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April 3, 2020May 17, 2020 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 13.1 Released. Maintenance Update.

We’re releasing a new maintenance update that addresses a major issue with Google Chrome and Safari browser when opening embedded forms coming from a different domain.

When a page having a form embedded from a different domain, Chrome and Safari will keep refreshing the page in an attempt to get a session cookie, which is now completely blocked by Chrome and Safari. In some cases, you’ll also receive “session expired” error message.

Version 13.1 fixed the whole issue and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area. We strongly recommend you upgrade if you have forms embedded in different domains.

Changelog

Bugfix: Forms keep refreshing due to Safari and Chrome blocked third party cookies
Feature: Option to pin/unpin smart folders sidebar
Bugfix: The signature link from the export entries or Google Sheets is not displaying the signature
Bugfix: Credit card payment page not fully translated to other languages
Bugfix: Creating new folder having conditions will remove other folders conditions
Bugfix: Typed signature doesn’t render on windows servers
Bugfix: Entries page loading very slow when having large payment records
Bugfix: Date validation doesn’t filter day-30 on February
Bugfix: Compatibility with PHP 7.4
Bugfix: Updated reCAPTCHA library to use CURL on host that disabled allow_url_fopen
Bugfix: Braintree deprecated issue
Bugfix: SQL incompatibility with MySQL 8 on payment settings page
Bugfix: Duplicating a form with approval workflow doesn’t duplicate the form permissions as well

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MySQL Version Requirement

MachForm v13.1 requires the minimum version of MySQL on your server to be at least 5.0, If you’re still using older version you’ll need to upgrade your MySQL version first.

MachForm Cloud Users

There is no further action required on your side. MachForm Cloud is not affected with this issue.

References:

https://blog.chromium.org/2020/02/samesite-cookie-changes-in-february.html
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192830/apple-safari-intelligent-tracking-privacy-full-third-party-cookie-blocking

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November 28, 2019 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 13 Released. Smart Folders and Dark Mode!

Howdy folks! 🙂

We’re excited to let you know that we’ve added several exciting new features to MachForm!

Smart Folders

We improved the old “Form Filters” functionality and bring it to the next level as Smart Folders!

Smart Folders automatically find and organize forms on your MachForm by your search criteria. Because they update continuously, these folders can save you a lot of time and effort, particularly when you have large amount of forms.

For example, you can create a Smart Folder to get the following:

Forms created by a certain user
Forms having a specific one or more tags
Forms having a specific keyword within the title
Forms having X amount of entries within the last X days/months
Forms having any entry within the last X day/week/month/year
Forms with active status only
Forms with deleted status only
and many others

Creating a smart folder is easy and straight forward. Simply create the folder and define the conditions for the folder. You can have as many conditions as you need for each folder.

Dark Mode

Yes, it’s the same dark mode as you’ve seen on your smartphones! It’s finally coming into MachForm.

When using the Dark Mode theme, MachForm admin panel uses a darker color palette for all screens, views, menus, and controls, and it uses more vibrancy to make foreground content stand out against the darker backgrounds.

Users are now able to choose their own preferred admin panel theme, including the new Dark Mode theme.

These new features are part of the latest version of MachForm (Version 13) which we’ve just released today and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, security updates and bugfixes. We strongly recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities and security updates within this release.

Changelog

Feature: Smart Folders
Feature: Dark Mode admin panel theme
Bugfix: Editing an entry with existing signature field from older version will discard the signature
Bugfix: When LDAP enabled (not exclusively), unable to edit users email address & password
Bugfix: When review page enabled, logic emails are being sent twice when the skip page logic to success page is active
Bugfix: Unable to turn off Apple Pay / Google Pay option on Stripe integration
Bugfix: guidelines_bottom should set the width of the field to maximum width
Bugfix: Resume link not displayed once an entry has been updated
Bugfix: Unable to remove attached files when editing an entry
Bugfix: Recurring payment on Stripe marked as Test Mode even when using live keys
Bugfix: Customer Name not sent to Stripe correctly
Bugfix: Google Sheets/Calendar integration run twice when the form having skip page logic turned on
Improvement: Updated DOMPDF library to 0.8.3 for improved result and compatibility with PHP7.3, also avoid being flagged as spam
Improvement: Added option to disable links within PDF sent through notification emails
Security Update: Prevent null bytes injection attack

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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May 21, 2019June 6, 2019 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 12 Released. New Signature Field and Embed PDF!

