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Gravity Forms CLI Add-On v1.0 released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms CLI v1.0 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository. This release marks the graduation of the add-on from beta after over a year of iterative feature releases. The CLI allows users to manage forms, entries and notifications on the command line. It supports import and export for both forms and entries and will resend notifications for individual entries. It also provides a way to install and update the latest hotfixes for Gravity Forms and all official add-ons. Hotfixes are frequent releases that are otherwise only available as downloads and are not deployed via auto-update. The CLI Add-On is intended to be used by power-users, developers, managed WordPress hosts and system administrators and requires WP-CLI to be installed on the site.
Read moreGravity Forms v2.3 Beta 2 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms v2.3 Beta 2 is now available via the downloads page. It is only available via automatic update if you previously installed Gravity Forms v2.3 Beta 1. Version 2.3 is a feature release that includes a variety of enhancements and improvements. A complete rundown of the features, enhancements, and changes can be found below. This is the first time Gravity Forms has ever made such a major change to the database schema so we want to ensure that every site is upgraded successfully without any loss of entry data. To avoid potential issues we advise all customers to test this version before the final release and report any issues. Now is the time for 3rd party developers and customers who have implemented customizations that may be impacted by these changes to be testing and readying changes in preparation for the final release of Gravity Forms v2.3 via automatic update. Gravity Forms v2.3 Highlights Improved accessibility: tabindex attribute is now suppressed unless enabled via the shortcode or gform_tabindex filter. Select All choice added to Checkbox Field to easily select/deselect all choices. Multiple form export files can now be imported at once using the Import/Export tools. Introduced support for OpenSSL encryption.… READ MORE
Read moreGravity Forms CLI v1.0-RC-1 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms CLI v1.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository. The CLI allows users to manage forms, entries and notifications on the command line. It supports import and export for both forms and entries and will resend notifications for individual entries. It also provides a way to install and update the latest hotfixes for Gravity Forms and all official add-ons. Hotfixes are frequent releases that are otherwise only available as downloads and are not deployed via auto-update. The CLI Add-On is intended to be used by power-users, developers, managed WordPress hosts and system administrators and requires the WP-CLI to be installed on the site. This is likely to be the last version before the final release so we encourage all users to send in their feedback now.
Read moreGravity Forms CLI v1.0 Beta 5 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms CLI v1.0 Beta 5 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository. The CLI allows users to manage forms, entries and notifications on the command line. It supports import and export for both forms and entries and will resend notifications for individual entries. It also provides a way to install and update the latest hotfixes for Gravity Forms and all official add-ons. Hotfixes are frequent releases that are otherwise only available as downloads and are not deployed via auto-update. The CLI Add-On is intended to be used by power-users, developers, managed WordPress hosts and system administrators and requires the WP-CLI to be installed on the site. This is likely to be the last beta version before the final release so we encourage all users to send in their feedback now.
Read moreGravity Forms REST API v2 RC1 Released
By Steve HentyThe Gravity Forms REST API version 2.0-rc-1 is now available on the downloads page. This a developer-focused, feature plugin which contains version 2 of the current Web/REST API. It will soon be added to the Gravity Forms core so we encourage developers to give their feedback now.
Read moreGravity Forms REST API v2 Beta 2 Released
By Steve HentyThe Gravity Forms REST API version 2.0-beta-2 is now available on the downloads page. This a developer-focused, feature plugin which contains version 2 of the current Web/REST API and it will ultimately become part of the Gravity Forms core.
Read moreGravity Forms REST API v2 Beta 1 Released
By Steve HentyUpdate 30 December 2016: see the release notes for Gravity Forms REST API v2 Beta 2. The Gravity Forms REST API version 2.0-beta-1 is now available on the downloads page. This a developer-focused, feature plugin which contains version 2 of the current Web/REST API and it will ultimately become part of the Gravity Forms core.
Read moreGravity Forms v1.9 Developer Notes
By Steve HentyAlong with all the much anticipated features, Gravity Forms 1.9 brings a number of important changes under the hood that developers need to be aware of. If you’re the developer of a Gravity Forms Add-On, or if you have added any customizations at all, please read these notes carefully and make sure you’ve implemented the suggested changes to your code while 1.9 is still in beta. Some of the changes could result in bugs, fatal errors and white screens if the advice below is not followed.
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