How to Add Custom Icons to Field Types in Drupal's Field UI

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Dan Flanagan has detailed the process of adding custom icons to Drupal's Field UI in his latest blog. With Drupal 10.2's revamped Field UI, which enhances user experience by adding icons for various field types, Dan explores how he improved the appearance of his custom Crossword field type by assigning it a unique icon.

Drawing inspiration from the core code of the file and link modules, he outlined a method involving the creation of an SVG icon, a simple stylesheet, and a library to integrate the icon with the Field UI. Dan further explained the use of hook-based approaches, as seen in the link module, to make the icon visible, especially since his custom field lacked a machine-readable category. This technique showcases an effective way to customize Drupal’s interface for developers working with specialized field types. The article, published on Horizontal Blog, encourages others to enhance their custom field types with similar icon updates.

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Title

Add an icon for your custom field type in Drupal's Field UI

Byline

Dan Flanagan

Date of Publication

26 September 2024

Organization

Horizontal

URL

https://blog.horizontaldigital.com/add-icon-your-custom-field-type-drupals-field-ui

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