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Drupal core offers by default some view modes (such as "full content", "teaser" or "search result") for entities. Display Suite allows you to create custom view modes that fit your needs, e.g., "Compact teaser", "Almost full content" or "Micro teaser".
Note: In Drupal 6 view modes were called "build modes".
Use custom view mode
Enable DS UI module.
Go to Administration > Structure > Display Suite > View modes (admin/structure/ds/view_modes)
Click "Add a view mode"
Enter a label & define to which entities the mode will be made available
Click "Save"
Go to Administration > Structure > Display Suite (admin/structure/ds)
Click "Manage display" for the entity (e.g., "User") whose display you like to change
Choose the vertical tab "Custom display settings"
Enable the new view modes
Click "Save"
Flush all caches
Choose the custom view mode from the secondary tabs in the top of the page.
Display Suite allows you to add fields to an entity (comment, node, et cetera). These fields are not Drupal core Field API fields.
To add custom fields go to Administration > Structure > Display Suite > Fields (admin/structure/ds/fields). If this page is not available, please be sure to enable Display Suite UI module and make sure you have a layout selected.
Display Suite allows you to manage the display of entities (such as nodes, views, comments, users, et cetera) on your website.
Manage display of an entity
Go to Administration > Structure > Display Suite (admin/structure/ds)
Click "Manage display" for the entity (e.g., "User") whose display you like to change
Note: you can find the same screen via the "Manage display” of the entity. E.g., via
Administration > Structure > Content types > Basic Page > Manage display (admin/structure/types/manage/page/display)
In the vertical tab "Layout for ... in default" choose the desired layout template (e.g. "Two column stacked") and click "Apply"
Note: Display Suite adds extra fields such as "Read more” and "User picture”
Start arranging the layout by dragging fields to regions ("Header”, "Left”, et cetera).