When trying to make a field optional via hook_field_widget_form_alter, Drupal still require the field when submiting.
How to reproduce:
1. Make body field required for article;
2. Try to save the article without body and Drupal shows the message: Body field is required., witch is the expected behavior.
3. Create a new module called mymodule;
4. On mymodule.module add the following function:
/**
* Implements hook_field_widget_form_alter().
*/
function mymodule_field_widget_form_alter(&$element, \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state, $context) {
$items = $context['items'];
$element_name = $items->getName();
if ($element_name == 'body') {
$element['#required'] = FALSE;
}
}5. Enable mymodule
6. Reload the article add/edit page
7. Try to save the article again, and Drupal shows the message: This value should not be null. and this is not the expected behavior. In this case, Drupal should allow saving the article without fill the body field.
The body field is just an example. It happens to all fields that are configured as required on Structure / Content Types / Manage Fields.
Closed: works as designed
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#13 has providing working code for this.
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