{"id":49856,"date":"2026-06-10T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/?p=49856"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:43:12","slug":"what-is-a-gravity-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.gravityforms.com\/what-is-a-gravity-form\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Gravity Form?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravity Forms is a WordPress plugin for building forms and collecting data on your website. Forms and submitted entries are stored on your own site. Gravity Forms does not host your data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be used to build almost any kind of form, including contact forms, job applications, event registrations, surveys, order forms, payment collection forms, user registration forms, and file upload forms. 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