Double Opt In Gravity Forms Addon - (DSGVO GDPR) Verify email address

Double Opt In for Gravity Forms

Verify email addresses
Effective spam protection
GDPR compliant (timestamp / IP)
Automatic deletion of entries
3rd party add-on compatible
Officially presented by GravityForms →

Verify the users of your forms. After that, perform different actions.

Features

Description & Screenshots

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Versatile verification options

The verification of an e-mail address can be activated separately for each form.

The most important settings are, for example, the choice of the target page after confirmation and whether verification should take place again each time or whether it is sufficient if the user of a particular e-mail address performs this once for this form and does not have to provide any further confirmations in the future.

Should a different destination be displayed in the email when the confirmation link is clicked again?

Link validity is useful, for example, for sweepstakes where the user must confirm their entry within a period of, say, 3 hours using a real email address.

Should (un)confirmed entries be automatically deleted after a certain time because they are no longer needed? This is mandatory according to GDPR and can be conveniently automated here.

The change of a post status, which was created via the integrated functions of Gravity Form, can also be set here.

View of (verified) entries and export

A green checkmark indicates verification. However, form entries are also saved before verification (this cannot be bypassed due to Gravity Forms). These can be deleted automatically if no verification takes place within a certain time.

The new columns “Verified date” and “Verified IP” document the exact time of verification or confirmation via link click as well as the IP address that was used.

Of course, the verification details are also displayed when the entries are exported and can then be processed further.

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Notification configuration with new events and variables

After installing the add-on, three new events and new variables are available for notifications and confirmation link generation:

1. “Send verification email to user“: This message must contain the confirmation link {confirmation_link} or URL (with {confirmation_url}, for buttons or graphics).

2. “Repeated, delayed confirmation request to users who have not yet confirmed“: This message can be resent with an arbitrary interval on an hourly basis up to five times to remind the user to confirm (optional).

3. “Send after verification“: This message is sent once the sender has confirmed their email address by clicking on the link.

Other possible placeholders for notifications are {confirm_hash}, {verification_date} and {verification_ip}.

Compatibility with other add-ons

Other addons, such as Zapier, Webhooks, Slack, Trello, Mailchimp or Salesforce can be addressed via conditions within their settings, once the confirmation per click has been made.

Thus, it is possible to link conditional actions to other services as well.

Important: Other plugins must have conditions implemented after Gravity Forms for this to work. This is the case for most add-ons.

Demo

Enter an email address of your choice to be verified. You will then receive an email with a confirmation link. Once you click on this link, a second email with the verification timestamp and your IP address will be sent to the same email address. Just try it out now!

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Preparatory steps

Upload the addon to your WordPress backend and activate it
Create a new form or use an existing one and switch to form settings

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Activate the function in the form settings:

After that, specify whether the confirmation page for the sender should point to an internal WordPress page or to a URL (this is the page that the sender will see when he confirms his mail address). If you haven’t created a page for this yet, you can do that before.

Also set the setting for the rest of the options you see:

2. Adjust the text for the confirmation after sending so that the sender knows what to do

3. Prepare the notifications

First, a mail must be sent to the sender, then after its confirmation the recipient will receive the mail. A third notification can be created in case of a reminder. In the end, your list should look like this:

Go to Notifications and create a new notification for the confirmation mail. Select “Send verification email to user” as the event. Make sure that the {confirmation_url} or {confirmation_link} placeholder appears somewhere in your text, as it will be converted to a link afterwards (it is also accessible from the dropdown menu to the right of the text field) – something like this (text or HTML view, respectively):

Now test your settings and check if all mails are sent as scheduled.

Download the update directly from your account.

Version 2.5.9 – 2023/02/08

Fixed: Email case insensitive verification

Version 2.5.8 – 2023/01/18

Fixed: Multisite license activation

Version 2.5.7 – 2022/10/11

Fixed: Double check widget global enable setting and individual GDPR entries deletion settings before deleting entries

Version 2.5.6 – 2022/09/16

Fixed: License verification algorithm changed on WordPress multisite installation

Version 2.5.5 – 2022/08/17

Fixed: Replacement of {verification_ip} merge tag in notifications

Version 2.5.4 – 2022/04/06

Fixed: Extra compatibility fixes with certain hosting environments

Version 2.5.3 – 2022/04/05

Fixed: Re-sending confirmation compatibility with certain hosting environments

Version 2.5.2 – 2022/03/09

Added: Improvements in sending delayed notification
Added: Translation updates

Version 2.5.1 – 2022/03/07

Fixed: Add admin notification for legacy events

Version 2.5.0 – 2022/03/07

Added: New event für repeating confirmation requests
Added: Entry managements improvements
Added: Filters options for verified and un-verified entries
Fix: Layout adjustments for compatibility with GF 2.5
Fix: Translation updates

Version 2.0.7 – 2021/09/06

Fix: Admin entry resend notifications incompatibility.

Version 2.0.6 – 2021/08/30

Fix: Remove validation on email fields if add-on is disabled
Optimize: Replace confirmation hash with sha256 encryption

Version 2.0.5 – 2021/06/11

Fix: Admin dismiss plugin notifications

Version 2.0.4 – 2021/06/08

Fix: Admin JavaScript hooks called based on new Gravity Form 2.5 documentation

Version 2.0.3 – 2021/05/18

Fix: Syntax error on older PHP versions

Version 2.0.2 – 2021/05/17

Optimize: Javascript files enqueued only if needed

Version 2.0.1 – 2021/05/15

Fix: Warning showed in admin after Gravity Form 2.5 upgrade.

Version 2.0 – 2021/04/09

New: Add a resend notification link.
Fix: Sanitize input values.

