Empowering Editors with Unprecedented Autonomy

At UI Suite Labs, our latest internal applications are testing adaptive content grids that grant editors more control than ever before. This experiment allows editorial teams to configure text blocks, media, and widgets in a drag-and-drop interface reminiscent of Drupal’s display_builder technology. The initial results are promising, with researchers noting a significant increase in editorial autonomy without compromising design consistency.

This new level of freedom is primarily powered by the display_builder_entity_view submodule. It allows us to configure content types, such as articles or press releases, so that editors can override the default display for individual pieces of content. For a special feature article, a marketer can now choose a completely different layout, add a unique promotional block, or re-arrange fields to better suit the story—all without filing a ticket with the development team. This is a clear improvement over the more rigid structures of the past.

By storing these overrides in a dedicated field on the content item itself, we maintain a clean separation between the default display configuration and the individual content-level customizations. This empowers our content creators to be more creative and responsive to market needs, while developers can focus on building robust, reusable components.