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NEX-Forms Documentation

Documentation & Tutorials for NEX-Forms version 8.0 and above

NEX-Forms - Changelog

The NEX-Forms Changelog provides a detailed log of all updates, enhancements, bug fixes, and new features introduced to the plugin over time. It serves as a version history, helping you stay informed about the latest improvements and changes to ensure they are using the most up-to-date and optimized version of NEX-Forms.

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Whats Hot and New?
  1. Total Redesign of All NEX-Forms Dashboard Pages
    Experience a fresh, modern look with a complete revamp of the NEX-Forms Dashboard. Every page has been enhanced for improved usability, better aesthetics, and a more intuitive user experience.
  2. Introducing Redesigned Dropdowns and Multi-Selects
    We've completely revamped dropdown selects and multi-selects using the powerful Select2 framework. These enhanced dropdowns are not only visually stunning but also fully customizable, offering a seamless and modern user experience far superior to traditional browser-rendered dropdowns.
  3. Upgraded Digital Signature Styling and Settings
    Enjoy enhanced control over your E-Signature fields with our new and improved settings. These updates give you greater flexibility and customization options, making it easier than ever to tailor E-Signature fields to your specific needs.
  4. Comprehensive New Documentation for NEX-Forms
    We’re excited to announce the release of our upgraded, in-depth documentation! This updated resource covers every aspect of NEX-Forms’ powerful features and capabilities. Whether you’re a new user or a seasoned pro, you’ll find clear, step-by-step guides, helpful tips, and detailed explanations to maximize your experience with NEX-Forms. Explore the full potential of the platform with ease!
Latest Release
Version 8.7.12
Released on 04 December 2024

newNew Field Validation Setting - Set Maximum allowed words in textareas and text input fields.

newNew Field Validation Setting - Set Minimum required words in textareas and text input fields.

improvedTimer output on quiz or timed forms.

fixValidation border on required dropdown selection fields.

fixSelect Optgroup issues in backend.

fixSmart Data Selection issue in WP Editor when using a clear all button.

Previous Releases
The Previous Releases section of the NEX-Forms Changelog provides an archive of updates, features, and fixes from earlier versions of the plugin. It offers users a historical overview of past developments, ensuring transparency and a better understanding of the plugin’s evolution over time.
Version 8
Version 8.7.11

newAdded a new Field Validation setting to automatically transform input text to Uppercase, Lowercase and Capitalize.

newForm Expiration Date - A new Form Setting has been added to allow you to set a form's expiration date. This means you can configure a form to automatically become disabled once the specified expiration date is reached..

improvedAdded new ID setting for Panels for easier identification when using conditional logic.

fixFixed editing issue of child panels while editing the parent panel.

Version 8.7.9

improvedAdded new ID setting for Panels for easier identification when using conditional logic.

fixFixed editing issue of child panels while editing the parent panel.

Version 8.7.8

improvedAdded privacy on licensing information in the NEX-forms Settings Admin Page.

fixSelect dropdown display issues when using repeater fields.

fixField selection display issue in Conditional Logic relating to latest Chrome update.

fixWordFence char() complaint issue.

Version 8.7.7

improvedMade some design tweaks to admin pages to improve usability.

fixNEX-Forms DB Table Collation for latest versions of MariaDB and MySQL when creating tales during plugin installation.

Version 8.7.5

new500+ FontAwesome icons (now over 2000 icons available to use in any part of a form)

improvedUpdated all icons to FontAwesome 6

new300+ Google Fonts (now over 1500 google fonts available)

newClear Form Button (add to form so users can clear all completed form data to re-start)

improvedForm Split-screens and Full Preview modules

fixField mapping for Mailchimp, Mailster, GetRespose, MailPoet and Form to Post

Version 8.7.2

newComplete revamp (facelift) of the Form Editor

fixForm Editor Optimization - Reduced Form Editor load time by 70%

Version 8.7.1

new Complete revamp (facelift) on all Dashboard Pages

fixJS backend builder error when using Material Design Forms.

Version 8.6.2

new Full redevelopment of Dropdown Selects and Multi-selects

new Searchable Dropdown Selects and Multi-selects - Enable/Disable a search for dropdown selects and multi-selects options.

new Optgroups in the Select and Multi Select

new Font Size Setting for Radio Button labels

new Font Size Setting for Checkbox Labels

new Checkbox Size Setting - Set the Checkboxes to Small, Normal or Large

new Radio Button Size Setting - Set the Radio Button to Small, Normal or Large

new Off/Unchecked Background Setting for Radios

new Off/Unchecked Background Setting for Checkboxes

new Padding and margin Settings for field wrappers

new Background Color Setting for field wrappers

new Border Color Setting for field wrappers

new Border Width Setting for field wrappers

new Border Radius Setting for field wrappers

Version 8.6.1

new Added the ability to output the submission entry ID in the on-screen success message using data tag {{nf_entry_id}} inside your success message body.

fixStyling on Form Timer Settings in the form editor

fixCheckboxes recall issue for SAVE FORM PROGRESS feature

fixSlider recall issue for SAVE FORM PROGRESS feature

Version 8.5.9

new Display different fields on different devices, for example show a specific field only on mobile devices or do not show a specific field on mobile devices.

new Set Landscape or Portrait PDF orientations

new Set PDF page size (A1 - A7)

fix Selection of HTML Element when applying Conditional Logic to Success Messages (after form submission message)

fix Some minor 3rd party CSS interference.

