--- title: "Launch Log: Search Bar default values, Multiple Forms 1.0, and a keyboard-friendly GravityBoard" date: 2026-09-24 updated: 2026-09-24 author: "Casey Burridge" link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/launch-log-search-bar-default-values-multiple-forms-1-0-and-a-keyboard-friendly-gravityboard/" category: "Product Updates" --- This week's releases bring a Default Value setting to GravityView's Search Bar and joined-form search to Multiple Forms, which reaches version 1.0. GravityBoard gets a large update with a security fix, faster large boards, and a full pass on keyboard and screen reader use. Across the suite, the conditional logic editor is easier to use without a mouse, and filters on product prices now match the right entries in every currency format. All ten releases shipped on September 24, 2026, and each now requires WordPress 6.5 or newer. GravityBoard and Multiple Forms also require PHP 7.4 or newer. ## GravityBoard v1.5.0 This update to [GravityBoard](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravityboard/) starts with a security fix. Card notes no longer show images loaded from other sites, because such an image could report the IP address and browser of everyone who read the note to whoever added it. If your team relies on images in notes, a developer filter can add them back (see the developer updates below). Boards now work properly from the keyboard. [Shortcuts](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/gravityboard-filtering-guide/#keyboard-shortcuts-f7uf7) such as `?` and `/` respond before you click the board, arrow keys and J/K move between cards, and the card menu follows the arrow keys, `Home`, and `End`, and keeps your place when you close it with `Escape`. [Tags](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/using-entry-tags-in-gravityboard/) can be added and removed with the keyboard, and lane titles, menu items, link buttons, and the Tags field show a focus outline. Screen readers get clearer output too. They now hear "1 card" rather than "1 cards", hear something for a card's description icon, and can tell which note an Edit or Delete button belongs to. The conditional logic in the board settings is also easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader. Large boards render faster, since cards scrolled out of view in a lane are drawn only when they come into view. A board holding more cards than it can show now says how many it is showing, with that number set by the server's available memory. A board whose lane field has no choices now explains how to fix it instead of showing an empty space, and fields you can't edit appear read-only in the card. Saving a card no longer changes fields nobody touched. Before this release, a save could rewrite a title or description containing characters such as & or ', clear assignees or tags on boards with those features turned off, blank out a field holding 0, or move a card between lanes without sending the lane-change notifications. Saving only a card's assignees also failed on PHP 8, and on PHP 7 it skipped the "Card Edited" notifications. Attachments now show the uploader's name instead of "User #" and a number. A file larger than the server allows is refused as soon as you pick it, with the maximum upload size shown, instead of an unclear "No file uploaded." message. Deleting an attachment now requires permission to view attachments, and a refused delete says which permission is missing. [Mention notifications](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/getting-started-with-gravityboard/) now respect the "Enable Mention Notifications" setting, and a note mentioning several people sends each of them their own email with their own links, instead of a copy of the first person's. Boards created by an import, another plugin, or the [GravityKit MCP](https://www.gravitykit.com/mcp/) now send mention emails and apply the feed defaults straight away, so assignees, `@mentions`, and access work without a manual update. Other fixes in this release: - An optional drop down in the card editor can be set back to empty, and a radio field with a numeric value shows its selected choice - The due date can be set with the keyboard and follows your site's date order - Saving a note without changing its text no longer shows an error, and a file dropped on an existing card uploads right away - Cards whose lane value matches no lane now appear in a lane named "Not set", instead of an unnamed lane whose actions didn't work - A new lane given a renamed lane's name no longer shares its cards, and a new card no longer takes the same position as another card - The drop indicator no longer flickers while you drag a card over another lane - Copying the URL of a board [filtered](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/gravityboard-filtering-guide/) by "No assignees" or "No label" now opens the same filter - A card's Activity list loads its notes on sites using Plain permalinks - Assignee [merge tags](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/merge-tags-added-by-gravityboard/) such as `{gravityboard_assignees:names}` show names containing & correctly - The admin board screen no longer tells administrators they lack permission to view a board that is switched off - Conditional logic on product prices matches the right entries when the currency uses a comma for decimals or puts the