Configuring field display for an entity sub-type

Goal

Configure the formatters used to display the fields of an entity sub-type, their order in the display, and the formatter settings. See Managing content structure for background information.

Steps

1. Navigate to the page for managing the entity type you want to add the field to. For example, to add a field to a content type, in the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Structure > Content types.
2. Find the particular sub-type that you want to configure the display of, and click Manage display in the Operations list.
3. Use the drag arrows to order the fields in your preferred order.
4. Drag any fields that you do not wish to see in the display to the Disabled section.
5. In the Label column, select the position for each field label in the display, or - Hidden - to hide a label. You can also choose - Visually Hidden- if you want the label's text to appear in the HTML page, so that screen readers and search engines can read it, but it will not be visible.
6. In the Format column, select the formatter for displaying each field.
7. After selecting the desired formatters, click the settings gear in each row to change the settings for the formatter.
8. When you are done making changes, click Save.
9. Test the display for your entity sub-type by viewing an entity. If needed, return to these steps to further refine the display.

Related topics

• Accessibility of the administrative interface
• Adding a field to an entity sub-type
• Adding an image style
• Adding a reference field to an entity sub-type
• Changing the layout for an entity
• Configuring taxonomy
• Configuring the edit form for an entity sub-type
• Creating a comment type
• Creating a content type
• Defining a block type
• Managing comments
• Managing content
• Managing content structure
• Managing text filters and text formats