Version 8.5.7

new The ability to perform conditional logic on Entire Grids

fix User email file up-load attachments.

fix Reply address issue when using WP Mail Method

fix 3rd party select2 interference

fix PayPal Payments (paid, pending, unpaid) inbox

fix Form Importing issue when using google fonts

Version 8.5.5

new Digital Signature Setting - Change Signature Background Color

new Digital Signature Setting - Change Signature Stroke Color

new Digital Signature Setting - Change Stroke Width

new Digital Signature Setting - Set to Auto Fit Parent Container

new Digital Signature Setting - Change Signature Border Color

new Digital Signature Setting - Position Signature canvas left/center/right.

new Upload Field Validation Setting - Set minimum file size requirement

Version 8.5.3

improved Full form performance optimization (load speed reduced by 90%)

fix Reporting field selection

fix Reporting field filters

Version 8.5

fix Height issue when used in images and other elements.

Version 8.4.4

fix Date picker prev/next month day selection issue

fix Linked Date Pickers - Date format issue

improved Added additional CSFR Protection

Version 8.4.3

new Added a new Math Slider Range field

fix Quiz Timer settings alignment in the editor

Version 8.4.2

new Added Setting to choose whether to save data to the database or not under Form Submission Options

fix Multiple email issue with PayPal success payments when more then one form is present on a single page.

fix Character encoding issue in user emails using MS Outlook

Version 8.4.1

fix WP 6.2 Add-media button not working for Admin Email, User Email, PDF Creator and Form to Post editors

fix Hidden fields recall display issues in form editor view

fix Context menu (right click options popup) in form editor

Version 8.4

new WordPress Category field map to form to post via form field selection.

fix Form to Post add-on display issues

fix Lag on logic with specific themes

improved Additional Security

Version 8.3.3

fix Display and read issue of Non ASCII characters in Emails and PDF using field data tags

Version 8.3.2

fix Embed options display issue in form builder view

fix Templates not loading issue

Version 8.3.1

new Conditional Logic now available for onscreen success message. Change the success message based on user selection and/or input.

improved Additional Security

fix Date picker language setting issue

Version 8.2

fix Onscreen success message issue

fix Math logic calculation issue when using Europian format with re-used calculations

Version 8.1

new Complete new Dashboard Design

new Column sorting on form table

new Total records display for forms table

new Form analytics summary on dashboard

new Latest entries summary on dashboard

improved Forms table search

improved Dashboard loading time reduced by more than 70%

new Complete new Design for form entries

new Entry filters - Show entries from all forms; Show entries from individual forms ,Show unread entries, Show starred entries, filter entries with attachments

new Batch delete for form entries

new Multiple entries selection - hold CTRL for multiple individual entry selections - hold SHIFT for ascending or descending selection of all entries between two selections - HIT CTRL+A to select all entries.

new Total entries display per page

new Mark entry(s) as read/unread

new Mark entry(s) as starred/unstarred

new Sort entries by date

new Sort entries by page the form was submitted from

new Sort entries by ID

new Filter entries PayPal related

new Filter entries for PayPal pending payment

new Filter entries for PayPal successful payments

new Filter entries for PayPal unsuccessful payments

new View entry details with adjustable view (vertical display drag)

new View the actual email delivered to the user

new View the actual email delivered to administrator or specified email recipients

new Context menu (right click on selected entries for batch options)

improved Form entries search

improved Loading time reduced by more than 80%

new Complete new Design for entry reporting

new Column sorting on generated report

new Total records display per table from generated report

improved Report search

improved Loading time reduced by more than 50%

new Separate section for form analytics

new Complete new Design for file/attachments manager

new Column sorting received files

new Download file directly from the backend with a single click (no need to open the file and save as)

improved File search

new NEX-Forms LIGHT color scheme for the NEX-Forms admin interfaces

new NEX-Forms DARK color scheme for the NEX-Forms admin interfaces

improved Admin color adaption for the NEX-Forms admin interfaces (if admin color adaption is chosen)

improved Overall global setting admin page design

new Reply-to setting for email setup per form.

improved Overall security

fix PHP 8 compatibility issues

fix WP 6.1.1 compatibility issues

fix Reported 3rd party styling interference

fix Reported javascript interference

fix Conditional logic issue with date pickers

fix How to use Math logic interactive tutorial

fix How to create multi-step forms tutorial

fix Console warning, math.js.map not found

fix Console warning, moment.js.map not found

Version 7
Version 7.9.7

new Added compatibility for Zapier Integration for NEX-Forms add-on

Version 7.9.6

fix Minor corrections and improvements

Version 7.9.5

fix PHP 8 issues

Version 7.9.4

fix Color setting recall when editing fields

fix Spacer field resizing

Version 7.9.3

fix UTF-8 issues in submission reporting

fix PHP 8 issues with class function calls using AJAX

Version 7.9.1

fix PHP 8 Compatibility issues

fix WP5.8 - Add-Media button issue in Admin and User Email, PDF Body and Form to Post Editors

fix Form to Post Data field tags in page content

Version 7.8.8

improved Updated all JS libraries

improved Optimized all JS for even faster performance

improved Added extra security measures on PDF and CSV exports

Version 7.8.7

fix .size() issue in jQuery

improved Various styling tweaks to backend and front end

Version 7.8.6

fix WP 5.7 insert tag button in TinyMCE editor

fix Timezone set when using data and time picker default data tags

fix File upload field tags - now upload field paths are available to use uploaded images for example in PDF's and emails

improved Various styling tweaks to backend and front end

Version 7.8.5

new Conditional Logic Improved - Added new checks: if field "Contains" as well as If field "Does Not Contain"!

