Gravity Forms grouped sections and columns

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Gravity Forms Grouped Sections and Columns

By default, GF sections and respective sub-fields are not structured or identified in the HTML as you would expect. This helps group all the sections into <section> fields as well as allow you to create columns based on these sections.

You may need modify the CSS to your needs.

Enabling Sections

Simply add the gform_sections class to the form's "CSS Class Name".

Excluding Fields From Sections

If you have fields at the bottom of the form or elsewhere that you do not want contained in a section, you may add the gfield_sectionless class to that particular field.

Enabling Columns

• 2 Columns: gform_columns--2

Changing the Column Orientation

I had a need to change the order of the sections in a Z-pattern. Add a -z to the end of the class to the form to enable this (e.g., gform_columns--2-z).

License

MIT License

Copyright 2025 Brennan Goewert

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gform_section.css

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_sections .gform_fields {grid-template-columns: unset;}
}
@media (min-width: 901px) {
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_sections .gform_fields {display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_sections .gform_fields > section {display:grid;grid-template-columns:inherit;grid-auto-rows: min-content;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_sections .gform_fields > section .gsection {margin-bottom:1em;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2 .gform_fields {grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2 .gform_fields > section {break-inside:avoid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);column-gap:0.5em;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2 .gform_fields > section .gfield {grid-column:1/-1;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2 .gform_fields > section .gfield--width-full {grid-column:1/-1;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2 .gform_fields > section .gfield--width-half {grid-column:span 3;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2-z .gform_fields > section:nth-child(odd) {grid-column:1;}
    .gform_wrapper form.gform_columns--2-z .gform_fields > section:nth-child(even) {grid-column:2;}
}

gform_section.js

// Wrap Gravity Forms sections into a <section>
document.addEventListener('gform/post_render', function() {
    const gsections = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.gform_sections .gsection')).reverse();
    gsections.forEach((gsection, k) => {
        let start = gsection.id,
            end = gsections[k + 1] ? gsections[k + 1].id : null,
            fields = [],
            section = document.createElement('section'),
            next = gsection.nextElementSibling;
        while (next && next.id !== end) {
            if (!next.classList.contains('gfield_sectionless') && !next.classList.contains('gfield--type-hidden')) {
                fields.push(next);
            }
            next = next.nextElementSibling;
        }
        section.dataset.section = start;
        section.append(gsection);
        fields.forEach((field) => section.append(field));
        document.querySelector('.gform_fields').prepend(section);
    });
});