FormOrbit

Changelog

6.0.2

• Rename editor stages to pages, preserving custom names.
• Page tabs and newly added pages scroll to their editor section with keyboard focus and reduced-motion support.

6.0.1

• Hide the Pro field catalog in Free while preserving existing saved fields.
• Hide calling codes when country selection is disabled.
• Add per-field font family, size, weight and italic controls.
• Preserve edited preset colors and improve appearance settings layout.

6.0.0

• Shared builder feature set across Free and Pro: advanced fields, all templates and presets, typography, custom CSS, saved themes, access controls, Save & Continue, visitor email templates and PDF notifications.
• Form exports in JSON, CSV and XML and public HTML form importing are now available in Free.
• Pro licensing now gates external payment, CRM, calendar, SMS and automation integrations rather than field and design controls.
• Added heading size, line height, form padding, form corner radius, input padding and label-weight settings.
• Added admin-only public-form editing links and a WordPress toolbar menu.
• Fixed cross-stage drag-and-drop commits, responsive field widths, nested field editing and move-out controls, icon alignment and save error feedback.
• Improved preview typography and submit styling, retained nested saved-progress values, refreshed expired draft tokens, and corrected access scheduling to use the WordPress timezone.
• Preserved existing form IDs, shortcodes, fields, entries and dormant service configuration.

5.0.2

• Automatically refresh expired submission tokens and retry once without clearing entered fields.
• Keep security validation enabled and avoid retrying ambiguous network failures.

5.0.1

• Fix preview stylesheet loading so the popup does not appear at the page bottom.
• Keep editor scroll position while opening and closing preview.

5.0.0

• Display stages as connected editor sections and move fields between them.
• Duplicate fields, configure scoped custom CSS, and use rich-text confirmation messages.
• Show the submit button on the editor canvas with left, center, or right alignment.
• Reveal embed codes immediately after saving a new form.
• Customize stage heading size and hide public stage names.
• Add hex color inputs and seven distinct free appearance presets.
• Improve national phone-number grouping for supported default countries.

4.9.5

• Renamed Usage Insights to Compatibility Profile and replaced the technical explanation with concise customer-friendly guidance.
• Clarified that compatibility reporting never includes forms, entries, passwords, payment information, or visitor data.
• Expanded the WordPress.org description with practical form use cases and Pro workflow examples.

4.9.4

• Replaced the style-preview Dashicon with a centered, self-contained preview symbol.
• Matched the preview button height and alignment to the adjacent Style Preset selector.

4.9.3

• Replaced the Create Form Dashicon with a self-contained SVG so the symbol remains visible with FormOrbit Pro and custom admin styles.
• Normalized the Create Form icon size, alignment, and contrast across supported WordPress admin themes.

4.9.2

• Improved site-profile compatibility and surfaced server validation messages.
• Made profile synchronization automatic when a valid Pro license is active.
• Rebuilt the Upgrade to Pro screen with a complete categorized feature showcase.

4.9.1

• Added support for the reorganized Pro form Settings workspace.
• Improved direct links to editor settings and document options.

4.9.0

• Added optional site-profile reporting for Free and Pro installations.
• Added transparent usage-sharing controls and disclosure in FormOrbit Settings.
• Added daily profile refreshes with a stable installation identifier.

4.8.3

• Replaced the Plugins screen Settings shortcut with a direct Add New Form action.
• Corrected vertical alignment for icons in create, preview, field, embed, copy, and resource buttons.
• Improved consistent button spacing across the form manager, builder, and Tools screens.

4.8.2

• Improved the installed-plugin description to communicate FormOrbit’s main use cases and capabilities.
• Added a prominent Go Pro action beside Settings and Deactivate; it disappears automatically when Pro is active.

4.8.1

• Rebuilt the WordPress.org description around clear use cases, Free features, migration tools, security, and data ownership.
• Added a complete FAQ and transparent FormOrbit Pro feature and pricing information.

4.8.0

• Added builder compatibility and upgrade previews for Pro commerce fields, SMS providers, scheduled follow-ups, and public URL importing.
• Extended safe field-type conversion for the new Pro field families.

4.7.1

• Merged the standard and recommended Pro field catalogs into one field picker.
• Added provider presets for Mailgun, Brevo, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Postmark, Mailjet, MailerSend, Gmail, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail, and custom SMTP.
• Clarified safe field-type conversion in the builder.