Version 7.8.4

improved Added measures to prevent 3rd party CSS interference in forms.

Version 7.8.3

new Conditional Logic Improved - Added new checks: if field "Contains" as well as If field "Does Not Contain"!

fix Undefined variable PHP warning

Version 7.8.2

fix Field data tag button in WP 5.6 in TinyMCE editor.

Version 7.8

new Timer - add a timer for multi-steps. You can have a timer for an entire form, or set time limits to individual steps. Tons of settings available!

new Transition settings for steps. You can now choose the transition/animation of the steps when you step forward or backward.

new All breadcrumbs are redeveloped. See new improved breadcrumbs with all new styling options.

new Undo - you can now undo your last action in the form editor.

newRedo - you can now redo your last undo in the form editor.

newDragBox Selection - You can now drag/draw a box over field(s) to multi-select them to batch - drag and drop, copy, cut, delete, edit and style! Hold CTRL while drawing to add or remove field(s) from the batch selection. In essence you can now do in the form editor what you can do on your Desktop.

newBatch Field Editing (drag and drop, copy, cut, delete, edit and style fields at the same)

newBatch group Editing (drag and drop, copy, cut, delete, edit and style all of the same type of fields at the same time, for example if you want to style all Radio Buttons at the same time)

newContext menus (Right Click mouse button) on fields an containers. Right click on fields, for example, for quick editing options.

newKeyboard shortcuts - CTRL+S = Save, CTRL+Z = Undo last action, CTRL+SHIFT+Z, Redo last undo, CTRL+A = Select all fields in the form, CTRL+SHIFT+A = Deselect all fields in the form, Esc = Deselect all fields in the form and close all open editing panels and preview, Enter = Edit Field Selection, CTRL+C = Copy Field Selection, CTRL+X = Cut Field Selection, CTRL+V = Paste copied/cut fields below the current hovered field. Hovering inside a step or grid column will append the field to the grid or step. No hover will append the fields to the outer form container, CTRL+SHIFT+V = Paste Copied/cut fields above the current hovered field. Hovering inside a step or grid column will prepend the field to the grid or step. No hover will prepend the fields to the outer form container, Delete = Delete the field selection, Backspace = Delete the field selection, CTRL + LEFT CLICK = Adds a field to a batch selection. If already selected will remove the field from the selection, CTRL+SHIFT + LEFT CLICK = Selects all fields of the same type. For example use this to select all TEXT fields or all HEADINGS, etc. You can then target-edit the FIELD GROUP, RIGHT CLICK = Right Click on anything in the form container area. The Right click menu includes quick editing options and available actions to take on Single Field, Batch Selections or Field Group selections.

newIcon field - Although icons was always available to use with HTML elements, this is now made easier.

newSuccess message - You can now build your success messages like you build your forms -drag and drop etc, etc. complete will all 70+ available animations. You now have complete control over your success messages!

newSubmission Loaders and respective settings!

newValidation options for Multi-selection fields. Set minimum required selection and set maximum available selections.

newField border size setting. You can now make your field and elements borders thicker or thinner.

newAdd Custom Before Submit JavaScript

newAdd Custom After Submit JavaScript

newJS/CSS editor - Adding Custom CSS and JavaScript is now made easy with JS/CSS Editor.

improved Overall backend Usability, Design and Performance.

improved All an all - 70% of the editor have been redeveloped or enhanced.

Version 7.7.1

new Right Click Context Menu to add Field Smart data tags with ease

new Edit HTML elements on the fly with a single click.

new Added new built-in templates

new Admin email setting - Choose to send admin emails or not.

new Date-picker setting - keep the picker open on user selection or not (drop down picker view only)

improved Complete plugin overhaul. All JS an CSS fully optimized to improve performance. Total plugin size reduced by 50%

improved Optimized all existing form templates

Version 7.6.4

new Added 'Skip to Step' action for Conditional Logic. This makes it much easier then showing and hiding step based on selections. No you can now instead simple Skip to a Step based on user selections and/or input.

new Date picker Setting - Set minimum pickable date

new Date picker Setting - Set maximum pickable date.

new Date picker Setting - Link date pickers using smart data tags inside Min and Max Date settings.

new Date picker Setting - Disable dates on the fly based on the selection (values) from other fields

new Date picker Setting - Disable today

new Validation Setting - Add an Input mask to your field, i.e: (999) 999-9999. The user will type and the mask will automatically add the format.

improved Overall interface styling and user experience of using Conditional Logic.

Version 7.6.3

new Use conditional logic to changed a field's value based on another field's value. For example change a base price or percentage based on a quantity selection.

new Math Logic Setting - Enable/disable math count animation.

fix Field selection when running submission reports.

