Replace hook_form_node_form_alter() implementations with configured field layouts

Created on 20 January 2017, over 8 years ago

Updated 16 May 2025, 3 days ago

Problem/Motivation

Currently \Drupal\node\NodeForm::form() and seven_form_node_form_alter() work to split the node form into two columns.
This code runs after the entity display.

If using the experimental Field Layout module to change node forms to have two columns, this will incidentally create 3 columns.

Additionally, form_alter implementations that relocate fields will have conflicts

Proposed resolution

Configure node.module to use a layout for node displays

Remaining tasks

User interface changes

API changes

Data model changes

📌 Task

Status

Postponed

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

field_layout.module

Created by

🇺🇸United States tim.plunkett Philadelphia

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Blocks and Layouts Initiative. See the #2811175 Add layouts to Drupal issue.

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🇳🇿New Zealand quietone
The Field Layout Module was approved for removal in 📌 [META] Enable layout builder for form displays, and deprecate field_layout Postponed .

This is Postponed. The status is set according to two policies. The Remove a core extension and move it to a contributed project → and the Extensions approved for removal → policies.

The deprecation work is in 📌 [meta] Tasks to deprecate the Field Layout module Active and the removal work in 📌 [12.x] [meta] Tasks to remove Field Layout module Postponed .

Field Layout will be moved to a contributed project after the Drupal 12.x branch is open.

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