Version 1.9.6 – 2021/03/19

New: Option to prevent form submission if email address is already verified.
New: Option to use conditional logic conditions in confirmations.

Version 1.9.5 – 2021/02/25

CHANGED: Possibility to add E-Mail parameter for user that are already verified and used the verification link a second time

Version 1.9.4.2 – 2021/01/27

Syncronize version with version control

Version 1.9.4.1 – 2021/01/25

Fixed certain warnings on some environments

Version 1.9.4.0 – 2020/11/16

Added new variable {verification_date} and {verification_ip} that can be added to notification emails

Version 1.9.3.2 – 2020/11/04

Fixed certain notices on some enviroments

Version 1.9.3.1 – 2020/10/08

Fixed logic condition drop-down selection
Fixed double submissions in some cases

Version 1.9.3.0 – 2020/10/02

Fixed compatibility with Registration Addon

Version 1.9.2.0 – 2020/08/18

CHANGE: Small interface changes and compatibility updates for GravityForms 2.5

Version 1.9.1.0 – 2020/06/26

NEW: Verified option in Conditional logic options. (ex. setup condition logic verified is 1)

Version 1.9.0.3 – 2020/05/14

NEW: Created a new hook gfuv_before_email_verified to run something right before sending the notification

Version 1.9.0, 1,9.0.1 and 1.9.0.2 – 2020/01/27

NEW: Add-on is now compatible with WP MultiSite (unlimited license is needed)
FIX: Fixed a problem where settings caused a wrong behavior on a mixed up checkbox selection
FIX: Grouped checkboxes so settings can’t be made wrong from now on
CHANGED: Clean the settings page and made wording more understandable

Version 1.8.3 – 2019/01/16

Added new variable {confirm_hash} for creating special confirmation URLs
FIX: Changed URL structure from 1.8.2 to prevent WPML conflicts

Version 1.8.2 – 2019/01/15

FIX: Added index.php in confirmation link for better compatibility

Version 1.8.0 – 2018/11/06

Added Option “Confirmation only once” with redirect for expired links

Version 1.7.5 – 2018/09/11

Added support for email parameter on confirmation URL/Page

Version 1.7.4 – 2018/09/11

Added a do_action() statement in the gform_after_verification_submission() function to be able to run external functions

Version 1.7.2 & 1.7.3 – 2018/08/18

Bugfixes & compatibility issues

Version 1.7.1 – 2018/07/20

FIX: PHP 7.1 compatibility
DEVELOPER: Added hook with usage add_action( ‘gfuv_after_post_status_update’ , ‘my_gfuv_after_post_status_update’, 10 , 1 );

Version 1.7 – 2018/07/13

NEW: Added Post Options: You can now change the condition of a post that was created using the Gravity Forms Frontend User submission after verification to pending or public
NEW: Added a hook for getting the Post ID that needs to be changed via code
TWEAK: All settings were moved from the form settings to an own settings menu in each form
FIX: Activation of the License was fixed

Version 1.6.1 – 2018/07/03

NEW: Added Gravity Forms Webhooks support
FIX: Activation link time has now a default value

Version 1.6 – 2018/06/25

NEW: Compatible with other 3rd Party addons and Conditional Logic: Only add the form entries to your CRM / Newsletter Tool / Slack / … if the user has confirmed his E-Mail address (use conditional logic settings in the 3rd party addons and set “If verified” to “yes”).

Version 1.5.2 – 2018/06/06

FIX: Corrected a bug where errors were shown if an (unconfirmed) entry was deleted by the cron before the confirmation link was clicked

Version 1.5.1 – 2018/06/04

NEW: Option to let users reconfirm their mail address every time the form is being sent. Before, once the mail address has been confirmed, it remained valid until it was deleted

Version 1.5.0 – 2018/06/01

NEW: Link expiration – Define a time in hours for a confirmation link to be valid

Version 1.4.3 – 2018/05/11

Fixed a bug where Addon could not be activated correctly

Version 1.4.2 – 2018/05/08

Fixed a bug in deletion of unconfirmed entries

Version 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 – 2018/04/24

Added for DSGVO / GDPR: Enable deletion of entries, either confirmed or unconfirmed, automatically after a given time (in form settings)
Minor bug fixes

Version 1.3.0

Added verification date that you can add to your entries list. Easy to see the exact time when user verified his email or opted in.

Version 1.2.3

Added custom merge tags for gravity form. Easy to select like regular tags by selecting from merge tags list.
{confirm_url} will produce an html link tag ex: {confirm_url}
{confirm_link} will produce a link that you can use in your own html.

Version 1.2.2

Implementing Licensing System – allow you to add license key.
Automatic Updates – allow you to perform automatic updates.

Customizations through hooks and actions

If you need to implement your own code before or after some actions, we’ve implemented the following hooks, where the text should explain itself. If you need more information, feel free to write a ticket!

gfuv_before_email_verified
gfuv_after_email_verified
gfuv_after_post_status_update
gfuv_before_email_verification_url_redirect

If you want to customize the URL of the confirmation link, use the following filters:

for merge tag {confirmation_link} - 'gfuv_change_confirmation_link'
for merge tag {confirmation_url} - 'gfuv_change_confirmation_url'
for merge tag {confirm_url} - 'gfuv_change_confirm_url'
for merge tag {confirm_link} - 'gfuv_change_confirm_link'

Here is an example of how you can add a filter:

add_filter( 'gfuv_change_confirm_link', 'test_gfuv_confirm_url' );

function test_gfuv_confirm_url($url) {
$url .= '&test=1&filter=working';
return $url;
}