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Chained Selects Add-On v1.1 Released
By Carl HancockGravity Forms Chained Selects Add-On v1.1 is now available via automatic update and the downloads page. This is a bug fix, maintenance and developer focused release.
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User-Friendly Forms: Why Yours Aren’t as Easy as You Think
ByTo increase conversions, it’s your job to make your forms easy to understand and complete. Here are three common reasons forms aren’t user-friendly.
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How to Launch a MailChimp Drip Campaign with Gravity Forms
ByWith email automation, you can engage your list automatically. In this article, we explain how to setup a drip campaign using Gravity Forms and MailChimp.
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What to Do About Your High Form Abandonment Rate
ByIt’s important to prevent your users from abandoning the forms they start to fill out. Here are some steps to stop form abandonment and boost conversions.
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Gravity Forms v2.3.3 Released
By Carl HancockGravity Forms v2.3.3 is now available via automatic update and the downloads page. This update includes security enhancements, bug fixes, and developer updates. Bug fixes have also been added to the Gravity Forms Add-On Framework and API which are included in the Gravity Forms core plugin. For complete details on what is new in Gravity Forms v2.3.3 see the changelog below.
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Quick Guide to Using Conditional Logic for Smarter Forms
ByWith conditional logic, you can build interactive forms that let you collect the data you need without straining the user experience.
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How to Use Gravity Forms for Email Marketing Automation
ByIt’s not just forms. Use Gravity Forms for email automation using a variety of tools and integrations. Here’s how.
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Mastering the Multi-Page Form With Gravity Forms
ByHere’s what to know about designing high-converting multi-page forms with Gravity Forms.
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Capturing Salesforce Leads From WordPress Form Submissions
By Jeff MatsonCRMs like Salesforce are important to businesses all over the world for keeping track of clients and closing on leads. Your company is no different, you need a WordPress CRM like Salesforce to organize your contacts and make sales.With WordPress being used on over 27% of the internet and Salesforce being the biggest name in the CRM industry, it makes perfect sense that many users would want to utilize the forms on their WordPress sites to capture leads and save them to Salesforce. In this article, we’ll show you how to easily send your form submissions directly from your WordPress site to Salesforce and create new Salesforce leads from that data.
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10 Ways to Supercharge Your Forms with Zapier
By Jeff MatsonThe Zapier Add-On is an excellent choice for managing data from your forms and transforming it into limitless useable media publications. Find out more…
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Why Google Hates Your Forms and What to Do About It
ByWill Google penalize your site for a few bad mobile forms? Absolutely. Here’s what you can do about it.
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Creating the Perfect Contact Form
By Jeff MatsonHere at Gravity Forms, we proudly help websites build forms for a multitude of purposes. Of those various purposes, the most common use for any WordPress form plugin is to create a contact form. Contact forms are a staple for any website, and nearly every website on the planet has at least one (we’d even be willing to bet that if other planets have websites, they probably have contact forms on them too). Well, we’ve seen quite a few contact forms over the years on all kinds of WordPress sites, and we can say without a doubt that they’re not all made equally. Thanks to our experience with powering forms on millions of WordPress sites, we’ve become a bit of an expert in the field of making efficient and beautiful contact forms. So what goes into making a contact form that drives high conversions and is a pleasure for the user? Keep reading and we’ll show you exactly how to make the perfect contact form!
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