We are excited to announce that Gravity Forms 2.5-RC-3 is now live and ready to test. We are equally excited to announce that this will be our last 2.5 Release Candidate and that preparations are now underway to launch Gravity Forms 2.5 on Tuesday, 27th April, 2021.

As Gravity Forms 2.5 is a major update, we are planning on releasing 2.5 via a staggered rollout. Read on to find out more about the 2.5 rollout procedure as well as more information on 2.5-RC-3…

Gravity Forms 2.5 Rollout: When Will I Get Access To It?

As mentioned, Gravity Forms 2.5 now has a target date for release – Tuesday, 27th April. As Gravity Forms 2.5 is such a major release, we have opted for a staggered rollout to ensure that the adoption of this new version is as smooth as possible for all of our customers.

The staggered rollout will see 2.5 released to a small section of customers each day – this means that you’ll be able to get the 2.5 update through your WordPress admin at some point during the rollout period following Tuesday, 27th April.

That said, we know that some of our customers can’t wait to get their hands on 2.5 – and we don’t blame you! If this is you, then 2.5 will also be available to all our customers to download from your Gravity Forms account dashboard.

To summarize:

• Gravity Forms 2.5 Update in WordPress Admin – All customers can expect to receive an update during the rollout period following the 27th April. You will need to manually update the plugin within your WordPress Admin.

• For Those Who Can’t Wait! – Gravity Forms 2.5 will be available for all our customers to download from within your Gravity Forms account dashboard from Tuesday, 27th April.

As usual, if you have any questions about Gravity Forms 2.5, or the staggered release procedure, please contact Support.

Gravity Forms 2.5 Release Candidate 3

Gravity Forms 2.5-RC-3 sees some further fixes and improvements, helping to iron out any final issues with 2.5. For our developer community, now is the time to finalise your testing of add-ons, themes, and other plugins to ensure compatibility with 2.5 once it goes live.

For those of you who previously installed a 2.5-RC-2, but don’t have automatic updates enabled, simply update the Gravity Forms 2.5-RC plugin from within your WordPress dashboard. Or, if you haven’t yet tested 2.5, you can download 2.5-RC-3 by logging into your Gravity Forms account and going to the Downloads area of your account dashboard.

Please Note: 2.5-RC-3 should NOT be tested on a production site. Please ensure that you only install 2.5-RC-3 in an isolated sandbox environment.

Check out the Changelog for more details on what’s been updated in 2.5-RC-3…

Gravity Forms 2.5-RC-3 Changelog

• Added the gform_load_bulk_choices_choice and gform_insert_bulk_choices_choice filters.
• Added an accessibility warning on the field button conditional logic setting.
• Added support for ready classes in the form editor so the effects of ready classes are visible immediately. Column ready classes will continue to work in the frontend but they are deprecated and will not be supported in the form editor.
• Added the gform_disable_form_legacy_css filter to disable legacy CSS files.
• Added some design tweaks to the form editor.
• Updated the cursor to a grab icon for the buttons to add form fields to better indicate that they can be dragged.
• Updated the Block Toolbar UI with helper links to the Edit and Settings pages for the currently-selected form.
• Updated the behavior of imports so that forms created in 2.4 will be imported with legacy mode enabled.
• Updated the number field to remove unnecessary “aria-describedby” attribute.
• Updated the date field not to use “maxlength” when the HTML5 setting is enabled.
• Updated the design of page steps on multi-page forms.
• Fixed a usability issue with the form switcher.
• Fixed an issue where unrelated fields display in the pagination settings in the form editor.
• Fixed form switcher error on entry details screen.
• Fixed an issue that prevents conditional logic from getting properly set within feed settings.
• Fixed a typo in the aria-describedby attribute on the date field.
• Fixed an issue with upgrading the database to version 2.5 if the site is using MariaDB.
• Fixed the system report to get the correct version of MariaDB and show whether the site is using MySQL or MariaDB.
• Fixed RTL styles on the sales results page.
• Fixed the display of hidden fields in the form editor to correctly display the icon indicating that they are hidden.
• Fixed the select all button for checkbox field to maintain display in preview after settings changes in the form editor.
• Fixed an issue with Datepicker Fields inside Legacy Forms which causes custom date formats to fail validation when submitted.
• Fixed an issue with columns on mobile devices.

Gravity Forms 2.5-RC-3 API Changelog

• API: Added array keys to form settings fields to allow for easy targeting within hooks of specific fields.
• API: Added a new dropdown/listbox component; currently only used in the form switcher.
• API: Updated the display of License Key info on the Settings Page to show more detailed information for each license key.
• API: Settings API – Fixed validation on the multiple select field which will not throw an error even if it is required but not filled out.
• API: Settings API – Updated the checkbox and select settings field so the select is disabled instead of hidden if the checkbox isn’t checked.
• API: Settings API – Fixed an issue where the select custom settings field requires the custom value to be a valid url.

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