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A collection of missives and messages, along with nerd talk and company carryings-on.
Streamlining your support process – How HeroThemes uses Gravity Forms
By Jonathan CalderonHello Gravity Forms fans! Continuing our Case Study series, we will showcase how HeroThemes has streamlined their support process thanks to Gravity Forms and some very clever integrations of their systems. Let’s begin the case study by introducing Richard from HeroThemes. He will walk us through how the integration has saved them time and money.
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How to Set Up a Giveaway with Gravity Forms
ByYou don’t need a fancy giveaway app to host a giveaway on your website. You can set up a giveaway with your favorite lead generation tool – Gravity Forms!
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Introducing the official EmailOctopus Add-On for Gravity Forms
By Mark QuarantaWhat 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.
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5 WordPress Security Tips to Protect Your Website
By Gravity FormsYou 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.
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5 Form Problems That Cause Users Friction
ByIn this article, we explain friction, show you the top causes of form friction, and explain how you can eliminate these issues.
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6 Tips to Reduce Spam Form Entries
ByIf you have a form on public web pages, you’re bound to get some spam. In this article, we offer strategies to reduce them.
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Gravity Forms v2.4.16 Release
By Jonathan CalderonWe’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.
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Stripe Add-On 3.3 Update
By Jonathan CalderonWe 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.
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How to Create an Email Marketing Campaign In Just 5 Steps
By Gravity FormsDo you have an upcoming email marketing campaign that you really need to make a splash? If you’ve tried to attract attention and increase conversions with your campaigns to no avail, this article is for you. We’ll teach you the best practices you need to start implementing to see the results you’ve been hoping for. Read on to discover the 5 steps you can follow to make your next email marketing campaign your most effective to date.
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How to Craft Great Form Confirmation Emails
ByThe confirmation email is an important part of a form. In this article, we’ll offer some ways you can improve your form confirmation emails.
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Constant Contact Add-On 1.2 Update
By Jonathan CalderonWe 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+.
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Scarcity and Urgency: Powerful Form Design Tools
ByIn this article, we talk about two psychological principles – scarcity and urgency – you can use to drive users and customers to complete your forms.
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