If GravityKit blocks are not visible in the block editor inserter

If you cannot find GravityKit blocks when using the WordPress block editor ("Gutenberg"), this guide helps you check the most common cause and fix it quickly.

What you see

• You open the block editor.
• You search for GravityKit or GravityView blocks.
• Nothing appears in the block picker.

Most common reason? The website theme.

Your WordPress theme is limiting which blocks are allowed.

When this happens, GravityKit blocks are hidden, even though the plugin is active and working.

Quick check

1. Switch to a default WordPress theme (for example, Twenty Twenty-Four).
2. Open the same page in the block editor.
3. Search for the GravityKit block again.

If the blocks appear after switching themes, the issue is your original theme settings, not GravityKit.

How to fix it

Ask your developer (or theme provider) to allow GravityKit blocks in the theme block allow-list. Point them to this article.

If you need support

When contacting support, include:

• Your active theme name.
• A screenshot of the editor search results (showing missing blocks).
• Whether the blocks appear after switching themes.

Adding support for GravityKit add-ons

If your theme uses an allowed_block_types_all  allow-list, add GravityKit blocks to the allowed array.

This is example using GravityView blocks:

add_filter(
	'allowed_block_types_all',
	function( $allowed_block_types, $block_editor_context ) {
		if ( ! is_array( $allowed_block_types ) ) {
			return $allowed_block_types;
		}

		$allowed_block_types[] = 'gk-gravityview-blocks/view';
		$allowed_block_types[] = 'gk-gravityview-blocks/entry';
		$allowed_block_types[] = 'gk-gravityview-blocks/entry-field';
		$allowed_block_types[] = 'gk-gravityview-blocks/entry-link';
		$allowed_block_types[] = 'gk-gravityview-blocks/view-details';

		return array_values( array_unique( $allowed_block_types ) );
	},
	10,
	2
);

Developer debugging

For GravityView blocks, open the block editor, then open browser DevTools and run:

wp.blocks.getBlockType('gk-gravityview-blocks/view')
wp.data.select('core/block-editor').canInsertBlockType('gk-gravityview-blocks/view')
wp.data.select('core/block-editor').getSettings().allowedBlockTypes
wp.data.select('core/block-editor').getSettings().templateLock
wp.data.select('core/editor').getCurrentPostType()

How to read the results:

• getBlockType(...)  returns an object: The block is registered.
• canInsertBlockType(...)  returns false : The editor context is blocking insertion.
• allowedBlockTypes  is an array that does not include gk-gravityview-blocks/view : A theme or plugin allow-list is excluding GravityView blocks.
• templateLock  is 'all'  or 'insert' : The current template/post context restricts block insertion.