Welcome to the FormApe changelog! This page chronicles our ongoing journey of improvement, showcasing the latest features, updates, and bug fixes that we've implemented to make your FormApe experience even better.
Keeping you in the loop is important to us. This changelog serves as a transparent window into our development process, allowing you to track our progress, discover new possibilities, and understand how FormApe is constantly evolving to meet your needs.
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Introducing the hidden field, an HTML form element that stores data not visible to users but can be accessed and submitted with the form.
There are multiple use cases for this feature. One popular use case is using hidden fields to track the form source. For example, you can pass a utm_tracking ID in the URL, and the value will be stored in a hidden field and submitted along with the form responses.
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The webhook integration feature sends real-time updates or notifications to an external system when a form is submitted. You can use this feature to capture user-submitted data and process it in a third-party application.
A popular use case is integrating external applications like HubSpot via Zapier webhook integrations.
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Support for the Japanese language has been added to the form. Text displayed by the FormApe application will be automatically translated into the language you choose.
For example, the "required" error message shown to users will be automatically translated into Japanese or the selected language.
In the form editor, drag and drop fields to reorder them. Click the 'Options' icon to move them to a new position in the form.
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The custom HTML title and description feature allows you to specify unique title tags and meta descriptions for your forms, improving SEO and relevance in search engine results.
This is a PRO feature.
The custom favicon feature allows users to upload and display a personalized icon in the browser tab for your forms, ensuring alignment with your branding.
This is a PRO feature.
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The custom form URL feature allows you to generate and access personalized form links for submitting data or accessing specific forms. It also enables you to customize the URL to align with your SEO efforts.
This is a PRO feature.
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Support for the Korean language has been added to the form. Text displayed by the FormApe application will be automatically translated into the language you choose.
For example, the "required" error message shown to users will be automatically translated into Korean or the selected language.
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The custom SMTP feature for email notifications allows you to use a specific mail server to send emails, giving you control over delivery settings and authentication.
This is a PRO feature.
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Our mission is to improve data collection through forms. In this journey, the FormApe tool helps assess forms for performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO. You can test not only forms created with FormApe but also any forms built on other platforms.
You can create the same form using multiple providers, compare them, and choose the one with the best scores. Under the hood, we use Google PageSpeed Insights for the assessment.
Support for the Turkish and Italian language has been added to the form. Text displayed by the FormApe application will be automatically translated into the language you choose.
For example, the "required" error message shown to users will be automatically translated into Turkish or the selected language.
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FormApe Analytics provides data-driven insights and analytics for form performance and user interaction. Conversion rate is a key metric that helps you assess how well your forms resonate with users. Based on this metric, you can make changes to the form and see how you can improve engagement.
This is a PRO feature.
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Google Sheets integration allows you to store user responses directly in Google Sheets for further processing.
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The header banner image is a prominent visual element placed at the top of your forms, typically used for branding, announcements, or key messaging.
Support for the Finnish and Swedish language has been added to the form. Text displayed by the FormApe application will be automatically translated into the language you choose.
For example, the "required" error message shown to users will be automatically translated into Finnish or the selected language.
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To change the font in a webpage, use the CSS font-family property to specify the desired font style.
Every color theme comes with a default background color. This feature allows you to override it and use a custom color. You can use this to align the form with your organization's color scheme.
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Form templates are predefined forms used to create consistent, reusable web forms quickly and efficiently. You can use these as guidelines. Choose the template you like, make changes to it, and achieve your final desired form. This will save you time and effort and make the form-building process easier.
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Airtable is a fantastic cloud-based spreadsheet application. The Airtable integration feature allows you to connect to your Airtable spreadsheet, so form user responses can be captured in real time. You can then organize and process the data in Airtable itself.
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The "Rating" field type allows users to select a score or level, typically represented by stars or hearts, to provide feedback or indicate their level of satisfaction.
A public editor is a demo form editor displayed on the homepage, allowing users to create and edit forms directly. If you want to check it out and get a feel for the editor, go ahead and play with it.
The key thing is, you don't even need to sign up to use the editor. Compared to other form builders available on the market, we are one of the very few who offer this feature.
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GDPR Compliance: Data encryption and decryption are crucial for protecting personal data by ensuring that only authorized parties can access and read the information, thereby safeguarding privacy and fulfilling legal obligations. This is a legal requirement if we provide services to European users. We offer this feature free to all users. Regardless of your location, all your user data will be encrypted and stored securely.
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Add Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager scripts to your forms to help you track and analyze how users interact with them.
This is a PRO feature.
FormApe builds on the powerful legacy of Iris, a feature-rich contact form application from the Phppot blog. FormApe, is the next chapter of Iris. Building on the proven success of Iris, FormApe delivers an even more powerful and versatile solution for all your form needs.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported Iris! We're proud of the journey we shared and thrilled to see its legacy live on in FormApe. For your reference, here's the Iris changelog to revisit its accomplishments.
