Hey everyone 👋

This release gives you more ways to take payments, more reasons to lean on Hidden fields, and finer control over how often people can submit.

There’s a single “Both” payment type that mixes one-time and subscription (PayPal included on Premium), Hidden fields that can drive payment amounts and run real calculations, minimum character limits on Textarea, and recurring entry caps that go beyond just “lifetime.” A couple of quiet bugs are gone too.

Premium-only items are tagged inline, so you know what comes with the upgrade.

Let’s get into it.

✨ What’s new

Multiple payment types in one form

Pick “Both” as your payment type and a single form can collect one-time payments and subscriptions side by side. On Premium, PayPal joins in too, with the SDK loading dynamically based on what the shopper picks.

What that means for you:

• Sell a product and offer a subscription upgrade in the same place
• Stop maintaining duplicate forms for “buy once” vs “subscribe”.
• On PayPal forms, page loads stay light. The right SDK loads only when it’s needed (Premium)
• Cleaner flow for memberships, donations, or product bundles where shoppers pick their own commitment

Hidden fields can now do math and drive payments

Hidden fields take on two new jobs this release. They can now act as a source for the payment block’s dynamic amount, and on Premium, they support full calculations too. Use them as inputs in your formulas or as the target where a calculated result lands, with server-side numeric validation when calculation is on.

What that means for you:

• Push calculated or backend-set totals into payments without showing them on the form
• Set pricing from a URL parameter, a server response, or a backend rule
• Run pricing logic, scoring, or running totals behind the scenes without cluttering the form (Premium)
• Trust your numbers. Server-side validation keeps the math honest even if someone tampers with the front end (Premium)

Minimum character limit on Textarea

Textarea fields now support a minimum character count, the same way other text fields do.

What that means for you:

• Stop getting one-word answers on questions that need real responses
• Set realistic length expectations for feedback, applications, or short essays

Recurring entry limits (Premium)

You can now cap submissions per day, week, month, or year, on top of the existing lifetime limit.

What that means for you:

• Limit giveaways or contests to one entry per day per person
• Cap weekly support requests, monthly RSVPs, or yearly applications
• Stop reaching for workarounds when “lifetime” is too strict and “no limit” is too loose

🚀 Better than before

• Extension hooks for windowed entry caps. Developers can now plug into form restriction and add their own daily, weekly, or monthly submission limits. Handy if you’re building an extension on top of SureForms.

🐛 Squashed

• AI Form Builder no longer fails silently. Generic error messages have been replaced with clearer feedback, so you actually know what went wrong and how to fix it.
• Confirm Email no longer blocks submissions on optional Email fields. If the Email field wasn’t marked as required, the Confirm Email check could quietly stop the form from submitting. Fixed.

We think you’ll like this one. Update when you’re ready.

As always, support is one click away if anything feels off.

– With ❤️ from Team SureForms