Can I add a "edit node" link as field in a node?

Question

I need to have the "edit node" link as a field so that I can manage its display.

Can I do this?

Update: I created the field but the token code is printed instead of its value. The code you see in the capture is printed: http://misite.com/node/%5Bnode%3Anid%5D/edit

Capture:

Answer 1

As variant, You can create custom code field via display suite module.

Example field code for node edit link:

 

print l(t('Edit this node'), 'node/' . arg(1) . '/edit'); 

Answer 2

You could also check to see if the user has access before printing the edit link. <?php if (node_access('update', $entity)) { print l(t('Edit'), 'node/' . $entity->nid . '/edit'); } ?>

Answer 3

I think you better use $entity->nid when you want to print the nid in display suite format. With $entity->nid the correct nid of each item is printed when used in teaserlists.

<?php print l(t('Edit this node'), 'node/' . $entity->nid . '/edit'); ?>