How to Customize Drupal Entity Reference Autocomplete Using Views

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WebWash shared a YouTube video titled "Customize Entity Reference Autocomplete Results in Drupal using Views." This tutorial demonstrates how to modify the outputs of an entity reference field to display more than just titles. Typically, the autocomplete widget shows only titles, which can be confusing if many titles are similar. Using the Views module, you can include additional information such as "Title - Content Type - Created Date" without needing extra modules.

The video guides you through setting up a View with an "Entity Reference" display, configuring the search fields, and adding additional fields like "Content-type" and "Authored on." Finally, you adjust the entity reference field to use this customized view, ensuring the modified results appear in the autocomplete widget.

Reference: Customize Entity Reference Autocomplete Results in Drupal using Views, WebWash (9 July 2024)

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