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A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
Best 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.
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Update 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.
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6 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.
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How to Use Gravity Forms Entries to Create and Display a Calendar
By Gravity FormsDo you want your website to keep your audience updated on relevant events happening in your industry, company, or locale? An events calendar plugin may be the perfect way to manage this process. Creating and displaying a calendar on your WordPress website grants users easy access to information regarding relevant events in a familiar calendar format.
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How 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.
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Stripe 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.
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Setting 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.
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Gravity Forms v2.4.17 Release
By Jonathan CalderonWe’re excited to announce the new release of Gravity Forms v.2.4.17! Inside this release, you’ll find: Added security enhancements. Credit: Ryan Knell. Added the “Empty (no choices selected)” choice to the conditional logic rule value drop down for Multi Select fields. Added an error message to Form block when no forms exist. Added the gform_print_entry_notes filter. (Complete changelog listed below) Gravity Forms v2.4.17 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 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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The Best WordPress CRM Plugins for 2020: A Complete Guide
By Jonathan CalderonYou’ve probably heard of a CRM, even if you don’t currently use one. The good news is that now—yes, now—is the perfect time for you to implement a CRM and positively affect your business. A CRM is a tool that tracks all of the customer relationships your business has. Maybe you haven’t yet made the plunge to invest in this type of technology. A CRM is the best way to track all of the interactions various contacts have with your company. With a CRM, it’s easier for you to reach out to a website visitor and turn them into a customer, or to get in touch with a loyal customer to make an additional sale. A CRM keeps track of your leads and customers, their previous interactions with your company, their contact information, and other important details. Tracking all of that is nearly impossible without a CRM.
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Gravity Forms is sponsoring WordCamp Bucharest
By Jonathan CalderonGravity Forms is proud to sponsor WordCamp Bucharest 2020! To celebrate we’re giving away a free one year Elite license! We’re so thankful that Gravity Forms has so many fans and users all over the globe. Last year in WordCamp Europe, it was special to meet so many of our fans face to face. This year, we want to continue our support of the WordPress community at home and abroad, so we’re partnering with various events throughout the year, including WordCamp Bucharest!
Read moreGetResponse Add-On 1.3 Update
By Jonathan CalderonWe’ve updated our GetResponse Add-On for Gravity Forms. This new update adds some simple fixes and some welcomed technical enhancements to a newer API. In this new Gravity Forms GetResponse Add-On v1.3 update, you’ll find: Added support for GetResponse API version 3. Added support for GetResponse Enterprise. Updated labels on the add-on settings page to reflect current GetResponse account types.
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