https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery Gravity Support Forums Topic: (doc) Feature Request: CSS Gallery en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:19:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-37406 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:45:30 +0000 phirefly 37406@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>although I agree the theme should drive the style it is a shame there is no sample css / skins for those of us with less css knowledge. </p> <p>It is one of the main things that is missing in this great plugin - the ability to style without editing the code.</p> <p>I would certainly vote for sample css / skins or a built-in basic css editor. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-16877 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:32:45 +0000 Kevin Flahaut 16877@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>@mikeboysen</p> <p>As mentioned before, we may provide some kind of skin/theme style options in the future. The main problem is that Gravity Forms is not a stand-alone system, it's meant to be integrated with an existing theme and was designed specifically to inherit much of it's styling from the theme itself. Since it's being included in a themed application, it's also very difficult to prevent the form from inheriting styling properties from the parent.</p> <p>Gravity Forms are intentionally generic in their design. The forms come with a simple, default layout and styles that are easily manipulated with some basic CSS. If you're not comfortable with that or just want something easier, there are several theme providers who are including Gravity Forms specific styles in their themes. Organic Themes, Woo Themes and Gorilla Themes are a few that come to mind.</p> <p>If you're not interested in one of their themes or can't find something you like, I would be happy to recommend some designers/developers who could provide styling assistance for you. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-16860 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:30:36 +0000 mikeboysen 16860@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I would respectfully say that we are using this plugin because we don't want to construct this capability ourselves. I would extend that by saying that I buy themes because I don't have to come up with the layout and stying and can focus on content and other matters. I really don't see the logic in NOT supplying some generic skin options (3d effects, color, etc). Give us the option to skin it like jqtransform or niceforms. </p> <p>Having tried the new Platform theme I have the same issues with that. Very powerful, looks horrible and I don't feel like investing in one off development efforts for each website. </p> <p>At a minimum I'd figure out a way for some innovation through co-creation, providing a means for others to develop and sell this functionality easily. Maybe it's there and no one is jumping on it but "HEY YOU", I'm sitting here waiting for something to purchase, if you're out there. I don't have time to ski all of the forms on all of my websites :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10374 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:05:28 +0000 dnb 10374@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi Carl-<br /> I definitely agree that the site theme should drive the look. The idea here would be to provide examples so people could use them as the basis of customizing their own forms to match their themes. Sort of a "learn-by-example so you can do the right thing", um, thing.</p> <p>I was mostly proposing an extension to your (excellent but generic) documentation, so it would be easy to see how to apply the stuff in the doc in practice. And given the number and repetition of various CSS related questions here about stuff like two-column forms, it seems like it would be welcome and could cut down on your support load around the issue. </p> <p>I wasn't suggesting a full-bore CSS generator, though I wonder if a webapp like the various tutorials on the web that show you the results of various CSS settings wouldn't also hit the spot.</p> <p> -- dNb</p> <p>P.S. And the more examples, the merrier! Would love to see Zack's proposed work on this as well. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10224 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:55:57 +0000 Carl Hancock 10224@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>To answer some questions as far as why we don't have form styles for download here, we strongly believe that a site's theme should drive the look and feel of a site, including it's forms. The default styles for Gravity Forms were designed in such a way that they are unobtrusive and should look good with most themes.</p> <p>We have considered creating an add-on that will let you style the forms, pick colors, etc. although we aren't 100% sure if we will create this as at the end of the day your theme should dictate what your site looks like.</p> <p>But we are still considering creating such an add-on. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10222 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:46:21 +0000 George 10222@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Brilliant idea. Styling the form should be as easy as creating the form.</p> <p>cforms handles it well, though many of the syles are rather clunky. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10185 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:53:12 +0000 I am Max 10185@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>+1</p> <p>A marketplace of free/paid styled forms would be nice </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10176 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:39:54 +0000 Zack Katz 10176@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm simply planning on including the CSS files as a bundle in the plugin, not having a website with a gallery of options. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10156 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:13:19 +0000 dnb 10156@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Zack: cool, any help in this regard would be great. </p> <p>I think I'm missing something, though. How would this gallery interact with your plugin? Are you planning on having it show examples and provide the CSS for them?</p> <p> -- dNb </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/doc-feature-request-css-gallery#post-10154 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:39:32 +0000 Zack Katz 10154@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hey dnb - I am actually going to be adding this to the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-addons/" rel="nofollow">Gravity Forms Directory &amp; Addons plugin</a> in the next months.</p> <p>I agree that this is sorely needed. I was planning on modding the cForms styles as well as some Wufoo styles to start with. </p>