Gravity Forms 2.7 was released last month and so far we’ve been delighted by the response from our community. 2.7 incorporates many new and exciting features, and who better to tell you all about them than the very people who worked on the release!

Read on to hear from some of the Gravity Forms team, who share their favorite 2.7 features, improvements, and updates, and give you some clear insight into the latest version of the plugin…

Gravity Forms is going to be known for being beautiful as well as powerful!

Morgan Kay (Software Engineer, Product Team)

“I’m really excited about the form style settings. It is now really easy to make your forms look like an integrated part of your website, instead of something that is clearly stuck in by a plugin. The control users have over form designs is exciting, but from a developer standpoint, what users see is just the tip of the iceberg.

The style settings are built using a new theme framework, which will make it easier for developers to build their own form themes in a variety of different ways. As we expand the theme framework, and as plugin and theme developers begin to take advantage of it, Gravity Forms is going to be known for being beautiful as well as powerful.”

Style forms and easily make them look good on any theme!

Alex Cancado (Software Engineer / Founder)

“We can finally style forms and easily make them look good on any theme! This has been such a popular feature request for so long, so it is special to finally see it come to fruition. It is even cooler that we implemented this as a framework that our developer community will be able to leverage and make their products shine as well.”

 

 

The theme framework and CSS API set us up for the future of WordPress

Ryan Urban (Software Engineer, Product Team)

“We are excited about the theme framework and CSS API and how these features set us up for the future of WordPress. These will provide developers and non-developers alike multiple avenues and mechanisms by which they will be able to make their forms look great on their websites.”

Styling my form right in the native WordPress editor is a huge bonus for me

Matt Medeiros (Community Evangelist, Marketing Team)

“My favorite Gravity Forms 2.7 feature is the new Orbital theme and theme framework.

With all of the emphasis around building landing pages with blocks, plus the full site editing experience improving, styling my form right in the native WordPress editor is a huge bonus for me. I’m really looking forward to the whole design experience improving over time!”

The most exciting new feature in this release is the ability to create a form using a template

Adam Pickering (Product Designer, Product Team)

“As the lead product designer for Gravity Forms, I am thrilled that we have now added more design options when it comes to creating new forms. But for me, the most exciting new feature in this release is the ability to create a form using a template. This new feature allows users to quickly and easily create a form without having to start from scratch every time.

The templates available in Gravity Forms cover a wide range of use cases, including your basic contact form, registration forms, eCommerce forms, and even specific payment gateway forms.

As a designer, I understand the importance of saving time and effort while still allowing for customization and flexibility. The new template feature in Gravity Forms 2.7 is a game-changer for anyone who needs to create forms on their WordPress website. It’s a significant step forward for Gravity Forms, and I’m excited to see how users will utilize this new feature.”

 

Creating the perfect form for your site has never been easier and faster!

Dustin Henry (Video Producer, Marketing Team)

“My favorite Gravity Forms 2.7 feature is the built-in template library. Creating the perfect form for your site has never been easier and faster!

There be confusion over how to get started with a new form, nor will people need to re-build forms from scratch for each new website. Now you can simply choose the template that most closely resembles your project brief, and then customize it to suit your exact requirements.”

Enhancements to the anti-spam honeypot in 2.7

Chris Hajer (Support Engineer, Support Team)

“I really like the enhancements to the anti-spam honeypot in 2.7. The honeypot was enhanced with new techniques for 2.7 to make it even more capable of stopping spammers. And you have a new option now to save the entry and mark it as spam, in addition to retaining the original option to silently discard it.”

An extensive components library for third-party developers

Joshua Vandercar (Support Engineer, Support Team)

“I’m excited that 2.7 makes available an extensive components library with which third-party developers can build out their plugin UI to integrate seamlessly with Gravity Forms.”

 

Update to Gravity Forms 2.7 Today!

Gravity Forms 2.7.2 is now available to ALL customers with an active license!

To update to 2.7, open your WordPress Admin, head over to your plugins page, and click to Update to Gravity Forms 2.7.2.

Gravity Forms 2.7.2 can also be downloaded from within your Gravity Forms dashboard.

Note: Caching and script optimization plugins and services have been known to cause problems with the functionality of forms when Gravity Forms is updated to the latest version. To counter this issue, we recommend clearing/flushing the caches and the browser cache following all updates.

And of course, the latest version of Gravity Forms is available to all new customers. Simply head on over to our pricing page to pick the right plan for your form building needs and make a purchase.

Gravity Forms 2.7: Find out more!

For more information on Gravity Forms 2.7 and its new and improved features, check out these articles…

• Gravity Forms 2.7: A Superior User Experience
• Introducing Gravity Forms 2.7: A New Template Library
• Introducing Gravity Forms 2.7: Form Styling Made Easy
• Introducing Gravity Forms 2.7: A Redesigned Setup Wizard
• Introducing Gravity Forms 2.7: Honeypot Field Enhancements

Any questions on any of the new features available with 2.7 or how to update the plugin? Contact our friendly and knowledgeable Support team, they love to help!

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