idealAMS Gravity Forms Addon (Requires Gravity Forms)
Gravity form Integration with OCR using Tessaract and feature to use other AI platforms like Google Vision
by 108 Ideaspace · github.com/sanjaynegi88/gravity-form---salesforce-sync-and-ocr-with-tessaract
Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/sanjaynegi88/gravity-form---salesforce-sync-and-ocr-with-tessaract/archive/refs/heads/main.zipGravity Forms OCR Integration
A powerful OCR (Optical Character Recognition) integration plugin for WordPress Gravity Forms that automatically extracts text from uploaded documents and images using Tesseract OCR and external AI vision platforms such as Google Vision AI.
This plugin helps automate document processing, form population, identity verification, data extraction, and AI-powered workflows directly inside Gravity Forms.
Features
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OCR integration with Gravity Forms
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Automatic text extraction from uploaded files
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Supports:
- Images (JPG, PNG, WEBP)
- PDF documents
- Scanned forms
- Identity documents
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Tesseract OCR support
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Google Vision AI integration
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Extendable AI provider architecture
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Auto-fill Gravity Forms fields from OCR results
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Custom field mapping support
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Supports multi-page documents
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Server-side OCR processing
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Developer-friendly hooks and filters
Supported OCR Providers
Tesseract OCR
- Open-source OCR engine
- Local server-based processing
- No external API required
- Fast and lightweight
Google Vision AI
- Cloud-based OCR and AI image analysis
- High accuracy document recognition
- Handwriting support
- Advanced image detection
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0+
- PHP 7.4+
- Gravity Forms Plugin
- Tesseract OCR installed on server (for local OCR)
- Google Cloud account (optional for Vision AI)
Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP file
- Activate the plugin from WordPress admin
- Configure OCR provider settings
- Connect Gravity Forms fields
Tesseract OCR Installation
Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tesseract-ocr
Verify Installation
tesseract --version
Google Vision AI Setup
Step 1 — Create Google Cloud Project
- Visit Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project
- Enable Vision API
Step 2 — Create Service Account
- Create Service Account credentials
- Download JSON credentials file
- Upload credentials inside plugin settings
Plugin Configuration
Navigate to:
Gravity Forms → OCR Integration
Configure:
- OCR Provider
- Tesseract Path
- Google Vision API Credentials
- OCR Language
- Confidence Threshold
- Auto Mapping Rules
Gravity Forms Integration
The plugin integrates directly with Gravity Forms file upload fields.
Supported Workflows
- ID verification
- Passport scanning
- Invoice processing
- Membership applications
- Insurance forms
- Medical document extraction
- Resume parsing
- AI document workflows
OCR Processing Flow
- User uploads document/image
- Plugin processes file
- OCR extracts text
- AI provider analyzes content
- Data maps to Gravity Forms fields
- Form submits with extracted data
Auto Field Mapping
Automatically map extracted OCR values into:
- Name fields
- Email fields
- Phone numbers
- Address fields
- ID numbers
- Dates
- Invoice totals
- Custom Gravity Forms fields
Example OCR Output
{
"full_name": "John Doe",
"email": "john@example.com",
"document_number": "A1234567",
"expiry_date": "2028-12-31"
}
Hooks & Filters
Before OCR Processing
do_action('gf_ocr_before_processing', $file_path);
After OCR Processing
do_action('gf_ocr_after_processing', $ocr_result);
Modify OCR Data
apply_filters('gf_ocr_extracted_data', $data);
Security
- Secure file handling
- Temporary file cleanup
- Sanitized OCR output
- Protected API credentials
- WordPress coding standards compliant
Performance
- Background OCR processing
- Queue support
- Optimized image handling
- Large document support
- Multi-page PDF parsing
AI Provider Architecture
The plugin is designed to support additional OCR/AI providers such as:
- AWS Textract
- Azure OCR
- OpenAI Vision
- Claude Vision
- OCR.Space
- Custom AI APIs
Troubleshooting
Tesseract Not Found
Verify installation path:
which tesseract
Update the correct binary path in plugin settings.
Google Vision Authentication Error
- Verify service account credentials
- Ensure Vision API is enabled
- Check billing configuration
Future Improvements
- AI document classification
- Handwriting recognition
- Table extraction
- Signature detection
- Real-time OCR preview
- RAG document workflows
- AI agents for form processing
License
Licensed under GPL v2 or later.
Author
Built for advanced Gravity Forms automation, OCR workflows, and AI-powered document processing.