Gravity Forms Advanced Conditional Logic

How do I enable this functionality?

After installing and activating Gravity Forms Advanced Conditional Logic, conditional logic in the form editor, feeds, and confirmations becomes advanced conditional logic.

Fret not — existing rules are auto-converted into a first rule group. 😄

Let’s dig into the specifics of the different configurations for Advanced Conditional Logic.

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Terminology

• Source value: The form field or other source being evaluated (e.g., “Email”, user meta, formula).
• Operator: Defines how the field is compared to the value. Gravity Forms core operators are:
  • is / is not
  • greater than / less than
  • contains
  • starts with / ends with
• Target value: The value checked against the source value according to the operator (e.g., “@gmail.com”, “Premium”, “10”).
• Rule: One complete condition (e.g., Product Type is Premium).
• Logic type: Controls how multiple rules are evaluated.
  • All → logical AND
  • Any → logical OR
• Conditional action: What happens if the conditions are met (e.g., Show / hide a field, enable / disable a submit button, trigger a notification or feed).

Feature Details

Conditional Rule Groups

Create multiple groups of rules for the same field, confirmation, or feed. Rule groups support Any and All logic both inside each group and between groups.

Example — Notification Routing: Store manager notification only gets sent based on location and service level.

Merge Tag Selector

Choose from a variety of merge tags that pull in form fields, system-level data, and contextual data automatically — things like the current user’s email, the page the form was embedded on, the user’s IP address, and other request meta data.

The selector appears when a { is typed into the target value.

Field-to-Field Comparisons

Compare live field values to other live fields — or to themselves — using merge tags via the merge tag selector. Choice fields work the same, but have a drop down instead.

Example — Dynamically Populated Fields: Compare a field to itself to automatically hide it if Populate Anything filters return zero results, which would result in an empty field.

Advanced Operators

Advanced Conditional Logic adds operators that allow for advanced conditional logic rules.

Partial Exclusion — does not contain

The does not contain operator checks if the source value does not have the target value anywhere in it.

Example — Checkbox Filtering: Step with additional qualifying questions is hidden if applicant doesn’t have prior experience in core programs.

Multiple Valid Values — is in

The is in operator checks the source value against a list of target values. If the source value matches any of the listed target values, the condition is met.

Example — Request Routing: Translations to Japanese, Chinese, and Korean go to a dedicated form page.

Fuzzy Match — is similar to / is not similar to

The is similar to / is not similar to operators treat similar values as a match. Edit the “Similarity threshold” setting to determine how many characters can be different for the operator to consider it a match.

Example — Ticket Filtering: Tickets named “Urgent” or typos of “Urgent” skip questions for speed.

Formula-Based Logic

Write formulas into your conditions — the result of the formula will be checked against the target value according to the operator.

Example — Quiz Prize: Quiz participant is only invited to the special Winner’s Meeting if the submission gets the highest score.

If you need advanced mathematical functions (or even want conditions inside your formula rule), pair it with Advanced Calculations.

Entry Meta Logic

Advanced Conditional Logic exposes entry meta for use in conditional logic. Entry meta is used by many Gravity Forms add-ons to include additional data pertinent to its function.

Examples:

• Partial Entries Status Routing: Send partial entries to a separate sheet via GC Google Sheets feeds.
• GravityView Approval Status Routing: Only send emails scheduled with Notification Scheduler to approved entries.
• Country Routing: Direct entries to specific feeds based on their phone number’s country code with Advanced Phone Field.

User-Based Logic

Use user data, such as role, user meta, and logged-in status as source values in conditional logic.

Source Value	Checks Against	Available Operators	Available Target Values
User: Is Logged In	User’s logged in status	is	Yes / No
User: Role	User’s roles	is / is not	User roles (e.g., Editor)
User: Meta	User’s meta values in specified meta keys	All core Gravity Forms operators	Static values and merge tags

Date-Based Logic

Date-based logic supports static dates, relative dates, days the week, and date parts. This is done using four comparison operators:

• is / is not
• is after / is before

Multiple rules can be combined to match date ranges or exclude specific dates from the match.

Static Dates

To compare a Date field to a static date, select the Date field, choose a comparison operator, and enter the static date to compare against.

Example: Display field if selected Start Date is after April 20, 2026.

Usage Examples

• Spotlight: Building Engaging Marketing Campaigns with Gravity Perks

Relative Dates

There’s two ways that relative dates are supported in Advanced Conditional Logic:

1. Comparing a user-inputted date to a relative date.
2. Comparing the current date to a static or relative date.

User Input via {today} Merge Tag

Comparing user input to relative dates is done using the conditional-logic-only merge tag {today}. It allows conditional logic to be applied to fields based on how the selected date compares to the current date based on the chosen operator.