4.7.0

• Added Analytics & Reporting with form views, session-based unique visitors, engaged visitors, submissions, conversion, daily activity, form filters, and date ranges.
• Added safe field-type conversion to the field settings panel.
• Added a Settings action beside Deactivate on the WordPress Plugins screen.
• Added a polite, dismissible WordPress.org review request for established Free installations.
• Corrected editor field-icon vertical alignment.
• Improved Pro integration empty states and prevented audience/list controls from being cut off.
• Added the Free-side compatibility layer and upgrade preview for Pro WordPress Post Fields.

4.6.3

• Added WordPress.org plugin banners, icons, and screenshots.
• Improved plugin branding, directory listing presentation, and readme formatting.
• Fixed minor interface inconsistencies.

4.6.1

• Added directory screenshots, plugin icons, and banner assets.
• Fixed minor presentation issues.

4.6.0

• Added international phone entry with a configurable default country, visitor country selector, live formatting, and E.164-style server validation.
• Added customizable child-field widths inside Pro groups and repeaters, with responsive full-width defaults for newly added children.
• Added a compact live width control beside nested child actions.
• Improved live move-out and drag-out behavior for fields nested inside Pro containers.

4.5.0

• Kept the stage and Add field toolbar visible while scrolling long forms.
• Added responsive one-to-four-column option layouts for checkbox, radio, poll, and quiz fields.
• Expanded the native icon gallery with common business, communication, product, scheduling, accessibility, and social icons.
• Improved the live builder and real-form preview for option-column layouts.
• Added a guided advanced-calculation editor for FormOrbit Pro.

4.4.4

• Fixed the Group and Repeater child-field popup layout so controls remain organized and responsive.
• Added persistent live-canvas actions for moving or deleting child fields.
• Added drag-out support for moving a nested child back into the main form.
• Replaced the wide Pro duplicate-field button with a compact accessible icon action.

4.4.3

• Kept general product information in Free while moving licensed documentation, changelog, and support resources to Pro.

4.4.2

• Moved Field Group and Repeater child settings into a spacious responsive modal.
• Made child fields on the live canvas and in the sidebar open the same focused editor.
• Improved child-field labels, numeric controls, choices, content editors, and actions at every screen size.

4.4.1

• Added direct selection and focused editing for fields nested inside Pro groups and repeaters.
• Replaced the crowded advanced child-field layout with a compact field navigator and organized single-field editor.
• Improved nested-field action reliability and added a responsive baseline for every public form.

4.4.0

• Rebuilt Field Group and Repeater editing as an interactive live-builder experience.
• Added drag-and-drop movement of compatible top-level fields into groups and repeated rows.
• Added inline editing for group, repeater, and child-field labels directly on the canvas.
• Added drag handles for reordering fields inside containers and inline child removal.
• Added a one-click action for moving a child field back to the main form.
• Added automatic expansion of Name and Address fields into their editable component fields.
• Moved detailed child options into a compact Advanced settings panel.
• Preserved licensed container schemas when Pro is temporarily inactive.

4.3.1

• Reorganized the FormOrbit admin menu around common form-building workflows.
• Moved Import / Export into a consolidated Tools screen.
• Added a Resources area with direct links to the FormOrbit changelog and product page.
• Moved licensed Support & Feedback access into Tools to reduce sidebar clutter.
• Preserved old Import / Export bookmarks with an automatic redirect to Tools.

4.3.0

• Replaced the example-only style preview with the form currently open in the builder.
• Added a Preview button beside Save form for opening the current unsaved form in a same-page modal.
• Added desktop, tablet, and mobile viewport controls to the live preview.
• Added live multi-stage navigation and current appearance settings, field layouts, Pro fields, and safely scoped custom CSS to previews.
• Added shared Undo and Redo controls with keyboard shortcuts and a 60-step builder history.
• Added history coverage for fields, stages, nested containers, appearance settings, confirmations, and access controls.

4.2.0

• Added nested-field builder support for true Pro Field Group and Repeater containers.
• Added compact child-field editing with type, label, placeholder, choices, required status, and numeric controls.
• Added drag-to-reorder controls for fields inside Pro containers.
• Added an explicit compatibility conversion path for legacy groups and single-value repeaters.
• Improved builder previews so groups and repeaters display their actual child-field layouts.

