Our Thoughts.
A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
Why You Need a Privacy Policy If You Are Using a Contact Form
By Gravity FormsWritten by Donata Kalnenaite When you really sit back and think about it, contact forms are a bit magic – anyone, anywhere in the world could inquire about you or the products or services that you offer at any time. This sure beats the old ways of snail mail! Contact forms allow you to make more sales, provide better customer support and simply grow your business, making them indispensable and thus featured on almost every modern website. Unfortunately, there is one thing that you need to keep an eye out for if you have a form on your website, and that’s compliance with privacy laws. Spoiler alert: there are many great solutions to help you with this compliance!
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Struggling to work from home? Our remote team here at Gravity Forms share their expert advice…
By Megan JonesChris Hajer (Support Engineer) … “My #1 recommendation for anyone new to remote working, or new to working from home, would be: stick to your routine. Get to sleep and get up at the same time of day as when you commuted for work. Work out at the same time. Get dressed in the same way as if you were going into the office. Keep a semblance of a schedule, so you are not easily distracted by “all the things” that could also be done.” In the last couple of months, millions of people across the globe have had to adjust to the challenges of working from home. For some this has been harder than others, and as time moves on, many may find different issues or setbacks emerge. Change on this scale is never easy, but luckily the Gravity Forms team is here to help.
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Authorize.Net Add-On 2.8 Update
By Jonathan CalderonHello Gravity Forms ecommerce users! We are introducing an important update to our Authorize.Net Add-On for Gravity Forms. We encourage to download this latest Add-On release. Added translations for Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, and Turkish. Add Solution ID to single transactions. Fixed a PHP 7.4 notice on the settings page.
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Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 1.2 Update
By Jonathan CalderonGreat news Gravity Forms power users! The Gravity Forms CLI Add-On v1.2 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository. Updated Gravity API domain. Updated the ids format of the entry list command to support the page-size and offset args. Added various fixes. 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3fLW6SWk0
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Need a Privacy Policy on Your Website? Let Us Introduce You to Termageddon
By Gravity FormsIn 2020, the issues around consumer privacy and collecting customer data are paramount for websites and businesses across the globe. The bottom line is, if you display so much as a contact form on your website, then you need to invest in a privacy policy for your site. You also need a strategy in place to ensure that the policy stays up to date as new and future privacy laws go into effect.
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Website Popups: Valuable Tools or Annoying Distractions?
ByIn this article, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of popups so you can decide whether this controversial tactic is right for your website.
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Say Hello to ‘Adderley’ – All You Need to Know About WordPress 5.4
By Megan JonesOn the 31st March, the newest version of WordPress was released – WP 5.4. Named after the famous American jazz trumpeter, Nat Adderley, WordPress 5.4 has some exciting additions and enhancements that focus on improving the block editor as well as privacy tools and the developer experience.
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How to Translate Gravity Forms to Create a Multilingual WordPress Form
By Gravity FormsFind out how Gravity Forms and Weglot integrate to help you create a stylish and professional multilingual WordPress form for your website.
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Introducing the Official PayPal Commerce Platform Add-On
By Gravity FormsPayPal Commerce Platform: An All-In-One Global Commerce Solution Gravity Forms is excited to announce its integration with PayPal Commerce Platform. Ideal for eCommerce solution providers, online marketplaces, and crowdfunding platforms, this Commerce Platform combines PayPal’s most advanced technologies, tools, and services, to enable your sellers to accept payments from customers around the globe.
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How to Design a Service Business Landing Page
ByWhat goes into a landing page for a service business? We explain the step-by-step process to create your landing page in this article!
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Introducing the official Square Add-On for Gravity Forms
By Mark QuarantaThe Gravity Forms Square Add-On lets you accept payment on your WordPress website and quickly turn your site into a successful online store.
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Best SEO Plugins for WordPress in 2020
By Jonathan CalderonWith millions of blogs and businesses competing for attention every day, it’s important to have a plan for bringing traffic to your WordPress site. And since search engines dominate the online marketplace (far outstripping social media marketing), SEO needs to be part of the equation. What is SEO? SEO, or search engine optimization, is the practice of gaining more qualified traffic to your website by increasing your visibility on search engines. You do this by optimizing your user experience, strategically incorporating keywords into your content, building links, creating strong meta descriptions, and making your site otherwise attractive to search engine algorithms.
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