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Entity view displays overrides with Display builder

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You need display_builder_entity_view module and ui_patterns_field sub-module form UI Patterns 2 project.

Contrary to Layout Builder, there is no "Allow each content item to have its layout customize" checkbox in the "Manage display" and no "magic" field added to the content bundle.

You start by adding a "Source (UI Patterns)"

Add field

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It is better, but not mandatory, to chose unlimited number of value in field storage:

field storage

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In "Manage form display", you can pick "Display builder":

Field Widget selector

Use Display builder in the content

There are two different ways to use this feature:

Override a full display

A mechanism similar to Layout Builder's overrides, but not limited to the default display.

TODO

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Use your content field in a slot

TODO

🚧 2025-07-01: Feature not implemented yet. #3529125