Customizing the form display of a node

The latest in Drupal 8 is the availability of form display modes. Form modes allow a site administrator to configure different field configurations for each content entity bundle edit form. In the case of nodes, you have the ability to rearrange and alter the display of fields and properties on the node edit form.

In this recipe, we'll modify the default form for creating the Article content type that comes with the standard installation profile:

How to do it...

1. To customize the form display mode, go to Structure and then Content Types.
2. We will modify the Article content type's form. Click on the expand the OPERATIONS dropdown and select Manage form display.

3. First, we will modify the Comments field. Click on the drag icon to the left and drag the row into the Disabled section. Follow the same steps for the sticky at top of lists field:

4. Click on the settings cog for the Body field. Enter in a placeholder for the field, such as Enter your article text here...