chm
Member
Hi,
I seem to recall it being mentioned more than a few times that 1.5 will be released in the beginning of February. It was later said that the main obstacle for the release is the site. But it seems to me that people buy GF for the plugin, not for it's site. So why delay release of the plugin for 1.5+ months when it serves no purpose whatsoever to those who already have a license?
There are several pieces related to the 1.5 release besides the main site. There are still a few final pieces to polish up on the new version of the plugin itself, then every thing will be released at one time. We had hoped to release sooner, but we've added some last minute enhancements and improvements to the plugin that pushed the release date out a bit.
If you're in a hurry, the 1.5 release candidate has been available for download for some time. It's stable, has the new features and you can begin using it right away.
@chm You are correct that the plugin can be used without the site. However, part of the new site is entirely new documentation (including in-depth developer documentation) so that is important.
1.5 introduces a bunch of new features and enhancements and users are going to want to know how to use it properly so the new site includes new documentation which is important to the final release. There are also features related to upgrading and license renewals that utilize the new site, so the new site does play a part in the final 1.5 release beyond just looking good.
Any hints on when 1.5 final could be expected, Carl? ;)
We are planning on launching it next week.
Yes, you will be able to upgrade without any problems from any version of Gravity Forms to 1.5.
Automatic upgrade only works when we push an automatic upgrade to all users.
When you download a development release from the site you have to manually install it either by FTP and overwriting the existing plugin files OR by going to your Plugins page, deactivating Gravity Forms, deleting Gravity Forms and then installing the new plugin files.
When we release the final 1.5 version next week it will be pushed out via automatic upgrade.
@fraggy The Add-Ons will not be available individually, however there will be a new option available for accessing some (not all) of the Add-Ons.
Automatic Update information is cached by both your WordPress install, and our deployment manager and only refreshed once or twice a day when it checks for updates automatically.
You can try going to Forms > Update in your WordPress dashboard navigation and forcing an update check. If it doesn't show, try refreshing. Otherwise you will have to wait until the update is reflected.
This is done to prevent a mad rush of people updating and causing server issues. Similar to how sites like Facebook and Twitter release updates and Apple releases OS updates.
You can also download the new version from the support site and update manually via FTP or by going to plugins, deactivate and delete Gravity Forms and then upload and activate the new version.
