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title: "Modifying the text displayed when there are no entries"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/customizing-your-views/modifying-the-text-displayed-when-there-are-no-entries/"
---

New functionality: [Displaying a form if no entries exist on the View.](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/customizing-your-views/displaying-a-form-if-no-entries-exist-on-the-view/)

The information provided in this article **doesn't work** with Views using the DataTables layout. If you are using a DataTables layout, please take a look at [this other article instead](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview-pro/datatables/how-to-customize-the-no-data-available-in-table-text/).

### GravityView defaults

By default, GravityView shows two values, depending on the situation.

If the View is displaying a search result, the default text is:

> This search returned no results.

Otherwise, if no search has been performed (the View is empty), the default text is:

> No entries match your request.

### Changing those texts

Since GravityView version 2.17, these two messages can now be modified directly in the View Settings metabox without the need of using custom filters:

![Settings for modifying "No Entries" and "No Search Results" messages in a form](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-qPWgfclRh1.png)