Version 7.6.2

new Conditional Logic Redevelopment - All new Conditional logic now gives you a flowchart like graphic presentation of how the logic runs through your form fields. This makes it easy to identify what rules are affecting which fields and is which way. Also now more double clicking to open field selection options.

new Grid Setting - Change the grid inline break points based on the device in use. In other words you can now choose to have any grids stay inline even in mobile devices. Option is per grid, so some can be inline on mobile while other grids in the same form are set to break, etc.

Version 7.6.1

new Chat Forms - Use NEX-Forms to create chat like forms!

new Date picker Setting - Set picker Inline or field popup

new Date picker Setting - Set picker to popup to top or to bottom

new Date picker Setting - Set default date to now (use now in the Default Value setting)

new Date picker Setting - Disable days of week

new Date picker Setting - Disable specific dates

new Date picker Setting - Set Picker starting view to Days, Months, Years or decades

fix Date picker Setting - Set dates to any format and math logic will still work

fix Date picker Setting - Set different pickers to different languages

fix Default value when populating the time picker field from the URL

fix Using No Icon or custom Icons for date picker (popup over display)

improved Overall look and feel of the entire Date picker.

new Time picker Setting - Set picker Inline or field popup

new Time picker Setting - Set picker to popup to top or to bottom

new Time picker Setting - Disable hours (for example Disabled 00:00 - 08:00 so making it 09:00 - 17:00)

new Time picker Setting - Set minute interval stepping. Default 5 minutes.

new Use time pickers with math logic to run calculation with times

fix Using No Icon or custom Icons for Time picker (popup over display)

fix Default value when populating the time picker field from the URL

improved Overall look and feel of the entire Time picker.

new Complete redevelopment of the Image/Thumb Selection Field

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Change the selection to multiple or single

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set the Padding and background of the image wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set the Border width and color of the image wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Set the Border radius of the image wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Change the image size: Use auto or custom fixed sizes

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Set the label to top or bottom of the image

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Change the label bold, italic, underline settings

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Position the label horizontally left, right or center

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Change the label colors

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set the Padding and background of the Label wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set the Border width and color of the Label wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Set the Border radius of the Label wrapper

new Thumb/Image Field Setting - Set margin offsets to position the label wrapper anywhere, even over the image.

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Use from 1500 plus icons for select thumb/image

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set rounded or square border for selection indicator

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Position the selection indicator vertically: center, top, bottom - Horizontally: center, left, right.

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set Background color for selection indicator

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Set font color for selection indicator icon

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Use from 70 animations for checked selection indicator

new Thumb/Image Field Settings - Use from 70 animations for unchecked selection indicator

new Covert old thumbs to new thumbs

improved Overall look and feel of the entire Image/Thumb Selection Field.

new Rating Field Setting - Set the size of the rating icon

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon for ON rating selection (default star)

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon for OFF rating selection (default star-o)

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon for HALF rating selection (if enabled) (default star-half)

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon Color for ON rating selection

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon Color OFF rating selection

new Rating Field Setting - Set the icon Color HALF rating selection (if enabled)

improved Overall look and feel of the entire Rating Field.

improved Overall styling of dropdown multi selects

new Tags Field Setting - Use from 1500 plus icons for field Pre-Icon

new Tags Field Setting - Use from 1500 plus icons for field Post-Icon

new Change text into tags when leaving the field (on-blur)

improved Overall look and feel of Sliders

new Math Logic Setting. Change the Thousand and decimal delimiters. Enabled to to run calculations in any format whatsoever.

new Added "Greater then or Equal" check for Conditional logic (check both these in a single condition)

new Added "Less then or Equal" check for Conditional logic (check both these in a single condition)

new Added V-margin setting for popup forms in shortcode and/or PHP

new Added H-margin setting for popup forms in shortcode and/or PHP

new Added Enable/Disable Backdrop for popup forms

new Added opacity setting for backdrop (if enabled)

new Enable/Disable scrolling while popup form is open

improved Maximum character limit validation for Text and Text-area fields

improved Minimum character limit validation for Text and Text-area fields

fix Setting Default Radios and Checks from URL's, field settings and popup shortcodes

fix Backlash issue when populating a field from the URL with an ' in the value

fix Various reported styling interference from various themes

Version 7.5.21

improved Multistep sorting

improved Using conditional logic to show hide multisteps

Version 7.5.20

fix Image field issue

fix Reported confict with some 3rd party scripts

fix Drag and drop lagging

Version 7.5.19

improved Drag and Drop Form Builder system

fix Image Element settings

fix Classic validation field message settings recall

Version 7.5.18

new Refined Embed Options

new Form Shortcode and PHP output generator from embed options

new Set your popup position on the page

new Full screen popup option

new Set your own popup open animation

new Set your own popup close animation

new Create any type of slide in chat style popup with new options

new Added MailPoet Integration

new Added Mailster Integration

new Background and border settings (including border radius settings) for form field containers

new Single Opt-In for Mailchimp

Version 7.5.17

new GRID Column drag resizing on the fly. No more static grids!

new Add/Delete Columns in a Grid System

new Spacer object. Use to finetune spacing on your forms.

new Image HTML Element. Before you had to use HTML to insert and image now you can simply use this element to manage your images in your forms.

new New Form templates and improved all existing templates

new Workspace light and dark views. Use a dark workspace when you use light field labels etc.

improved Backend - All field setting controls.

improved Optimised backend and decreased load time

improved Overall backend form building usability.

improved Backend responsiveness on smaller screens.

fix Newline issue in email and PDF content.

fix All reported bugs.

fix All reported css conflicts.

