Problem
Does anyone know how to add a notification badge next to the “Entries” link (backend) when a new form or entry is received?
The badge should include a counter indicating how many entries remain unopened.
When looking at the WordPress admin, there is no indicator in the sidebar menu that shows how many unread Gravity Forms entries you have. You would have to check each form to see this information or go to the Gravity Forms dashboard widget.
Other plugins and WordPress functions use this indicator to show notifications or the number of plugins that need to be updated.
Thanks to this Gravity Forms user’s request, I took some time to see if I could come up with a simple solution.
Solution
A simple WordPress plugin that enhances Gravity Forms by adding an unread entries indicator to the “Entries” menu in the WordPress admin dashboard.
It also includes an AJAX feature that dynamically marks entries as read/unread, automatically updating the unread count in real-time.
How to use this code
You can either use a code snippet plugin like WPCodeBox or install it like any other plugin.
- Code snippet plugin
Simple copy the code above, past it into your snippet plugin, and enable the code:
- Install via WordPress plugins
Go to the Gist file here, then click the download zip button. Once the file is downloaded head over to your WordPress admin area. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload plugin and drop the zip file into the file selector area, then click Install Now and Activate.
Need More Help?
If you still need help, feel free to use the comments or chat options below.
If you have an active Gravity Forms license, you can also open a support ticket here.