Example: Display field if selected date is today.

The {today} merge tag supports modifiers for making date comparisons like:

• Date is at least 2 weeks away: {today:+2 weeks}
• Date is no more than 90 days before today: {today:-90 days}

All merge tags above are accessible via the merge tag selector.

Usage Examples

• How to Setup Rush Pricing with Gravity Forms

Current Date

Use the special Δ Current Date source value to build conditions based on the current date.

Example: Display field if current date is before July 1, 2026:

Usage Examples

• How to Setup Early Bird Pricing with Gravity Forms

Days of the Week

Use the following conditional-logic-only merge tags to check for a specific day of the week: {monday}, {tuesday}, {wednesday}, {thursday}, {friday}, {saturday}, {sunday}. These are used in the same manner as the {today} merge tag and they’re accessible in the merge tag selector.

Weekend or Weekday

Using the days of the week merge tags, you can apply conditional logic based on whether the date falls on a weekend or weekday.

First, we’ll tackle checking for weekend dates.

1. Open the field settings for the field that should be shown/hidden based on the day of the week and navigate to the Conditional Logic tab.
2. Enable Conditional Logic.
3. Select Any from the group drop down that contains the options Any and All.
4. Select your Date field from the source value drop down.
5. Select is from the operator drop down.
6. Enter {saturday} in the target value input.
7. Add a new rule by clicking the (+) button at the end of the row and following steps 4 and 5 again.
8. Enter {sunday} for the third input on the new condition.

You can follow the same steps to check for a weekday. The only differences are:

• Select All from the drop down that contains the options Any and All.
• Select is not from the second drop down of each condition.

Usage Examples

• Add Weekend/Weekday-based Conditional Logic with Gravity Forms

Date Placeholders

Advanced Conditional Logic has two types of date placeholders that let you target a specific day of the month, a specific month, and/or a specific year while keeping the other date elements open-ended.

Placeholder Type	What It Represents	How to Use
Date Parts	Current date, month, or year	Use the conditional-logic-only merge tags {day}, {month}, {year}
Wildcards	Any date, month, or year	Use an * (asterisk) in the spot that should accept any value

Here are a few examples:

Display field if selected date is within June of any month of any year:

Display field if selected date falls on the 5th day of any month this year:

Usage Examples

• Conditionally Display a Field Based on a Recurring Date

Time-Based Logic

Time-based conditional logic supports both static and current time comparisons using the same operators as Date-based logic.

Static Times

To compare a Time field to a static time, select the Time field, choose a comparison operator, and enter the static time to compare against.

Display field if selected time is after 12:00 pm:

Current Time

Use the special Δ Current Time option to show or hide fields based on the current time.

Hide field if current time is before 5pm:

Usage Examples

• How to Setup Time-based Conditional Logic for Gravity Forms the Easy Way

Compatibility

Gravity Forms Core Conditional Logic

When activated, Advanced Conditional Logic will take over core Gravity Forms conditional logic per individual field, feed, notification, and confirmation after that element has been edited and saved.

Advanced Conditional Logic is also compatible with all of Gravity Forms’ conditional logic hooks.

If Advanced Conditional Logic is deactivated, the first rule group is preserved in native Gravity Forms conditional logic. When re-enabled, all other rule groups come back.

Conditional Logic Dates

Conditional Logic Dates is being rolled into Advanced Conditional Logic. Once Advanced Conditional Logic is activated, it will deactivate Conditional Logic Dates and take over conditional logic rules switched from the Gravity Forms core conditional logic.

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Integrations

GP Advanced Calculations

Advanced Calculations adds many mathematical functions, comparison operators, conditional statements, and a powerful formula editor with merge tag shorthands to Gravity Forms. All of its goodness is available to Advanced Conditional Logic’s formula-based logic.

Gravity Connect

Connect your forms to top-shelf services like Google Sheets or to any REST API. Then, use Advanced Conditional Logic to trigger when these feed-based add-ons are executed.

Examples:

Google Sheets | Formula-based routing: Send a submission to a “High Priority” sheet only when a calculated score (e.g., weighted quiz or assessment answers) exceeds a threshold.

Google Calendar | Date/time-based event creation: Create a calendar event only when a registration is submitted before a cutoff date (early bird window) or during business hours.

MailPoet | Multi-group conditional subscription: Add a subscriber to a list only when both a qualifying service interest is selected and their submitted date falls within an active campaign window.

