Using Gravity Forms in WordPress: A Comprehensive Guide

1h 59mIntermediate2022-02-15

Authors

Joe Casabona

Course Developer, Founder of Creator Courses

Course details

Did you know that you can use Gravity Forms in WordPress as more than just a form builder? Gravity Forms is one of the most popular form builders on the market, but its full functionality for developers is sometimes underappreciated. In this course, instructor Joe Casabona gives you a comprehensive overview of how to get the most out of Gravity Forms in WordPress so you can start using it today.

Learn how to install and set up Gravity Forms and then start making forms of your own. Find out how to create and configure a contact form, application form, ESP connection form, electronic payment form, and more. Joe even shows you how to customize Gravity Forms with code—no coding experience necessary, but why not give it a try? Along the way, test out your new form-building skills with the practice challenge in each section.

Skills covered

FormsWordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Web DevelopmentBusiness Software and ToolsOpen SourceOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - A form building engine for WordPress
02 - What you should know
03 - The current state of forms in WordPress

1. Getting Started with Gravity Forms

04 - Purchasing and installing Gravity Forms
05 - Gravity Forms settings
06 - GDPR and storing personal data
07 - Importing and exporting
08 - Add-ons

2. Your First Form

09 - Creating a contact form
10 - Types of fields
11 - Processing your form
12 - Embedding the form
13 - How Gravity Forms stores entries
14 - Challenge - Create a simple application form
15 - Solution - Create a simple application form

3. Advanced Forms

16 - Conditional logic
17 - Connecting your form to an ESP
18 - Collecting payments
19 - Creating a multipage form
20 - Creating a post submission form
21 - Connecting form entries to logins
22 - Challenge - Create a membership registration form
23 - Solution - Create a membership registration form

4. Customizing Gravity Forms with Code

24 - A look at actions and filters in Gravity Forms
25 - How objects work in Gravity Forms
26 - Logging and debugging
27 - Example filters
28 - Example action - Starring big donors
29 - Challenge - Trigger an email when a form is saved but incomplete
30 - Solution - Name

Conclusion

31 - Next steps