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Is it possible to have different template files for different display modes of the same entity without using template_preprocess_page()? If not, how can I get all the available display modes for a certain entity type so I can create some sort of automatic template suggestion?

Eg: For a node I have by default the 'Full' and 'Teaser' display types. I can add more display types using Display suite module or by creating a custom module. I need to create multiple template files like node--content-type--teaser.tpl.php to keep everything clean and not use lots of IF statements.

Thanks :)

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I'll go with this solution after all:

function MYMODULE_preprocess_node(&$vars) {
  $vars['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'node__' . $vars['type'] . '__' . $vars['view_mode'];
}
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  • Honestly that's the quickest and I think best way to go. I've been doing that for a bunch of different sites and I can't think of a reason not to do it this way.
    – Lester Peabody
    May 14, 2012 at 16:49
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    To then override use a name like: node--article--teaser.tpl.php
    – Joshua Stewardson
    Aug 5, 2013 at 21:18
  • Just to add, I had to flush the cache twice in order to get this
    – Oleg Videnov
    Oct 2, 2013 at 13:49
  • Note that the Entity Views Mode module adds this for you.
    – Brian
    Oct 14, 2013 at 20:46

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