Our Thoughts.
A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
Supercharge your WordPress Forms with 2,000+ Apps and Services
By Jeff MatsonThere’s no doubt that Gravity Forms officially supports more 3rd-party services than any other WordPress form plugin. The ability to connect your forms to your unique workflow is absolutely critical to your business’ success. By making it easy for you to connect your forms to a multitude services such as MailChimp, PayPal, and Zapier, Gravity Forms is able to adapt to your needs without the need for complex setup or development.
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Gravity Forms v2.3 RC2 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms v2.3 Release Candidate 2 is now available via the downloads page. It is only available via automatic update if you have previously installed a Gravity Forms v2.3 Beta. Version 2.3 is a feature release that includes a variety of enhancements and improvements. A complete rundown of the features, enhancements, and changes can be found below. This is the first time Gravity Forms has ever made such a major change to the database schema so we want to ensure that every site is upgraded successfully without any loss of entry data. To avoid potential issues we advise all customers to test this version before the final release and report any issues. Now is the time for 3rd party developers and customers who have implemented customizations that may be impacted by these changes to be testing and readying changes in preparation for the final release of Gravity Forms v2.3 via automatic update.
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Creating Application Forms In WordPress
By Jeff MatsonCreating application forms on your WordPress site is simple with tools like Gravity Forms. In this article, we’ll walk you through creating a job application form. Soon, you’ll be able to collect applications of all types and include things like resume uploads, signatures and video submissions to make your form stand out from the rest.
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Gravity Forms v2.3 RC1 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms v2.3 Release Candidate 1 is now available via the downloads page. It is only available via automatic update if you have previously installed a Gravity Forms v2.3 Beta. Version 2.3 is a feature release that includes a variety of enhancements and improvements. A complete rundown of the features, enhancements, and changes can be found below. This is the first time Gravity Forms has ever made such a major change to the database schema so we want to ensure that every site is upgraded successfully without any loss of entry data. To avoid potential issues we advise all customers to test this version before the final release and report any issues. Now is the time for 3rd party developers and customers who have implemented customizations that may be impacted by these changes to be testing and readying changes in preparation for the final release of Gravity Forms v2.3 via automatic update.
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Tips For Styling Beautiful Forms
By Jeff MatsonHave you ever seen a design that makes you want to rip your eyes out? Yeah, we all have. In fact, even a beautiful website with an ugly form on a single page can ruin the entire experience. We’ve seen a lot of forms (including the millions powered by Gravity Forms), and we still cringe when we see a really ugly one. Don’t want to have one of those ugly forms that makes us want to bleach our eyes? Here’s our tips on styling your forms to make your ugly duckling into a swan.
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Increasing Form Conversion Rates
By Jeff MatsonWe might be a little biased here, but we think forms are the absolute best way to engage with your current and future customers. Of course, a form isn’t very useful if it’s not converting because nobody is filling it out. Increasing your form’s conversion rates is a simple way to better engage your customers which ultimately results in more money.
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1-Day Only: Black Friday Sale
By Jeff MatsonWhile everyone else is out buying $99 TVs that they don’t need, why not pick up that Gravity Forms license you’ve had your eye on for 50% off? You might be thinking “Wow. I can’t remember the last time I saw a sale for Gravity Forms”. That’s probably because in the 8 years that Gravity Forms has been revolutionizing the way you create forms on your WordPress site, even we can’t remember the last time we offered a sale like this.
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Stripe Add-On Updated To 2.3.2
By Jeff MatsonA minor bugfix for the Stripe add-on has been released which fixes an issue where the card type validation message would contain “false” in some situations. While the issue is fairly rare and will not likely occur for the overwhelming majority of users, it’s always a good idea to update. Not yet using the Stripe add-on? Check it out. It’s our personal favorite way to accept payments on any form.
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Pipe Video Recording Add-On v1.0.1 Released
By Jeff MatsonWe’ve released a small update to the Pipe video recording add-on today. This small maintenance release includes the following: Previously, the Pipe video field was displaying a JSON string instead of the recorded video URL when using the {all_fields} merge tag. As of version 1.0.1, this has been fixed and will display the correct video URL. Haven’t had a chance to try out the new Pipe video recording add-on yet? It’s pretty cool. You can use it to record videos and submit them with your form submissions. By utilizing a video recorder directly within your form, visitors to your WordPress site can now submit recorded video with ease.
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Gravity Forms v2.3 Beta 3 Released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms v2.3 Beta 3 is now available via the downloads page. It is only available via automatic update if you previously installed Gravity Forms v2.3 Beta 1 or 2. Version 2.3 is a feature release that includes a variety of enhancements and improvements. A complete rundown of the features, enhancements, and changes can be found below. This is the first time Gravity Forms has ever made such a major change to the database schema so we want to ensure that every site is upgraded successfully without any loss of entry data. To avoid potential issues we advise all customers to test this version before the final release and report any issues. Now is the time for 3rd party developers and customers who have implemented customizations that may be impacted by these changes to be testing and readying changes in preparation for the final release of Gravity Forms v2.3 via automatic update. Gravity Forms v2.3 Highlights Improved accessibility: tabindex attribute is now suppressed unless enabled via the shortcode or gform_tabindex filter. Select All choice added to Checkbox Field to easily select/deselect all choices. Multiple form export files can now be imported at once using the Import/Export tools. Introduced support for… READ MORE
Read moreGravity Forms Sponsors WordCamp US + Free Tickets
By Jeff MatsonAs you may already know, we at Gravity Forms truly believe in supporting the community that supports us. Without the WordPress community, we simply wouldn’t exist. That’s why this year we’re proud to announce that we’re sponsoring WordCamp US.
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Gravity Forms CLI Add-On v1.0 released
By Steve HentyGravity Forms CLI v1.0 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository. This release marks the graduation of the add-on from beta after over a year of iterative feature releases. 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. It also provides a way to install and update the latest hotfixes for Gravity Forms and all official add-ons. Hotfixes are frequent releases that are otherwise only available as downloads and are not deployed via auto-update. The CLI Add-On is intended to be used by power-users, developers, managed WordPress hosts and system administrators and requires WP-CLI to be installed on the site.
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