This module provides a hybrid field type that accepts either text or entity reference as its value, allowing fields to optionally reference arbitrary entities via their label.

Features

Allowed entity type / bundles and maximum length of text value are configured in field settings.
User entity selection can be based on target user role(s) in addition to entity type and bundle(s).
Autocomplete widget combines results based on previously entered text values and labels of allowed / accessible entity references. Limit on the number of suggestions and match operator (starts with / contains) are configured in widget settings.
Field formatter optionally displays label as link to referenced entity if one exists and if user has view access rights, or as text otherwise.
Inserting, updating or deleting referenced entities also updates field values where they are referenced, so changing the node title also changes the text value on a field referencing that node as would be expected.
Support for the Real Name module is transparent to the user.
Views integration exposes direct and reverse relationships just like regular entity references.
Feeds integration allows importing either text value(s) or entity ID.

Requirements

Entity API 1.x

Recommended modules

Similar modules

Known issues

Support for Field collection is missing.

D8 version and JSON API

This module breaks JSON API. To fix it you need to do some manual adjustments, see #3113511-2: Error when used in a Paragraph accessed by JSON:API.

Text or Entity

Issues

Migrate data from fields created with "Text or Nodereference" in drupal 7ActiveCode Created 20 days ago

Drupal 10Needs reviewCode Created about 1 year ago

Migrate data from fields created with "Text or Nodereference" in drupal 7
Active
Code
Created 20 days ago

Drupal 10
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Created about 1 year ago