How to display the form fields of content type in a table using custom template file?

Question

I have created a content type Article including the fields Field 1, Field 2, Field 3 ......

All these fields have multiple values. I also created the custom template for this content type.

Now I want to display all fields of the form in a table and use only one button Add another item to add a line for all the fields.

Answer 1

Add the following snippet in template.php of your active theme;

<?php
function THEMENAME_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
    return array(
        'article_node_form' => array(
            'arguments' => array('form' => NULL),
            'template' => 'node--add--article',
            'render element' => 'form',
            ),
    );
}
?>

Then create a template file called node--add--article.tpl.php (same as the 'template' field in template.php.)

This is node--add--article.tpl.php:

<table >
  <tr>
    <td><?php print drupal_render_children($form['field_1']); ?></td>
    <td><?php print drupal_render_children($form['field_2']);  ?></td>
    <td><?php print drupal_render_children($form['field_3']);  ?></td>
  </tr>
</table>


<?php print drupal_render_children($form);  ?>

Now Clear Cache and see the result.

Answer 2

You need to use field group multiple module

And for displaying that as table you can add to that module field group table module

Answer 3

Try to use the Css Column Property to distribute them as table or use the combination of modules Panels & Panelizer (try the first option, it might be lighter to implement).

Answer 4

try this Field Collection Table it work with: Field collection

Regards