Drupal Display suite title formatter

Question

I am writing a title formatter for display suite, but title isn't a 'CCK' type. Can anyone help me out with how to define the formatter ?

Answer 1

Since title is a property, not a field, you cannot use a field formatter.

You'll need to take another approach to solve this problem, for example override the node template file, implement a hook_preprocess function, or implement hook_node_view.

edit: There are lots of discussions about properties versus fields. Here are some links to get you started with some background about why title is still a property, as well as some related modules.

• http://drupal.org/node/557292 - Issue: Convert node title to fields
• http://drupal.org/node/571654 - Issue: Revert node titles as fields

Note: I have not used all these modules and do not endorse them in any way, and don't claim that they address your question. This is just a short listing for your edification:

• http://drupal.org/project/title
• http://drupal.org/project/auto_nodetitle
• http://drupal.org/project/title_field_ui