Launch Log: Parent Entry ID fields, User Registration fixes, and security updates

Editing an entry works better when its tags were added outside the form, for example through the API. The Tags field no longer shows (and saves) a tag the entry never had, an issue since version 1.1.2, and it shows each tag’s name instead of its saved value. A tag with no saved color keeps the color it has in Views instead of getting a new random one. In a GravityView lightbox, Edit Entry’s Tags field now shows the entry’s tags and lets you add and remove them.

Merge tags and notifications handle tags more reliably too. Add-ons that read {Tags:2}, such as Webhooks, get tag names instead of HTML code, and confirmations no longer show HTML code for {Tags:2} or include it in links built with {Tags:2} or {entry:2}. In plain-text notifications, {all_fields} shows tag names, and in HTML notifications it no longer splits a tag that contains a comma into two. Outside GravityView Custom Content, {entry:2} lists saved values.

Other fixes:

• In GravityView Custom Content, tags no longer show as HTML code when another entry on the page shares some of the same tags or when a tag contains square brackets
• Tag links in DataTables Views set to Ajax (Server-side) processing no longer open a page of raw data
• A tag saved with a blank label no longer shows as an empty tag in the Entries list and in Views
• {all_fields} and {Tags:2} no longer show the saved value of a tag that is no longer a form choice
• In GravityView Table Views, tags keep their spacing without GravityEdit active
• With GravityView active, tags no longer briefly show twice when editing an entry
• The list of tags searches tag names instead of saved values, picking one of two tags with the same name adds the right one, and a tag can contain the word “null”
• On narrow screens, the list of tags no longer opens over the bottom of the Tags field for logged-in users

Image charts in confirmations, notifications, and shortcodes show their legend text again, and an answer containing the word “async” or “await” no longer breaks the chart. Charts grouped by a Multi Select field that stores a comma-separated list count a choice such as “Paris, France” as one value.

Other fixes:

• has ANY of, has ALL of, and has NONE of conditions work on Dynamic Lookup fields that allow multiple selections, and on Multi Select choices that contain a comma
• The chart settings page no longer shows an error when the form has a Name field saved without its sub-fields
• On PHP 8.4 and newer, timeline charts no longer log a deprecation notice on every page that shows them

With GravitySearch active, inline editing keeps working on the Gravity Forms Entries screen after you change pages, sort, switch status tabs, or search. When editing a whole column at once, clicking a choice’s label no longer changes another entry’s row.

Entry Tags fields work better with inline editing. On sites with a classic theme, GravityView’s Edit Entry no longer shows an empty Tags field (and erases its tags) for entries whose tags have no saved colors. In DataTables Views set to Ajax (Server-side) processing, the inline editor shows the entry’s tags. The list of tags now opens in front of the editor and closes after you pick a tag, and the Entry Tags scripts and styles load only where inline editing is on.

Other fixes:

• In Views with inline editing, Dynamic Lookup fields that save the chosen text show the right value on every row
• With Gravity Forms 3.0.3 or newer, the Toggle Inline Edit button works on an Entries screen with no entries
• Saving the “Other” choice of a Radio Buttons field saves the text typed for it

Developer updates

• Added the gk/gravityedit/user-registration/can-edit-user filter, to let roles that cannot edit users in WordPress, such as Editors, update a user’s account with inline editing.
• The role in a User Registration feed now applies only when the person saving the entry can change roles, even with the gk/gravityedit/user_registration/preserve_role filter set to false.
• Breaking change: the Entry Tags scripts and styles now load under Entry Tags’ own handles (gk-entry-tags-public, gk-entry-tags-tagify, and gk-entry-tags-random-color) instead of gktag_public, tagify, and random_color, and gktag_preview no longer loads. Code that dequeues the old handles has no effect and should use the new ones.
• The gravityview-inline-edit/edit-style filter now accepts only bootstrap3-editable, because the jquery-editable and jqueryui-editable styles stopped inline editing from starting. Sites that ask for them get the default style, and the GravityEdit log notes it.
• The gravityview-inline-edit/jquery-ui-theme and gravityview-inline-edit/poshytip-theme filters no longer have any effect.

Developer updates

• On PHP 8.4 and newer, page loads no longer log four “Implicitly marking parameter as nullable is deprecated” notices.
• Rows hidden with the gfexcel_renderer_hide_row filter no longer show in PDF exports (requires GravityExport Lite 2.7.7 or newer).

Import profiles that map a column to a Date field’s Month, Day, or Year now stop with a message naming the column and the field to map instead when run from the command line, and they load with those columns unmapped in the import wizard.

Other fixes:

• Messages about a column mapped to one part of a field, or to a field whose type changed, name the column by its header and its position in the CSV file, instead of an internal rule number
• When an import stops with an error, the import screen shows the reason instead of “Batch is in stop state. Running no longer possible.”
• On PHP 8.1 and newer, imports no longer write “Passing null to parameter” deprecation notices to the debug log

Math Summary widgets set to “Entries shown on the page” count every checked choice of a Checkbox field, show Option field sums and minimums correctly, and leave entries without a value out of averages while keeping values of 0. Groups without any value no longer show 0, or 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 for a Minimum.

