Gravity Forms v1.5 Release Candidate 4 is now available for download. This is a large update that brings us very close to a final 1.5 release. This update incorporates incremental changes that have been made in incremental RC3 releases over the last month. Some users already have these changes in place as the Downloads page was updated with an update build as bugs were resolved.

We are very close to a final release and want to thank everyone for suggestions and bug reports that have been provided. Keep the feedback and bug reports rolling in and keep an eye out for the final release!

Please provide beta feedback and bug reports on the Support Forum and make it clear you are referring to the 1.5 RC4 release when doing so. Thanks!

Here is a look at what is new in Gravity Forms v1.5 RC4:

• Renamed gform_field_value filter to gform_get_field_value.
• Added gform_get_field_value filter to entry_list.php
• Added gform_save_field_value to RGFormsModel::save_input()
• Added password strength CSS classes.
• Added form tag action to current page to prevent HTML5 validation errors.
• Removed empty forms_widget.css file.
• Suppressing confirmation div when confirmation text is empty.
• Moved form processing code to from the “wp_loaded” hook to the “wp” hook in order to make sure the global $post variable is available.
• Changed product selection fields so that an item with empty price triggers the required field validation and acts as if no product was selected.
• Fixed issue with {all_field} variable replacement ignoring fields that had the value “0” in them
• Fixed issue with Post Custom Field (File upload) not working properly on multi-page forms.
• Fixed Javascript error when clicking Next on a multi-page form with conditional logic.
• Fixed issue with Next Button conditional logic not firing properly.
• Fixed issue with post image field not uploading images with spaces in the file name.
• Fixed issue with post image field not displaying images with single quotes in the file name.
• Fixed issue with currency conversion on currencies that use comma as a decimal separator.
• Fixed jQuery error when using AJAX.
• Fixed an issue with the AJAX spinner image that wasn’t getting displayed and was throwing errors on Chrome.
• Fixed issue with password field not maintaining state after failing validation.
• Fixed issue with AJAX forms not displaying validation errors.
• Fixed issue with image button not submitting the form when a target of conditional logic.
• Fixed javascript error when trying to delete a file upload field on a non multi-page form.
• Fixed issue when converting text to a number when there were more than 2 decimal cases.
• Fixed issue with page conditional logic throwing a javascript error.
• Fixed issue with product fields (checkboxes) failing state validation on items after the tenth in the list.
• Fixed issue with donation field failed required validation even whith a valid value.
• Fixed CSS issue with Honey pot and multi-page forms.
• Fixed issue with product field failing state validation on some scenarios.
• Fixed issue with multiple choice field default selection.
• Fixed issue with the message on the Plugin page on WP 3.1.

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!

Don’t own Gravity Forms yet? What are you waiting for?! Purchase a copy today!