Howdy folks! 🙂

We’ve been working hard since our last update on January and I’m happy to let you know that we’ve added several exciting new features into MachForm!

New and Improved Signature Field!

We have rewritten the entire Signature field code and it’s now better than ever. The new signature field generates a smoother signature and compatible with more devices. Fully support display with High DPI and works great with Tablet PC (Microsoft Surface Pro), either using a mouse, touch screen or stylus pen.

Also, the new signature field allows you to either draw the signature or just type it and MachForm will generate the signature image!

Audit Trail

Digital signatures are just as legally binding as handwritten signatures. Now that we’ve improved the signature field, we also went further and provide you with the tool to ensure the integrity of your data: Audit Trail

When you update any form’s entry, MachForm will automatically log the complete information (Name, Email, IP Address, Browser information, Timestamp) of the person who modified the entry.

Embed PDF Document

Need to display large contract document to your client? Or display complex infographics data? Just put them into PDF document and then embed the PDF directly into your form!

We’ve improved the Media field and you can now use it to embed PDF documents directly into your forms.

Easy Export/Import Form Template

This feature was a bit hidden and now we’ve moved it to the Form Manager page so that any users could easily export or import form template.

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) support for Stripe

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), a new rule coming into effect on September 14, 2019 as part of PSD2 regulation in Europe, will require changes to how your European customers authenticate online payments.

When it goes into effect, a form of two-factor authentication will be required for many card payments. Unless you update your integration, your customers’ banks will decline many transactions.

We’ve updated our Stripe integration to fully support Strong Customer Authentication. Updating your MachForm with this version (v12) will make you comply with the SCA rule.

Customizable PDF Content

Yes, finally, just like the email content template that is fully customizable, you can now also customize the content of the PDF attached to the notification emails!

These new features are part of the latest version of MachForm (Version 12) which we’ve just released today and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

Changelog

Feature: New and Improved Signature Field
Feature: Embed PDF Document into form using Media Field
Feature: Audit Trail for Entries
Feature: Customizable PDF Content
Feature: Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) support for Stripe
Improvement: Export/Import form template from the form manager page
Improvement: Removed days limit from the max/min date property
Bugfix: Connecting to Google Calendar after connecting to Google Sheet within the same form generates error message
Bugfix: On certain conditions, deleting one field would delete other field logic rules
Bugfix: Some encrypted field type (address, name) won’t saved correctly when review page is enabled
Bugfix: Choice limit is not validated correctly upon form submission
Bugfix: Added ‘Gibraltar’ into the country list
Bugfix: Matrix fields hidden due to logic shouldn’t be displayed within email
Bugfix: Google Calendar integration generate error message upon empty date values
Bugfix: Uploaded files name having quotes as part of the filename can’t be deleted from the form
Bugfix: When logic to display success page enabled, the default form redirect is not working
Bugfix: Internal image captcha won’t be displayed using PHP 7.2
Bugfix: Password reset option generates error message using MySQL 5.7
Bugfix: PDF Export doesn’t display decrypted data when key is available

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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January 9, 2019 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 11 Released. Google Calendar Integration!

Howdy folks! 🙂

Our previous release added Google Sheets integration to MachForm and now I’m happy to let you know that Google Calendar integration is also coming into MachForm!

With Google Calendar integration, you can now create an event on your Google Calendar automatically when your form received a new entry. We’re implementing a native / direct integration with Google Calendar without using any third-party service and this means your data will go directly from your MachForm to Google securely and without any additional third-party fees!

For more details, please check Google Calendar Integration in MachForm.

