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title: "Managing form display settings"
date: "2025-07-29T04:12:42+00:00"
summary: "Optimize your Drupal forms: Learn to manage display settings, reorder fields, create groups, and configure widgets for better UX."
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Use the following steps to manage form display settings for an entity type:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Structure**.
3.  Select the entity type for which you want to manage form display settings.
    
    For example, Content types, Media types, Menus, or Taxonomy.
    
4.  Choose the bundle for which you want to manage form display settings.
    
    For example, Article in Content types or Main navigation in Menus.
    
5.  Click the **Manage form display** tab.
    
    ![acquia-source_manage-form-display](https://acquia.widen.net/content/c4ba92da-2f18-4b41-a2f7-2791aa2de2bd/web/d6353_acquia-source_manage-form-display.png?w=480&itok=BKzetyYa)
    
6.  To change the order of fields on the form:
    
    1.  Drag and drop fields using the crossbar icon (✥) to reposition them.
        
    2.  Click **Save**.
        
7.  To create a logical group of fields:
    
    1.  Click **Add field group**.
        
    2.  In the **Add a new group** dropdown, select the group type.
        
        For example, Tabs, Details, Accordion, or Feldset.
        
    3.  In the **Label** field, enter a name for the group and click **Save and continue**.
    4.  Configure group settings.
    5.  Click **Save**.
        
        The new field group is added in the list of fields on the Default tab on the Manage form display page.
        
    6.  Drag and drop fields using the move icon (✥) into the group to organize them together.
        
        Common group types include:
        
        *   Tabs: Organize fields into clickable tabs.
        *   Accordion: Expandable/collapsible sections.
        *   Fieldset: Grouped fields with a label.
        *   Vertical tabs: Side navigation for field sections.
        *   Details: Collapsible container with show/hide functionality.
8.  Configure field settings based on your requirements:
    
    *   To disable the display of a field, drag it to the **Disabled** area.
        
    *   To choose or change a widget for a field, select the appropriate option from the Widget dropdown corresponding to the field.
        
    *   To configure a widget, click the gear icon to access widget-specific settings:
        
        *   Field description: Help text shown to content creators.
            
        *   Widget-specific options: Settings unique to each widget type.