GravityKit celebrating 10 years

Timeline: Ten Years of GravityKit

GravityKit celebrating 10 years
Timeline of GravityView and GravityKit

2014:
- GravityView officially launched on July 24th, 2014, after 8 months of hard work.
- Added Edit Entry configuration, the Search Bar widget, and many other features based on user feedback.
- Introduction of Floaty as our company mascot, along with a legendary music video produced by Jonathan Mann (My Pal Floaty).

2015:
- Less than a year after launch, GravityView surpassed $100k in sales, releasing 32 plugin updates and 7 premium extensions.
- Rafael Ehlers joined the team, setting the foundation for steady growth with his patience and determination in providing support.
- Released the catchy music video 'Floaty Loves the Holidays.'

2016:
- GravityView averaged two updates every day in 2016.
- Added the WordPress toolbar menu item and support for front-end entry notes.

2017:
- Launched GravityEdit (then Inline Edit), a plugin to make updating entries faster.
- Launched the GravityView 2.0 Beta program, rewriting the engine to enhance functionality.
- Added or removed over 82,000 lines of code from Core.
- Released the GravityView DIY Layout for custom View layout construction using HTML and CSS.
- Released GravityView 2.0 after 18 months of hard work.
- Vlad K. joined as a core developer, enhancing the GravityView experience with his technical expertise and sense of humor.

2018-2019:
- Launched GravityImport (then Import Entries) version 2.0.
- Launched the GravityView Diversity Grant, sponsoring a new attendee at PressNomics 6.
- Released 'WordPress Strong,' a collaboration showing solidarity during hard times.
- Became one of the 6 initial members of the Gravity Forms Certified Developer program.
- Released Gravity Guide – our free eLearning platform for high-quality Gravity Forms courses and tutorials.
- Rafael Bennemann joined our support team, bringing kindness and clear communication.

2020-2021:
- Launched GravityView 2.10, GravityMath 2.0, and GravityCalendar 1.5.
- Took over the free Gravity Forms Zero Spam plugin (now over 100,000 installs).
- Acquired the GF Entries in Excel plugin (now GravityExport Lite).
- Casey joined as Content Creator to revamp our blog and produce top-class content.
- GravityView surpassed 20,000 installs.
- Rebranded from 'GravityView' to 'GravityKit' to reflect our toolkit of powerful Gravity Forms add-ons.
- Attended the 10th edition of WordCamp Europe in Porto, Portugal.
- Released GravityCharts and launched a new demo site showcase powered by InstaWP.
- Launched Foundation: Our unified interface for product installation, updates, licensing, settings, and support.
- Partnered with Eden Projects to plant 21,500 trees, sponsoring 215 days of a full-time employee planting trees to restore forests and mitigate climate change.

2022-2023:
- Attended WordCamp US in National Harbor, Maryland.
- Released GravityMigrate, the all-in-one tool for importing and exporting Gravity Forms data.
- Released GravityView Pro, Gravity Forms Entry Tags (free), and Gravity Forms Event Field (free).
- Offered PDF for GravityView and launched GravityKit Academy.
- Now powering over 42,000 websites!
- Released the Dashboard Views extension and attended WordCamp Europe in Italy.

2024 (so far):
- Timeline continues with ongoing developments and releases.