are not reissued when invalid tokens are reused to save the submission.
  • Fixed an issue with the shortcode preview in WordPress 4.2.
  • Fixed an issue on the entry list where the first column doesn’t display correctly under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed issue when prepopulating checkboxes hidden by conditional logic.
  • Fixed an issue with the multi-file upload on mobile devices where multiple file selection is not supported.
  • Fixed an issue with a variable name in gravityforms.js using a reserved word.
  • Fixed PHP notices related to the math type Captcha field when the Really Simple Captcha plugin is not active.
  • Fixed an issue with empty form validation occurring if the form has required fields which have already failed validation.
  • Fixed an issue with empty form validation of multi-page forms with pages hidden by conditional logic.
  • Fixed an issue with the values in the Payment Details box on the entry detail page. This fixes an issue with the edit links generated by the PayPal Add-On.

Add-On Framework Updates in Gravity Forms v1.9.7

  • Added function to allow addons to change field map header.
  • Added handling of the date_created merge tag to the get_field_value function for instances where this function is used before the entry has been created.
  • Added ability to set a limit on the number of fields that may be added for fields of type dynamic_field_map.
  • Added support for displaying validation errors set for fields created as type dynamic_field_map.
  • Added “select_custom” field to allow for custom option in drop down.
  • Added “save_callback” field meta option for filtering settings fields before being saved
  • Added the ability to exclude certain field types from field mapping in the get_field_map_choices function.
  • Added “get_field_value” helper function to get value of a selected field.
  • Added support for disabling custom key option on dynamic field map setting.
  • Added support for multiple-select elements in repeater.js.
  • Small style change to field map UI.
  • Change “get_field_value” to use “get_full_name” and “get_full_address” functions to prevent access level conflict with MailChimp Add-On.
  • Fixed a bug where an error would be thrown if the function plugin_settings_page was not included in the add-on.
  • Fixed issue where GFFeedAddon::get_single_submission_feed() would sometimes fail to return a valid feed.
  • Fixed an issue where custom fields for dynamic field maps were indented.
  • Fixed an issue where multiple dynamic field map fields could not be used on the same page.

API Updates in Gravity Forms v1.9.7

  • Added GF_Field::_is_entry_detail to allow GF_Field::is_entry_detail() to be overridden.
  • Added GF_Field_Select::get_choices() and GF_Field_MultiSelect::get_choices() to make it easier to extend those fields.

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.

Please Note: Automatic Update will only work if you have correctly entered your License Key in the Settings page of Gravity Forms in your WordPress Dashboard.

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