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Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on icon
Slowing down Tested up to 6.8.10 #14 in gravity form

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on

A WordPress plugin and GravityForms addon to enable users to use regex string on text input field to control user input.

Peshmerge Morad By Peshmerge Morad · v1.3 · Updated 1 year ago

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Active installs80+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d69▲ +27.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score34/100At risk
All-time downloads2.5KSince Nov 2022
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.3PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d17▲ +30.8% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 80+ sites and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (80+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in over a year
  • Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

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Daily downloads

134Jul 7Aug 20Oct 4
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day6Aug 27, 2026
Last 12 months583

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Regex Textfield: Gravityfor… stands today
Gravity form #14 of 28 plugins → GravityForms #40 of 95 plugins → Regex #3 of 12 plugins →

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
gravity form >100 1,599 Best gravity form plugins →
GravityForms #28 201 Best GravityForms plugins →
regex #21 852 Best regex plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.380.5%
  • 1.219.5%

About Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on

From the official readme · v1.3

Description

This plugin is created to enable WordPress site owners to specify a regex string to be used with Gravity Forms text fields.
Once a regex string is specified, the user can’t submit that form until the user enters a text that comply with the regex string.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
  2. Go to the Plugins page and activate the plugin.
  3. Create a GravityForm form and go the edit page.
  4. Within the Advanced Fields section in the editor, select “Regex Textfield”.
  5. In the General tab of the Field Settings fill in the regex string you want.
  6. In the Appearance tab of the Field Settings, you can specify the
    “Custom Validation Message”. This message will be shown to the user when a wrong
    input is given is submitted.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use this plugin?

This plugin requires you to have Gravity Forms installed (min version 2.5).

How to uninstall the plugin?

Simply deactivate and delete the plugin.

Changelog

1.3

  • Tested: With WP 6.8.2 and GF 2.9.18
  • Tested: The field has not a default label “Regex Field”
  • New: Add support for multip-page Gravity Forms.

1.2

  • New: Tested with WP 6.6.2.
  • New: Added an example to the field tooltip.
  • New: Run the Plugin check to make sure the plugin comply with the WordPress guidelines

1.1

  • New: Added support for placeholder to the field.
  • Fixed: Corrected typos and did some minor code reformating

1.0

  • Plugin released.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

General tab of the Regex Textfield field in the form editor.
General tab of the Regex Textfield field in the form editor.
General tab of the Regex Textfield field with a filled in regex string.
General tab of the Regex Textfield field with a filled in regex string.
Appearance tab of the Regex Textfield field with a custom validation message.
Appearance tab of the Regex Textfield field with a custom validation message.
Form preview with the Regex Textfield field with an incorrect input.
Form preview with the Regex Textfield field with an incorrect input.
Form preview with the Regex Textfield field where the field is set to be required, but no regex string is defined.
Form preview with the Regex Textfield field where the field is set to be required, but no…

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FAQ

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms Add-on: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026

Is Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… free?

Yes. Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… safe to use in 2026?

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 80+ sites and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A…?

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… is active on 80+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,450 times since it launched in November 2022. It was downloaded 69 times in the last 30 days.

Does Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… work with WordPress 7.1?

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.10, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… need?

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… last updated?

The latest version, 1.3, was released on September 21, 2025 (1 year ago).

Who makes Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A…?

Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… is developed and maintained by Peshmerge Morad.

What are the best alternatives to Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A…?

The most popular alternatives to Regex Textfield: Gravityforms A… are Gravity Forms CSS Ready Cla… (4K+ installs), GravityWP – CSS Selector (4K+ installs) and Country Code Selector (1K+ installs).

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