4.1.2

• Replaced the large editor Embed panel with a compact Embed button beside Save form.
• Added an accessible, responsive Embed dialog for copying the WordPress shortcode or PHP template code.
• Added overlay and Escape-key closing with focus returned to the Embed button.

4.1.1

• Added a persistent Embed panel directly to the form editor.
• Added one-click copying for the WordPress shortcode.
• Added a ready-to-copy PHP template snippet for trusted theme and plugin templates.
• Revealed both embed formats immediately after a new form is saved for the first time.

4.1.0

• Added the advanced Divider design panel used by FormOrbit Pro.
• Added live Divider previews for labels, solid, dashed, dotted, and double rules.
• Expanded the searchable Pro field-icon gallery with 28 additional business, content, device, and workflow icons.
• Added a Pro-only one-click field duplication shortcut in the builder.

4.0.0

• Completed the FormOrbit filename transition by removing the legacy webform.php entry file.
• Standardized the distributable package on formorbit.php and FormOrbit-branded include filenames.
• Established a clean major-version baseline for future WordPress.org and direct updates.

3.2.0

• Renamed the primary plugin entry file to formorbit.php.
• Renamed all PHP include files from class-webform-* to class-formorbit-*.
• Added an automatic legacy entry-file migration so existing installations remain activated after updating.

3.1.1

• Renamed generated form-management, email-delivery, import, submission, and AJAX actions to FormOrbit.
• Kept legacy action handlers so existing saved links and integrations continue working.

3.1.0

• Renamed all user-facing admin page URLs from webform to formorbit, with safe redirects for saved legacy links.
• Added an accessible Hide label on public form option for supported fields.
• Added compatibility support for the new Pro Divider element.
• Fixed Pro field schema sanitization when premium field types are enabled.

3.0.3

• Changed the generated and displayed shortcode to [formorbit id="123"].
• Kept the previous shortcode available only as a compatibility alias for existing embeds.
• Moved every upgrade action to the organized /plugins/formorbit/ marketing page.

3.0.2

• Connected every Free upgrade action to the dedicated FormOrbit Pro marketing page.
• Updated product branding and campaign tracking for the new FormOrbit purchase journey.

3.0.1

• Renamed the plugin to FormOrbit with the unique formorbit slug and text domain.
• Updated Free and Pro upgrade messaging, menus, settings, and documentation to the FormOrbit product identity.
• Preserved the existing shortcode, stored forms, entries, hooks, and internal identifiers for backward compatibility.

3.0.0

• Moved webhook delivery completely into the separately distributed Pro add-on.
• Sanitized submitted field values before validation, conditions, and extension hooks.
• Hardened decoded builder settings and form schemas before storage.
• Expanded the Google reCAPTCHA external-service disclosure.
• Updated the WordPress.org contributor identity and removed the unavailable generic plugin URI.

2.7.1

• Added past-only, future-only, unrestricted, and custom ranges for Date fields.
• Added server-side date range validation using the WordPress site date.
• Added adjustable visible rows for Long Text fields with live builder previews.
• Added shared support for the expanded Pro field-icon gallery.

2.7.0

• Added a dedicated Name field with responsive first-name and last-name inputs.
• Added the Rich Text / Agreement field to the visible Pro field catalog.
• Added shared builder support for Pro rich-text editing, media, previews, and safe frontend rendering.
• Preserved Rich Text fields in locked mode when FormOrbit Pro is unavailable.

2.6.2

• Moved the secure Preview shortcut beside each active form title.
• Simplified hover actions by removing the duplicate Preview link.

2.6.1

• Redesigned the Forms screen as a unified, compact management dashboard.
• Added segmented All Forms and Trash navigation with clear counts.
• Added instant form-title and ID search.
• Added one-click shortcode copying with visual confirmation.
• Improved form metadata, action discoverability, entry links, status badges, dates, and responsive mobile cards.

2.6.0

• Added an All/Trash switch to the Forms screen with secure restore and permanent-delete actions.
• Permanently deleting a trashed form now also removes its stored entries.
• Consolidated confirmation-related extension controls into the Confirmation panel.
• Added discoverable previews for Pro visitor emails, Save & Continue, and PDF attachments.
• Clarified the difference between admin notification delivery and visitor confirmations.

2.5.1

• Fixed empty builder alignment on blank and failed-import forms.
• Improved Formidable XML field discovery and normalized JSON or serialized choice data into individual options.
• Prevented imports without a usable form structure from creating empty forms.