News & Updates
A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
Gravity Forms v2.5 Beta – Big Changes Are Coming
By Gravity FormsGravity Forms is extremely excited to announce that v2.5 beta 1 is on its way. Currently adding the finishing touches, our development team has been working night and day to create a fantastic new version of Gravity Forms.
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How to Engage with Your Customers Online (so they don’t forget you!)
By Megan JonesIf your business is still closed, or your physical premise remains temporarily shut, then you may be worried about the impact this will have on customer retention. To put it bluntly – will your customers remember you?
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Give Your Online Infrastructure an Upgrade While Business is Quiet
By Megan JonesDuring the last few months, many businesses have been feeling the strain, seeing contracts and sales affected. However, if you are finding that business is quiet, now is a good time to make all those improvements you’ve been meaning to do for ages – especially upgrading your online infrastructure.
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Stripe Add-On: Now Available On Pro As Well As Elite License
By Gravity FormsAvailable to More Customers Gravity Forms is excited to announce that the official Stripe Add-On is now available on the Pro plan as well as the Elite. This means more of our users will be able to accept payments on their websites using Stripe.
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Introducing the Official Mollie Add-On
By Gravity FormsAccept Payments Online with Mollie Gravity Forms is pleased to announce the release of the new Mollie Add-On. Trusted by 80,000 businesses throughout Europe, Mollie will enable you to seamlessly take payments on your WordPress website. Features and Benefits Mollie is ideal for any website that takes online payments, particularly eCommerce stores selling products or services. Its broad range of features, ease of use, and stringent security, make Mollie a good fit for all – from small neighborhood businesses to large websites with a global customer base. Top features include… Fast Set Up – With just one contract and one integration, Mollie has an extremely fast and straightforward setup process, allowing you to take payments on your site in minutes. User-Friendly Dashboard – Access all your payment details and info from one intuitive dashboard. Easily search your data to find customers’ names, order numbers, or amounts paid, to give you powerful insights into your payments. Multiple Payment Options – Smoothly integrate your online payment form with all major payment methods including Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Maestro. Transparent Fees – Mollie doesn’t charge any signup fees, and there are no monthly subscriptions or hidden costs. Simply pay for each successful… READ MORE
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Gravity Forms v2.4.18 Release
By Jonathan CalderonWe’re excited to announce the new release of Gravity Forms v.2.4.18! Inside this release, you’ll find: Added security enhancements. Credit: Dominik Schilling. Added a title attribute to the Ajax iframe to pass the W3 validator. Added accessibility enhancements to the progress bar in multi-page forms. (Complete changelog listed below) Gravity Forms v2.4.18 is now available for auto-update from the WordPress plugins page and also on the downloads page in the account area.
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How to Beat Procrastination While You WFH – Top Tips from the Gravity Forms Team
By Megan JonesStaying on task and ensuring productivity while working from home can be challenging. If you find procrastination is getting the better of you then it might be time to introduce new strategies and tools, helping you to alter your habits and improve your concentration.
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Working Remotely the Gravity Forms Way (Top Tools from the GF Team)
By Megan JonesMost businesses have seen some major changes over the last couple of months, and those that have been lucky enough to survive this roller coaster ride are still be adjusting to the new norm – mainly working remotely. After the initial disruption, most people have managed to settle into a personal routine, and have adapted well to their new ‘work from home’ situation. However, although your employees may have become more settled, by now it’s probably becoming apparent that your organization is lacking some key tools and strategies that are needed to ensure maximum productivity while remote working.
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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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