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title: "Does the entity browser work for component defaults?"
date: "2020-01-15T15:35:01+00:00"
summary: "Discover why entity browsers don't work for component defaults and learn the best practice for transferring components between sites using configuration instead of content."
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type: "article"
url: "/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/help/64696-does-entity-browser-work-component-defaults"
id: "ac9f8a34-5f14-4005-b575-1aed8de27301"
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No, the entity browser does not work for component defaults as the entities are content, not config.

No, the entity browser does not work for component defaults as the entities are content, not config.

You should use config to represent component defaults so that you can transfer components site-to-site.