Other fixes:

• On PHP 8.3 and newer, View totals and footer calculations no longer print an “array_sum(): Addition is not supported on type string” warning for each empty value, and Math Summary widgets no longer print warnings for values that are not numbers
• Math Summary widgets set to “All View entries” and GravityMath Summary blocks with a Top display, such as Top 3, show every group, even when a group has no value in the field
• A Math Summary widget or block whose Group By field no longer exists no longer prints a PHP notice or warning
• In Preloaded (Client-side) DataTables Views, View (Visible) footer averages of price fields no longer count entries without a price as 0 (requires DataTables 3.15.0 or newer)

Developer updates

• The gravityview/math/aggregate_data/modify_field_value filter now receives an empty string instead of 0 for entries without a value in fields other than Number fields, such as Radio Buttons, Option, and scored Survey fields.

More User Registration fixes in Edit Entry: with a Create User feed, saving no longer ends on an error page when the email field is left empty or when the new email address belongs to another user, and WordPress tells the registered user when someone else changes their email address. When an account can’t be updated, Edit Entry shows a link to continue instead of redirecting on its own. A feed with no Display Name saved no longer triggers a PHP notice or warning.

Edit Entry no longer shows a critical error for forms with a Repeater field and conditional logic when a plugin such as GravityBoard, Gravity PDF, or GravityCharts is active. Updating an entry also no longer erases its Repeater field’s rows: a Repeater field that has rows is left out of the Edit Entry form.

Form presets work as intended again. Views made from a preset are saved with a View type and show their field values, and they include the preset’s widgets, such as page links and the Search Bar with its search fields. Changing the View type before publishing moves the preset’s fields to the new layout, and forms created from the Job Board and Resume Board presets keep an Employment Type choice such as “Contract, Remote” in one piece.

Sorting by a field works for more field types. A Single Product, Hidden Product, or Calculation field now sorts by price, then quantity, including in DataTables tables in Ajax (Server-side) mode. Sorting by a Checkbox field now compares every checked choice.

Redirects after updating or deleting an entry work with & and merge tags in the lightbox, and users who cannot see private Views, such as Subscribers, are redirected and see the “Entry Updated” message on Views embedded with Prevent Direct Access on. Redirect After Editing set to Multiple Entries now sends users to the page with the GravityView block.

Other fixes:

• With GravitySearch active, the Approve, Disapprove, and Reset Approval bulk actions stay on the Gravity Forms Entries screen after changing pages, sorting, or searching
• The Connected Views menu on the Forms list and the form toolbar lists Views for users without full Gravity Forms access, such as administrators on sites using the Members plugin
• Cached Views show the new Workflow Step and Workflow Status right after a Gravity Flow workflow is cancelled
• The Gravity Forms merge tag menu in the View editor lists the fields of a new View’s form before the View is saved
• In a View that joins forms, Custom Content merge tags that read another form’s field, such as {Favorite Color:2:form:5}, show the joined form’s value
• In DataTables tables that load their rows through admin-ajax, sorting by a joined form’s Checkbox column works
• Link text and label settings in a View’s field settings, such as Edit Link Text, use the full width of the dialog
• In Vantage-themed Views, buttons, inputs, and drop-downs show a keyboard focus outline in Windows High Contrast mode
• On PHP 8.5, Views with an Edit Entry, Delete Entry, or Duplicate Entry link, the Edit Entry screen, and embeds with an invalid secret no longer log a deprecation notice

Developer updates

• Added the gk/gravityview/edit-entry/user-registration/can-edit-user filter, to let roles that cannot edit users in WordPress, such as Editors, update a user’s account from Edit Entry.
• The role in a User Registration feed, and on multisite the new site and its roles, now apply only when the person saving the entry can change roles, also with the gravityview/edit_entry/user_registration/preserve_role filter set to false.
• The gravityview/edit_entry/success filter now gets the problems shown above the message as a sixth argument, and the View’s redirect choice as a seventh.

On a new View that joins forms with Multiple Forms, conditions can use the joined form’s fields before the View is saved, and on a View saved as a draft before a form was chosen, you can add conditions right after choosing one.

has ANY of, has ALL of, and has NONE of conditions now check every selection on Dynamic Lookup fields that allow multiple selections, and in field conditional logic they check every selection on Multi Select fields too. On Multi Select fields that store a comma-separated list, they find a choice with a comma, such as “Paris, France”, and a condition for “Paris” or “France” no longer matches it.

Preloaded (Client-side) tables sort these columns correctly:

• Entry ID, Total, Payment Amount, Post ID, and Quantity columns, which sorted as text
• Number columns in the “9,999.99” format with “Format number” on, where a value such as 1,000.125 sorted as if it were one million
• Number columns that show fewer decimals than were entered, such as 1.11 and 1.14 both shown as 1.1
• Date Created, Date Updated, and Payment Date columns, which ignored the time for entries from the same day
• Accented letters, which sorted after Z
• Single Product, Hidden Product, and Calculation columns, which now sort by price, then quantity

Tables sorted by a field they do not show now open in the right order when that field is a day-first date (such as 15/01/2024), Total, Created By, Read Status, or Approval Status with translated or renamed labels.

In Views that join or combine forms, Preloaded (Client-side) tables sort and filter a joined or combined form’s date columns by the right value. Views set to sort by a joined form’s field, including its Date Created, open sorted by that field instead of the first column, and a sort_field shortcode attribute naming a joined field works.

With Responsive on, GravityMath footer calculations and the names of hidden columns no longer stay on screen past the edge of the table.