drupal alter node edit form

Question

How can I add a custom configuration area to a node edit form just beneath the Authoring Information & Publishing Options section?

score 14 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 16 '14 at 15:53

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You can use hook_form_FORM_ID_alter(). Example below:

function my_module_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
  // if you are targeting a specific content type then 
  // you can access the type:
  $type = $form['#node']->type;
  // Then
  if ($type == 'my_content_type') {
  //  use a contact settings for the sake of this example
   $form['contact'] = array(
    '#type' => 'fieldset', 
    '#title' => t('Contact settings'), 
    '#weight' => 100, 
    '#collapsible' => TRUE, 
    '#collapsed' => FALSE,
   );
   // add simple checkbox to the field set
   $form['contact']['approve'] = array(
     '#type' =>'checkbox', 
     '#title' => t('Contact me'),
   );
  } 
}

Now For storing the data I encourage you to see the examples project; it has many code examples with lots of documentation. Also, Check the Form API for more information on different types of form elements. Hope this helps.

edited Jul 16 '14 at 15:53

pcambra

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answered Nov 25 '12 at 02:41

awm

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Thank you so much for your input but I meant something like in my answer below: – sisko Nov 27 '12 at 14:18
You answer is identical to the one I provided. – awm Nov 28 '12 at 01:49
Very identical but the location of the configuration area is what I was trying to achieve. You code worked without question but I was trying to achieve a different layout – sisko Nov 28 '12 at 09:52
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Just a side note to the perfectly working code above: you may avoid conditional nesting by using a guard condition like this: `if ($type != 'my_content_type') { return; }`. Following code now is not nested (intended) which makes your code more readable. – Bernhard Fürst Oct 24 '16 at 09:39

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '12 at 14:26

The follow code generates the last menu in the attached image:

    $form['barclays_epdq'] = array(
        '#type' => 'fieldset',
        '#access' => TRUE,
        '#title' => 'Barclays ePDQ',
        '#collapsible' => TRUE,
        '#collapsed' => TRUE,
        '#group' => 'additional_settings',
        '#weight' => 100,
        'barclays_epdq_active' => array(
            '#type' => 'checkbox',
            '#title' => 'Enable this webform to send users to your Barclays ePDQ store to make a payment',
            '#default_value' => $active_state,
        ),
    );

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ps: the form is in hook_form_alter

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