Gravity Perks – Advanced Calculations is a powerful plugin for Gravity Forms, a popular WordPress form builder. This plugin allows you to perform complex mathematical calculations directly within your forms, giving you more control over form behavior, especially for scenarios like quotes, cost estimations, or conditional pricing.
Key Features of Gravity Perks – Advanced Calculations:
- Dynamic Calculations: You can easily create dynamic, real-time calculations within your Gravity Forms by using fields like numbers, drop-downs, checkboxes, and more. This enables automatic price calculations, tax adjustments, or any other type of custom calculation.
- Conditional Logic for Calculations: The plugin supports conditional logic to trigger specific calculations based on the user's inputs. For example, if a user selects a particular option, the form can automatically update the calculation, showing the total cost or altering fields.
- Advanced Math Functions: You can use a wide range of mathematical functions in your calculations, including:
- Basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- More complex functions: square roots, exponents, percentages, etc.
- Combining multiple fields and formulas for sophisticated calculations.
- Support for Different Field Types: You can use the plugin with various Gravity Forms fields, including number, text, drop-downs, checkboxes, and radio buttons. This gives flexibility when building forms that need complex calculations.
- Pre-fill Fields: The plugin allows you to pre-fill fields with calculated values based on other inputs, offering users a seamless experience.
- Easy Integration: It integrates seamlessly with Gravity Forms, allowing you to add calculation fields without needing to write custom code. You can insert the calculation logic into any form you create via the Gravity Forms builder interface.
- Instant Feedback: The calculations happen in real time as users input data, providing instant feedback without the need to submit the form or refresh the page.
Benefits of Gravity Perks – Advanced Calculations:
- Enhanced Functionality: The plugin extends Gravity Forms' capabilities, enabling you to build forms for more advanced use cases, such as quotes, price calculators, and order forms.
- Increased User Engagement: With real-time updates and interactive form fields, users can see the results of their inputs instantly, improving the user experience.
- Customizable Logic: Using conditional logic and advanced formulas, you can create forms that are tailored to your exact needs, whether it's a pricing estimator, an event registration form, or a custom survey.
- Time and Effort Saving: Automating calculations directly in the form saves time for both users and form admins, eliminating manual entry or external calculation tools.
Common Use Cases:
- Pricing Calculators: Calculate the total price based on selected items, quantities, or services.
- Tax or Discount Calculations: Automatically apply discounts or taxes based on specific rules or conditions.
- Complex Quote Generation: Create forms that generate quotes based on user inputs, such as in industries like insurance, construction, or consultancy.
- Event Registration Forms: Calculate total costs based on options such as ticket types, quantities, and additional services.
How to Use Gravity Perks – Advanced Calculations:
- Installation: Install the plugin by navigating to the WordPress dashboard, uploading the plugin file (if purchased externally), or installing directly from the Gravity Perks plugin list.
- Create a Form: Start by creating a form using Gravity Forms, adding necessary fields such as numbers, checkboxes, or dropdowns for user selection.
- Set Up Calculations: Use the plugin’s settings interface to define your calculation logic. You can reference field values using simple formulas or advanced mathematical functions.
- Test and Implement: After setting up the calculations, test the form to ensure that calculations work as expected. Adjust conditions or formulas as necessary.
- Publish: Once satisfied with the setup, embed the form on your site and start collecting responses with live calculations.