symbol first, and opening a date picker in conditional logic no longer scrolls the page ### Developer updates - New filters (full list on the [GravityBoard developer hooks](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityboard/developer-hooks/) page): - `gk/gravityboard/notes/allowed-html` sets the HTML a card note may contain. Add `img` back to allow images in notes. - `gk/gravityboard/data/max-entries` sets how many entries a board renders. The default follows the request's memory limit, between 250 and 1,000 cards. - `gk/gravityboard/data/pagination` changes the `total`, `per_page`, `offset`, `count`, and `has_more` values the cards endpoint returns. - `gk/gravityboard/renderer/skip-offscreen-cards` turns off drawing cards only when they scroll into view. Safari's find-in-page does not match text in a card that has not been drawn. - `gk/gravityboard/card/writable-fields` lists the mapped card fields a card save may write. - `gk/gravityboard/card/comparison-value` sets the form of a field value used to decide whether a card save changed it. - `gk/gravityboard/card/self-managed-keys` lists card keys an integration fills in itself through `gk/gravityboard/card/data`. - `gk/gravityboard/feed/field-config` changes the editor configuration the board sends for each mapped form field. - An attachment over the upload size limit is refused with the error code `gk_gravityboard_file_too_large`. - `Feed::DEFAULT_DARK_TEXT_COLOR` and `Feed::DEFAULT_LIGHT_TEXT_COLOR` are deprecated in favor of the same constants on `GravityKit\GravityBoard\Integrations\EntryTags`. ## GravityCalendar v2.23.0 This update to [GravityCalendar](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravitycalendar/) makes the [conditional logic that decides which events appear on a calendar](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravitycalendar/creating-a-calendar/) easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader. Focus stays in place when you add or remove a condition, the AND/OR switch is now a single control, and date fields and buttons identify the field they belong to. The Custom Value box is also wider in narrow settings panels. Conditional logic on product prices now matches the right entries, including for currencies that use a comma for decimals or place the symbol first, such as Pound Sterling. Opening or closing a date picker calendar no longer scrolls the page. ## GravityCharts v1.22.0 This update to [GravityCharts](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravitycharts/) fixes how charts keep up with the Views they sit in. Charts in the [GravityView widget](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravitycharts/adding-a-gravitycharts-widget-to-gravityview/) now redraw with current data when a View refreshes on the page. On pages with more than one [DataTables](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/datatables/) View, each View now updates its own chart, and the chart description read by screen readers changes when a DataTables View loads different entries. Charts that [total, average, or compare](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravitycharts/charting-averages-totals-and-counts/) product prices showed wrong values, often 0, in three cases: Calculation, Shipping, and User Defined Price fields; currencies such as Pound Sterling and Japanese Yen; and entries saved before the site currency changed. All three now chart the right amounts. The conditional logic editor is easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader, and conditional logic on product prices now matches the right entries. Opening or closing a date picker calendar no longer scrolls the page. ## GravityExport v1.17.0 This update to [GravityExport](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravityexport/) fixes a critical error that could appear while GravityExport Lite was inactive, either on pages that check for GravityExport add-ons or when deactivating GravityExport. The [GravityExport Save](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityexport/trigger-manual-export/) and [GravityExport Filters](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityexport/creating-filter-sets-in-gravityexport/) tabs also now appear in form settings without the download URL being enabled first. [Conditional logic in your exports](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityexport/filtering-gravityexport-with-conditional-logic-and-relative-dates/) is easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader, and the Custom Value box is wider in narrow settings panels. Conditions on product prices now match the right entries with every currency format, and opening or closing a date picker calendar no longer scrolls the page. ## GravityImport v2.12.2 This update to [GravityImport](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravityimport/) fixes importing Consent fields. An import could overwrite the form's consent text and link imported entries to the wrong version of the terms. Consent terms containing % or \_ were also saved as a new version on every import. If you [map a Consent column](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityimport/map-csv-to-form-fields/) in your imports, both issues are resolved. ## GravityMath v2.12.1 This update to [GravityMath](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravitymath/) fixes a database error