This new feature is part of the new version of MachForm (Version 11) which we’ve just released today and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

Changelog

Feature: Google Calendar integration
Improvement: Data encryption support more field types (Name, Email, Phone, Address)
Bugfix: Pricing item with quantity 0 shouldn’t be displayed on the item list on payment page
Bugfix: New field on newly created unsaved form can’t be deleted
Bugfix: Disabled form still accept entries when data posted using custom script and target the form directly
Bugfix: Unable to connect to Google Sheets on accounts using language other than English
Bugfix: Distorted logo on mobile device, particularly when the logo is smaller than 480px
Bugfix: Adding new rows and columns at the same time to an existing matrix field result to an incomplete matrix with missing options
Bugfix: Multiple checkboxes having ‘others’ field aren’t validated correctly when ‘required’ enabled
Bugfix: Incorrect position label on show/hide field logic page dropdown
Bugfix: Iframe title is not being set when using javascript/jquery code

PHP Version Requirement

MachForm v11 requires the minimum version of PHP on your server to be at least PHP 5.5. If you’re still using older version (PHP 5.3), you need to upgrade your PHP version first.

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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September 17, 2018September 28, 2018 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 10 Released. Google Sheets Integration!

Howdy folks! 🙂

I’m happy to let you know that Google Sheets integration is finally coming into MachForm!

With Google Sheets integration, you can now easily save your form entries data to your Google Sheets spreadsheet automatically. We’re implementing a native / direct integration with Google Sheets without using any third-party service and this means your data will go directly from your MachForm to Google securely and without any additional third-party fees!

For more details, please check Google Sheets Integration in MachForm.

This new feature is part of the new version of MachForm (Version 10) which we’ve just released today and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

Changelog

Feature: Google Sheets integration
Improvement: Automatically populate all fields into the webhook settings
Improvement: Added approval status in export entries
Bugfix: PHP 7.2 compatibility issue. Warning message when editing a form that contain matrix field
Bugfix: Session expired message being displayed instead of success message on IE when the form is embedded and have review enabled
Bugfix: Swiftmailer support for TLS 1.2
Bugfix: Deleted forms settings or entries shouldn’t be accessible any longer from admin panel
Bugfix: Calendar picker not displayed for European date when input focused using keyboard
Bugfix: Exporting filtered entries that contain approval status doesn’t produce the correct results
Bugfix: Time options (show seconds/24 hours format) aren’t displayed properly on edit form mode
Bugfix: Zero values in date range setting is not being validated correctly
Bugfix: Deleted user profile shouldn’t be accessible from admin panel any longer
Bugfix: Restricted page doesn’t pull the correct theme

PHP Version Requirement

As of v10, MachForm requires the minimum version of PHP on your server to be at least PHP 5.5. If you’re still using older version (PHP 5.3), you need to upgrade your PHP version first.

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 9 Released. GDPR and Data Retention.

Howdy folks! 🙂

Two weeks ago, we released MachForm 8, which add Apple Pay functionality to your form. Today, we have several important news that we would like to share with you.

I’m sure you’ve heard it a lot, our focus today will be on GDPR.

MachForm and GDPR COMPLIANCE

The new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018. We can assure you that MachForm Cloud will be in full compliance with GDPR by this date.

To help you understand what this means for you, and the steps we have taken to ensure the protection of personal data, we have created a new GDPR section on our website.

Please check it below for more details:

MachForm and GDPR Compliance

In addition, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service to comply with the new requirements of GDPR.

The updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service automatically comes into effect for all MachForm Cloud users on 25 May 2018. So your continued use of the MachForm Cloud from that date will be subject to it.

MACHFORM 9 RELEASED

One of the vital points in GDPR is Data Retention, and I’m happy to let you know that we’ve just released MachForm version 9 that will allow you to control the data retention of your form entries easily.

Using this new feature, you can specify how long MachForm retains form data before automatically deleting it (go to Settings -> Advanced Options to activate it). Thank your for your feedback regarding this in our community forum!

MachForm version 9 is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

Changelog

Feature: Data Retention control

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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May 7, 2018May 8, 2018 by Yuniar Setiawan

Apple Pay is now available for MachForm!

Howdy folks! 🙂

I’m happy to let you know that Apple Pay is now available for forms accepting payments with Stripe. Once you’ve activated Apple Pay, your customers will have a much faster and easier way to pay that is shown to boost conversions.