Version 7.5.16

new Conversational Forms!

new Manual form import (for servers that block cURL)

Version 7.5.15

new Front-end Field Group Replication (enables field group replication from the users perspective)

new Front-end Field Group Replication Limit (limits the number of fields the user can add)

new Day, Month Year only data tags for emails and hidden fields

improved Date and time are now print to screen as per your WP->Settings-> Date/Time format

improved Default email layout using {{nf_form_data}} data tag.

improved Default CSS for default or custom emails.

fix Admin Submission Editing

fix Styling issues in the reporting section.

fix Popup overlay problem with some themes.

fix WP Mail Method BCC Emailing

Version 7.5.14

new Form Submission limit with an optional "limit reached" message.

improved JS and CSS optimisation for overall performance and speed.

Version 7.5.13

fix Mobile issue with dragging jQuery slider fields

fix Registration issue

new User ID hidden field data tag {{WP_USER_ID}}.

new Quick Forms. Submit forms on a single field selection.

improved Success message on form submission styling

Version 7.5.12

improved Drag and drop grid system. Now even more responsive and easier to use!

improved Backend styling an usability. Basically refined the styling on some sections.

improved Backend overall performance optimization

new Multi-step step duplication.

new Multi-step breadcrumb styling section.

new Pre-populate fields from a popup. This allows you to have the same form with different buttons and use the buttons to select and set fields differently in the popup form for each button.

updated Scripts and style enqueues

updated Multi-steps usability in the back end.

fix Multi-step alignment issue when re-calling in the backend

fix Fixed admin side percentage bar for multi-step recall

fix Multi-step color issue when re-calling in the backend for dotted counter top text.

fix Print option for submissions in the NEX-Forms Dashboard

fix Image Uploader Validation Issues

fix Gutenberg editor saving issue

fix Visual Composer / WP Bakery Page Builder form styling compatibility issue

Version 7.5.11

new Percentage Progress Bar for Multi-Steps.

new Auto Advance to next step on single selection fields like radio buttons enabling quick forms for Multi-Steps.

fix Styling interference from various themes.

Version 7.5.10

new Use field data tags in your submission redirects as url parameters.

updated Disabled double click on next and previous buttons.

fix Various 3rd party styling interference as reported.

fix Various 3rd party javascript interference as reported.

Version 7.5.9

updated NEX-Forms DB table - ENGINE MYISAM (resolves large forms saving issues)

updated NEX-Forms DB table - CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 (resolves large forms saving issues)

updated NEX-Forms DB table - COLLATION utf8mb4_unicode_ci (resolves large forms saving issues)

fix File uploader validation error messages

fix Form Import 403 issue

fix Various styling interference as reported

new 18 NEW Built in Templates

Version 7.5.8

new Using hidden fields in conditional logic

new Using URL parameters to populate hidden fields and use in conditional logic

fix Fontawesome 5 missing icons

fix Save Form Progress default field value conflict

Version 7.5.7

fix File import Issue on some server configurations

fix Some Reported CSS Issues

Version 7.5.6

new Extra Save Form Progress Settings

new Use conditional logic to Skip to step, show/hide Entire Steps

fix Some Reported bugs

fix Grid option hidden in backend

Version 7.5.5

new Auto save form progress

new WPML Compatibility

improved Overall Back-end Usability

improved Code Optimization on entire Back-end to increase speed and performance

improved Front End output usability and styling

fix TinyMCE -> WP5.x -> Forms not saving issue

fix Thumb Selection Styling Issue

fix Field Data Tags button on TinyMCE Editor

Version 7.5.4

new 800+ New Font Awesome Icons. There are now 1500+ Icons to use in Fields and forms.

new New Icon Select Field compatibility

new Google analytics tracking for form submissions.

improved Overall performance optimization

improved Redesigned dashboard for better usability and control

improved Reporting Section

improved Overall front-end look and feel of forms

improved Field Validation

fix Multi step height issue

Version 7.5.3

new Interactive Tutorials! Building a Contact form, Using Conditional Logic, Using Math Logic, Creating Multi-step forms

new Admin Tours: Every aspect of the admin side is now covered with tours to help you know exactly where and how to make use of the entire package.

new Google analytics tracking for form submissions.

improved Back-end builder overall usability, look and feel to a much more solid experience.

fix Various reported styling compatibility with 3rd party plugins.

Version 7.5.2

fix Some styling issues.

fix Column layout for multiple check boxes and radio buttons.

new File upload Settings for the server.

new File attachment Settings for emails.

new New Multi-step Settings.

new Extra security on form field validation.

Version 7.5.1

fix More WP 5.x issues like plugin registration.

fix Double image tags when using thumbnail fields

fix Field Data tags in On-screen success messages

fix Multi file uploader issues

fix Plugin WP user rights

Version 7.5

fix WP 5.0 tinyMCE Compatibility issue

Version 7.4.1

new Re-register license option. You can now re-register a license on any site without having to ask support to free up your license!

fix Conditional Logic check boxes issue

improved Overall Multi-steps look and feel.

fix Some styling issues

Version 7.4

new Automatic updates via WordPress Plugins Page. After this update you can simply update from your wordpress plugins in the future. No need to go to Codecanyon Downloads making updating the plugin a breeze!

