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entity_browser

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Goal of this module is to provide a generic entity browser/picker/selector. It can be used in any context where one needs to select few entities and do something with them.

Possible use cases:

  • Powerful entity reference widget
  • Embedding entities into wysiwyg.
  • You name it!

Documentation

Please feel free to contribute to the documentation.

Examples

Entity browser comes with an example module that can be used as a starting point.

There is also File entity browser module that creates a nice widget that allows you to upload files and select from file library. It uses standard entity browser plugins and does some tweaks and theming on top of that.

Integrations

Entity browser integrates with Inline entity form. See documentation for more info.

List of available plugins

Displays

  • Standalone (part of main module)
  • iFrame (part of main module)
  • Modal (part of main module)

Widget selectors

  • Dropdown (part of main module)
  • Tabs (part of main module)
  • Single widget (part of main module)

Widgets

Selection displays

  • No display (part of main module)
  • Multi-step display (part of main module)

Modules that use Entity browser

Development

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The previous Drupal 7 module has been moved to Entity Type Browser module

Activity

Total releases
3
First release
Feb 2025
Latest release
7 months ago
Release cadence
100 days
Stability
100% stable

Release Timeline

Releases

Version Type Release date
8.x-2.15 Stable Sep 4, 2025
8.x-2.14 Stable Sep 3, 2025
8.x-2.13 Stable Feb 16, 2025