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In Drupal 7, you can override all the fields of a specific content type by changing the field.tpl.php file name to field--YOUR_CONTENT_TYPE.tpl.php

How can you override the fields that appear on the "node add form" for a content type?

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I am using Drupal Commerce Bulk Product Creation and with this module you create your nodes at yoursite.com/admin/commerce/products/add-bulk/PRODUCT_TYPE.

I want to over-ride the field.tpl.php file for this name, but I am not sure how to do it.

I know you can override the node.tpl.php for this "node add form" by using the following in your template.php file:

function YOURTHEME_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
    return array(
        'commerce_bpc_create_bulk_form' => array(
            'arguments' => array('form' => NULL),
            'template' => 'templates/add/node--add--bpc',
            'render element' => 'form',
            ),
    );
}

Is there a similar code that can be used to override the field.tpl.php file for this node add form?

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Implement hook_form_alter() or one of its relatives by setting the #theme key of the form elements.

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  • Thanks! After reading the docs on hook_form_alter(), I think it should be this: function chapel_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) { return array( 'FIELD_NAME ' => array( 'arguments' => array('form' => NULL), 'template' => 'templates/add/from', 'render element' => 'form', ), ); } but it doesn't work. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
    – big_smile
    Commented Apr 13, 2012 at 10:23
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    You return an array. The theme function should return a string.
    – Oswald
    Commented Apr 13, 2012 at 18:27
  • Thanks! This is the code I am using: function MYTHEME_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) { return string( 'FIELD_NAME ' => array( 'arguments' => array('form' => NULL), 'template' => 'templates/add/from', 'render element' => 'form', ), ); } . However, it returns an error saying that I have a double error. Thanks for any help you can offer.
    – big_smile
    Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 10:37
  • What's a double error?
    – Oswald
    Commented Apr 16, 2012 at 8:30
  • You should be implementing the hook_form_alter() function, not creating a theme function. You cannot use a template to alter form items, you need to make the changes in PHP.
    – sheena_d
    Commented Apr 18, 2012 at 8:56

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