The Gravity Forms Signature add-on captures hand-drawn signatures as image files attached to entries, with a reference to the file path stored in wp_gf_entry_meta. Each entry records whether a signature was captured, when, and any related metadata like consent text version or IP address at signing. The default Gravity entries grid shows the rendered entry but loses every signal about contract lifecycle and counter-party progress.

SleekView reads wp_gf_entry directly, joins to wp_gf_entry_meta, and surfaces the Signature add-on meta keys as groupable fields. The natural one is the signature status, which moves through Awaiting, Signed, Verified, and Archived as the contract lifecycle progresses. You can also group by signer party for multi-signature forms, by consent text version for audit purposes, or by a custom Counter-signature stage meta added by your team.

Dragging a card writes the new value through GFAPI::update_entry and fires gform_post_update_entry, firing every notification, Zapier feed, and add-on hook listening to entry status changes. Cancelled contracts are filtered out of active contract boards by default but can be exposed on a contract audit board so the legal team can review cancellation patterns and reach out to abandoned signers if appropriate.

The Gravity Forms Signature add-on is excellent at capturing signatures, but its admin treats every signed entry as a row in the standard Gravity entries grid with no contract lifecycle visualization. That works when signatures are occasional. It stops working the moment you have a real contract operation with dozens of contracts in flight, multi-party signature requirements, and legal needing to verify each signature against the consent text version before archive.

A kanban board fixes the part the add-on was never designed to fix: contract lifecycle visibility. Each column shows how many contracts are in each state, so legal can see at a glance which contracts are stuck Awaiting and need a follow-up nudge. Status changes happen with a drag instead of three clicks per entry, which compounds quickly once you are processing dozens of contracts a week.

Because every column maps back to real Signature add-on meta on the entry, the board is not a parallel system that drifts. The end result is a Gravity admin that finally matches how legal and contract operations teams actually work.