{"id":71344,"date":"2021-10-25T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/?p=71344"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:09:27","slug":"the-top-add-ons-for-the-gravity-forms-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/the-top-add-ons-for-the-gravity-forms-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Add-Ons for the Gravity Forms WordPress Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gravity Forms is one of the most versatile WordPress plugins out there. Yes, it creates forms \u2013 and quite well. But its capabilities go well beyond your standard contact form.<\/p>\n<p>A default installation of this commercial plugin can add all manner of <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/conditional-logic-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conditional logic<\/a>. That\u2019s pretty powerful in itself. However, throw in the many available add-on plugins, and you have nearly endless possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Add-ons bring extra functionality to Gravity Forms. You can use them to take online payments, allow users to create an account, run surveys, generate PDF files, and a whole lot more. Really, that\u2019s just the beginning of what can be accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019ll introduce you to some free and commercially available plugins that help turn Gravity Forms (and your website) into a feature-packed powerhouse.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gravity-forms-zero-spam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gravity Forms Zero Spam <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you have contact forms on your website, you also have spam. But mitigating this annoyance is easy with Gravity Forms Zero Spam. The plugin has no settings \u2013 simply install and activate to start blocking junk mail. It also plays nicely with other spam repellants such as reCAPTCHA.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gf-entries-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gravity Forms Entries in Excel <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>By default, Gravity Forms will <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/wordpress-plugins-importing-exporting-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">export<\/a> form entries in CSV format. But that\u2019s not necessarily what you\u2019ll always want. Plus, a site administrator has to be the one to perform the export. Gravity Forms Entries in Excel add the flexibility of exporting to a more visually friendly Excel format and adding a secure link where others can directly access the generated file.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gravity-forms-addons-01.png\" alt=\"Gravity Forms Entries in Excel\" width=\"850\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gravity-forms-google-analytics-event-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Event Tracking for Gravity Forms <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Want to get more in-depth detail about how your forms are performing? Event Tracking for Gravity Forms ties in various form events with Google Analytics, among other similar programs. The result is that you can more easily track conversions. As a bonus, there are a number of helpful videos that demonstrate how to set it all up.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gravity-forms-pdf-extended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gravity PDF <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Imagine being able to take a user\u2019s form entry and turn it into a personalized, branded PDF. That\u2019s exactly what Gravity PDF can do. Add your logo, use custom fonts and even email the file directly to users. And, with the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/gravitypdf.com\/store\/#extensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">premium extensions<\/a>, you\u2019ll gain access to more file templates, the ability to watermark your documents, and more.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gravityformscli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gravity Forms CLI Add-On <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Administering WordPress via the <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/wordpress-command-line-wp-cli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">command line<\/a> allows for both power and efficiency. Gravity Forms CLI Add-On is an official extension that simply adds forms to the mix. Use it to manage forms and entries in pretty much the same way as you would in the WordPress back end. You can even use it to install other official add-ons.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/gravityview.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GravityView <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>GravityView is a suite of commercial add-ons that enables form entry data on the front end of your website. For instance, if users register for accounts via Gravity Forms, you could use this plugin to allow them to edit their profile data. From there, you can track changes to those profiles or perhaps plot addresses on a Google Map. And this is only scratching the surface of what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/gravitywp-css-selector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GravityWP \u2013 CSS Selector <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Gravity Forms includes a number of helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/list-of-css-ready-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSS \u201cReady\u201d Classes<\/a> that allow for more control over field layout. However, you must manually look up (or memorize) these classes and then add them into a field\u2019s settings for them to take effect. GravityWP \u2013 CSS Selector takes the guesswork out of the process by allowing you to select from a handy listing of classes, thus saving loads of time.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitywiz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GravityPerks <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt external\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Rounding out our list is GravityPerks, a commercial suite of over 30 \u201cPerks\u201d or add-ons that bring some seriously cool functionality to your forms. There are perks for all manner of functions, such as limiting the number of entries (or times a multiple-choice option can be selected), adding word counts to fields, the ability to email everyone who has submitted a particular form, and a lot more. If you require some niche functionality, look here first.<\/p>\n<h2>Give Gravity a Boost<\/h2>\n<p>Two things really make Gravity Forms stand out as special. First, it offers some outstanding features right out of the box. Second, the plugin is built with extensibility in mind.<\/p>\n<p>This has led to a community of both official and third-party add-ons that enable <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/\">web designers<\/a> to implement some mind-blowing functionality with minimal effort.<\/p>\n<p>While Gravity Forms itself and some add-ons do cost money, it should still fit within even the smallest budgets. And for the number of powerful features you can add to your site, it\u2019s well worth the <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/wise-investments-design-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/gravity-forms-addons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Top Add-Ons for the Gravity Forms WordPress Plugin<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speckyboy Design Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gravity Forms is one of the most versatile WordPress plugins out there. Yes, it creates forms \u2013 and quite well. But its capabilities go well beyond your standard contact form. A default installation of this commercial plugin can add all manner of conditional logic. That\u2019s pretty powerful in itself. However, throw in the many available [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,26,18,24,21],"tags":[34,33,20,22],"class_list":["post-71344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-content-curation","category-google-for-business","category-logo-design","category-reputation-management","category-web-design","category-wordpress-design","tag-css","tag-google","tag-wordpress","tag-wordpress-plugins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72215,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71344\/revisions\/72215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.sacramentowebdesigngroup.com\/sacweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}