Version 7.3

fix Digital Signature issue

improved Live field validation styling and overall usability

improved Onscreen Success message styling

improved Sticky Forms styling

improved Popup Forms styling

improved Thumb/Image Selection Styling and usability

improved Overall Form design to a more modern look and feel

improved Optimized Conditional Logic

new Compatibility for the NEW Short-code Processor Add-on

Version 7.2.3

fix Chrome auto-fill for chrome version 65+

fix Digital signatures in chrome

fix Popup overlays

new Popups from any custom trigger. Just provide a element class name to make it a popup trigger.

Version 7.2.2

new Show logged in WP User datial in fieds. Add the following to field values: {{nf_user_first_name}} , {{nf_user_last_name}} , {{nf_user_name}} , {{nf_user_email}} , {{nf_user_url}}

Version 7.2.1

fix A few reported styling issues.

fix Some JS issues.

improved Changed from the old legacy API to the new Envato API

fix Digital Signatures drag and drop issue

fix Digital Signatures PDF Export issue

fix Digital Signatures PDF Email Attachment issue

new Width and Height settings for Digital Signatures

new Compatibility for new PayPal Pro Add-on

new Compatibility for new features in Form To POST. Feature enables form field values in POSTS or PAGES content body.

Version 7.1.5

fix A few reported styling issues.

fix Checkbox labels show instead of values in Interactive Forms

fix Checkbox labels show instead of values in Emails

fix Reported Divi theme compatibility issue returning 0 on submit.

Version 7.1.4

new Compatibility for new ADD-ON called Conditional Content Blocks

new Disabled field settings

new Thumb and multi-thumb selection size settings.

fix Some Styling issues

fix Submission Reporting Issues

Version 7.1.3

fix 3rd party script interference.

Version 7.1.2

fix Saving Preferences issue

fix Add media button on TinyMCE editors on Emails and PDF Creator

fix Some Styling issue

fix Input name change on check boxes

Version 7.1.1

fix Registration issue

Version 7.1
COMPLETE OVERALL: A full redevelopment of the builder and still have backward compatibility on forms built with earlier versions.

new Switch forms to Material Design

new Switch forms to Bootstrap

new Switch forms to jQuery UI

new Switch forms to Browser Default (theme styling)

new Multi-step Breadcrumb with 5 variations (Basic, Triangular, Rectangular, Dotted, Dot Counter)

new Overall Form Styling

new Overall back-end look and feel

Version 6
Version 6.7.3

fix Multiple forms on single page conditional logic

fix Multiple forms on single page multi-step back button

improved Overall performance

improved Validation error messages styling

Version 6.7.2

fix Math logic JS error

fix Headers already sent errors

Version 6.1.6

fix PHP 7.1+ compatibility issues

Version 6.1.5

fix PHP 7.x compatibility issues

fix PHP warnings when config.php wp_debug was set to true

improved Optimised the plugin to half of the original size. Was 3.4mb and now only 1.7mb

Version 6.1.4

new Interactive Forms

Version 6.1.3

new Compatibility for Form to Post add-on.

Version 6.1.2

fix Template forms saving and recall

new Popup form on Exit intent

new Time based popup - Have a form popup after a specified time

new Page scroll popup - Have a form popup when a users scrolls to a specified depth on your page

new Decimal math setting - Specify total decimal places for math logic

new {{nf_form_data}} to PDF Creator - Show data table as per in emails

new WP User levels - Specify what level of user can access NEX-Forms admin area

new Hidden fields were missing in dropdowns like mailchimp field mapping

fix License Deactivation - No longer will a license be freed up when deactivating the plugin on an unused site but from the push of a button found in the admin panel (Edit->License->Press button)

Version 6.1.1

new Multi-File Uploader.

new Max file size restriction per file and custom error message

new Max file size restriction for all files as a whole and custom error message

new Upload limit of total files allowed and custom error message

new New preferences for new validation messages

fix Styling issues on a few installs.

Version 6.1

fix Icons in fields

fix Import/ Export forms

fix Image upload settings

fix Stylesheet troubleshooting option saving

new New dynamic hidden field selection

Version 6.0.9

new Integration for the new PDF Creator add-on (previously know as Export to PDF)

fix Email port when using SSL + SMTP settings with PHPMailer

Version 6.0.8

new New field settings

new ADmin Color adaption

new New troubleshooting options for javascript

new New troubleshooting options for stylesheets

new GetResponse integration

new Ability to reset your license to re-use

fix WP Mail method

fix Mail format

fix Import/Export for forms

Version 6.0.6

fix Activation problem

Version 6.0.5

fix TinyMCE button in the WP editor

Version 6.0.2

fix Various minor fixes

Version 6.0.1

fix Plugin Activation

fix PHPMailer problem

Version 6.0

new Back end design

new Conditional settings (includes advanced and simple logic switching for each rule)

new Menu accessibility to easily navigate to anything for forms and global settings

new Keyboard Shortcuts. For example, you can now save a form with CTRL+ALT+S and many more useful shortcuts.

new Interactive backend tour

new Built-in documentation

new Built-in tutorial videos

new Styling tool bar. Tool select to point to click to style form elements with the new styling tools.