With Apple Pay, you can let your customers pay with just one touch. Based on Stripe claim, since launch, apps supporting Apple Pay have seen increases in checkout conversion rate as high as 2.5x. Now it’s your time!

We’re also proud to be the first online form builder service to integrate with Apple Pay 🙂

For more details, please check Apple Pay Overview in MachForm.

This new feature is part of the new version of MachForm (Version 8) which we’ve just released today and it is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

Changelog

Feature: Apple Pay / Google Pay support using Stripe
Improvement: Support for Korean language
Improvement: Support for Czech language
Improvement: Automatically generate text/plain version of the email to improve deliverability
Improvement: Full path to upload dir is now defined automatically during installation
Bugfix: Running PHP 7.2 will generate some deprecated warning when saving the form
Bugfix: Fonts for field labels aren’t being applied correctly
Bugfix: When ‘GBP’ is selected as payment currency, the state and zip label should be adjusted to county and postcode
Bugfix: Certain host (wpengine) blocked creation of listfile_xx.php file during upload. Using txt file extension solved the issue
Bugfix: Importing a form having approvals enabled doesn’t generate the approval columns properly on ap_form_xxx table
Bugfix: ‘hide_cents’ CSS class wasn’t included into view.css file
Bugfix: Internal image captcha won’t displayed using PHP embed code
Bugfix: Certain CentOS versions won’t use TLS 1.2 as the default, even when available, causing error with Authorize.net and PayPal
Bugfix: When ‘display as password field’ option is enabled on Single Line Text field, data should be masked on review page and emails
Bugfix: Using Stripe, when trial is enabled and price is set to $0, the total amount displayed on machform dashboard is incorrect
Bugfix: Using Stripe on the latest API version (2018-02028) results to “received unknown parameter: name” error message when creating subscription
Bugfix: create_function() is deprecated on PHP 7.2
Bugfix: Media image/video can’t be displayed full width when one of the form field is having guideline
Bugfix: Warning message upon submitting the form on PHP 7.2 ‘Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable’
Bugfix: Logic condition for Number and Price field aren’t being evaluated correctly
Bugfix: Deleting entries should delete approval records as well

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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January 7, 2018 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 7 Released!

Howdy folks! 🙂

It’s 2018 already and I’m happy to let you know that MachForm version 7 is now available for downloads on Billing Area.

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

What’s new in MachForm 7

MEDIA FIELD

Yes, finally! You can now add images or videos (Youtube or MP4) to your form without any single coding! Just go to your form builder and click the new Media field button.

a) MEDIA FIELD – image

To add images to your form, click the media field button, choose Image and then upload your image. That easy!

B) MEDIA FIELD – VIDEO

Enter Youtube URL or direct MP4 URL and the video will be embedded to your form.

Changelog

Feature: Media Fields (Add Image/Video)
Feature: Support for “Approval Status” condition for webhook logic.
Feature: Added “Form is submitted” condition for email and webhook logic.
Improvement: Support negative pricing for PayPal Standard
Improvement: When ‘UK’ is selected as default country on address field, the state & zip label are adjusted to county & postcode
Improvement: Added ‘Send Customer Email to Authorize.net’ to support email field requirement when using European payment processor
Improvement: Added INR currency to payment settings page for check/cash option
Improvement: Resume link is now clickable
Improvement: Default CHMOD changed to 755 for increased security
Improvement: Added new custom CSS class ‘hide_cents’ to hide cents from Price field
Update: Removed support for reCAPTCHA v1 (Deprecated by Google)
Bugfix: Changing the file type limit to ‘allow’ and then turn off the file type limitation setting will block any upload
Bugfix: Matrix fields hidden due to logic shouldn’t be displayed within email
Bugfix: Price field incorrectly populate ‘0’ as default value
Bugfix: Removed entry number from the generated PDF on email
Bugfix: Distorted form logo on mobile devices
Bugfix: Duplicate emails being sent when skip-page logic to success page being used and delay notification until paid is set to off
Bugfix: The ‘save and resume’ button is not being checked against accidental double submissions. Same bug as on 4.7 resurfaced, since v5.0
Bugfix: Default values on the last page of the form won’t be displayed after the first form submission
Bugfix: In some cases, editing entry on a form with payment enabled will generate error ‘Subquery returns more than 1 row’

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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October 5, 2017 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 6.1 Released

We’re releasing v6.1 today, which is a maintenance release that contain several bugfixes and some minor improvements.

