{"id":37705,"date":"2023-10-19T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/?p=37705"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:08:43","slug":"gravity-forms-2-8-key-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/gravity-forms-2-8-key-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravity Forms 2.8 Key Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gravity Forms 2.8<\/strong> is now available as an update <em>for all Gravity Forms customers<\/em> with an active license. This article covers some main areas of what is included in that release. 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