Why doesn't Gravity Forms support modern form elements?

We do listen. But keep in mind what is a priority for you may not be a priority for us.

Our focus has primarily been on stability, scalability, localization, accessibility and security and not constantly adding new features. We also encourage 3rd party developers to create solutions for Gravity Forms to extend its capabilities from a feature standpoint because the core plugin itself is never going to satisfy every single user. Our 3rd party ecosystem is larger and more stable than any other form solution on the market.

We spend more money on things like testing, accessibility, localization and security than some other form plugins make in revenue per year. These are features you may not see but you benefit from every day.

Just like WordPress strength is in the ecosystem of plugins and themes, one of Gravity Forms major strengths is in its ecosystem of add-ons and extensions. Solutions like Gravity Flow, Gravity View, etc. which are enterprise quality applications built on top of Gravity Forms.

This focus was borne out of supporting millions of sites that currently run Gravity Forms. Supporting a software product that is used on millions of sites is not like supporting a software product that is used on thousands or even hundreds of thousands of sites.

We also have enterprise customers that rely on the product being rock solid far more than they rely on a product that is just concerned about cramming in as many features as possible.

We will be introducing major new features and changes next year. That is all I can say at this time.

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