Changelog

Improvement: Removing choice from Multiple Choice, Checkboxes and Dropdown won’t remove the associated data any longer. You now have the option to hide or permanently delete the choice.
Improvement: Updated front-end forms jQuery library to v3.2.1
Bugfix: Pagination header getting cutoff when the form title is set to hidden
Bugfix: Importing form from previous version of MachForm (< v6) doesn't work
Bugfix: Unable to export filtered entries having quote within the keyword filter
Bugfix: Download links (image file) showing with double slash when machform installed on root domain
Bugfix: PayPal payments with tax configured from PayPal account directly won’t marked as ‘paid’
Bugfix: Turning off the choice ‘other’ option doesn’t remove the preview on the form builder page
Bugfix: Minor preview issues on the form builder page
Bugfix: Delay notifications until paid option doesn’t work for webhook logic
Bugfix: Page logics having rules more than 10 is not being evaluated using correct order

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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September 7, 2017November 3, 2017 by Yuniar Setiawan

MachForm 6 Released

Howdy folks! 🙂

I’m happy to let you know that MachForm version 6 is now available for downloads on Billing Area. (Yes, it’s version 6, check our previous post to see our explanation regarding version numbering changes).

This update added several new features, improvements, and bugfixes. We recommend you to upgrade due to improved functionalities within this release.

Here’s what’s new in MachForm 6

ENCRYPTED FIELDS

Collect data securely and save it using strong data encryption functionality. Read more.

EMail Confirmation Field

Prompt users to enter the correct email address twice. Reduce typo.

Improved Date Field

Individually block any days of weeks, not just weekends! and updated look as well 🙂

NEW, FASTER EMBED CODE

Pure javascript code to embed forms, no requirement of jQuery library. Load faster and avoid conflicts.

Changelog

Feature: Encrypted Fields
Feature: Email Confirmation Field
Feature: Improved Date Field (Disable Days of Week)
Feature: Faster Embed Code (no jQuery library required)
Feature: Sales Tax on Check/Cash Payment
Feature: New merge tags for Approval Workflow (display Approval Note on emails)
Improvement: Added entry number to the generated PDF
Improvement: Added ‘approval status’ field into report widget datasource filter and entries manager
Improvement: Updated DOMPDF library to 0.8.0 for improved result and compatibility with PHP 7.1
Improvement: Updating a form won’t reset the dashboard filter
Improvement: Calendar automatically popup on focus and cleaner styling
Improvement: Support for Turkish language
Improvement: Added license upgrade purchasing option directly on settings page
Bugfix: Upgrade script generate errors on MySQL 5.7 due to sql_mode
Bugfix: Signed date on approval should use the same timezone as the webserver, not the mysql server database
Bugfix: Error “table ap_form_xxx_review doesn’t exist” on a form that previously had page logic enabled and then all pages being removed
Bugfix: Embedded forms within the same domain refreshed twice on Chrome during initial load
Bugfix: Using skip-page logic to go to the PayPal payment page from the first page generates ‘ID required’ error message
Bugfix: Clicking the “cancel and return” link on PayPal payment page lead to non-existent page
Bugfix: When approvers has logic rules, the approval progress is not being displayed correctly
Bugfix: Deleting all conditions on an approver caused issue with the approval process
Bugfix: Download links showing with double slash when machform installed on root domain

How to Update

This update is FREE for all users having an active support contract.
As mentioned above, you can download it on Billing Area.

Follow this upgrade instruction:
Upgrading MachForm Self-Hosted

MachForm Cloud Users

If you’re subscribed to any of our MachForm Cloud plans, there is no further action required on your side. We’ve automatically updated MachForm version on all our cloud users with the latest version. You can use the new features right now!

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