Panels is a Gravity Forms add-on by CRFTD that turns form submissions into finished, downloadable images. You design a layered template — background, text, and image overlays — and your visitors fill in a form to generate their own personalized version, with a live preview as they type.
What you need
WordPress 5.8 or newer
PHP 7.4 or newer
Gravity Forms 2.8 or newer, installed and activated (Panels uses Gravity Forms features, including the Image Choice field, that require 2.8)
Panels works alongside any page builder — Divi, Elementor, the block editor, or a classic theme. It only needs a Gravity Forms form embedded on a page.
Installing
Download the Panels zip from your account at crftdtools.dev.
In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate.
If Gravity Forms is not active, Panels shows a notice in your dashboard and waits — nothing runs until Gravity Forms is available.
Licensing and updates
Panels does not currently ask for a license key. Updates are distributed through crftdtools.dev — download the new version from your account and install it over the old one (WordPress will offer to replace the existing plugin). Automatic license-key-based updates are planned for a future release.
Your first Panel in three steps
Build a Panel — create a Panel (your design template) with a background, size, and text or image layers. See Building a Panel.
Connect a form — add the Panels field to a Gravity Forms form and assign your Panel to it. See Connecting a Form.
Embed the form — place the form on any page the way you normally would. Visitors fill it in, watch the live preview, and download their finished image after submitting.