NEX-Forms Changelog
Constanly improving, fixing and adding new features for your benifit since the very first release!
Latest Version
Released on 12 August 2021
V7.9.1
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
new .size() issue in jQuery
new Various styling tweaks to backend and front end
Version 7.8.6
new WP 5.7 insert tag button in TinyMCE editor
new Timezone set when using data and time picker default data tags
new File upload field tags - now upload field paths are available to use uploaded images for example in PDF's and emails
new 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 7.8.1
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
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

