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title: "User Edit: Allowing Users to Edit Their Own Entries"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/edit-entry/user-edit-allow-users-to-edit-their-own-entries/"
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**TL;DR:** To enable user edit on a View in GravityView, edit your View and check the box that says “Allow User Edit”. Then, add a Link to Edit Entry field and configure the Edit Entry Layout. Finally, save your View by clicking “Publish”.

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In GravityView, you can allow users to edit entries that they create. Follow the steps below to enable the Edit Entry feature for any given View.

**Note: Administrators can edit all entries** because they have the `gravityview_full_access` and `gravityview_edit_others_entries` capabilities. [Learn more about modifying user capabilities](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/edit-entry/how-to-allow-a-user-to-edit-all-entries/).

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## 1. Enable User Edit on Your View

Edit your View in the WordPress dashboard and scroll down to where it says “Settings”. Next, click on “Edit Entry” in the left-hand menu and check the box that says “Allow User Edit”.

![Settings menu with "Allow User Edit" option enabled, allowing users to edit their own entries](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-7Iiz3nFwEe.png)
*If you want to re-approve entries after they have been edited, check the box that says "Unapprove Entries After Edit"*![Settings menu highlighting "Unapprove Entries After Edit" option, changing status to "Unapproved" for edits by non-admins](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-p93mr8Rv6Y.png)
*If an administrator edits an entry, the approval status will not be reset*
For more guidance regarding entry approval, read [Approving or rejecting entries in GravityView](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/entry-approval/approving-or-rejecting-entries-in-gravityview/).

## 2. Add a “Link to Edit Entry” Page

Next, you need to add a link to the Edit Entry page, where users will be able to edit fields that you specify.

To do this, click the *+ Add Field* button and select the “Link to Edit Entry” field. This inserts a link into your View that allows users to edit entries they created.

Note: The edit entry link will only be visible to users who have permission to edit that entry. If a user did not create the entry, they will not be able to edit it. Likewise, logged-out users will not see the “Edit Entry” link.

![Options menu allows users to add a "Link to Edit Entry" column in the table](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-qB0c2JVgyd.png)

### Optional: Modify the Link Text

By default, the Edit Entry link text says “Edit Entry”.

If you want to change the Edit Entry link text, you can do this by clicking on the gear icon and entering your new link text into the box that says “Edit Link Text”.

![Settings gear icon highlighted to allow users to edit entry fields](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-g7X7xtqjiL.png)
*!*[Edit Entry settings screen showing "Edit this Entry" text field for user customization](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-CTPbZtCNKV.png)

## 3. Configure the Edit Entry Layout

The final step is to configure the Edit Entry Layout. All fields added to the Edit Entry Layout will be editable.

**Note**: If the configuration is left blank, all fields will be editable.

First, click on the Edit Entry Layout tab.

![Tabs labeled "Multiple Entries Layout," "Single Entry Layout," and "Edit Entry Layout" with an arrow pointing to the latter](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-11NYY8Q8W8.png)
Next, click the *+ Add fields* button to add fields to the configuration![Edit Entry screen with "Add Field" button for customizing visible fields](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-q8mfKmLuQR.png)
*For more information about configuring the Edit Entry Layout, read*[Configuring the Edit Entry Screen](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/getting-started-gravityview/configuring-the-edit-entry-screen/).

## 4. Save Your View

Once you’ve enabled user edit on your View, added a link to the Edit Entry page, and configured the Edit Entry Layout, save your View by clicking “Publish”.

![Update post settings including status, visibility, and revisions; use provided shortcode for embedding](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-fvVhQxvJh9.png)

## Check Out Your View on the Front End

Logged-in users will now see a link to edit entries that they created.

![User table with names, emails, and "Edit this Entry" links for editing entries](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-cOeqIKLDmw.png)
*Logged-out users will not be able to see the Edit Entry link*![User data table with columns for First, Last names, and Email addresses, showing three entries](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-sJKSXoGggm.png)**Note:** Any user who can edit entries inside Gravity Forms will be able to edit entries. If you want to limit this capability, you can use the [Members plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/)
to restrict the "gravityforms\_edit\_entries" capability