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Gravity Forms

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Velocity6.3

Advanced form builder plugin for WordPress

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Gravity Forms shipped 3.0 with accessibility on by default, then went back to add-on maintenance.

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◆Current state
The 3.0 release is the substantive event in this window: international phone formatting with real validation, and accessibility settings enabled by default on new forms. Everything since has been add-on maintenance — Dropbox, Trello, Conversational Forms, and a Gravity Flow checklists extension all took point releases in a single batch — capped by a summer pricing promotion. The core plugin and its add-on ecosystem move on separate clocks, and the ecosystem clock is the one ticking right now.
◆Where it's heading
Accessibility-by-default is the direction that matters. Turning it on for all new forms rather than leaving it an opt-in setting moves compliance from something a site builder has to know about to something they get automatically, and it is the kind of decision that is hard to walk back. The add-on releases suggest the post-3.0 phase is compatibility work across the integration catalog rather than new core capability.
◆Prediction
Expect continued add-on point releases bringing integrations in line with 3.0 rather than new core features, since four add-ons shipped on the same day immediately after the major version. Accessibility defaults are the likely template for future settings that currently ship off.

◆Recent moves

  1. 8d ago

    The Gravity Summer Sale is now live!

    A seasonal discount across Gravity Forms, Gravity Flow, and Certified Developers. Pricing promotion rather than a product change, and it says nothing about where the platform is heading.

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  2. 13d ago

    Brand new release: Dropbox 3.3.2

    A point release of the Dropbox add-on with no user-visible changes described. One of four add-on bumps shipped the same day, consistent with post-3.0 compatibility work across the integration catalog.

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  3. 13d ago

    Trello add-on 2.2.1 adds workspace visibility, fixes missing attachments

    The Trello add-on gains workspace visibility control and fixes attachments that were going missing on delivery. The only add-on release in this batch with concrete user-facing changes rather than a bare version bump.

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  4. 13d ago

    Brand new release: Conversational Forms 1.8

    Conversational Forms moves to 1.8 with no changes stated beyond the version. Sits in the same same-day add-on batch following the 3.0 core release.

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  5. 13d ago

    Brand new release: Gravity Flow Checklists Extension 1.8.2

    A patch release for the Gravity Flow Checklists extension with no described behavior change. Routine upkeep on the workflow side of the product family.

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  6. 20d ago

    Gravity Forms 3.0 – International phone support

    International phone collection in 3.0 gets better formatting, validation, and accessibility handling. A specific fix to a field type that has historically been a source of bad data on WordPress forms, and part of the broader 3.0 push toward correct-by-default inputs.

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