new Taskbar. Work on multiple forms at the same time!

new Thumb rating Field

new Smiley rating Field

new Star rating field with icons and not images.

new Tags input Field. Good for replacing comma separated fields

new Color picker Field.

new Preset fields

new Paragraph form element (HTML enabled)

new Divider form element

new Field replication by user. Allows users to replicate a field to enter more of the same thing like, names of attendants etc

new Signature field (requires Digital signature for NEX-Forms) Signatures are sent in your emails and saved in your received form data.

new Multi-Step settings. Switch between steps to focus your step design.

new Full screen mode.

new Preferences. Setup your default field layouts, email setup, validation messages and other overall settings.

new Notification history.

new Custom admin Layout. Create your own admin layouts that works best for you to create your forms.

new Preset admin layouts.

new Export forms. Forms are exported entirely with everything from conditional logic to email setup and not just the form HTML. This can also now be done from a Form menu.

new Import Forms. Import the form entirely as per export. Not just the form HTML

new Dynamic hidden fields.Now you can add server variables to hidden fields.

new Overall field settings.

new Maximum and minimum values for text fields and textareas

new Form Validation redesign.

new Grid settings

Version 5
Version 5.3

fix WordPress 4.5 compatibility

Version 5.2

fix NaN in email headings

fix Decimals with math logic problem

fix Emailer problems

fix #### Displaying after form submissions

fix Popup bottom position problem

fix Conditional logic save and recall

fix PayPal items save and recall

fix All Global settings

fix Various styling conflicts with some specific themes

new Language settings for Image uploader

new Math logic field (pre-populated math result tag)

improved Auto close sticky form when another sticky form opens

Version 5.1

fix The word "Array" displaying in emails

fix Export to CSV headings (comma problem)

fix Multi-step next and prev buttons

new Show/hide panels, html, paragraphs and headings with conditional logic

new Tags/value placeholders for emails

new New rich text editor for emails

improved Namespaced AJAX calls to avoid 3rd party conflict.

Version 5

new Total redesign of the backend

new Total Code re-write. This optimisation of code increased load speed to under 1.5 sec!

new Conditional logic. All new conditional logic enables you to have unlimited rules and each rule to have multiple conditions and actions. Logic is not set per field as in old versions but per form!

new Color pickers. Easily set colors with the new color picker with NEWs like opacity!

Version 4
Version 4.6.1

fix Scrolling problem

fix Height Problem with Multi-Steps

fix Array problem with CSV exports

fix wp_scripts error

fix z-index issue with color setting for spinner fields

new Ability to use placeholders in from address (reply-to address)

Version 4.6

new 75 Animations for form elements!

new Auto fill fields from POST and GET

new Set field Id's

new Date file placeholder setting

fix Multi-step issues

fix Problems with autoresponder on some specific servers

fix Various small issues

Version 4.5

new New API mail method. This is a guarantied method to ensure mailing.

new New security measures throughout NEX-Forms for your ongoing full protection.

Version 4.4

new WP Mail method for outgoing admin and confirmation mail

new Normal PHP Mail method for outgoing admin and confirmation mail

new Zero conflict admin panel. Script and styles from 3rd party plugin and themes will never again affect NEX-Forms admin panel!!!

new WordPress Admin colors are adapted by NEX-Forms admin panel to fit your chosen color scheme for that personal touch.

fix Emailing problems with some selective servers

Version 4.3

new Import and Export Forms

new PayPal Add-on compatibility

Version 4.2

fix Various JavaScript issues

fix Overall Styling Issues

fix Recall settings for form fields

fix Export to CSV

fix Form saving issues

fix Not able to edit field

fix Not able to delete field

fix Not able to change default select option

fix Admin menu display problems

fix JavaScript bug with modernizer.js

improved Form field validation has been redone.

improved Made admin interface responsive (scalable) to even use with a Tablet

improved Overall speed and performance

new Preset fields with preset validation. Build a contact form literately under 10 seconds!

new New overall styling settings for field inputs

Version 4

improved Overall redesign and reprogramming

new Math Logic

new Material Design Fields with different effects

new Classic Fields

new Overall Styling

new Add custom CSS

new Rich text editor for admin and user emails (TinyMCE)

new Customize admin email

new Placeholders for server data in user and admin emails

new Save Forms as templates for re-use

new Show/hide panel headings

new Resize grid system (using bootstrap grid)

new Resize field label and input containers (using bootstrap grid)

new Start a new form instantly, no need to create it before you can add fields.

new Live documentation from the nex-forms admin page

Version 3
Version 3.4

fix HTTPS problem with loading styles and scripts

fix UTF-8 issue with mail methods that sent garbage characters in autoreponder emails and admin emails

fix Autoresponder not retrieving saved data

new Password Field

new Date format settings for date-picker (save form or preview to see effect on field)

new Language selection for date-picker (save form or preview to see effect on field)

new Ability to have same name labels but different field names vie new field name setting

improved Conditional logic. Panel/grid selection is now possible as well as single field selection for targeting

Version 3.3

new Export to PDF via new add-on

fix Saving new form issue

fix Saving Auto responder issue

Version 3.2

new Sticky Forms - Add sticky paddels to hide and show forms (top, left, right and bottom) Found in widgets section.

