diff --git a/includes/class-gravityview-entry-approval-merge-tags.php b/includes/class-gravityview-entry-approval-merge-tags.php
index 8e6896ba4..4768b4e37 100644
--- a/includes/class-gravityview-entry-approval-merge-tags.php
+++ b/includes/class-gravityview-entry-approval-merge-tags.php
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ protected function replace_merge_tag( $matches = array(), $text = '', $form = ar
 				'text'    => $approval_link_text,
 				'form_id' => (int) $form['id'],
 				'action'  => $action,
+				'format'  => 'html',
 				'atts'    => []
 			];
 
@@ -243,14 +244,18 @@ protected function replace_merge_tag( $matches = array(), $text = '', $form = ar
 			 *
 			 * @since  TBD
 			 *
-			 * @param array{url: string, text: string, form_id: int, action: string, atts: array} $approval_link_params
+			 * @param array{url: string, text: string, form_id: int, action: string, format: string, atts: array} $approval_link_params
 			 */
 			$approval_link_params = wp_parse_args(
 				apply_filters( 'gk/gravityview/entry/approval-link/params', $approval_link_params ),
 				$approval_link_params
 			);
 
-			$approval_link = gravityview_get_link( esc_html( $approval_link_params['url'] ), esc_html( $approval_link_params['text'] ), $approval_link_params['atts'] );
+			if ( 'text' === ( $approval_link_params['format'] ?? '' ) ) {
+				$approval_link = $approval_link_params['url'];
+			} else {
+				$approval_link = gravityview_get_link( esc_html( $approval_link_params['url'] ), esc_html( $approval_link_params['text'] ), $approval_link_params['atts'] );
+			}
 
 			$text = str_replace( $full_tag, $approval_link, $text );
 		}
diff --git a/includes/widgets/search-widget/class-search-widget.php b/includes/widgets/search-widget/class-search-widget.php
index 1832e1d2c..61ea712da 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/search-widget/class-search-widget.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/search-widget/class-search-widget.php
@@ -2146,13 +2146,14 @@ public static function the_clear_search_button() {
 		$gravityview_view = GravityView_View::getInstance();
 
 		if ( $gravityview_view->search_clear ) {
-
 			$url = strtok( add_query_arg( array() ), '?' );
 
 			$clear_button_params = [
-				'url' => $url,
-				'text' => esc_html__( 'Clear', 'gk-gravityview' ),
-				'atts' => [ 'class' => 'button gv-search-clear'],
+				'url'     => $url,
+				'text'    => esc_html__( 'Clear', 'gk-gravityview' ),
+				'view_id' => $gravityview_view->getViewId(),
+				'format'  => 'html',
+				'atts'    => [ 'class' => 'button gv-search-clear' ],
 			];
 
 			/**
@@ -2160,16 +2161,20 @@ public static function the_clear_search_button() {
 			 *
 			 * @filter `gravityview/widget/search/clear-button/params`
 			 *
-			 * @since 2.21
+			 * @since  2.21
 			 *
-			 * @param array{url: string, text: string, atts: array} $clear_button_params
+			 * @param array{url: string, text: string, view_id: int, atts: array} $clear_button_params
 			 */
 			$clear_button_params = wp_parse_args(
 				apply_filters( 'gk/gravityview/widget/search/clear-button/params', $clear_button_params ),
 				$clear_button_params
 			);
 
-			echo gravityview_get_link( $clear_button_params['url'], $clear_button_params['text'], $clear_button_params['atts'] );
+			if ( 'text' === ( $clear_button_params['format'] ?? '' ) ) {
+				echo $clear_button_params['url'];
+			} else {
+				echo gravityview_get_link( $clear_button_params['url'], $clear_button_params['text'], $clear_button_params['atts'] );
+			}
 		}
 	}