Notes on WordPress, Gravity Forms, and building things on the web.
When building a form, it is important to minimize friction for the end-user. Visual design elements are an important consideration toward this end. This brief tutorial will walk you through styling Gravity Form radio fields and checkboxes in order to present a clean user interface on your form.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on September 22nd, 2020
To the novice administrator, the block directory allows unbeknownst plugin installation. As such, you will likely want to disable the feature on client sites.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on August 5th, 2020
I think it important that we understand “the how” of what takes place when you search and add a new block to your post or page. So, let’s take a moment and consider this introduction of the block directory.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on July 29th, 2020
Customize the frequency of your WordPress administration email verification check and restrict users able to verify this address.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on December 5th, 2019
In this post we will learn how to persist fields across all pages of a multi-page Gravity Form.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on November 1st, 2019
In this post we will learn how to grab a portion of the content from a WordPress post containing a Gravity Form and send it into a field of that form.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on October 18th, 2019
With the Branding My MainWP Dashboard plugin, you can now simply customize colors, add your own logo, and control visibility of specific menu items.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in MainWP on August 5th, 2019
Override the email address to which the PHP fatal error notification message is sent. Simply set the RECOVERY_MODE_EMAIL constant in your wp-config.php.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on May 8th, 2019
A how-to on receiving tabular data in Gravity Forms.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on April 11th, 2019
There are oftentimes bits of information I’d like to know about the sites in my MainWP network. This tool gives me quick access to view or update this info.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in MainWP on February 25th, 2019
Have you ever built an online application or assessment form? Have you ever then needed to secure a hard copy of this same form? I have repeatedly encountered this situation and have finally built a custom Gravity PDF template to answer this need.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on January 31st, 2019
The primary classic editor used for crafting content will be replaced with a fresh block editor. Here's the visual comparison…
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on November 15th, 2018
I would like to offer you this year-end review template I have crafted for use with the MainWP Client Reports extension.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in MainWP on October 25th, 2018
Updating notification settings for iThemes Security has never been a pleasurable task, so I pulled together an assistant today to help me get the job done.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on July 26th, 2018
It could be said that most new plugins are birthed with a foot in the grave . After one or two quality plugins have become widely adopted in a particular niche, it is difficult for others to survive in that space. After reading a recent blog post about Why New Plugins Fail and seeing that people...
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on June 20th, 2018
Whether you are looking to launch a website, revamp an existing one, or don't yet have plans to touch your website this year, there are a few recent developments you should consider.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Start on May 11th, 2018
Online event registration forms allow for easy processing and payment of individual registrations. However, when you need group registration…
Written by Joshua Vandercar in Gravity Forms on January 26th, 2018
Seasonal CSS is the solution for how to create a WordPress site that dynamically and automatically responds to the time at which it is being viewed.
Written by Joshua Vandercar in WordPress on August 2nd, 2017