when counting Multi Select choices individually with a filter applied and empty values included. ## GravitySearch v1.2.0 This update to [GravitySearch](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravitysearch/) makes conditional logic easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader. Focus stays in place when you add or remove a condition, the AND/OR switch is now a single control, and date fields and buttons identify the field they belong to. The Custom Value box is also wider in narrow settings panels. Conditional logic on product prices now matches the right entries, including for currencies that use a comma for decimals or place the symbol first, such as Pound Sterling. Opening or closing a date picker calendar no longer scrolls the page. New to GravitySearch? [Getting started with GravitySearch](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravitysearch/getting-started-with-gravitysearch/) covers setup. ## GravityView v3.5.0 This update to [GravityView](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravityview/) adds a Default Value setting to [Search Bar fields](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/search/configuring-the-search-bar/). A default pre-fills the field and filters the View until a visitor runs their own search, and for fields with choices you pick the default from a list. Radio button search fields also get a "No value" option, which adds a choice that clears the field, since radio buttons can't otherwise be deselected. Screen reader navigation is much improved. The Search Bar is now a search landmark, the entries are a named region, and the View title names both. Pagination arrows and First/Last links have accessible names, radio, checkbox, date, and range search fields announce their field name, and Links search fields read as a named list that announces the active option. That accessibility work changes some Search Bar markup. Fields that hold a group of inputs now render as a fieldset with a legend instead of a div with a label. If you have custom CSS for the Search Bar, check the developer notes below and the [Search Bar styling guide](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/customizing-your-views/styling-the-search-bar-widget/), which covers selectors that work with both versions. Search, sort, and pagination links now use readable query keys, such as sort rather than sort%5B3%5D. DataTables Views using the [Vantage theme](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/view-settings/modern-styles/) also look more consistent: pagination buttons match the rest of GravityView, the page-length control sits at the end of the toolbar, and focus outlines are fully visible. The conditional logic editor is easier to use with a keyboard and screen reader, and the Custom Value box is wider in narrow settings panels. Views that combine entries from several forms with [Multiple Forms](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/multiple-forms/) get three fixes. A Search Bar field from a joined form now searches that form instead of the View's main form, filters on a joined form's fields work with relative dates such as "yesterday", and sorting by a field works on sites running Gravity Forms older than 3.0.0.1. Other fixes in this release: - The User Activation field shows the Activate User button on multisite subsites instead of "Invalid activation key" - In the Vantage theme, a single-checkbox search field shows its checkbox beside the field name, and Advanced Search fields follow the Search Bar's grid, including the single-column layout on mobile - Choosing an option in a Links search field no longer clears the other search fields - Views added to a block theme's template or template part through the Site Editor are recognized as part of the page - The [`:diff` merge tag modifier](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/merge-tags/date-created-merge-tag/#toc_9) (for example, `{date_created:diff}`) is no longer off by the site's UTC offset, so an entry created two hours ago no longer shows as "2 hours from now" - A `form:` merge tag no longer shows a value from the main form when the target form no longer has that field - Filters on product prices match the right entries with every currency format, and opening a date picker calendar no longer scrolls the page ### Developer updates - Added the `GET /wp-json/gravityview/v1/views/{view_id}/refresh` endpoint, which returns a View's entries, entry total, and page window for a given query. Layouts opt in with the `gk/gravityview/view/refresh/live` filter. - Added sorting by a joined form's field on any layout with a `sort[:]` URL parameter. Search Bar fields from a joined form now render the matching `filter_:` key. - The `gk/gravityview/view/entries/query/sorting-parameters` filter now provides a `form_id` key on each sorting parameter. - Added the `gk/gravityview/view/output` filter to modify a View's fully rendered HTML before it is returned. - Added the `gk/gravityview/search/field/default-value` filter to provide or override a Search Bar field's default value. - The `{gv_entry_link}` merge tag no longer writes a deprecation notice to the debug log every time it renders. - Search Bar fields that hold a group of inputs (radio, checkbox, chained select, date, date range, number range, and entry date) now render as `
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