News & Updates
A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
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.
Read moreWebsite 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.
Read moreSay 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.
Read moreIntroducing 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.
Read moreIntroducing 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.
Read moreBest 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.
Read moreUpdate on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
By Gravity FormsTo the Gravity Forms community, We want to quickly touch base with you regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus). First and foremost, we hope that you and your loved ones are well. Concerns over COVID-19 are spreading across the globe and with an international team at Gravity Forms, we are monitoring the worldwide situation like you. With each new day, we are likely to see more cases, more news, and more impacts to our daily lives. Amidst this uncertainty, we hope to provide any stability we can, even if that’s only for your WordPress site.
Read more6 Lead Generation Trends for 2020
ByIn this post, we go over the biggest lead generation trends for 2020. Learn these techniques and incorporate them into your lead generation strategy.
Read moreHow to Create Coupons for Your Payment Gravity Forms
ByCoupons are powerful tools to market your products and services. In this article, we show you how to create your own coupons in Gravity Forms.
Read moreStripe Add-On 3.4 Update
By Jonathan CalderonHello Gravity Forms merchant power users! We are introducing an important update to our Stripe Add-On for Gravity Forms: Added security enhancements. Added support for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to the Stripe Card field (Stripe Elements) payment collection method. Deprecated the Gravity Forms Credit Card Field. Fixed an issue with Stripe feeds conflicting with feeds from other payment add-ons in the browser. SCA Stripe Elements Update! We are excited to announce that Stripe Elements is now SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) compliant. If you want to learn more visit our Stripe Support of Strong Customer Authentication docs. Deprecation of the Gravity Forms Credit Card Field The Gravity Forms Credit Card Field has been deprecated in the Stripe Add-On from version 3.4. Forms that are currently using this field will continue to work. However, it is not possible to add the field to new forms. Refer to this document for more information.
Read moreSetting Clear Expectations with Your Lead Generation and Contact Forms
BySetting expectations is a key way to boost conversion. In this article, we show you how to set expectations with your forms.
Read moreHow Live Chat Apps Can Support Your Form Conversions
ByDid you know that adding a live chat app to your website could boost the conversions of your contact forms and lead generation forms?
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