>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #2194911. --> Reported by: [jeffam](https://www.drupal.org/user/397127) >>> <p>Region View Modes is a simple module that allows users to place fields in regions. It does this by creating <a href="https://drupal.org/node/1577752">View Modes</a> for each region of any active themes. It then places rendered nodes (run through the custom view mode) in the corresponding regions.</p> <p>See more detail, instructions, and screenshots on the <a href="https://drupal.org/sandbox/jeffam/2130043">project page</a>.</p> <p><strong>Git Repo</strong>: <code>git clone --branch 7.x-1.x http://git.drupal.org/sandbox/jeffam/2130043.git region_view_modes</code></p> <p>Typically, this problem area is addressed by the creation of Views block displays that include only the required fields. The blocks are then placed via the block admin page or Context. This is a cumbersome approach, requiring the site builder to modify several settings, and may have a small performance impact if the node is loaded for each block placed on the page. A slightly lighter-weight variant of this technique would be the <a href="https://drupal.org/project/fieldblock">Field as Block</a> module, which mainly removes Views from the mix.</p> <p>Display Suite has the ability to place fields in blocks, but this requires the DS Extras module and, again, a cumbersome process of configuring the blocks, placing fields in the block 'regions', and then placing the block itself. One limitation is that fields can only be placed into one block. Region View Modes will allow a field to be placed in more than one region. One example of this would be to add the same image on the page as a large image style in the main content area and, say, a thumbnail in the right sidebar.</p> <p>Lastly, there is a sandbox module called <a href="https://drupal.org/sandbox/Silbermann/2052197">Fields in Regions</a> that does something similar. I like how, similar to this module, it doesn't require the placement of blocks. Configuration is a bit complex, though, and it doesn't seem to allow for things like Field Groups and multiple displays of the same field.</p> <p>This module is intended to be a <strong>very lightweight</strong> way to lay out pages using as much core functionality as possible. Theme regions and view modes are already part of Drupal core, and this module simply brings them together. It stands at ~150 lines of code (25% of which are comments) and I don't wish for it to grow much larger.</p> <p>Thanks for your consideration.</p> <h2>Reviews of other projects</h2> <p><a href="https://www.drupal.org/node/2106059#comment-9271561">https://www.drupal.org/node/2106059#comment-9271561</a><br> <a href="https://www.drupal.org/node/2326343#comment-9272237">https://www.drupal.org/node/2326343#comment-9272237</a><br> <a href="https://www.drupal.org/node/2296053#comment-9272325">https://www.drupal.org/node/2296053#comment-9272325</a></p>