Customer: hello@gravitykit.com
Date: 2025-07-11 16:17:04
Plus: GravityKit Live!: Birthday edition
Hello Jeremy,
GravityView 2.42 is here with a brand-new search bar widget that’s more customizable, powerful, and user-friendly. We can’t wait to hear your feedback, so be sure to let us know what you think! Plus, save your spot for our special birthday edition of GravityKit Live! on July 29.
In this edition:
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🌟 Product spotlight: All new search bar in GravityView 2.42
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⏯️ GravityKit Live!: Birthday edition
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✍️ Dynamic content in WordPress: Use cases, best plugins, and implementation strategies
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🕵️♂️ Top finds: WP Theme Detector
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🧰 Updates to the ’Kit
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🌟 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
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GravityView 2.42 delivers a powerful overhaul of the Search Bar widget, giving you more flexibility and control over how search fields work and appear in a View. Here’s what’s new 👇
Customize the search layout
The Search Bar now works like the Layout Builder, letting you arrange fields using different row types. You’ll also find a dedicated Search Button field for more precise placement, and a Search Mode field that can be hidden or shown to the user as radio buttons.
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Advanced search
New in 2.42, the Search Bar now supports a dedicated Advanced Search section. You can group advanced fields into a collapsible panel that stays hidden by default, keeping the interface clean and focused for most users. When needed, users can expand the section to access more detailed filtering options. It’s the perfect balance between simplicity and power.
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Personalize the search experience
You can now hide individual search fields based on user roles, giving users a more tailored experience. Sieving can now be set on a per-field basis for choice search fields (i.e., automatically hiding choices that don’t match any entries in the View), and every field includes granular settings so you can fine-tune how each of them behave.
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Search visible fields only
You can now limit “Search Everything” queries to just the fields that are visible in the View. This keeps searches more accurate and avoids pulling in irrelevant data hidden behind the scenes.
To learn more about the new search bar widget, watch our 5-minute video demo below where Zack and Casey walk through some of the new features.
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⏯️ GRAVITYKIT LIVE!
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Join us on Tuesday July 29 at 11am Eastern time for a special birthday edition of GravityKit Live! We’ll be celebrating with special surprises, sharing some exciting product updates, and answering all your questions during the live Q&A.
Can’t make the live session? No worries – register anyway and we will share the recording with you afterwards.
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✍️ FROM THE BLOG
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If you’re looking to make your WordPress site smarter and more engaging, then dynamic content is the key. Unlike static pages that look the same for everyone, dynamic content adapts based on additional data, or user characteristics like who’s visiting, where they are, or what they’re doing. In this comprehensive guide, we break down what dynamic content is, why it matters, and how you can start using it today to personalize your site and boost engagement.
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🕵️♂️ TOP FINDS
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Ever landed on a beautiful WordPress site and wondered what theme or plugins it’s using? WP Theme Detector lets you peek behind the curtain. Just drop in the URL and it’ll reveal the theme, parent theme, and many of the active plugins. It’s a quick, free way to get inspired or do a little friendly competitor research.
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🧰 UPDATES TO THE ’KIT
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Here are the plugins that got updates since our last newsletter:
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We’re thrilled with the new search experience in GravityView 2.42. What other new features are on your wishlist? Hit reply and let me know 😊
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Until next time,
Zack with GravityKit
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