Our Airtable integration is now available. No need to fiddle with third-party automations anymore.
Simply connect your Airtable account via API token, sync your bases and fields and add a connection to your form(s). You'll be ready in less than 5 minutes. To get started, read this help article.
Deftform is nearing its 2-year anniversary, and we felt that a refreshed interface for the backend would be a proper way to celebrate. Last year, we launched a platform called tinydub and were uncertain if people would miss the standard sidebar/content combo. We shipped a very slim interface that was easy to grasp, and it turns out people like it.
So we decided to take the same step of removing the sidebar for Deftform. At first, it felt a little worse to navigate, but as with all new things, it sometimes just takes some time to get used to before realizing it's the better choice. That's what we felt with the current redesign. It's cleaner, easier to grasp, and avoids unnecessary design choices.
We hope you like it. If not, we hope you'll get used to it. :)
Improved AI Assistant
Aside from the design update, we've also improved our AI Assistant. The previous version worked most of the time but often failed to create fields accurately and occasionally generated nonsense.
The newer version now has access to 90% of the form fields and can also create pages. In our tests, it generated much better suggestions and failed significantly less often. We hope this improved experience is reflected in the real world when our customers use it.
Fillable PDF
We also added an option to generate a fillable PDF. Personally, we don't see the real use case here when you can use a digital form, but many people requested it, and we tend to ship what's requested enough. When editing a form, you can now find a "Generate PDF" button at the bottom, which allows you to create a fillable PDF that you can share. 🤷♂️
Today, we released an update that extends the existing redirect functionality. In addition to defining a global redirect, it's now also possible to define conditional redirects.
You can read more about conditional redirects in this help article.
Our direct MailerLite integration is now available. No need to use third-party automations anymore.
Simply connect your MailerLite account via API token, sync your fields and groups and add a connection to your form(s). You'll be ready in less than 5 minutes. To get started, read this help article.
Today, we're releasing the first two POST endpoints for our API. These will allow you to add responses to a form and also update form settings.
Yes, we know... you're waiting for a way to create forms and fields via the API. It's coming, but due to internal logic it's a little more complicated. So we're currently rebuilding some of the internal logic to make this process of building API endpoints for this easier. Again, it's coming, we haven't forgotten about this.
Today's update primarily focuses on under-the-hood improvements, aiming to improve overall performance and stability. In addition to these optimizations, we've also extended a feature and addressed several bugs.
Redirect URL parameters
This has been on the wish list for many of our customers and we're happy to finally release this. It's now possible to add field parameters to the redirect URL. We updated the dedicated help article to reflect this addition.
Default value for "Hidden" fields
It is now possible to set a default value for the "Hidden" field type. You can still pre-fill it via a URL parameter and any default value will then be overwritten.
Fixes and improvements
As mentioned in the beginning, this update was mainly for things not visible to our customers. We had to rebuild a few core functions to make them more performant. Deftform has been growing a lot this year and we now handle lots of submissions on a daily basis and stumbled upon a few bottlenecks which we haven't noticed before.
We also fixed a handful of smaller bugs, specifically an issue with font rendering in PDF exports and a recurring issue (for some) when bulk deleting completions.
Today's update features a new CAPTCHA option, along with improvements and fixes.
Cloudflare Turnstile
It is now possible to protect forms with Turnstile. Since Cloudflare only allows 10 hostnames, you will need to bring your own keys. Turnstile is free to use and a good alternative to Google reCAPTCHA.
We still recommend using ALTCHA, as it's the most privacy-friendly option.
Custom opt-in checkbox value
We added support for a custom opt-in value. When adding the Opt-in checkbox to your forms, the value was always "Accepted". So when you looked at the responses within the dashboard, via webhook, API, Google Sheets or PDF, it would always use this value.
Now you can use your own value. You cannot use any formatting for this and the length is limited to 200 characters.
Fixes and maintenance
This update, as always, includes bug fixes, minor improvements to both the backend and frontend, and regular maintenance updates.
Today's update introduces the ability to attach files to the "Thank you" emails sent to respondents.
Within the form settings, you'll find a new section called "Email attachments," where you can upload up to two files, each with a limit of 4 MB.
We have set this limit because emails should generally not exceed 8-10 MB. If you need to share larger files, we suggest uploading them via a third-party service and simply adding a link to the "Thank You" email.
This new feature is great for sign-up magnets, where you encourage people to sign up by offering a free PDF guide or similar incentives. Please note that the form requires an active email field to send confirmation emails to respondents.
Today, we released an addition many of you have asked for: bulk archive and bulk delete.
While it was possible to archive and delete responses before, it had to be done one by one. We're happy to introduce the bulk action option now.
Select one or more responses to archive, delete or export them.
New color option for custom styles
We also added a new color option when creating/editing a custom form style. You can now set a secondary text color. This is used for text entered in the "Subtext" field and when using the rating labels.
Today's update includes improvements, additions and fixes.
More efficient exports
We completely rebuilt our export process, giving a much smoother experience. If your form had not too many responses, exports were usually downloaded within 2-5 seconds. For larger exports, this either took much longer, or even failed after a couple of seconds.
Exports are now handled in a background job, which allows admins to keep working in the admin area without having to wait for the download to start. Once the export is ready, an email will be sent with the export attached.
Better upload handling
We also improved file uploads on forms. It was always possible to submit a form while a file was still being processed. That was leading to some failed/incomplete uploads. Submitting a form is now disabled while one or more uploads are still being processed.
Translation for 404 page
Due to increased demand, it is now possible to translate the text displayed on 404 pages (when a page is not found). This feature is available only for custom domains. The text can be changed within the workspace settings. It's currently not possible to remove the illustration.
What else?
We added Sora as a new font. It's available when creating or editing form styles. We now also show a little indicator in the fields list if a field has conditions or validations added.
Fixes
We also fixed a handful of bugs, most notably in the Google Sheets sync when scopes have been invalid or incomplete. We now also show an indicator in the "Connections" settings to display whether an account is correctly connected (i.e., all necessary scopes are enabled) or not.
Today's update includes a progress indicator for multi-page forms, various minor improvements and a few bug fixes.
Progress bar for multi-page forms
Due to popular demand, it's now possible to display a progress bar / indicator on multi-page forms. This is disabled by default, but can be enabled within the form settings. When using a custom style, you can also change the background and foreground colors.
Increased webhook URL length
Another popular request was to increase the length of the webhook endpoint URL field, that's now done. You may now enter URLs longer than 255 characters.
New font
A new font was added and can be used when creating or editing a custom style: Wix Madefor Text
Fixes
Fixed an issue where locked forms were not automatically unlocked upon subscribing to our "Complete" or "Installment" plans.
Fixed an issue that sometimes occurred (via an error 500) while adding a connection to a form.
Fixed an issue where a text area with formatting options would not show a scroll bar when exceeding the max height.
Today we released a regular maintenance update, made a few minor improvements across the backend and also fixed a handful of smaller bugs. Nothing special, but we still wanted to let you know. :)
While you're reading this... we just released the public beta for a new product called tinydub. If you're curious, check it out.
