TutorialEdit and Duplicate Multiple Fields Gravity Forms

Do you want to duplicate multiple Gravity Forms fields at once? Or edit many titles of different fields in one overview? Than you should really consider to use the Bulk Actions Pro plugin for Gravity Forms.

Edit multiple Gravity Forms field

Bulk Actions creates a different visual (and very functional) way to show your Gravity Forms fields. Normally every field takes a lot of space and you are scrolling down a lot. With Bulk Actions you see only the field titles and can click multiple fields to perform cloning, duplicating or editing actions on them.

Screenshot of the Bulk Actions alternative, more compact Gravity Form editing page.
Screenshot of the Bulk Actions alternative, more compact Gravity Form editing page.

If you compare this with the normal UI for Gravity Forms, you will see that the the above Bulk Actions overview is much more compact.

Normal, less compact Gravity Forms edit screen in Gravity Forms 2.5 and later.
Normal, less compact Gravity Forms edit screen in Gravity Forms 2.5 and later.
Normal, less compact Gravity Forms edit screen in Gravity Forms 2.4 and earlier.
Normal, less compact Gravity Forms edit screen in Gravity Forms 2.4 and earlier.

Edit multiple titles at once

Bulk Actions makes it possible to edit multiple field titles at once. Very convenient. We use our Download Excel from the front-end Form to demonstrate. Select Gravity Forms fieldsUse Ctrl (Cmd) + Click to select multiple fields individually, or Shift + Click to select a range.

Screenshot of selecting multiple Gravity Forms in one time while holding the CTRL-key.
Screenshot of selecting multiple Gravity Forms in one time while holding the CTRL-key.

Click edit (and change title / CSS class / Required in bulk)You can easily change the Field Labels of Gravity Forms for multiple fields, the CSS class(es) and if the field is required. Providing a perfect visual overview to change the most important information per field.

Screenshot of editing Field Labels, CSS Classes and if a field is Required or not for multiple Gravity Forms Fields at once.
Screenshot of editing Field Labels, CSS Classes and if a field is Required or not for multiple Gravity Forms Fields at once.

Duplicate multiple fields Gravity Forms

Bulk Actions makes it possible to duplicate multiple fields at once. Very convenient. We use our Download Excel from the front-end Form to demonstrate. Use Ctrl (Cmd) + Click to select multiple fields individually, or Shift + Click to select a range.

Screenshot of duplicating multiple Gravity Forms Fields at the same time.
Screenshot of duplicating multiple Gravity Forms Fields at the same time.

Then hit ‘Duplicate’Notice that we changed the standard option to ‘Inline’ duplicating. There are three different ways: Top: The selected Gravity Forms will be duplicated and pasted to the Top of the form. Bottom: This places the duplicated fields at the Bottom of the form (nice when you are building your form from scratch). Inline: the copied fields will be pasted under the fields that are being copied. It’s easy than to loose the selection and click only the fields you want to change the position of and put them in the right place. Saves really a lot of time. Note: when copying, Bulk Actions will add (copy 1) or (copy 2) to the fields. Before saving, it’s not possible to duplicate duplicated fields.

Screenshot after duplicating multiple Gravity Forms Fields.
Screenshot after duplicating multiple Gravity Forms Fields.

Move the selected fields to the desired location

Select all the fields you want to use and move them to the preferred position. You can easily select and move the fields as a group around your form and put them exactly where you want them.

Screenshot of dragging and repositioning multiple Gravity Forms fields at the same time.
Screenshot of dragging and repositioning multiple Gravity Forms fields at the same time.

Clone Gravity Forms Fields multiple times

Choose how many ‘clones’ you want from your Gravity Forms fields

Screenshot of cloning multiple Gravity Forms Fields multiple times.
Screenshot of cloning multiple Gravity Forms Fields multiple times.

These clones are pasted at the bottom of the form

Screenshot how it looks like after cloning multiple Fields multiple times. The cloned fields will be added at the bottom of the Form and can be dragged right away to the desired location in the Form.
Screenshot how it looks like after cloning multiple Fields multiple times. The cloned fields will be added at the bottom of the Form and can be dragged right away to the desired location in the Form.

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