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WordPress News in August

Fresh insights into the WordPress core, the new major release 2025 and the latest information about events and contributions.

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News from our Core Contributors in July

Tammie focused on reviewing design issues, improving editor extensibility, and helping shape priorities for WordPress 6.9 through feedback, triage, and new tickets.

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Introducing the Greyd.Suite Content Creator Program

Forget one-way affiliate programs. We set you up with the real thing. Full sites, dynamic structures, and ongoing support to help you create something great.

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Our first steps in the German Accelerator U.S. Market Access program

Greyd is one of only six companies from Germany selected to join the current cohort of the U.S. Market Access program by German Accelerator.

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Backing brilliance: Tammie Lister

If you’ve spent any time in the WordPress ecosystem, chances are you’ve already used something Tammie Lister helped shape.

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Teaching accessibility from the ground up

What happens when a seasoned WordPress educator stops following the trends and starts reshaping them?

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When accessibility drives the build: Why RaLytics chose Greyd.Suite

What happens when a team of accessibility specialists stops settling for “good enough” and demands more from WordPress?

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Attending WordCamp US turned out to be a monumental event for us. Partnerships were formed, new connections were made, and we presented our franchise showcase.

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Feature	Greyd.Forms (Greyd.Suite)	Gravity Forms	Fluent Forms	WPForms
Core field types	All standard fields, plus image panels, slider, formula field	Standard + advanced, post and pricing fields; add-ons for quizzes and signatures	60+ field types, including matrix, repeater, slider	Standard + advanced via add-ons like signatures, payment fields
Multi-step support	Built-in multi-step forms with progress bar	Page Break field with progress indicator	Built-in multi-step and conversational forms	Multi-page forms via Pro license
Conditional logic	Yes, with conditional containers	Yes, powerful logic across fields, confirmations, emails	Yes, supports field and email logic	Yes, smart conditional logic in Pro
Calculations/formulas	Native formula field with slider support	Native calculation in number/product fields	Formula support in numeric fields	Calculation available via Pro Calculations addon
Styling and design	Inherited from Greyd theme, customizable via block editor	Some block styling; may require custom CSS	Advanced styler with presets and full control	Block editor styler, sub-label and error style options
Accessibility (WCAG)	WCAG 2.1 AA, keyboard and screen-reader friendly	Strong WCAG support, audited for accessibility	Improved accessibility since v4.3.23	Accessible output, ARIA support, populates form tokens
Built-in integrations	Native: Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zoom Webinar; webhooks	Add-ons for CRMs, email services, payments, Zapier	Pro integrations: email, CRM, payments, Google Sheets	Add-ons for email, CRM, payments, Zapier
Developer extensibility	Hooks/filters, developer docs, custom plugin support	Rich API, hooks everywhere, large ecosystem	Hooks, REST API integration, custom add-ons	Hooks and filters, theme overrides, exportable form JSON
Performance and optimization	Optimized suite, minimal assets, mobile-friendly	Assets loaded only on needed pages, scalable forms	Modern JS, lazy load, lightweight on front-end	Lightweight plugin, AJAX forms, manageable admin UI
Spam protection	reCAPTCHA, honeypot, server-side validation	Honeypot, Akismet, reCAPTCHA	reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Turnstile, honeypot, Akismet	Token-based anti-spam, honeypot, CAPTCHA options, country/keyword blocking
Security	Pen-tested, input sanitization, prepared statements	Mature codebase, security patches, nonce protection	Secure codebase, prompt updates	Secure output, anti-spam tokens, nonce protection
Pricing / licensing	Included in Greyd.Suite, single-site $99 one-time; subscriptions from ~$79/month	Basic $59/site; Pro $159; Elite $259 (unlimited)	Free version available; Pro $79–299/year or lifetime $349–899	Free Lite version; paid tiers from ~$99–599/year
Support and documentation	Personalized support, onboarding, tutorials, dev docs	Ticket support, detailed docs, large community	Ticket support, active dev team, tutorials	Ticket + community support, user-friendly docs and videos

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