Amazing Posts Widget vs Gravity Forms + — WordPress

Amazing Posts Widget vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

Name: Amazing Posts Widget
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Amazing Posts Widget

5.0·3reviews·100+installs

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1. Listing metadata

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	Amazing Posts Widget	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
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Description	1045 / 5000 chars21% used	3078 / 5000 chars62% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	faugro	Dave from Gravity Wiz
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Amazing Posts Widget

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Feature comparison between Amazing Posts Widget and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Metric	Amazing Posts Widget	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.4 ★
Total reviews	3	★ 46
Active installs	100+	10,000+
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Keyword	Amazing Posts Widget	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
custom form	Not ranked	#26
forms	Not ranked	#42
payment form	Not ranked	#177

5. App details

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Amazing Posts Widget

This widget is combining and inspired by two great plugin, recent post flexslider and flexible posts widget, but using different slider. We use liquidslider that fit with this widgets purpose. Features & options Customizable widget title Get posts using either a selectable category or custom post type. Set the number of page displayed (using slider). Set the number of columns and row per page displayed. Easily set your own image width and height. Set the padding for each post. Select the sort orderby: Date, ID, Title, Menu Order, Random and sort order: ASC or DESC. Shortcode Example Use: [pj_apw post_title=”true” excerpt_length=”50″ categories=”all” thumbnail=”true” img_width=”250″ img_height=”150″ rows=”2″ columns=”1″ pages_number=”2″ template=”amaz-columns.php”] Check out our demo : 1. demo1 2. demo2 Work great with Page Builder by SiteOrigin If you get an error after updating this plugin, please go to appearance > widget > and just save it, or if you need to edit the padding, you may edit it first, than save it.

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Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

This plugin is an add-on for Gravity Forms. Make sure you visit GravityWiz.com for more free Gravity Forms resources. And if you’re looking to the largest collection of Gravity Forms plugins, check out Gravity Perks. Gravity Forms allows you to create posts from a form submission using special Post Fields. By default, the submitted form will be created as a standard WordPress post. This plugin allows you to change the post type of the generated post. No code required! This plugin also provides the ability to assign the generated post to a custom taxonomy. Need to update posts? Learn how to update posts with Gravity Forms. Features Map posts to a custom post type Map posts to a custom taxonomy (via Drop Down, Multi-select, Radio Button or Checkbox field) Map posts to multiple taxonomies Visual hierarchy support for hierarchical taxonomies (Drop Down field only) Populate a Drop Down with posts Assign parent post for generated post (Drop Down field only) Single Line Text field support for taxonomies (enter as a comma-delimited list: term a, term b, term c) Enhanced UI support for Single Line Text fields (see screenshots) How to map a form to a custom post type Add a Post Title field to your form and click on it to open the field settings. Below the “Description” field setting, you will find the “Post Type” setting. Select the desired post type from the drop down (default is “Posts”). How to link a field to a custom taxonomy Add the desired field to which the custom taxonomy should be mapped. Drop Down, Multi Select, Radio Buttons and Checkboxes fields are current supported. Open the field settings by clicking on the field and click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Populate with a Taxonomy” checkbox. Select the desired taxonomy from the drop down that appears. How to link the saved post to taxonomies using a single line text field Single Line Text fields are a great way to allow users to select existing taxonomy terms and to also add new terms. Add a Single Line Text field to your form. Open the field settings by clicking on the field and click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Save to Taxonomy” checkbox. Select the desired taxonomy from the drop down that appears. (optional) Check the “Enable Enhanced UI” checkbox to enable an awesome tag-input style UI (see screenshots). Note: If the user inputs exising term names, the generated post will be assigned these terms. If the user inputs term names that do not exist, these terms will be added to the selected taxonomy and the generated post will also be assigned these terms. How to set a parent post with the drop down field When populating a Drop Down field with a post type, you may wish to set the selected post as the parent post for the generated post. Add A Drop Down field to your form. Click on the field to open the field settings. Then click on the “Advanced” tab. Check the “Populate with Post Type” checkbox. Select the desired post type from the drop down that appears. Be sure to select the same post type for which the post is being generated.

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Which has better reviews, Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Amazing Posts Widget has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 reviews) compared to Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types (4.4★ from 46 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Amazing Posts Widget holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has the deeper published review base (46 vs 3), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Amazing Posts Widget typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (46 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Amazing Posts Widget and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Migration support varies by app and category. Amazing Posts Widget and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Amazing Posts Widget" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Amazing Posts Widget vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

Amazing Posts Widget

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Which has better reviews, Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Should I choose Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Which is faster to set up, Amazing Posts Widget or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Amazing Posts Widget and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?

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