Gravity Forms v1.5 Beta 3 is now available for download. We are getting closer to a final release and have corrected a few bugs and adding some new capabilities. You can now use form field variables in all Notification fields and the Post Category field can now be set to admin only in order to set a default post category. Keep the feedback and bug reports coming, we look forward to your feedback!

Please provide beta feedback and bug reports on the Support Forum and make it clear you are referring to the 1.5 Beta 3 release when doing so. Thanks!

Here is a look at what is new in Gravity Forms v1.5 Beta 3:

• Added support for predefining a default post category by marking a post category fields as admin only.
• Added support for variables on all notification fields
• Moved gravityforms.js script from footer to the header to fix issue with IE
• Updated conditional logic script so that it is in printed in one line to avoid conflicts with plugins such as [raw]
• Fixed issue with state validation when using the English Pound symbol
• Fixed issue with Post Category fields not adding the tabindex property

Here is a look at what is new in Gravity Forms v1.5:

Multi-Page Forms

One of the most widely requested features is finally here, multi-page form capabilities. Using the new Page Break field you now have the ability split longer forms into multiple pages or steps. We have also integrated a visual paging status bar that can be used to show a progress bar or the steps involved in completing the form.

Pricing Fields

Pricing Fields allow you to create quotes and order forms. It features integrated pricing calculations and is compatible with the Gravity Forms PayPal Add-On. Pricing Fields consist of a Product Field, Option Field, Quantity Field, Shipping Field, Donation Field and Total Field. They allow you to easily turn your form into an order form and collect payments when combined with the PayPal Add-On.

Textarea Character Counter

Easily limit the number of characters entered into a textarea and include a visual character counter that lets them know how many characters are allowed and how many characters have been entered.

CSS Ready Classes

Easily create multi-column layouts using built-in CSS classes. These keywords are custom CSS classes you add to the CSS Class Name option under the Advanced tab for each field. Using our pre-defined CSS class names you can easily create 2 or 3 column forms, display radio button and checkbox options in 2, 3 or 4 columns as well as turn a Section Break into a scrolling text field. Get complete details on the available Ready Classes here.

Default Notification

Gravity Forms will now automatically setup an Admin Notification that uses the WordPress Admin email as the Send To and includes all submitted form fields when a new form is created.

Post Field Enhancements

We have enhanced the content template capabilities of the Post Fields and extended them to the Post Custom Field. Now you can use the content template capabilities on the Post Title, Post Body and Post Custom Fields in the form builder. The Post Category field has been enhanced to allow for an initial placeholder value (ex. “Please Select a Category”) and now supports Admin Only visibility to allow you to set a default category using the Post Category field.

Fixes and Enhancements

• Removed most font-family declarations & some ‘!important’ declarations from front end CSS (forms.css)
• Cleaned up/reformatted most of the CSS for better readability
• Implemented a few admin page UI improvements
• Added hooks to allow custom confirmation messages (to support the payment add-ons)
• Fixed issue on address and name label hooks not passing form id parameter
• Added support for payment add-ons information to entry detail screen
• Cleaned up some Notices that were displayed when running on debug mode
• Added ability to hardcode the reCAPTCHA keys so that they get automatically set during activation (for multi-site installs)

We will be releasing v1.5 via automatic upgrade once it has undergone beta testing. Own Gravity Forms and want to give it a try and help us test? Grab a copy on the downloads page!

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