Explore the connections:

• GC Google Sheets
• API Alchemist
• GC Google Calendar
• GC Airtable
• GC MailPoet
• GC OpenAI
• GC Notion
• GC Drip

GS Product Configurator

Build highly customizable WooCommerce products while keeping your forms simpler. Product Configurator links Gravity Forms to Woo products, Advanced Conditional Logic handles complex logic without the need of helper fields. Dream team energy.

GP Conditional Pricing

Conditional Pricing lets you create an unlimited number of conditional pricing rules for Gravity Forms Product fields. When integrated with Advanced Conditional Logic, you can apply date-based and time-based pricing rules — like early bird pricing or late fees.

GP Notification Scheduler

Notification Scheduler lets you define when Gravity Forms notifications are sent. Pair it with Advanced Conditional Logic to control if they are sent in the first place.

GP Easy Passthrough

Easy Passthrough transfers data between forms and supports conditional logic. Use Advanced Conditional Logic to elevate your multi-form workflows with advanced data transfer logic.

GP Email Users Coming Soon!

Email Users makes it easy to send personalized emails to users who have filled out a form. It supports core Gravity Forms conditional logic for filtering who the email will be sent out to — like users that bought a particular product, answered a survey question, or are a certain age.

With Advanced Conditional Logic, emails could be conditionally sent based on when users submitted the form, a calculated total, or whether all stacking condition groups are met. Would this be useful to you? Let us know about it here!

Multi-Page Forms

Advanced Conditional Logic works with Gravity Forms Page and Next Button conditional logic. Here’s the multi-page form dream team:

• Create complex page conditional logic with Advanced Conditional Logic
• Make page navigation a breeze with Multi-Page Navigation
• Have smooth page transitions with Page Transitions

Troubleshooting Issues

If Conditional Logic Dates isn’t showing or hiding fields as expected, here are some troubleshooting tips you can try.

• Review the conditional logic settings for the field and confirm the comparison operator (is, is not, greater than, and less than) is correctly set.
• If the condition compares a Date field to a static date, ensure the static date is formatted as MM/DD/YYYY (US date format).
• If your time-based conditional logic isn’t working as expected, verify that your server’s timezone is set correctly. Conditional Logic Dates evaluates conditions using the server’s timezone by default. To have conditions run according to the visitor’s local timezone instead, use the gpacl_use_visitor_timezone filter
• Make sure there are no JavaScript errors appearing in the browser console, as they can disrupt Conditional Logic Dates on the frontend.
• Perform a theme or plugin conflict test to determine if another plugin is affecting the functionality of Conditional Logic Dates.

FAQ

What timezone is used by Advanced Conditional Logic?

By default, Advanced Conditional Logic will use the server’s timezone for conditional logic.

To change it to the user’s time zone, use the gpacl_use_visitor_timezone filter.

Usage Examples

• An online course giving students until midnight in their own time zone to complete a class.
• Limiting content access restricted by date in different countries. (Usually for licensing reasons)
• Scheduling online appointments based on the user’s local time.

Can I use conditional logic on confirmations and notifications, or just fields?

Advanced Conditional Logic is available on fields, the Submit button, confirmations, notifications, and any feed that supports Gravity Forms’ native conditional logic.

One Gravity Forms quirk worth knowing: the default confirmation doesn’t support conditional logic — you’ll need to create an additional confirmation for that.

Does Advanced Conditional Logic work with multi-page forms?

Yes! You can apply rule groups to page breaks and Next button visibility, just like any other field or feed.

One thing to keep in mind: if a conditional field on an earlier page is hidden and reset, nested dependencies on later pages may not evaluate as expected. Adding the parent field’s conditions explicitly to the dependent field is the safest workaround.

Can I combine date/time logic or formula logic with other condition types in the same rule group?

Yes. Date, time, user, formula, and field-based rules can all live in the same group — or across groups — with Any/All logic applied at both levels.

What happens to conditional logic rules if Advanced Conditional Logic is disabled?

When Advanced Conditional Logic is disabled, the first rule group is preserved in native Gravity Forms conditional logic. When re-enabled, all other rule groups come back.

Translations

You can use the free Loco Translate plugin to create translations for any of our Perks. If you’ve never used Loco translate before, here’s a tutorial written for beginners.

Hooks

• gpacl_date_require_date_selection

  Whether an empty date field should be treated as "no match" (require date selection).

• gpacl_use_visitor_timezone

  Use the visitor's browser timezone instead of the server timezone for date/time conditional logic.

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