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A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.

Introducing the official EmailOctopus Add-On for Gravity Forms

What is EmailOctopus? EmailOctopus is an affordable, easy-to-use email marketing platform for anyone with an audience. The EmailOctopus team is committed to saving you money, never compromising on deliverability, and providing great service with a personal touch.

5 WordPress Security Tips to Protect Your Website

By Gravity Forms

You may think your website has no appeal to hackers, but think again: On average, 30,000 websites are hacked every day, allowing cyber criminals to distribute malicious codes to website visitors and obtain sensitive information from your clients and customers. WordPress now powers 34 percent of the Internet, making it one of the most popular CMS platforms, but this popularity means that hackers have had a lot of practice finding the platform’s vulnerabilities thanks to automated software and tried and tested techniques. To keep your website from being compromised, here are five tips to combat the most common WordPress security issues, as well as the best WordPress security plugins to keep your site safe.

5 Form Problems That Cause Users Friction

In this article, we explain friction, show you the top causes of form friction, and explain how you can eliminate these issues.

Gravity Forms v2.4.16 Release

By Jonathan Calderon

We’re excited to announce the new release of Gravity Forms v.2.4.16! Inside this release, you’ll find: Added security enhancements. Added the gform_form_summary filter. Added the gform_form_switcher_forms filter. Added performance enhancement: updated the gform_version_info option so autoload is disabled. Updated the minimum version of WordPress required for support to 5.2. Gravity Forms v2.4.16 is now available for auto-update from the WordPress plugins page and also on the downloads page in the account area.

Stripe Add-On 3.3 Update

By Jonathan Calderon

We just released an update to our Stripe Add-On for Gravity Forms. In this most recent release you will find: Added security enhancements. Fixed a PHP fatal error which can occur if the customer specified by the gform_stripe_customer_id filter can’t be retrieved. Fixed an issue where the Checkout session could fail to be created when the gform_stripe_customer_id filter returns a valid id and the customer email is supplied by the feed field mapping. Fixed an issue where PHP fatal error is thrown when Stripe account is deleting test data.

Constant Contact Add-On 1.2 Update

By Jonathan Calderon

We have just updated our Constant Contact Add-On for Gravity Forms. In this new Gravity Forms Constant Contact Add-On v1.2 update, you’ll find: Fixed an issue where submissions may fail to be sent to Constant Contact because of an authentication error. Fixed a PHP fatal error which could occur on the feed settings page if a WP_Error was returned when getting the custom fields. Fixed a PHP error which could occur when using the http_request_timeout filter with WP 5.1+.

Scarcity and Urgency: Powerful Form Design Tools

In this article, we talk about two psychological principles – scarcity and urgency – you can use to drive users and customers to complete your forms.

Announcing the Gravity Forms Black Friday 2019 Sale!

By Mark Quaranta

Believe it or not, Black Friday is almost here. And, that means you’re just days away from the Best Gravity Forms Deal of the Year. Special discounts like these are rare for Gravity Forms, so if you’ve been on the fence about purchasing a Gravity Forms license, now’s your chance to cash in on an awesome deal! Here’s your sneak peek…

Lead Generation Ideas: 5 Common Mistakes You’re Making

Whether you’re a blogger or a freelance web developer, trying to increase your own or your client’s lead captures can be a challenging task. While lead capture optimization does take a bit of time and effort, the most common pitfalls can be easily fixed—or avoided—once you recognize them. Below we have outlined five common lead capture mistakes to be aware of, along with expert advice about what to do instead.

ICYMI: What’s been happening at Gravity Forms

By Mark Quaranta

As 2019 is (way too quickly) coming to an end, we wanted to fill you in on a few things that you might have missed over the past year. Let’s dig in. A Fresh Look One of the more obvious changes has been our makeover. Kevin, one of our co-founders and Chief Design Officer, put together a brand new look and feel for Gravity Forms. There’s even more coming over the next few months.

Focus on Follow-Up: 4 Tips for Online Customer Conversion

“Conversion” and “conversation” are just two letters apart, and that’s hardly a coincidence. Okay, it absolutely is a coincidence, but it’s also a convenient correlation to keep in mind as you follow up with your leads. While generating enough interest to attract leads is often easy, the conversion process requires a lot more nuance. Converting leads from “potential interest” to “definitely purchasing ” requires a subtler and more multi-pronged approach than old-school “hard sales” techniques. Use a combination of tried-and-true engagement strategies, crystal clear copy language and individually tailored appeals to make that trip down the conversion funnel a smooth and satisfying one.

Dropbox Add-On 2.5 Update

By Jonathan Calderon

We’ve just updated our Dropbox Add-On for Gravity Forms. This new update adds some simple fixes and some welcomed technical enhancements that will make your experience with this Add-On more streamlined. In this new Gravity Forms Dropbox Add-On v2.5 update, you’ll find: Updated Javascript files, stylesheets to use minified versions. Fixed an issue with files uploaded to Dropbox not attaching to notifications. Fixed feed processing background request not registering in certain scenarios. Fixed an issue in notifications with multiple Dropbox feeds tied to different file upload fields sometimes returning bad file URLs. Fixed PHP warning caused by logging statement during feed processing.

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