The ability to prevent certain email entries from being submitted through Gravity Forms is a feature centered around restricting specific email addresses. This functionality operates by creating a list of disallowed email domains or specific email addresses. For example, an administrator could block “@spamdomain.com” to prevent submissions from that domain, or they could block “user@example.com” to reject submissions from that exact address.
Restricting email input contributes significantly to data quality and spam reduction. Historically, web forms have been vulnerable to abuse, leading to irrelevant or malicious submissions. Implementing email restrictions minimizes exposure to unwanted entries, conserving resources and improving the overall integrity of collected data. The benefit extends to enhancing data analysis, as the information gathered is more accurate and reliable when filtered from potentially harmful or low-quality submissions.