How to apply or assign custom view mode to user display?

Question

I am using Display Suites. I have created a custom view mode and have made it available to the user display per Display Suite documentation, but I cannot figure out how to apply the custom view mode to the user display. It always shows in the default view mode.

If I were editing a node, there would be a vertical tab called Display Settings that would have a field for selecting the view mode to use. When editing an existing user profile, there is no Display Settings tab.

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In various Drupal issues queues, specifically Display Suites, Panels and Profile 2, other users have asked essentially this same question: How do I assign a custom view mode to the user profile display?

Is the Drupal core responsible for user data and display? Perhaps the problem lies there instead of with whatever module.

Answer 1

The question is too old, but for those who are still looking similar functionality. We can implement hook_entity_view_mode_alter in our custom module and change the rendered view mode dynamically. Check sample below:

/**
 * Implements hook_entity_view_mode_alter().
 */
function MODULE_NAME_entity_view_mode_alter(&$view_mode, $context) {
  // For nodes, change the view mode when in full display mode.
  // Add/Remove any condition based on requirement.
  if ($context['entity_type'] == 'node' && $view_mode == 'full') {
    $view_mode = 'teaser';
  }
}