I am working on a website based on Drupal Commons. It uses Commons Profile Module to add extra fields to add user information.
I want to accomplish two tasks:
Change the layout of User Profile edit page i.e. : mysite/user/%user/edit.
Where do I make the changes. Should I create a new *.tpl.php file and if so, then where?
I want to fetch the User Information Fields added by the Commons Profile Module to the edit form.
Please provide a solution in which both these issues are taken care of.
I had to do this in the past and I went the module route.
Using Display Suite, Renderable Elements and Field Group I was able to fully change the layout of edit forms.
Display Suite allows you to take full control over how your content is displayed using a drag and drop interface. Arrange your nodes, views, comments, user data etc. the way you want without having to work your way through dozens of template files. Screencast
Renderable Elements enables you to register any forms and manage the display through an UI. It will also make (additional) elements available of existing entities on the manage forms/display screens or you can for example register the contact form and rearrange the fields through Field UI. Screencast
Field Group will, as the name implies, group fields together. All fieldable entities will have the possibility to add groups to wrap their fields together. Fieldgroup comes with default HTML wrappers like vertical tabs, horizontal tabs, accordions, fieldsets or div wrappers.
Edit: Also using Display Suite, you can add different views or blocks directly as fields to your node. So pulling fields from other entities shouldn't be a problem if you are good with views.
