# Show How Many People Filled In a Gravity Form

> Adds a [wpide_gf_count form="1"] shortcode that prints the number of entries a Gravity Forms form has received, for petitions, sign-ups and social proof.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Forms](https://wpide.com/library/category/forms/)
- Tags: gravity-forms, shortcode, social-proof
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/gf-entry-count-shortcode/

## Code

```php
add_shortcode( 'wpide_gf_count', function ( $atts ) {
    $atts = shortcode_atts( array( 'form' => 0, 'offset' => 0 ), $atts, 'wpide_gf_count' );
    $form = absint( $atts['form'] );

    if ( ! $form || ! class_exists( 'GFAPI' ) ) {
        return '';
    }

    $count = get_transient( 'wpide_gf_count_' . $form );
    if ( false === $count ) {
        $count = (int) GFAPI::count_entries( $form, array( 'status' => 'active' ) );
        set_transient( 'wpide_gf_count_' . $form, $count, 10 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS );
    }

    return '<span class="wpide-gf-count">' . esc_html( number_format_i18n( $count + absint( $atts['offset'] ) ) ) . '</span>';
} );
```

## Notes

Counts active entries only, cached for ten minutes; add offset="100" to start from a higher number.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Show How Many People Filled In a Gravity Form" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/