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Brand New Release: Gravity Forms 2.6.4

By Gravity Forms Published July 6, 2022

We are pleased to announce the release of Gravity Forms 2.6.4. This update sees a number of additions and enhancements, which include…

• Added the gform_cleanup_target_dir filter to support async uploads on servers with opendir() disabled.
• Updated the minimum WordPress version on the System Status page to 5.9.

Gravity Forms 2.6

Gravity Forms 2.6 sees a focus on an improved user experience within the form editor, streamlining the form creation process and helping you to build better forms faster. If you are yet to install Gravity Forms 2.6, here are some of the key features to look forward to…

• An Inline Submit Button – With 2.6 you will find the form Submit button has been moved from Form Settings into the form editor, allowing you to easily inline your Submit button, as well as alter the settings, all without needing to leave the editor or use CSS Ready Classes.

• A New Form Embed Process – Embedding a form in your website has never been easier with the Gravity Forms 2.6 new Embed Form flyout. From within the form editor, you will now be able to select where you would like a form to be displayed – this can include an existing page, post, or custom post type (with the use of filters).

• An Improved Layout for Choices – With Gravity Forms 2.6 you will find a new and improved Choices flyout that is responsive to page width. This extra space allows for a much better user experience, enabling you to easily view and manage the Choices options within the form editor. The Choices flyout also sees support for Bulk Choices, as well as our most popular third-party add-ons.

Install 2.6 Today!

If you haven’t already, here’s how to install 2.6…

• Update to 2.6 within WordPress Admin –  Head over to your plugins page, and click to Update to Gravity Forms 2.6.4.

• Download Gravity Forms 2.6.4 – Open your Gravity Forms dashboard to download 2.6.4.

• Purchase Gravity Forms – The latest version of Gravity Forms is available to all new customers. Simply head over to our pricing page to pick the right plan for your form building needs and make a purchase.

It’s important to note that caching and script optimization plugins and services have been known to cause problems with the functionality of forms when Gravity Forms is updated to the latest version. To counter this issue, we recommend clearing/flushing the caches and the browser cache following all updates.

If you have any questions on the new 2.6 features, or how to update the plugin, contact our friendly and knowledgeable Support team – they love to help!

Gravity Forms 2.6.4 Changelog

• Added the gform_cleanup_target_dir filter to support async uploads on servers with opendir() disabled.
• Fixed an issue where the REST request to get additional pages fails on translated sites when configuring the form confirmation.
• Fixed an accessibility issue by adding an alert role to the notice on the uninstall page.
• Fixed an accessibility issue where the search field in the form detail has no connected label.
• Fixed several PHP 8.1 deprecation notices. Note: There are still a number of notices from WordPress 6.0.
• Updated the minimum WordPress version on the System Status page to 5.9.
• Updated the database upgrade and System Status page to check for and fix auto increment issues which can cause “duplicate entry 0” errors.

Gravity Forms 2.6.4 Add-On Framework Changelog

• AF: Updated GFPaymentAddOn::maybe_validate() to include $context as the second parameter.

Gravity Forms 2.6.4 API Changelog

• API: Added gform/merge_tag/initialize event to allow merge tag drop downs to be manually initialized after page load.
• API: Updated the REST API v2 forms/[FORM_ID]/submissions endpoint to support the ?_validate_only=1 query argument.
• API: Added GFAPI::validate_form() to validate form field values without triggering other submission events such as saving the entry, sending notifications, add-on feeds, or confirmations.
• API: Added the forms/[FORM_ID]/submissions/validation endpoint to REST API v2.
• API: Updated the gform_field_validation and gform_validation filters to include a new $context parameter indicating how the current request was triggered: form-submit, api-submit, or api-validate.