Modifying the Default View Settings

The gravityview/view/settings/defaults  filter lets you customize the default settings applied to new Views. This is useful for enforcing site-wide standards like security settings, display preferences, or permissions.

Example

add_filter( 'gravityview/view/settings/defaults', function( $default_settings ) {

    $default_settings['embed_only']['value'] = true;         // Prevent Direct Access
    $default_settings['is_secure']['value'] = true;          // Enable Enhanced Security
    $default_settings['page_size']['value'] = 50;            // Entries per page
    $default_settings['lightbox']['value'] = true;           // Enable lightbox for images
    $default_settings['show_only_approved']['value'] = true; // Show only approved entries
    $default_settings['caching']['value'] = true;            // Enable caching

    return $default_settings;
} );

These defaults apply to new Views only. Existing Views are not affected.

Notes

Checkbox Values

For checkbox settings, you can use either true /false  or 1 /0 :

$default_settings['lightbox']['value'] = true;  // Enabled
$default_settings['lightbox']['value'] = false; // Disabled

// Also valid:
$default_settings['lightbox']['value'] = 1;     // Enabled
$default_settings['lightbox']['value'] = 0;     // Disabled

Settings with Dynamic Defaults

Some settings inherit their default value from global GravityView settings:

• caching  — Inherits from GravityView Settings → Performance
• caching_entries  — Inherits from GravityView Settings → Performance

When you set these via the filter, your value takes precedence over the global setting.

Settings Reference

View Settings Tab

No Entries Behavior

Caching

Single Entry Tab

Edit Entry Tab

Delete Entry Tab

Filter & Sort Tab

Permissions Tab

Custom Code Tab

Extension Settings

These settings are available when the corresponding extension is active.

Advanced Filter

Multiple Forms

Magic Links

GravityEdit

GravityMath

Dashboard Views

More Examples

Security-Focused

add_filter( 'gravityview/view/settings/defaults', function( $settings ) {

    $settings['embed_only']['value'] = true;
    $settings['is_secure']['value'] = true;
    $settings['rest_enable']['value'] = false;
    $settings['csv_enable']['value'] = false;

    return $settings;
} );

User Portal

add_filter( 'gravityview/view/settings/defaults', function( $settings ) {

    // Requires Advanced Filter extension
    $settings['show_only_entries_by_current_user']['value'] = true;
    $settings['user_edit']['value'] = true;
    $settings['user_delete']['value'] = true;

    return $settings;
} );

Agency / Multi-Site

add_filter( 'gravityview/view/settings/defaults', function( $settings ) {

    // Performance
    $settings['caching']['value'] = true;

    // Display
    $settings['page_size']['value'] = 50;
    $settings['lightbox']['value'] = true;
    $settings['hide_empty']['value'] = true;
    $settings['hide_empty_single']['value'] = true;

    // Sort by newest first
    $settings['sort_field']['value'] = 'date_created';
    $settings['sort_direction']['value'] = 'DESC';

    return $settings;
} );

Related

• Where to Put Code Samples
• The View Settings Meta Box
• How GravityView Security Works