15 May 2022 - Version 3.2.3: - Updated: German language UI labels improved based on manual translation. - Added: API integration. Support for SendInBlue added. Now you can send email using SendInBlue service. - Added: Limit to number of attachment files in Bootstrap UI form. - Added: Code comments improved by adding detailed statements. - Fixed: Fallback server side email format validation changed to validate only when it is non-empty. - Fixed: Message textarea alignment on iOS mobile devices safari browser fixed. - Fixed: Empty action attribute removed for successful W3C Markup Validation. 13 Feb 2022 - Version 3.2.2: - Added: Department field added to optional database table. - Added: Changelog file added to release bundle. - Added: Manual enhanced for minimal package. - Fixed: Priority radio button added to JS validation. - Fixed: Session usage removed in custom simple math captcha. - Added: Mail attachments are stored in disk when database option is enable. - Fixed: Not used data folder removed from default bundle. - Updated: Phpmail changed to default from SMTP. 17 Mar 2021 - Version 3.2.1: - Added: Popup / modal window contact form. - Added: A separate dedicated UI for Bootstrap framework. - Added: Custom simple captcha with alphanumeric text or simple math. - Added: Save / dump submitted details to a CSV file. 21 Jan 2021 - Version 3.2.0: - Added: A separate Minimal package. Small, sleek and lightweight. - Updated: Manual enhanced with example and converted to HTML document. - Fixed: W3C Markup Validation - 100% valid HTML UI. - Fixed: Radio group positioning in mobile view. 24 Apr 2020 - Version 3.1.1: - Added: German translation. - Added: Send button name added to language file with translation. - Added: Support for cached websites that uses cache system like Varnish. - Updated: jQuery library updated to latest version. - Fixed: Google reCaptcha API call with Curl. 18 Jan 2020 - Version 3.1.0: - Added: Config file unified to enable easy setup. - Added: User's consent proof added to the message for GDPR compliance. - Added: Option to redirect to a URI after sending the message. - Added: Feature to send acknowledgement message to user. - Fixed: Multi-language UTF-8 encoding issue on JSON encode and decode. - Added: Flowcharts added to documentation. 12 Nov 2019 - Version 3.0.4: - Added: Dutch translation. - Added: A field with checkbox group. - Updated: CSS styles added to avoid collision with frameworks like materialize. - Added: Localization support for PHPMailer error messages. - Added: Algorithms added to documentation. - Added: Option to store the submitted information in a database. 16 Aug 2019 - Version 3.0.3: - Added: French translation. - Added: A field that can be used as a note to display information to user. - Updated: CSS name collision avoided by handling styles as specific to Iris. - Added: Soundasleep for text message instead of the regex based PHP conversion. 20 Mar 2019 - Version 3.0.2: - Updated: PHPMailer upgraded to version 6.0.7 - Updated: Folder structure re-organization to suit integration. - Updated: Constants brought into Iris namespace from global. - Fixed: Defect specific to PHP 7.2 in handling constants. 11 Oct 2018 - Version 3.0.1 - Added: A field with radio buttons group. - Added: PHP namespace for Iris. - Fixed: Attachment validate of type of files. - Updated: PHP version upgrade to support 7.3 19 Sep 2018 - Version 2.3.1 - Added: Support for text mail to support text-email-client readers via an external lib. - Updated: Email message changed to templatized format for easy customization. - Fixed: JSON parse error on AJAX error response. 14 Feb 2018 - Version 2.3.0 - Added: Multi-language support - Support for Internationalization (i18n) - Added: Support of Localization (l10n) for Polish language. - Updated: Improved coding standard and structuring of constants. 3 Apr 2017 - Version 2.2.0: - Added: Spam protection for automatic bot submission spams. - Added: Option to send email using mail() - Added: CSS highlight for active field. - Updated: PHP version upgrade to support 7.1, 7.2 17 Jan 2017 - Version 2.1.0 - Updated: jQuery version upgraded - Updated: Folder structure reorganized to modular form. - Added: Support for text based email - Added: Retain user input on form submission errors. - Updated: PHP version upgrade to support 7.0 17 Jul 2016 - Version 1.1.0 - Added: CSRF prevention. - Added: Server side PHP fallback for JS validation - Added: Feasibility for more than one contact form per page. - Added: Support to detect unnatural quick submission by bots. 2 Mar 2016 - Initial Release: - Core development - Core: Ajax based email without page refresh. - Core: Attachment support. - Core: Google reCAPTCHA v2 - Core: Responsive design - Core: JS Validation. - Core: Multi submission prevention. - Core: SMTP server based. PHP's mail() added later. - Core: Mobile friendly. - Core: Multiple recipient, multiple CC, multiple BCC.
We're constantly working to improve FormApe, and your feedback is invaluable. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!
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