new Thumbs Single Selection Field - Add images (ie: product) to be used to select in a form.

new Thumbs Multi Selection Field - Choose more then one thumbnail selection.

new Email Setup - Configure emailing with SMTP, PHP Mailer, WordPress Mailer or striaght PHP mailing function. SMTP includes optional authentication settings

new Form entries page - View and export all form entries from all forms

new Global settings page - Configure various settings

new Add unlimited hidden fields

new Custom form action or ajax

new Custom form method

new Javascript Trouble Shooter - enqueue/dequeue scipts in case of javascript confict with 3rd party plugins or themes.

new Styling Trouble Shooter - enqueue/dequeue styles in case of display interference from 3rd party plugins or themes.

new Admin Config - Includes settings involving nex-forms admin inclusions like widgets

new Form duplication with a single click

new Popup forms for widgets

new Popup forms button color selection (bootstrap style)

new Forms selection for view and export

new Ajax pagination for Form entries

new Ajax Column sorting for form entries

new Date Time display for forms entries - Shows date and time the form was submmited

new User field for form entries - show the usernamke if logged in when completing a form

new User IP field for form entries - Shows IP address

new Page field for form entries - Shows where the form was submmited from

new Form name field for form entries - Shows the form name that was submmited

new Bath delete form entries

new Modal popup display for form entry data

new Tabbed selection for settings

new Ajax saving for global settings

new Thumb Size selection

new Icon selection for thumb selection

new Column selection for thumbs display

new Drag handel to field on form canvas

fix Popup displaying when tabing on none required fields

fix Overl grid style display

improved Optimised DOM to make use of minimum output

improved Optimised scripts and styles for page load performance

improved Page load - YSlow raking = 89/100 with 10+ forms on a single page!, YSlow raking = 94/100 with 1 form on a page!!

improved Admin load speed - no external calls are made

Version 3.1

new Custom Background image up-loader for form fields and bootstrap panels

new Background settings: background-position, background-size, background-repeat

new Instant preview for form themes add-on to try before buy

new NEW HTML Field - Embed HTML into forms

improved Back-end usability with a few styling changes

improved Overall speed and performance and CSS.

fix Multi-step forms functionality - next and previous buttons that sometimes skipped steps

fix Multi-step forms styling - next and previous buttons that were vertically off line

fix Auto populate countries, us states and languages

fix Auto populate allowed file type extensions for file up-loaders

fix Grid styling when it comes to panels, steps and extreme nesting

fix Label to top (bootstrap class col-sm-12 not col-sm-10)

fix Check box issue only submitting one value instead of an array

fix Some styling interference from themes

Version 3.0.1

fix Default bootstrap styling issue regarding grids

Version 3.0

fix "Form title can not be empty" bug

fix Overcome styling interference from themes

fix Styling issues relating to overall theme compatibility

improved Overall performance

improved NEW compatibility backbone for "Form Themes for NEX-Forms" add-on

Version 2
Version 2.4

fix Form entries CSV export path

Version 2.3

fix Styling compatibility issues relating to a few reported themes

fix a few JavaScript compatibility issues regarding a few themes

Version 2.2

fix AJAX URL for form submissions

fix a few JavaScript compatibility issues relating to a few reported themes

Version 2.1

improved Complete re-write of AJAX form submissions.

improved Form preview.

improved More code optimization to increase performance

new Multiple forms on a single page/post

Version 2.0

improved Includes a complete redesign of the back-end to increase usability

improved Overall code optimization to increase performance

improved Reduced plugin with more then a 3rd of version 1.2 making it feature packed and yet light

improved Increased form load speed to be exponentially faster by rewriting user interface output

new Module popups for forms

new Multistep Forms and extra button control

new All new form manager to enhance user control over existing and new forms

new Field filters to ensure quick access to all fields

fix Some JavaScript validation issues

fix Reported back-end bugs

fix Styling issues relating to overall theme compatibility

fix Numerous small JS issues

fix Numerous small styling issues

Version 1
Version 1.2

fix UTF8 Character encoding in emails

fix Java-script validation issues

fix Styling issues relating to ensure overall theme compatibility

new Extra control over field editing and deletion

Version 1.1

new NEW - Conditional Logic

fix Back-end styling issues

Version 1.0.6

fix WordPress version 3.9 "insert into post" problem

Version 1.0.5

fix Auto-responder single line placeholders

Version 1.0.4

fix Styling issues in chrome/web-kit. All Cross browser styling now resolved!

Version 1.0.3

fix Front end compatibility issues. forms are now not affected and do not effect any other styling on themes)

fix Email auto responder problems

fix Back-end icons not showing

new Email Attachments: File uploads are now sent as attachments

new Default admin email: Specified email addresses receive a default email containing all form values as well as the attachments.

new Redirect to URL after form submission. Display message or redirect to a thank you page (submission are saved and emails are sent either way)

improved User Confirmation mails to be sent to users after completing the form

improved Overall back-end details.

Version 1.0.2

fix Safari compatibility issues

fix Form visibility (in some cases did not display in relation to form animations)

Version 1.0.1

fix Styling issues

fix Check boxes (back-end)

fix Multi-select (back-end)

improved Admin panel responsiveness

Version 1.0
First release

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This article was last updated on 19 November 2024
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