Visual Form Builder Pro 2.2.5: now with more languages

Visual Form Builder Pro has just been updated to 2.2.5. There are several new features, hooks, and bug fixes. The most notable new feature is the inclusion of over 20 language translation files. Check out some of the languages included:

Deutsch/Deutschland
Ελληνικά/Ελλάδα
English/United States
Español/España
Français/Canada
Français/France
עברית
Bahasa Indonesia
Italiano/Italia
日本語
Nederlands / Nederland
Polski/Polska
Português/Brasil
Português/Portugal
Română/România
Русский/Россия
Svenska/Sverige
Türkçe
中文(中华人民共和国)
中文(台灣)

Building a contact form in your country’s language (or the language of your client) shouldn’t require an extra layer of work. Including these language packs should alleviate some of that extra, tedious work.

Since these are brand new, please let me know if you experience any bugs!

As for the other features, please check out the release notes:

Release Notes

Add over 20 language translations
Add customizable Header Text to email design
Add ‘Pages to Export’ option when more than 1000 entries detected for a single form
Add vfb_redirect_query_args filter to allow custom query arguments to be appended to redirects during Confirmation
Add logged on user_id to entries. Default is always 1.
Add more private custom validation methods
Add vfb_pre_get_entries_formlist filter for Entries months dropdown
Update and normalize Entries list queries
Update Export when large amount of fields are present
Update color pickers in email design to new Iris picker
Update admin to require WordPress 3.5
Update Entries Display to only print text instead of options when user does not have edit permissions
Update email function to wrap lines longer than 70 words to meet email standards
Allow Hidden field to use vfb_field_default filter
Allow links to be used in Radio and Checkbox options
Fix missing akismet and entry_approved during the XML export
Fix minor output escaping on Conditional Logic screen
Fix bug affecting radio button Allow Other not being sent properly

April 18, 2013 Announcement 27 Replies

Free Visual Form Builder and Visual Form Builder Pro Add-On

Today, I’m releasing a free add-on for Visual Form Builder AND Visual Form Builder Pro: Custom Validation Messages.

This plugin lets you customize the jQuery validation error messages such as “This field is required.” and “Please enter a valid email address.”

Previously, this was only possible by creating a new JS file and editing your theme to include that file. You could also have gone through and completely customized the validation function for a form.

You can still do all of that, but for those users that just want a simple way to change the messages or even translate them to your own langauge, this is the recommended method.

So, head on over to WordPress.org and grab a copy!

April 16, 2013 Add-On 6 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Field Layout (video)

As I’ve described in detail before, it’s possible to arrange your form into multiple columns using the Field Layout option. Here’s a video that makes it crystal clear how to use this powerful feature.

March 15, 2013 Video 13 Replies

New Add-on: Form Designer

One of the principles of Visual Form Builder Pro is that you should be able to make a nice form without having to write a single line of HTML, CSS, or PHP. All of that is entirely possible but there are some occasions where you just need to tweak a couple of things about the plugin. And that requires a little bit of code.

This can be a daunting task for beginners, even when it as something as “easy” as CSS. (I say “easy” because in the grand scheme of things, CSS is the easier of the three languages mentioned above.)

With that being said, customizing the design of Visual Form Builder Pro has been left to the realm of developers or those more technically inclined. Until now.

Today, you can purchase the Form Designer add-on and easily customize your forms without writing one line of CSS.

The Form Designer add-on allows you to either select from pre-designed themes or using a custom design based on settings you select.

If this sounds like something you could use, I suggest you head on over and grab a copy!

February 25, 2013 Video 27 Replies

Using Bulk Add Options (video)

Visual Form Builder Pro has a great way to add multiple options all at once to a Radio, Checkbox, Select, or Autocomplete input.

And that is the Bulk Add Options feature. Check out this video that shows you exactly how to use it and even a feature I bet you didn’t even know was available with it.

February 11, 2013 Video 14 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Display Entries (video)

This video shows what the Display Entries add-on is capable of. The Display Entries, available for $5, allows you to display your VFB Pro entries on your website.

February 2, 2013 Video 46 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Interface Overview (video)

In this video, I go over the Visual Form Builder Pro interface and describe the basics. If you are curious about Visual Form Builder Pro, this should give you a good idea of what to expect when upgrading from the free version.

The version I go over is 2.1.2 and could change in future updates.

January 28, 2013 Video 17 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Create User add-on (video)

In this video, I demo the Create User add-on. This is a simple add-on for Visual Form Builder Pro that allows you to extend your forms to create a new WordPress user.

The Create User add-on can be purchased for $5.

January 25, 2013 Video 21 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Radio and Checkbox Options Layout (video)

Here is a video demoing the how to rearrange your radio and checkbox options into multiple columns. I have detailed this before in another written tutorial, but this will show you exactly how easy it is.

If you have any request for features in Visual Form Builder Pro you want to see me go over in video form, leave a comment.

January 23, 2013 Video 6 Replies

Visual Form Builder Pro: Payments add-on (video)

As mentioned in my post a couple of days ago, Visual Form Builder Pro now has a few add-ons that extend the functionality of the main plugin. I also said that I wanted to start doing more video tutorials and demos of certain aspects of Visual Form Builder Pro.

Here is a video demoing the Payments add-on. I go over how easy it is to display a Running Total box and assign prices to fields in your form.

The Payments add-on can be purchased for $15.