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Brand new release: Gravity Forms 2.9.17

By Gravity Forms Updated September, 08, 2025

We are pleased to announce the release of Gravity Forms 2.9.17. This release includes a number of additions and fixes including further accessibility support…

• Added aria-described by attribute to password field in order for screenreaders to announce description.
• Added full text of the form name when hovering over a title in the form dropdown.

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Gravity Forms 2.9.17 changelog

• Added full text of the form name when hovering over a title in the form dropdown.
• Added aria-describedby attribute to password field in order for screenreaders to announce description.
• Fixed a PHP fatal error and warnings that can occur if an empty batch is returned during background processing.
• Fixed an issue where the values of hidden and readonly inputs for fields that have failed state validation (e.g. single product field) are repopulated with the invalid submitted values instead of reverting to their original values.
• Fixed an issue that prevents forms with legacy markup from being able to disable legacy markup in Form Settings.
• Fixed code standard errors and warnings.
• API: Fixed an issue with the frontend feed system where the billing address line 2 field is populated with the billing address line 1 value, causing invalid billing address data to be sent to payment gateways such as Stripe.