Gravity Perks: Entry Blocks is worth it for block-based portals

Gravity Perks is not one plugin with one purpose. It is a suite of Gravity Forms add-ons, and Entry Blocks is the perk that turns form entries into front-end displays and editable interfaces. That distinction matters: you need Gravity Forms first, and the value comes from solving a specific front-end data problem rather than improving ordinary forms.

Entry Blocks adds a Gravity Forms Entries block to the WordPress Block Editor. Its main variations are Entries Table, Entries Loop, Single Entry, and Edit Single Entry. You can display submissions in pages, posts, or widgets, filter them by entry properties, let permitted users edit or delete them, and design the output with regular Gutenberg blocks. That makes it practical for company directories, attendee lists, job boards, maintenance trackers, customer portals, and internal dashboards.

Where Entry Blocks is genuinely strong

The Entries Loop is the standout feature. Instead of accepting a rigid table template, you can arrange fields, buttons, headings, conditional content, and other supported blocks around Gravity Forms merge tags. The layout is edited once in the Block Editor and applied across the entries, which is much faster than hand-coding a custom template. The built-in Filters block can also add front-end search and field-based filtering without requiring a separate database interface.

Permissions are useful for member-facing projects. Entries are publicly viewable by default, but you can filter results to the current user’s submissions and restrict editing through Gravity Forms capabilities. The documentation also provides snippets for more specific rules, such as allowing edits based on user meta or hiding administrative fields. For a developer or agency already comfortable with Gravity Forms, that combination can replace a surprising amount of custom PHP.

Gravity Wiz’s documentation is another real advantage. It explains the query controls, merge tags, hooks, feed handling, integrations, and security-related settings in detail. The perk is also sold as part of Gravity Perks pricing: the current Basic plan is $59 per year for one perk on one site, while Advanced is $169 for three perks on three sites. That is reasonable if Entry Blocks is removing custom development work, but expensive for a single simple table.

Where it is weak or annoying

The limitations are significant enough to affect the buying decision. The documentation says the Entries Table view is not mobile-responsive by default. Only one Entries block can be placed on a page, Entries blocks cannot be nested inside one another, and Save and Continue is not supported when editing entries. Editing can also require snippets when you need feeds to reprocess after an entry changes. Those are not theoretical edge cases for portals or workflow-heavy sites.

Entry Blocks is also currently labeled beta in the developer documentation, with version 1.0-beta-2.37 listed as updated on September 9, 2026. That does not make it unusable, but it is a reason to test forms, permissions, notifications, payment feeds, caching, and responsive layouts on staging before deployment.

Entry Blocks versus the alternatives

GravityView is the obvious alternative and the safer choice for complex directories. It has more mature tooling for advanced filtering, approvals, maps, specialized layouts, and data-heavy front-end applications. Entry Blocks wins when you want native Gutenberg composition and a quick, block-based design rather than another dedicated view builder.

Formidable Forms is a better alternative if you are choosing a form platform from scratch and want forms, database-style views, and front-end editing in one ecosystem. JetFormBuilder or custom post-type tools may also be more natural for sites whose data should become WordPress posts rather than remain Gravity Forms entries.

Verdict: buy Gravity Perks for Entry Blocks when you already have Gravity Forms and specifically want a Gutenberg-built portal or entry display. Do not buy it merely to show a basic submission table, and choose GravityView when advanced data-app features matter more than block-editor convenience.