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title: "Multiple Forms: How the “Strict Entry Match” setting works"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview-pro/multiple-forms/multiple-forms-strict-match/"
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The Multiple Forms plugin allows you to display entry values from multiple forms in a single View.

 The plugin adds a setting called "Strict Entry Match" to the View Settings box. It looks like this:

![The "Strict Entry Match" setting in the View Settings metabox in GravityView's Edit View screen](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bFOK3L.png)
*By default, all entries in the parent form connected to a View will be shown. If the connected forms do not have any values, they will be displayed as blank:*![Table comparing entries in Form A and Form B, with entries only in Form A](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-0GrpAJNqAC.png)
*But by enabling the Strict Entry Match setting, only the rows that contain results for both forms will be shown:*![Form A column displays numbers 2, 4, and 5. Form B column is empty, illustrating strict entry match](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-AnkfstEbEb.png)

##  Here's an example showing three connected forms.

 By default, all entries in the main form (Form A) are shown regardless of whether those records have a match in the connected form.

![Table with numbers 1-5 under Form A, 1 under Form B, 4 under Forms A-C, highlighting "Strict Entry Match"](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-ndYe5C1Q3Q.png)
*When we enable "Strict Entry Match" for this hypothetical View, the only row displayed will be row four, because the entry in Form A also has matching entries in all of the connected forms*![Forms A, B, and C with a blue-highlighted row showing the number 4 under Form A](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-1WjEkYJh1v.png)